Sampdoria
European Cup finalists in 1992, beaten by Barcelona at Wembley.
UC Sampdoria is a club from Genoa that reached the European Cup final in 1992.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Unione Calcio Sampdoria S.p.A.
- Nickname
- I Blucerchiati (The Blue-Circled)
- La Samp
- Il Doria
- Founded
- 12 August 1946, as Unione Calcio Sampdoria
- Stadium
- Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
- Capacity
- 33,205
- Owner
- Blucerchiati S.p.A.
- Chairman
- Francesco De Gennaro
- Manager
- Bernardo Corradi
Lore & Background
In that final at Wembley Sampdoria lost 1-0 to Barcelona after extra time. Much later, under Luigi Delneri, a fourth-place finish in 2010 took the club into the Champions League play-off round.
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