LFA Reggio Calabria
La Fenice Amaranto Reggio Calabria, commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. They play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo and are currently playing in the Serie D league.
| Full name | LFA Reggio Calabria | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Amaranto (The Amaranth) | ||
| Founded | 1914, as US Reggio Calabria | ||
| Ground | Stadio Oreste Granillo | ||
| Capacity | 27,763 | ||
| Owner | Antonino Ballarino, Alice Ballarino, Marika Ballarino, Virgilio Minniti, Fabio Vitale | ||
| Chairman | Virgilio Minniti | ||
| Manager | Bruno Trocini | ||
| League | Serie D Group I | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B, 7th of 20 (excluded) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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They are nicknamed the Amaranto (amaranth) after their official dark red colours. The club was formerly known as Reggina Calcio before declaring bankruptcy in 2015, as well as A.S.D. Reggio Calabria in the 2015–16 season, Urbs Reggina 1914 from 2016 to 2019, Reggina 1914 from 2019 to 2023, and LFA Reggio Calabria from 2023.
In its previous guise, the club played in the Serie A for nine seasons between 1999 and 2009, including a seven-year consecutive spell starting in 2002. During these years, the club narrowly avoided relegation in most seasons and never finished in the top half. After failing to make a return in the first few years the club fell into financial and sporting difficulties, culminating in falling into the lower tiers of Italian football before returning to the Serie B in 2020.