Genoa CFC

Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as Genoa, is a professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The team competes in the Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system. Established in 1893, Genoa is Italy's oldest football team, and the oldest Italian football team still active with over 125 years of history. During their long history, Genoa have won the Italian Championship nine times. Genoa's first title came at the inaugural championship in 1898 and their most recent was at the end of the 1923–24 season. They have also won the Coppa Italia once. Historically, Genoa are the fourth most successful Italian club in terms of championships won. Genoa CFC have played their home games at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris since 1911. In 2011, Genoa was included in the "International Bureau of Cultural Capitals" (a sort of historical sporting heritage of humanity, in line with that of UNESCO) at the request of President Xavier Tudela. In 2013, the club was also admitted to the "Club of Pioneers", an association that brings together the oldest football clubs in the world which already included Sheffield F.C. and Recreativo de Huelva. History