1999–2000 Reggina Calcio season

Reggina Calcio made its Serie A debut in the 1999-00 season, ending the season in twelfth place for the southernmost team in the league at the time. The season also saw the definite breakthroughs of Roberto Baronio, Andrea Pirlo, and Mohamed Kallon, leading to all three players joining larger clubs in the summer. The performance also owed much to goalkeeper Massimo Taibi, returning from a poor spell at Manchester United.

Reggina

1999–2000 season
Chairman	Pasquale Foti
Manager	Franco Colomba
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Second round
Top goalscorer	Mohamed Kallon (11)

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Massimo Taibi
• Antonio Castelli
• Emanuele Belardi

Defenders

• Jorge Vargas
• Bruno Cirillo
• Maurizio Poli
• Giovanni Morabito
• Simone Giacchetta
• Wladmiro Sbaglia
• Paolo Foglio
• Joseph Dayo Oshadogan
• Lorenzo Stovini

Midfielders

• Roberto Baronio
• Francesco Cozza
• Giandomenico Mesto
• Salvatore Vicari
• Ezio Brevi
• Andrea Bernini
• Riccardo Marroccolo
• Serge Dié
• Nenad Pralija
• Andrea Pirlo

Attackers

• Mohamed Kallon
• Alessandro Iannuzzi
• Davide Possanzini
• Erjon Bogdani
• Gustavo Reggi

Serie A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Perugia[lower-alpha 1]	34	12	6	16	36	52	−16	42	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11	Bologna	34	9	13	12	32	39	−7	40[lower-alpha 2]
12	Reggina	34	9	13	12	31	42	−11	40[lower-alpha 2]
13	Lecce	34	10	10	14	33	49	−16	40[lower-alpha 2]
14	Bari	34	10	9	15	34	48	−14	39

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:

1. Perugia gained entry to the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup as Hellas Verona had declined to enter.
2. REG: 9 pts; BOL: 4 pts → BOL 2–0 LEC; LEC: 4 pts → LEC 1–1 BOL

Matches

29 August 1999	Juventus	1-1	Reggina	Torino
	Inzaghi  31'	Report	47' Kallon	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 37.000

11 September 1999	Reggina	2-2	Fiorentina	Reggio Calabria
	Kallon  18' (rig.), Reggi  86'	Report	33' Firicano,  41' Heinrich	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 24.696

19 September 1999	Bologna	0-1	Reggina	Bologna
		Report	74' Possanzini	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 28.000

26 September 1999	Reggina	1-0	Piacenza	Reggio Calabria
	Cirillo  85'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 21.548

3 October 1999	Perugia	2-1	Reggina	Perugia
	Stovini  10' (aut.), Nakata  28'	Report	47' Giacchetta	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 13.000

17 October 1999	Lecce	2-1	Reggina	Lecce
	Sesa  45', Bonomi  75'	Report	41' (rig.) Baronio	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 14.060

24 October 1999	Reggina	2-2	Parma	Reggio Calabria
	Baronio  53', Pirlo  59'	Report	1', 54' Crespo	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 24.000

31 October 1999	Udinese	3-2	Reggina	Udine
	Poggi  31', 80', Fiore  74'	Report	55' Kallon,  87' Possanzini	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 18.000

7 November 1999	Reggina	0-4	Roma	Reggio Calabria
		Report	4' (aut.) Oshadogan,  28' Montella  39' Fábio Júnior,  45' Totti	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 25.500

21 November 1999	Bari	1-1	Reggina	Bari
	Andersson  96'	Report	12' Kallon	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 14.600

28 November 1999	Reggina	0-1	Inter	Reggio Calabria
		Report	90' Recoba	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 27.272

5 December 1999	Venezia	2-0	Reggina	Venezia
	Maniero  56', 67'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Attendance: 8.435

12 December 1999	Reggina	1-1	Cagliari	Reggio Calabria
	Kallon  58'	Report	42' Mayélé	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 21.051

19 December 1999	Milan	2-2	Reggina	Milano
	Shevchenko  61', 74'	Report	30' Pirlo,  78' Kallon	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 55.000

6 January 2000	Reggina	2-1	Torino	Reggio Calabria
	Kallon  9', 90'	Report	56' Calaiò	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 24.000

9 January 2000	Verona	1-1	Reggina	Verona
	Adaílton  76'	Report	38' (aut.) Frey	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 13.909

16 January 2000	Reggina	0-0	Lazio	Reggio Calabria
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 24.041

23 January 2000	Reggina	0-2	Juventus	Reggio Calabria
		Report	34' Kovačević,  64' Zidane	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 27.000

30 January 2000	Fiorentina	1-0	Reggina	Firenze
	Batistuta  51'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 35.000

6 February 2000	Reggina	1-0	Bologna	Reggio Calabria
	Pirlo  15'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 24.210

13 February 2000	Piacenza	0-0	Reggina	Piacenza
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 11.000

19 February 2000	Reggina	1-1	Perugia	Reggio Calabria
	Baronio  51'	Report	45' Esposito	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 24.000

27 February 2000	Reggina	2-1	Lecce	Reggio Calabria
	Pirlo  22', Kallon  41'	Report	71' Lucarelli	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 23.612

5 March 2000	Parma	3-0	Reggina	Parma
	Fuser  3', Crespo  35', 45'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 18.000

12 March 2000	Reggina	0-0	Udinese	Reggio Calabria
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 23.503

19 March 2000	Roma	0-2	Reggina	Roma
		Report	29' Cozza,  86' Cirillo	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 56.000

25 March 2000	Reggina	1-0	Bari	Reggio Calabria
	Kallon  24'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 24.196

2 April 2000	Inter	1-1	Reggina	Milano
	Recoba  14'	Report	82' Possanzini	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 62.000

9 April 2000	Reggina	1-0	Venezia	Reggio Calabria
	Bogdani  68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 23.970

16 April 2000	Cagliari	0-1	Reggina	Cagliari
		Report	44' Cozza	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 12.000

22 April 2000	Reggina	1-2	Milan	Reggio Calabria
	Pirlo  25'	Report	6' (aut.) Vargas,  13' Shevchenko	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 26.000

30 April 2000	Torino	2-1	Reggina	Torino
	Galante  34', Ferrante  82'	Report	75' (rig.) Kallon	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 21.000

7 May 2000	Reggina	1-1	Verona	Reggio Calabria
	Bogdani  25'	Report	57' Cammarata	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 25.060

14 May 2000	Lazio	3-0	Reggina	Roma
	Inzaghi  33', Verón  37' Simeone  59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 65.000

Coppa Italia

First round

15 August 1999 1	Cosenza	0–1	Reggina	Cosenza
		Report	93' Campo	Stadium: Stadio San Vito Attendance: 6,660 Referee: Pellegrino (Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto)

18 August 1999 2	Reggina	3–0	Gualdo	Reggio Calabria
	Cozza  23' (rig.) Kallon  32' Possanzini  59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 7,768 Referee: Pirrone (Messina)

22 August 1999 3	Reggina	0–0	Treviso	Reggio Calabria
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 10,192 Referee: Paparesta (Bari)

25 August 1999 4	Treviso	0–0	Reggina	Treviso
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Omobono Tenni Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Nucini (Bergamo)

1 September 1999 5	Reggina	1–0	Cosenza	Reggio Calabria
	Kallon  51'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 9,038 Referee: Strazzera (Trapani)

15 September 1999 6	Gualdo	0–3	Reggina	Gualdo
		Report	20' Kallon  61' Oshadogan  81' Possanzini	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Angelo Luzi Attendance: 300 Referee: Tombolini (Ancona)

Second round

13 October 1999	Reggina	0–0	Piacenza	Reggio Calabria
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 7,118

27 October 1999	Piacenza	2–0	Reggina	Piacenza
	Rizzitelli  12' Gautieri  79' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rosetti e Paparesta (Torino e Bari)

Topscorers

• Mohamed Kallon 11
• Andrea Pirlo 6
• Davide Possanzini 3
• Roberto Baronio 3

References

1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1999/00