SPAL
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 currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
| Full name | Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor S.r.l. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | I Biancazzurri (The White and Blues) Gli Estensi (The House of Este) | ||
| Founded | 1907 (Circolo Ars et Labor) 2005 (refounded) 2012 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 16,134 | ||
| Owner | Tacollano Holdings LLC | ||
| Chairman | Joe Tacopina | ||
| Head coach | Domenico Di Carlo | ||
| League | Serie C Group B | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B, 19th of 20 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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, 42 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 Joe Tacopina, the current manager is Domenico Di Carlo.