Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio, commonly referred to as Cagliari (Italian: [ˈkaʎʎari] ⓘ), is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. In the 2023–24 season, they compete in Serie A. The team are temporarily playing their home games at the 16,416-seat Unipol Domus, the temporary stadium built privately in 2017 in 4 months, adjacent to their future new stadium site.
| Full name | Cagliari Calcio S.p.A. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Isolani (The Islanders) Casteddu (Cagliari in Sardinian language) Rossoblù (Red and Blue) I Sardi (The Sardinians) | |||
| Founded | 30 May 1920 1935 (re-founded as Unione Sportiva Cagliari) | |||
| Ground | Stadio Unipol Domus | |||
| Capacity | 16,416 | |||
| Owner | Fluorsid Group | |||
| President | Tommaso Giulini | |||
| Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
| League | Serie A | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B, 5th of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 1920, they won their first and only Scudetto in 1969–70, when they were led by the Italian national team's all-time leading scorer, Gigi Riva. The triumph was also the first by a club from south of Rome. The club's best performance in European competition came in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, where they reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners Internazionale.
As with the flag of its city, Cagliari's colours are blue and red. The club badge incorporates the flag of Sardinia.