Società Sportiva Lazio

Details:

Full Name: Società Sportiva Lazio
City: Rome
Founded: 1900
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico (73,000)
Colors: Blue, White
Previous: Società Podistica Lazio (1902-25)
Nicknames: Biancocelesti
Rival: Roma

Description:

Lazio is named for the Italian province of the same name, the province in which Rome is located. Lazio's blue and white colors are taken from the Greek flag, Greece being the country in which the Olympic sporting tradition began. The nickname Biancocelesti means The White and Sky Blue. The eagle on the club's emblem is a nod to the Roman Empire as the eagle was a traditional symbol of the Empire. Lazio was founded in 1900, and the first football match played two years later. The original name meant Lazio Athletics Club while the current name (changed in 1925) means the virtually-identical Lazio Sports Club. It was only due to the political connections of their president that the club avoided the 1920s merger into the pan-Rome club AS Roma. During this time the Fascist government pressured many clubs from the center and south of Italy to merger into single city super clubs to compete on a more even footing with the clubs from the north. The derby with Roma is regarded as the fiercest in Italian soccer. Lazio's supporters are predominantly from northern Rome and the interior regions of the province of Lazio.

Stadio Olimpico:

SS Lazio and AS Roma share the city's Stadio Olimpico, built for the 1960 Olympics.

Previous Stadiums: Piazza d'Armi (1911-14), Rondinella (1914-31), Stadio Nazionale/Stadio PNF (1931-53).

Major Trophies:

First Tier League Titles:

• Serie A (1974, 2000)

Second Tier League Titles:

• Serie B (1969)

Cup Titles:

• Coppa Italia (1958, 98, 2000, 04, 09)
• Supercoppa Italiana (1998, 2000, 09)

International Titles:

• European Cup Winner's Cup (1999)
• European Super Cup (1999)

Links:

• Official Website: sslazio.it