Bologna Football Club 1909

Bologna Football Club Bologna Football Club (Bologna Football Club 1909) is a football club established in the Italian city of Bologna. It was founded on October 3, 1909. 2009 is Bologna's centenary. It currently competes in the Italian Football League. Bologna had a brilliant performance before World War II and won multiple Serie A championships. But the most recent time was in 1963-64. It has been playing in lower leagues since the 1980s, and did not return to Serie A until 1996. However, due to mediocre strength, they have always been in the middle and lower reaches of Serie A. In the 2004-05 season, they were dropped back to Serie B. The establishment of Bologna Football Club was promoted by Austrian Emilio Arnstein. He became interested in football when he was a university student in Vienna and Prague. He also established the "Black Star F.C." (Black Star F.C.) in Austria with his brother earlier. The club was founded in Bologna, a city in northern Italy, on October 3, 1909. It was originally named "AGC Bologna" (AGC Bologna). The red and blue striped jersey used at that time came from the Crystal Palace. The first game was played on March 20, 1910, with a 9-1 victory over the same city team "Virtus Bologna" (Virtus Bologna). In the first season after its establishment, it participated in the regional league. After winning the championship, it was promoted to the "Group Veneto-Emiliano League" (Group Veneto-Emiliano). During the four seasons of participation, it never ranked lower than fifth place. Bologna subsequently participated in the "Northern League" (Northern League) until the outbreak of World War I, when all football competitions were suspended. Champions: 1920s and 1930s. After World War I, Bologna achieved greater success and advanced to the semi-finals of the Northern League for the first time in the 1919/20 season. They reached the final the following year, but lost 1-2 to the then strong team Pro Vercelli. In the 1923/24 season, they advanced to the final again, but lost to Genoa, who eventually won the national championship. In the 1924/25 season, Bologna first won the Northern League Championship, and then defeated Roma 6-0 in the National Championship to become the national champion for the first time. Bologna revisited its old dream in 1928/29 and won the last Italian National Championship. Serie A was officially established the following year. Before World War II, Bologna won the Serie A championship four times in 1935/36, 1936/37, 1938/39 and 1940/41. Post-World War II period After World War II, Bologna's performance was somewhat poor. From the 1950s to the 1960s, Bologna often hovered between 4th, 5th or 6th place in the league. It was not until the 1963/64 season that they won the championship again. This was also the last time the team won the Serie A championship, winning a total of 7 Italian National League championships. Since then, Bologna has not plummeted. It won two Italian Cup championships in the 1970s. The 1969/70 Italian Cup still relied on four teams to determine the championship in the group finals. Bologna defeated Turin and Cairo with 6 games, 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 loss. Liari and Varese won the championship; in the 1973/74 Italian Cup final against Palermo, the battle was still tied 1-1 after overtime. Bologna won 4-3 with a 12-yard shootout to win the championship trophy again [1]. Ups and downs In the 1980s, Bologna began to decline. In the 1981/82 season, Bologna first competed with Cagliari and Genoa for relegation. It was not until they lost 1-2 at home to Ascoli in the final league that Bologna announced that they had failed to protect their relegation and were relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history. But the decline did not stop, and the following year they were downgraded to Serie C. Fortunately, they immediately won the runner-up in Serie C and returned to Serie B. After four years in Serie B, they won the Serie B championship in the 1987/88 season and were promoted to Serie A. But the glory was gone, and Bologna only lasted three seasons in Serie A. In the 1990/91 season, they finished last and were relegated to Serie B. Two years later they were relegated to Serie C again. This time it took two years to win the Serie C championship and be promoted to Serie B, and then win the Serie B championship. In 1996, they won the championship for two consecutive years, were promoted and returned to Serie A. Bologna maintained a mid-table position in Serie A and in 1998 defeated Poland's Ruch Chorzow 3-0 in two rounds to win the Tutu Cup and qualify for the UEFA Cup. The good times did not last long. In the 2004/05 season, Bologna competed with Parma in the relegation play-offs. They lost 1-2 in two rounds and were relegated again. Recent Developments Although Bologna lost many of their top players after relegation and was still regarded as a favorite for immediate promotion, poor results at the beginning of the season led to the dismissal of experienced head coach Renzo Ulivieri, who was replaced by Andrea Mandorlini at the helm. Mandolini failed to reverse the decline and was fired on March 5, 2006 after only two months in office. Ulivieri returned to coach again. In the end, Bologna could only finish in 8th place. The following season, Ulivieri had disagreements with head coach Alfredo Cazzola and was fired again on April 14, 2007. Luca Cecconi, the former assistant coach, temporarily took over as coach. The team only achieved a mid-table result of seventh place. In the 2007/08 season, Bologna hired Daniele Arrigoni to lead the team. In the end, it lived up to expectations and won the second place in the league and was directly promoted to Serie A. Cazorla reached a sale agreement with a US-based consortium before promotion to Serie A, but the deal was eventually cancelled. Cazorla had no choice but to sell the club to a local group led by Francesca Menarini, who became the club's president, making her the second female president of Serie A. Arigoni gained the trust of the new leadership and continued to serve as the head coach. He returned to Serie A with a blockbuster start, visiting the San Siro Stadium. Valiani's winning goal defeated AC Milan 2-1; but what followed was a disastrous record of 8 losses in 9 games. After a 1-5 defeat at the feet of Cagliari, Arrigoni was dismissed on November 3, 2008, and was immediately replaced by Shniša Mihajlovic [2]. Mihajlovic scored 5 consecutive draws after taking the field. He only won his first victory with a 5-2 victory over relegation rival Torino on December 13. He achieved an unbeaten record in his first 9 games as coach. After Bologna lost 1-4 to Siena on April 14, 2009, Bologna had only one win in 10 games and four consecutive losses and fell into the relegation zone again. With seven rounds left in the season, Mihajlovic could not escape the fate of being fired, and the old coach Giuseppe Papadopulo took over as coach [3]. Bologna defeated Catania 3-1 in the Serie A and successfully protected themselves from relegation. Honors Italian Football Championship/Italian Serie A Championship (7): 1924/25, 1928/29, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1938/39, 1940/41, 1963/64; Runner-up (2): 1931/32, 1939/40; Italian Cup Champions (2): 1969/70, 1973/74; Miduba Cup Champions (3): 1932, 1934, 1961; UEFA Tutu Cup Champions (1): 1998;