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The Genoa Scandal was an Italian football scandal in 2005.
In 2005, Genoa
won the Serie B
championship and were promoted to the Serie A
for the first time in 10 years. Genoa went into their final match of the season against Venezia having already secured promotion, and duly beat Venezia 3–2. However, three days later, it was discovered that Stefano Capozucca, a director of Genoa, had paid Venezia director Giuseppe Pagliara €250,000 for his team to intentionally lose the match.
It was later found that the principal protagonists behind the scandal were Genoa's president, Enrico Preziosi
, and Venezia's president, Franco Dal Cin.
On 8 August 2005, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) determined that Genoa should be relegated to Serie C1
; it was the second time in Genoa's history that they had dropped out of the top two divisions, the first being in 1970. In addition, Preziosi, Dal Cin, Pagliara and Capozucca were each banned from Italian football for five years, while Michele Dal Cin was banned for three years and one month.
In 2005, Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
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won the Serie B
Serie B
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championship and were promoted to the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
for the first time in 10 years. Genoa went into their final match of the season against Venezia having already secured promotion, and duly beat Venezia 3–2. However, three days later, it was discovered that Stefano Capozucca, a director of Genoa, had paid Venezia director Giuseppe Pagliara €250,000 for his team to intentionally lose the match.
It was later found that the principal protagonists behind the scandal were Genoa's president, Enrico Preziosi
Enrico Preziosi
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, and Venezia's president, Franco Dal Cin.
On 8 August 2005, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) determined that Genoa should be relegated to Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
; it was the second time in Genoa's history that they had dropped out of the top two divisions, the first being in 1970. In addition, Preziosi, Dal Cin, Pagliara and Capozucca were each banned from Italian football for five years, while Michele Dal Cin was banned for three years and one month.