Deportivo Italia
Deportivo Italia is a football (soccer) club from Venezuela.
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Deportivo Italia is a Venezuelan football (soccer) club.
History
Deportivo Italia was founded on August 18, 1948 by 9 Italian immigrants: Carlo Pescifeltri, Lorenzo Tommasi, Bruno Bianchi, Giordano Valentini, Samuel Rovatti, Angelo Bragaglia, Giovanni de Stefano, Giuseppe Pane and Alfredo Sacchi.
The golden years of Deportivo Italia were those of the "D'Ambrosio era", that lasted from 1958 to 1978.
The D'Ambrosio golden era
In 1958 Mino D'Ambrosio together with his brother Pompeo D'Ambrosio (who managed the financial side) took control of Deportivo Italia.
For the next twenty years Deportivo Italia was the most successful in Venezuela.
In those golden years Deportivo Italia won the Venezuelan First Division tournament four times (1961, 1963, 1966 and 1972) and the
Copa Venezuela three times (1961,1962 and 1970), and was runner up in the first division in 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 and in the Copa Venezuela in 1976. Deportivo Italia even managed to participate in the Copa Libertadores six times (1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1972).
In the 1971 Copa Libertadores, Deportivo Italia was even able to defeat Fluminense (Champion of Brasil) in the Stadium Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.
Deportivo Italchacao
In August 1998, Deportivo Italia and Deportivo Chacao F.C., merged and changed the name to “Deportivo Italchacao Fútbol Club, S.A.”, in order to preserve the colors, the logos and the history of more than 50 years of Deportivo Italia.
For the 2006/2007 season Deportivo Italia returned to its original name: Deportivo Italia. In 2008, with manager Eduardo Saragó, Deportivo Italia won the Apertura Tournament, beating Aragua FC (0-2) on November 30.
Stadium
Deportivo Italia played until 2006 their home matches at Estadio Brígido Iriarte, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. Nowadays, Deportivo Italia plays at the Estadio Olímpico (Caracas), with a capacity of 30,000.
Colors
The colors are the same as the Italian national football team (blue and white).
Titles
- Primera División Venezolana
- - Professional Era (5): 1961, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1999 (as Deportivo Italchacao); 2008 (Apertura).
- Copa de Venezuela (3): 1961, 1962, 1970
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 9 appearances
- Copa Sudamericana: 2 appearances
- Recopa Sudamericana: 0 appearances
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearances
- Copa Merconorte: 1 appearances
Current First Team Squad
Former Players
- Pablo Camacho
- Alejandro Valldeperas
Related pages
Aragua Fútbol Club, Asociación Civil Mineros Fútbol Club, At. San Cristobal, Canarias, Carabobo Fútbol Club, Caracas FC, Deportiva Lara, Deportivo Anzoátegui Sport Club, Deportivo Chacao, Deportivo Galicia, Deportivo Italia, Deportivo Táchira, Estrella Roja Fútbol Club, Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club, Estudiantes Mérida, Fundación Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club, Guaros de Lara Fútbol Club, Ital-Chacao, Llaneros de Guanare Fútbol Club, Maritimo, Mineros Guyana, Minerven, Monagas Sport Club, Nacional Táchira, Pepeganga, Portugues Caracas, Portuguesa, Trujillanos, UA Maracaibo, ULA Mérida, Valencia, Zamora Fútbol Club, Zulia Fútbol Club