U.C. Sampdoria

Sampdoria
Full name	Unione Calcio Sampdoria, SpA
Nickname(s)	i Blucerchiati (The Blue-ringed); la Samp; il Doria
Foondit	1 August 1946; 79 years ago
Ground	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy
Capacity	36,536
President	Matteo Manfredi
Head Coach	Massimo Donati
League	Serie B
2024-25	Serie B, 17t o 20

Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association fitbaw club based in Genoa. The club wis formit in 1946 frae the merger o twa existin sports clubs whose ruits can be tracit back tae the 1890s, Sampierdarenese an Andrea Doria. Sampdoria currently compete in the Italian Serie B.

Baith the team name an jersey dae reflect this, the first bein a combination o the umwhile names, the seicont incorporatin the umwhile teams' colours (blue-white an red-black) in a single design. The team's colours are blue wi white, reid an black hoops, hence the elk-name blucerchiati ("blue-circled"). Sampdoria pley at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, whilk haes a capacity o 36,536,^[1] whilk it shares wi Genoa's ither club, Genoa Cricket and Fitbaw Club. The derby atween the twa teams is commonly kent as the Derby della Lanterna.

Sampdoria hae wan the scudetto anely ance in their history, in the 1991 saison. The club haes wan the Coppa Italia fower times (1985, 1988, 1989, an 1994) an ane Italian Super Cup an aa. Their maistmuckle European success cam whan thay wan the Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. Thay reached the European Cup feenal in 1992 an aa anely tae lose agin the Spainish side FC Barcelona wi a 1–0 score efter extra time.