U.C. Sampdoria
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Full name:
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, SpA

Nicknames:
i Blucerchiati (The Blue-ringed)
la Samp
il Doria

Founded:
1 August 1946; 68 years ago

Ground:
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy

Capacity:
36,536

President:
Massimo Ferrero

Head Coach:
Siniša Mihajlović

League:
Serie A

2013-14:
Serie A, 12th

Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa.

The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria. Sampdoria currently compete in the Italian Serie A.

Both the team name and jersey do reflect this, the first being a combination of the former names, the second incorporating the former teams' colours (blue-white and red-black) in a single design. 

The team's colours are blue with white, red and black hoops, hence the nickname blucerchiati ("blue-circled"). 

Sampdoria play at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 36,536, which it shares with Genoa's other club, Genoa Cricket and Football Club. 

The derby between the two teams is commonly known as the Derby della Lanterna.

Sampdoria have won the scudetto only once in their history, in the 1991 season.

The club has also won the Coppa Italia four times (1985, 1988, 1989, and 1994) and one Italian Super Cup. 

Their biggest European success came when they won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. 

They also reached the European Cup final in 1992 only to lose against the Spanish side FC Barcelona with an 1:0 score after extra time.