AZ Picerno

Picerno
Full name	Polisportiva AZ Picerno s.r.l.
Founded	1973
Ground	Stadio Donato Curcio, Picerno, Italy
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Donato Curcio
Manager	Francesco Tomei
League	Serie C Group C
2024–25	Serie C Group C, 8th of 20
Home colours	Away colours

Italian football club

Football club

AZ Picerno, or simply Picerno, is an Italian association football club, representing the town of Picerno, Province of Potenza, Basilicata. It is currently playing in Serie C.

History

Founded in 1973, AZ Picerno mostly languished as an amateur club in the minor league of the Italian football system throughout its history.

The club turned its fortunes thanks to Donato Curcio, a local native who emigrated to the United States in the 1950s who first donated 1 million Euro for a new football stadium (named after him) in Picerno, and then starting investing directly into the club in the later years.^[3]^[4]^[5]

On 18 April 2019, Picerno mathematically ensured their first historical promotion to Serie C after a 0–0 draw with Taranto guaranteed them first place in the Round H of Serie D.^[6]

Due to restrictions to the local football stadium "Comunale Donato Curcio", which is unsuitable for professional league games, Picerno played its home games in the 2019–20 Serie C season at the Stadio Alfredo Viviani in neighbouring Potenza.^[7] The season ended with Picerno being immediately relegated back to Serie D.

After completing the 2020–21 Serie D season in second place, Picerno was readmitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy for the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

As of 14 January 2026^[8].

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
1	GK	ITA	Elia Summa
2	DF	ITA	Marco Perri
3	DF	ITA	Gabriele Bellodi
4	DF	ITA	Filippo Frison
5	DF	ITA	Angelo Veltri
6	MF	ITA	Andrea Marino
8	MF	ITA	Vittorio Graziani
9	FW	ITA	Andrea Santarcangelo
10	MF	ITA	Pasquale Maiorino
11	FW	ITA	Emmanuele Esposito
12	GK	ITA	Andrea Esposito
14	DF	ITA	Alessandro Vimercati (on loan from Südtirol)
16	GK	ITA	Richard Marcone
17	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Guadagni
19	FW	ITA	Emanuele Santaniello
20	DF	ITA	Andrea Gemignani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Salvo
23	DF	ITA	Antonio Granata
25	MF	TOG	Malik Djibril
26	DF	ITA	Alessandro Bassoli
27	MF	ITA	Luca Baldassin
29	DF	ITA	Dario Del Fabro
30	MF	ITA	Sebastiano Bianchi
33	FW	SRB	Miloš Bočić (on loan from Catania)
34	MF	ITA	Sergio Maselli
44	MF	ITA	Daniele Franco
63	DF	ITA	Francesco Pistolesi
77	MF	ITA	Karim Cardoni
90	FW	POR	Léo Abreu
97	DF	ITA	Francesco Rillo
99	MF	ITA	Samuel Pugliese
—	FW	SEN	Mamadou Kanouté (on loan from Trapani)

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
—	GK	ITA	Simone Cortese (at Ospitaletto until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	ITA	Vincenzo Ragone (at Barletta until 30 June 2026)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Simone Cecere (at Scafatese until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Flocco (at Melfi until 30 June 2026)

References

^ "E' nata ufficialmente la società di capitali "Az Picerno Srl"" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Storia AZ Picerno" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno, Donato Curcio a 360°" (in Italian). TuttoPotenza. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno: ingredienti per una favola, dalla A alla Z" (in Italian). Gianlucadimarzio.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "La storia del Picerno in Serie C e del Presidente onorario Donato Curcio raccontata dal Tg2" (in Italian). Ondanews.it. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Calcio: il Picerno promosso in serie C" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno ufficialmente ospite del Potenza: i dettagli della sinergia lucana" (in Italian). Resto del Calcio. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Picerno squad". Soccerway.

External links

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[1] "E' nata ufficialmente la società di capitali "Az Picerno Srl"" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[history-2] "Storia AZ Picerno" (in Italian). AZ Picerno. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[3] "Picerno, Donato Curcio a 360°" (in Italian). TuttoPotenza. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[4] "Picerno: ingredienti per una favola, dalla A alla Z" (in Italian). Gianlucadimarzio.com. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[5] "La storia del Picerno in Serie C e del Presidente onorario Donato Curcio raccontata dal Tg2" (in Italian). Ondanews.it. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[6] "Calcio: il Picerno promosso in serie C" (in Italian). Ansa.it. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[7] "Picerno ufficialmente ospite del Potenza: i dettagli della sinergia lucana" (in Italian). Resto del Calcio. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[8] "Picerno squad". Soccerway.