S.S. Lazio

Lazio Football Club, also known as Società Sportiva Lazio, is a football club based in Rome, Italy. Lazio is a professional Italian football club based in Rome that is known as Lazio outside of Italy. They are most well-known for their passion for soccer. The team was founded in the year 1900. It competes in Serie A and has spent the majority of its time there. The team's first accomplishment came in 1956 when they won the domestic cup.

Lazio has won two Scudettos and seven times the prestigious Coppa Italia, including three Supercoppa Italianas.

Lazio's most successful period in history was the 1990s. In 1998, it qualified for the UEFA Cup, winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup in 1999. There are 45 Lazio players playing at the highest level of football in Italy today. Lazio's colors are green and white, and the impala's hoofs are the club's most famous symbol.

History

Societa Podistica Societa Podistica Societa Podistic Lazio was founded in the Prati district of Rome on January 9, 1900. Under the leadership of legendary Italian striker Silvio Piola, widely regarded as the best Italian soccer player of all time and one of the greatest soccer players in the world, the club played its first organized game in Serie A in 1929. With 290 goals, Piola helped lead the Italian national team to victory in the 1938 World Cup and set scoring records for Series A play (including 143 made for Lazio). In 1937, it finished second, which was its best pre-war finish. With a Coppa Italia victory in 1958, the 1950s produced a mix of mid and upper table results.

It was demoted from Serie A to Serie B in 1961, and the Italian Cup victory was insufficient to lift the team's spirits. However, the team returned two years later and was promoted to Serie A's top flight in 1964. In 1970–71, the team was relegated once more. In 1972–73, the team returned to Serie A. Lazio emerged as an unexpected rival right away.

for Scudetto in Milan and Juventus in 1972-73, losing only on the last day of the season, where captain Giuseppe Wilson, as well as midfielders Luciano Reconi and Mario Frastalupi, a striker Giorgio. Chinaglia and head coach Tomaso Maestrelli. The following season Lazio improved on such success, winning his first title in 1973-74.

Totonero Scandal

Lazio and a number of its players were involved in an insider betting scandal in the early 1980s. As a result of their involvement in the Totonero scandal, they, along with a slew of other clubs, have been suspended ("totonero" is an Italian term for illegal betting on football matches). Lazio has been relegated to the second division. This match-fixing scandal cost Lazio and Milan the most money.

1990

The most prosperous decade was the 1990s. Sergio Cragnotti created history in 1992. Due to his long-term contribution to new players, he changes the club's history and gives the team a scudetto-winning ability.

Paul Gascoigne, an English midfielder, was signed by Tottenham Hotspurs for £5.5 million in an early transfer. In 1995, Lazio finished second, third in 1996, and fourth in 1997. In 1998, they made their first UEFA Cup final, and in 1999, they won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. In addition, in 2020, Lazio won the Serie A scudetto title.

Stadium

Stadio Olimpico. The national stadium of the Italian national team as well as both of local teams Lazio and Roma. is situated on the Foro Italico. It opened in 1937. The audience capacity of the stadium is 70,634 seats.

Supporters

According to a study conducted by La Ripablicas in August 2008, approximately 2% of football fans support the club. Lazio is the second most popular football club in Rome and the sixth most popular in Italy.

Trophies

National

Serie A

Lazio won its first scudetto in 1973-74 and second one in 1999-2000

Coppa Italia

Seven times (1958, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2008-2009, 2012-13, 2018-19

Supercopa Italiana

Five trophies were grabbed by the club, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2017, 2019

Serie B

Winners: one title in 1968-69

European

UEFA Cup Winners Cup

1998-99

UEFA Super Cup

1999

Prominent player

1. Paul Gascoigne
2. Pierluigi Casiraghi
3. Matías Almeyda
4. Juan Sebastián Verón
5. Claudio López
6. Christian Vieri
7. Hernán Crespo
8. Giuseppe Favalli

Club records

Most games played: Giuseppe Favalli (401)

Top goalscorer: Silvio Piola (149)