Hellas Verona FC

Club Overview

Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona, is an Italian professional football club based in Verona, Veneto. Founded in 1903, Hellas Verona has a rich history and currently competes in Serie A—the top tier of Italian football. The team’s iconic orange-black-green colors evoke the vibrancy of the city, and their home ground is the historic Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.

Name, Nickname, Slogan & Home Ground

• Name: Hellas Verona Football Club
• Nickname: I Leoni alati (The Winged Lions), I Lagunari (The Lagoonal Ones)
• Slogan: “Forza Venezia!” (Go Venezia!)
• Home Ground: Hellas Verona plays its home matches at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, an intimate stadium with a capacity of 11,150 spectators.

History

Hellas Verona was founded in 1903 by a group of Greek students, who named the club “Hellas” (the Greek word for Greece) at the request of a professor of classics. In the early years, football was played seriously only in larger cities, but when Verona’s Roman amphitheatre became a venue for the game, crowd enthusiasm and media interest began to rise. Hellas Verona emerged as one of the area’s top teams, competing against regional rivals and establishing an intense rivalry with Vicenza. In 1919, the team merged with city rival Verona and changed its name to Hellas Verona. The gialloblu struggled to remain competitive in Serie A but finally achieved their goal after 28 years.

Achievements

• Coppa Italia Titles: One (1940–41)

Biggest Rivalry/Derby

Hellas Verona’s intense rivalry is with nearby club Triestina. The Derby della Laguna, contested between these two historic clubs, ignites passion and pride among fans from both cities.

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