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This is the history of Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as UC Sampdoria or simply Sampdoria (Italian pronunciation: [sampˈdɔːrja, sanˈdɔːrja]), an Italian professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria.
Sampdoria play at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 33,205, [2] which they share with Genoa's older club, Genoa Cricket and Football Club. The fierce rivalry between the two teams is commonly known as the Derby della Lanterna, and has been contested in Serie A for most of its history. Sampdoria have won the Scudetto once in their history, in 1991.
UC Sampdoria is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria, who play their matches in Stadio Luigi Ferraris.The club was formed in 1946 after a fusion between Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria, and the club's formal debut in an official league was also in 1946.
Sampdoria's kit was manufactured by Japanese company Asics and sponsored by Japanese gaming company Sega, who used their sponsorship to promote their console Dreamcast. Players [ edit ]
UC Sampdoria won their first ever Serie A title, thanks to a remarkable season for a team playing at its absolute peak. Gianluca Vialli was the league top scorer on 19 goals, and Roberto Mancini, Attilio Lombardo, goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca plus centre half Pietro Vierchowod were also instrumental in Sampdoria's success story.
UC Sampdoria started its march towards an eventual Serie A championship and European Cup final with its appointment of Yugoslav coach Vujadin Boškov.With Britons Graeme Souness and Trevor Francis leaving the squad, Boškov built his team around young Italian players, with Roberto Mancini, Gianluca Vialli, Pietro Vierchowod and Moreno Mannini among the bulwark of the squad as Sampdoria ...
UC Sampdoria had its most successful season ever, winning the Coppa Italia and reaching the final of the Cup Winners' Cup, where it came up short to Barcelona with 2–0. It finished fifth in Serie A with 14 goals from Gianluca Vialli marking the international breakthrough for the striker.
UC Sampdoria recorded its best league season since 1960–61, thanks to a fourth place-finish.President Mantovani had surprised the football world by signing Liverpool stalwart Graeme Souness to the squad, and it paid off, with Souness adapting quickly to Italian football, also helping the team to win the 1985 edition of Coppa Italia, which was the first ever title for the club.