Chievo
Promoted into the 2006 qualifiers by the Italian scandal, out against Levski Sofia.
Chievo, officially ChievoVerona, is an Italian football club.
Quick Facts
- Club
- ChievoVerona
- Full name
- Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona
- Nickname
- I Mussi Volanti ("The Flying Donkeys" in Venetian)
- Céo ("Chievo" in Venetian)
- Squadra della Diga (Dam Team)
- Clivensi
- Founded
- 6 September 1929
- 1948 (refounded)
- 10 May 2024 (refounded)
- Stadium
- Stadio Aldo Olivieri, Verona
- Capacity
- 2,900
- Owner
- Sergio Pellissier
- Manager
- Marco Didu
Lore & Background
Because of the 2006 football scandal involving clubs that had finished above them, Chievo were given a place in the Champions League preliminary round. Levski Sofia beat them 4-2 on aggregate, 2-0 in Sofia and 2-2 in Verona, and Chievo dropped into the UEFA Cup.
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