U.S. Lecce
| Full name | Unione Sportiva Lecce S.p.A. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | I Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds) I Salentini (The Salentians) I Lupi (The Wolves) | |||
| Founded | 17 March 1908 (forerunner) 16 September 1927 1934 (re-founded) | |||
| Ground | Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Apulia, Italy | |||
| Capacity | 31,533[1] | |||
| President | Saverio Sticchi Damiani | |||
| Head coach | Marco Baroni | |||
| League | Serie B | |||
| 2021-22 | 1st promoted to Serie A | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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U.S. Lecce is a Italian football club from Lecce, Apulia. The club was founded 1908 and has spent a large part of their recent history changing between Italy's second division and Serie A. Its best Serie A finish is the ninth place obtained in the 1988–89 season. The team plays in red and yellow stripes the colours of city. The symbol of Lecce is a female wolf under a holm oak tree which is also the symbol of the city of Lecce.[2]
Current squad[change | change source]
- As of 9 August 2022.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Lecce, agibilità a tempo di record per il Via del Mare. E domenica arriva l'ex Ventura". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Storia dello Stemma". www.japigia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Prima Squadra 2021/22" (in Italian). uslecce.it.
