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With reference to your article regarding the Rangers opponents, I''d
like to say that the vast majority of the Livorno fans are very
pleased to welcome you (despite the usual few idiots) and have a
couple of beers with you.
More over, if it will be sunny, you can enjoy our fantastic boulevard
on the seaside, a boat trip down the canals of an ancient
neighbourhood, two old fortress on water, a sightseeing tour and many
cheap shops (you don't need to go to Pisa).
Not a lot of people know that, we are a small but glorious club
(founder member of the serie A in 1929) and 2 times runners-up of the
league - as you can read in this brief summary
Name : Livorno A.S. (since 1992, the original one is Livorno U.S. -
Unione Sportiva)
Full name : Associazione Sportiva Livorno
Colours : Now claret shirts, black shorts, black stockings, in the
past claret shirts, white shorts, black stockings with claret trim or
all claret
Crest: The present has been created in 1992; the first ever displayed
was the coat of arms of the town and the much loved is the one with
the letters U S L crossed within a circle
Founded : 1915, 14th feb (by the merging of two clubs, Spes 1906 and
Virtus Juventusque 1904)
City : Livorno (160.000 inhabitants) on the seaside of Tuscany
Stadium : Armando Picchi (also known as Ardenza, by the name of the
neighborhood), and previously Villa Chayes (1915-1933)
Capacity : 18.000 (22.000 until the 80s)
Address : 14 Piazzale Montello, Livorno 57100
Record capacity : not recorded, maybe Livorno vs Torino 1 - 1 in the
1942 - 43 season - more than 22.000.
Year opened : 1934
League titles : Italian Championship runners-up 1920, Serie A runners
- up 1943, Serie B winners (level 2) 1933 and 1937, serie C (level 3)
1955, 1964 and 2002, serie C2 (level 4) 1984, Eccellenza (level 6) 1992
Number of season in the Top Flight (since 1929 - creation of the
League on a national base): 15
Cup titles : Coppa Italia di Serie C (involving 3rd and 4th level
clubs) 1987, runners-up 2002
European titles : Anglo-Italian Cup 1985 (with non-league teams such
as Bognor Regis.)
Other titles : A strange one, the first world club to be declared
bankrupted by a tribunal in 1972!
Biggest Win: 11-0 vs Gerbi Pisa (Campionato Centro-Meridionale) 1920-21
Heaviest defeat: 1-10 vs Torino (Lega Nord, Girone A) 1928-29
Highest League Scorer: Mario Magnozzi - 177 goals, 241 caps 1919-1930
Most important derbies and/or rivalries of this club: Pisa (From the
beginning of the last century (revolver shots) since 2002 there have
been many unpleasant incidents
In 2001 Pisa supporters preferred to stop the game (they were
losing 0 -1) against Livorno rather than seeing their team lose: they
thrown hundreds of seats onto the pitch!), Lucchese, Siena, Modena
are the historical ones. Recently Verona, Inter, Roma and Lazio
Main fan groups: Brigate Autonome Livornesi 1999 (B.A.L., now not
active) and in the past ULTRAS FOSSA 1976
PS I hope to see as many as possible Gers fans in Livorno, and
remember: when you are at the railway station, take bus n°1 (direct
to the ground)
Hope this helps
Cheers
Riccardo Curvanord68
LINKS
Official site of the town (No English version available)
Another site of the town (Includes English version and accomodation info)
Official AS Livorno site (with links to fan sites)
The away fans end of the ground (south end) has a capacity of
2,000/2,500, should the demand be superior they can reserve you the
entire end (4,000). The main supporter group (BAL) are now officially
disbanded but still present in the north end.