La Passione è la nostra Forza | Udinese Calcio | EASFC 25

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House Rules

• Maximum of 25 first-team squad players (this excludes loaned out players and players yet to be promoted from the youth system)
• No signings can be made beyond signings required for Youth Development and Brand Exposure objectives
• Cannot break wage structure, and cannot buy a player rated more than +1 on the best player in the squad
• All players signed must be scouted through the Global Transfer Network or popular/well-known. No use of SoFIFA or other ratings sites.

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Club History

Full name: Udinese Calcio
Nickname(s): I Friulani (The Friulians), I Bianconeri (The Black and Whites), Le Zebrette (The Little Zebras)
Short name: Udinese
Founded: 1896; 129 years ago
Ground: Stadio Friuli (Bluenergy Stadium)
Capacity: ~25,000
Owner: Giampaolo Pozzo (Pozzo family)
Manager: Kosta Runjaić
League: Serie A (top tier of Italian football)
2023-24: Serie A, 15th of 20

Udinese Calcio was founded in 1896 as part of the Udinese Sportiva society, making it one of the oldest football clubs in Italy. Based in Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, the club initially focused on multiple sports before football became its primary identity in the early 20th century. Udinese joined Italy’s national league system in the 1920s, gradually establishing itself as a competitive presence in northern Italian football.

The club’s early decades were defined by movement between divisions, with intermittent spells in Serie A and Serie B. Udinese first reached Serie A in the 1950s, achieving a notable second-place finish in the 1954–55 season, though the achievement was later overshadowed by a match-fixing scandal that led to relegation. Despite this setback, the club remained resilient and continued to rebuild its reputation over subsequent decades.

Udinese’s modern identity was shaped significantly from the mid-1980s onward. The club gained international attention by signing Brazilian star Zico in 1983, a move that elevated Udinese’s global profile despite limited on-field success at the time. In the late 1990s and 2000s, Udinese emerged as one of Serie A’s most consistently competitive non-giant clubs, finishing as high as third in the 1997–98 and 2004–05 seasons and qualifying multiple times for European competitions, including the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.

A defining feature of Udinese’s success has been its strong scouting and player-development model under the Pozzo family, who acquired the club in 1986. Udinese became renowned for identifying undervalued talent and developing players such as Alexis Sánchez, Antonio Di Natale, Samir Handanović, and Mehdi Benatia, often selling them on to Europe’s elite clubs while remaining competitive domestically.

The club has played at the Stadio Friuli since 1976, which has been extensively renovated in the 2010s into one of Italy’s most modern stadiums, now known as the Bluenergy Stadium. While Udinese has not won a major domestic trophy, it is widely respected for its stability, intelligent recruitment, and ability to sustain long-term Serie A status. The club continues to represent the Friuli region with a strong local identity, balancing player development with the ambition to remain a fixture in Italy’s top flight.

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Club Honours

League Titles (3)

• Serie A (0):
• Serie B (3): 1924–25, 1955–56, 1978–79

Domestic Cups (0)

• Coppa Italia (0):
• Supercoppa Italiana (0):

European Cups (0)

• UEFA Champions League (0):
• UEFA Europa League (0):
• UEFA Super Cup (0):

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Transfer History

2024-25 - Net Transfers: £0

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Youth Academy

Scouts:
TBD - Italy - / - Scouting Italy

Graduates:

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Season-by-Season Recaps

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Individual Accolades

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2024-25 Board Expectations

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