U.C. Sampdoria

U.C. Sampdoria is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing clubs, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria. Sampdoria currently compete in the Italian Serie A and play their games at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. The team's colors are blue, white, red and black. Sampdoria plays at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 40,122, which it shares with Genoa's other club, Genoa 1893.

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Football - Genoa - Italy - 1946 - Serie A - Stadio Luigi Ferraris - Genoa 1893

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Sampdoria won the scudetto in 1991, so far the only time in their history that they have done so, and the club also won the Coppa Italia four times, which were each in 1985, 1988, 1989, and 1994 respectively. They also won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. Sampdoria also reached the UEFA Champions League final in 1992, only to lose out against Spanish giants FC Barcelona.

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1991 - Coppa Italia - 1985 - 1988 - 1989 - 1994 - Cup Winners' Cup - 1990 - UEFA Champions League - 1992 - FC Barcelona

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There has not been much success in the club in the last decade since. Sampdoria achieved a place in the UEFA Cup by finishing 5th in the table at the end of the 2004/05 Serie A season, but did narrowly lose out to Udinese Calcio in taking 4th and a UEFA Champions League spot.

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UEFA Cup - Udinese Calcio - UEFA Champions League

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Former notable players include Roberto Mancini, Gianluca Pagliuca, Gianluca Vialli, Walter Zenga, Juan Sebastián Verón, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Jurgen Klinsmann, Srecko Katanec, David Platt, Graeme Souness and Hans-Peter Briegel.

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Roberto Mancini - Gianluca Pagliuca - Gianluca Vialli - Walter Zenga - Juan Sebastián Verón - Sinisa Mihajlovic - Jurgen Klinsmann - Srecko Katanec - David Platt - Graeme Souness - Hans-Peter Briegel

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