Sportiva Nervi

Sportiva Nervi
Founded	1932; 92 years ago
Based in	Nervi, Genoa, Italy
Stadium	Piscina Gropallo, Nervi
Colors
Website	www.sportivanervi.it

Sportiva Nervi is an Italian water polo club from Nervi (Genoa) in Liguria founded in 1932.

History[edit]

Sportiva Nervi was founded in 1932 as Dopolavoro Caprafico. The men's team of Sportiva Nervi competed for the first time in Serie A from the season 1957.
The club competed in Serie A until 1963. In those years, athletes of great technical value play in the Sportiva Nervi such as goalkeeper Dante Rossi, who participated at 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, winning the gold medal with the Italy men's national water polo team.
The club achieved its best results in Serie A from 1967 to 1969, obtaining 3 consecutive runners-up behind the Pro Recco. The men's team of Sportiva Nervi competed in Serie A until 1983 then in the following season competed in Serie A2.

Honours[edit]

Men
- Italian League
  - Runners-up (3): 1967, 1968, 1969
  - Third Place (3): 1966, 1970, 1973
- Coppa Italia
  - Third Place (1): 2005
- Italian Championship Under-20 Serie B (Nord)
  - Winners (1): 1990
- Italian Championship Under-17 A
  - Winners (7): 1962, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1994
- Italian Championship Under-15
  - Winners (1): 2005
- Italian Championship Under-20
  - Winners (8): 1952, 1959, 1963, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 2011

Current team[edit]

Famous players[edit]

Famous coaches[edit]

Massimiliano Ferretti

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Official site