SS Monopoli 1966

Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966 is an Italian association football club located in Monopoli, Apulia. They currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.

Monopoli 1966

Full name	Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966
Nickname(s)	Il Gabbiano (The Seagull) I Biancoverdi (The White and Greens)
Founded	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Ground	Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, Monopoli, Italy
Capacity	6,880
Chairman	Francesco Rossiello
Manager	Alberto Colombo
League	Serie C Group C
2024–25	Serie C Group C, 3rd of 20
Website	http://www.monopolicalcio.it/1966/
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Predecessor

A.C. Monopoli

The origins of football in Monopoli go back to 1958 when was founded A.C. Monopoli. After winning Eccellenza Apulia in the 2004–05 season^{[note 1]} it has played in Serie D/H for the 2005–06 season obtaining the promotion to Serie C2^{[note 2]} where it played the 4 seasons following. The team did not enter Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in June 2010 and restarted^{[citation needed]} from Terza Categoria, the lowest level of the Italian football.

History

A.S. Liberty Monopoli

Former Liberty Monopoli logo

A new club was founded in the summer 2010 as A.S. Liberty Monopoli, after the relocation of Eccellenza club A.S.D. Liberty Bari 1909 from Bari to Monopoli.

In the 2011–12 season the team was promoted from Eccellenza Apulia to Serie D.

S.S. MonosPolis and S.S. Monopoli 1966

In the summer 2012 the club was renamed S.S. MonosPolis, then in 2014 Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966^[1][2][3]

In the 2014–15 season won the Coppa Italia Serie D and was the finalist of the nation play off of Serie D; in the summer 2015 it was admitted to Lega Pro for involvement in the sporting fraud of several teams that were, as a consequence, relegated. Since then, Monopoli has played in what is now known as Serie C.

Colors and badge

former logos

Its colors are white and green.

Current squad

As of 27 July 2025.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  ITA Nicola Bizzotto 5 DF  ITA Antony Angileri 6 DF  ITA Mirko Miceli 8 MF  ITA Cristian Battocchio 10 MF  ITA Danilo Bulevardi 12 GK  ITA Mirko Albertazzi 13 DF  ITA Pasquale Fazio 15 MF  ITA Jean Freddi Greco 16 DF  ARG Bruno Valenti 18 MF  ITA Paolo Virgilio 19 MF  ITA Carlo De Risio 20 DF  ITA Renato Cascella 21 FW  ITA Emanuele Scipioni 23 MF  ITA Simone Calvano 28 FW  CRO Marin Čubretović 30 MF  ITA Matteo Mazzotta

No. Pos. Nation Player 45 FW  GHA Philip Yeboah 45 FW  SEN Youssouph Cheikh Sylla 71 DF  ITA Claudio Cellamare 77 MF  ITA Orlando Viteritti 98 FW  ITA Nicolò Bruschi — GK  ITA Edoardo Piana (on loan from Udinese) — DF  ITA Emanuele Di Santo — DF  ITA Stefano Piccinini (on loan from Cittadella) — DF  ITA Diego Ronco — DF  ITA Diego Rossi (on loan from Cesena) — MF  ITA Lorenzo Bordo — MF  ITA Antonio Imputato — FW  ITA Luca Lattanzi — FW  ITA Salvatore Longo — FW  ITA Mattia Tirelli

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Matteo Capozzi (at Imolese until 30 June 2026)

Honors

• Coppa Italia Serie D
  • Champions: 2014–15