Reggina
Calcio is the main football club of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria. It
was founded in 1914 as "Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria". Then it changed
its name many times: S.C. Reggio, Reggio F.B.C., A.S. Reggina, S.S. La
Dominante, A.S. Reggina, and finally Reggina Calcio. Its stadium is the
27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo.
In recent years, Reggina has been alternating between the top two levels of
the Italian league. It reached the Italian first division Serie A in 1999.
Two years later, it lost a relegation playoff against Hellas Verona and
dropped to Serie B. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a
return to Serie A. In 2003, Reggina survived a relegation playoff against
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