Udinese Calcio

Udinese Calcio is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the top level of Italian football. It was originally founded as a sports club on 30 November 1896 and became a football club on 5 July 1911.

The team's home colors are black and white, with a striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. Fans of the club are numerous in Friuli and nearby areas. Udinese Calcio also has its own television channel, called the Udinese Channel, which broadcasts on channel 110 through digital terrestrial television in northeastern Italy.

History

Udinese Calcio started in 1896 as part of a gymnastics and fencing club. In 1911, it became its own football club. They played their first friendly match that year and joined an official league in 1912–13.

In the 1920s, Udinese reached the final of a major Italian cup but lost. They moved between different league levels over the years. In the 1950s, they almost won the top league but were later penalized for a rule break.

The club faced ups and downs through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, moving between leagues. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Udinese became a regular in the top league and even qualified for European competitions. They reached the Champions League in 2005 and had some strong seasons after that.

In recent years, Udinese has mostly stayed in the middle of the league table. They had a tough time in 2017–18 but managed to avoid relegation.

Colors and symbols

Colors

Udinese Calcio's team colors are white and black, just like the city's coat of arms. These colors have been part of the team's uniforms since the very beginning, although how they look has changed over time. In the early days, the shirts were all black with a white star. Later, the shirts were split into halves of white and black. Now, the team mostly wears black and white striped shirts, sometimes with black shorts and socks or white shorts and black socks.

In the 1980s, the team tried some new designs, like white shirts with a black stripe in the middle or black shirts with a big white stripe. But since the 1990s, the team has gone back to simpler designs, though they still try new ideas sometimes.

When the team plays away games, they change their colors every year. They have worn blue, yellow, orange, sky blue, pink, and even the same black and white as their home shirts.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Official symbols

Crest

Udinese has had many different crests over the years, all using the city's colors and symbols. In the very early days, players wore the city's coat of arms on their shirts. The first official crests appeared in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, but they weren’t on the shirts. In 1979, the first crest appeared on the shirt, showing a zebra inside a green circle. In the 1980s, a new crest with a shield and the city’s symbol was used, along with the logo of the company that owned the club at the time.

Later, the crest changed again, and in the 1990s, a circular crest with the city’s coat of arms was introduced. The crest used today, since the 1995-1996 season, is a shield surrounded by a circle, with laurel branches wrapped around it.

Fans have often asked for the Friulian eagle to be added to the shirts, but the club hasn’t done this. In 2008, some fans were upset when the club added the emblem of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region to the shirts, as they felt it represented a rival city.

Anthem

The club’s official anthem is “Vinci per noi” (Win for Us), sung by Connie Del Colle. This song is played before every home game at the Stadio Friuli. Before this, the anthem was “Alè Udin,” sung by Dario Zampa, and its chorus is still a popular chant among fans.

Honours

National

League

Udinese Calcio has won several important league titles. They won the Serie B three times in the years 1924–25, 1955–56, and 1978–79. They also won Serie C three times in 1929–30, 1948–49, and 1977–78.

Cups

They won the Coppa Italia Serie C once in 1977–78.

International

Udinese Calcio also achieved success in international competitions. They won the UEFA Intertoto Cup once in the year [/wiki/UEFA_Intertoto_Cup_2000].

Other Titles

They have won other titles too, including the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1978 and the Mitropa Cup in 1979–80.

Divisional movements

Stadiums

Udinese Calcio has played in two main stadiums. From 1924 to 1976, they played at the Stadio Moretti. Since 1976, their home has been the Stadio Friuli.

Players

Udinese Calcio has a team of players who compete in matches. The list of current players was updated as of February 2, 2026. Some players are part of the youth team called Primavera, and others are temporarily playing for other teams, known as being "out on loan."

Notable players

Udinese Calcio has had many players from different countries who played for the team and also represented their national teams. Some of these players include:

• From Argentina: Abel Balbo, Roberto Pereyra, Daniel Bertoni, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Juan Musso, Mauricio Pineda, Néstor Sensini, and Roberto Sosa.
• From Belgium: Régis Genaux and Johan Walem.
• From Brazil: Edinho, Felipe, Márcio Amoroso, and Zico.
• From Chile: Mauricio Isla, David Pizarro, and Alexis Sánchez.
• From Colombia: Juan Cuadrado and Cristián Zapata.
• From Czech Republic: Antonín Barák, Jakub Jankto, and Marek Jankulovski.
• From Denmark: Thomas Helveg, Martin Jørgensen, Per Krøldrup, Jens Stryger Larsen, and Morten Bisgaard.
• From Egypt: Hazem Emam.
• From Germany: Oliver Bierhoff and Carsten Jancker.
• From Ghana: Stephen Appiah, Kwadwo Asamoah, Asamoah Gyan, Sulley Muntari, and Emmanuel Badu.
• From Greece: Orestis Karnezis.
• From Iraq: Ali Adnan.
• From Italy: Valerio Bertotto, Alessandro Calori, Franco Causio, Morgan De Sanctis, Antonio Di Natale, Stefano Fiore, Giuliano Giannichedda, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Simone Pepe, Paolo Poggi, Paolo Pulici, Fabio Quagliarella, and Dino Zoff.
• From Ivory Coast: Seko Fofana.
• From Morocco: Mehdi Benatia.
• From Poland: Marek Koźmiński.
• From Nigeria: Odion Ighalo.
• From Portugal: Bruno Fernandes.
• From Russia: Igor Shalimov.
• From Serbia: Dušan Basta, Željko Brkić, and Aleksandar Luković.
• From Slovenia: Samir Handanović.
• From Spain: Gerard Deulofeu and Ricardo Gallego.
• From Sweden: Arne Selmosson.
• From Switzerland: Valon Behrami, Gökhan Inler, and Silvan Widmer.
• From Republic of Ireland: Festy Ebosele and James Abankwah.
• From Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Ivica Šurjak.

Coaching staff

As of 27 August 2025

Key club figures

As of 27 August 2025

Managerial history

See also: Category:Udinese Calcio managers

The following is a list of managers who have led Udinese Calcio over the years.