AZ Picerno

Founded in 1973, AZ Picerno mostly languished as an amateur club in the minor league of the Italian football system throughout its history.

The club turned its fortunes thanks to Donato Curcio, a local native who emigrated to the United States in the 1950s who first donated 1 million Euro for a new football stadium (named after him) in Picerno, and then starting investing directly into the club in the later years.{{cite news |url=http://www.tuttopotenza.com/primo-piano/picerno-donato-curcio-a-360-2751 |publisher=TuttoPotenza |language=it |access-date=19 June 2019 |date=25 April 2015 |title=Picerno, Donato Curcio a 360°}}{{cite news |url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/picerno-ingredienti-per-una-favola-dalla-a-alla-z |publisher=Gianlucadimarzio.com |language=it |access-date=19 June 2019 |date=22 December 2018 |title=Picerno: ingredienti per una favola, dalla A alla Z}}{{cite news |url=https://www.ondanews.it/la-storia-del-picerno-in-serie-c-e-del-presidente-onorario-donato-curcio-raccontata-dal-tg2/ |publisher=Ondanews.it |language=it |access-date=19 June 2019 |date=30 May 2019 |title=La storia del Picerno in Serie C e del Presidente onorario Donato Curcio raccontata dal Tg2}}

On 18 April 2019, Picerno mathematically ensured their first historical promotion to Serie C after a 0–0 draw with Taranto guaranteed them first place in the Round H of Serie D.{{cite news |url=http://www.ansa.it/puglia/notizie/2019/04/18/calcio-il-picerno-promosso-in-serie-c_d351fea5-ac9c-4fb6-ad93-595c0b1514fd.html |publisher=Ansa.it |language=it |access-date=19 June 2019 |date=14 April 2019 |title=Calcio: il Picerno promosso in serie C}}

Due to restrictions to the local football stadium "Comunale Donato Curcio", which is unsuitable for professional league games, Picerno played its home games in the 2019–20 Serie C season at the Stadio Alfredo Viviani in neighbouring Potenza.{{cite news |url=https://www.restodelcalcio.com/picerno-ufficialmente-ospite/ |publisher=Resto del Calcio |language=it |access-date=19 June 2019 |date=14 June 2019 |title=Picerno ufficialmente ospite del Potenza: i dettagli della sinergia lucana}} The season ended with Picerno being immediately relegated back to Serie D.

After completing the 2020–21 Serie D season in second place, Picerno was readmitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy for the 2021–22 season.

{{updated|31 January 2025|{{cite web|website=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/italy/picerno/34859/|title=Picerno squad}}}}.

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{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Davide Merelli}}

{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Gabriele Pagliai}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Manuel Nicoletti}}

{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Papa Mamadou Seck}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Domenico Franco}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Gabriele Bernardotto}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Pasquale Maiorino}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Emmanuele Esposito}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Marco Manetta}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Pietro Santi}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Rubén García}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Francesco Pio Petito}}

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{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Emilio Volpicelli}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Elia Summa}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=TOG|pos=MF|name=Malik Djibril}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Federico Papini}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Walter Guerra}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Giuseppe Salvo}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Filippo Palazzino|other={{small|on loan from Ascoli}}}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Rodrigo De Ciancio}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Sergio Maselli}}

{{Fs player|no=77|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Vittorio Graziani}}

{{Fs player|no=99|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Karim Cardoni}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Andrea Esposito|other={{small|at Fidelis Andria until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Matteo Savarese|other={{small|at Fidelis Andria until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Simone Cecere|other={{small|at Nocerina until 30 June 2025}}}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Mirko Colaci|other={{small|at Notaresco until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Andrea Santarcangelo|other={{small|at Cerignola until 30 June 2025}}}}

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• [http://www.azpicerno.it/ Official website]

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