Udinese

Club Information

Club History

Udinese Calcio were founded in 1896 in the northeastern Italian city of Udine in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The club became famous for their innovative scouting network under the Pozzo family, discovering world-class talents like Alexis Sanchez, Antonio Di Natale, and Samir Handanovic from around the globe. Udinese finished third in Serie A in 2012 and have been consistent members of Italy's top flight.

Trophy Cabinet

• No major trophies
• Serie B: 2

Did You Know?

• The Pozzo family's global scouting network discovered talents like Alexis Sanchez before anyone else
• Antonio Di Natale scored 227 goals for Udinese making him their greatest ever striker
• Udinese finished 3rd in Serie A in 2011-12 qualifying for the Champions League
• The Pozzo family also own Watford in England
• Udine is close to the borders with both Austria and Slovenia giving the club a central European flavour
• Udinese's Bluenergy Stadium was the first Italian ground to install individual seating throughout
• The club has been one of Serie A's most consistent sides despite having a fraction of the budget of Italy's big clubs