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| Full name | Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor | ||
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| Nickname(s) | I Biancazzurri (The White and Blues)[1] Gli Estensi (The House of Este)[2] | ||
| Founded | 1907 as Circolo Ars et Labor 2005 (refounded) 2012 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 16,134[3] | ||
| Owner | Tacollano Holdings LLC[4] | ||
| Chairman | Joe Tacopina | ||
| Head coach | Andrea Dossena | ||
| League | Serie C Group B | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie C Group B, 11th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly referred to by the acronym SPAL (Italian pronunciation: [spal]), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The team plays in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
Founded in 1907, since 1928 they have played their home matches at Stadio Paolo Mazza, named after Paolo Mazza (chairman of the club 1946–1977).
In total, SPAL have participated in 24 top-tier, 28 second-tier, 43 third-tier, 7 fourth-tier and 1 fifth-tier league seasons. The club's best finish was when they came fifth in the 1959–60 Serie A; they also reached the 1961–62 Coppa Italia final.
The club is chaired by the American lawyer and businessman Joe Tacopina, the current manager is Andrea Dossena.
- ^ Soattin, Davide (15 April 2020). "La SPAL gioca contro il Coronavirus: tutte le iniziative dei biancazzurri". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Giordano, Francesco Paolo (8 April 2017). "Nobiltà estense". rivistaundici.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Stadio Paolo Mazza". spalferrara.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Orlandin, Alessandro (25 January 2024). "Il nome nuovo alla SPAL è quello dell'investitore statunitense Marcello Follano". lospallino.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.