2011–12 Italian football scandal

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The 2011 Italian football scandal emerged on 1 June 2011 after a number of football-related figures were arrested, or made under official scrutiny, by Italian police for alleged matchfixing.[1][2] The list included also well-known figures as former Italian international footballer Giuseppe Signori, as well as former Serie A players Mauro Bressan, Stefano Bettarini and Atalanta veteran striker Cristiano Doni.[2] The group was accused of having fixed a wide range of Serie B, Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione games.

The inquiry started following a denunciation from Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese, instigated by internal suspicions involving first team goalkeeper Marco Paoloni, who was successively sold to Benevento in January 2011.[2]

The scandal is also known as Operation: Last Bet, Calcio Scommesse ("Football Bet") or Scommessopoli ("Bet City").[citation needed]

First investigation, June 2011

Involved figures

  • Marco Paoloni: Benevento goalkeeper, under arrest; deemed to be a central figure in the organization, accused of having actively worked to fix games in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione league in games involving Cremonese (where he played until January 2011) and Benevento (a team he joined during the winter transfer window), including having deliberately doped his former Cremonese teammates in order to fix a game. Also accused of having collected illegal bets and organized match fixes for the whole organization.[2]
  • Giuseppe Signori: former Italian international footballer and Serie A topscorer, under house arrest; suspected of having placed illegal bets.[2]
  • Stefano Bettarini: former Italian international footballer, under investigation; suspected of being a member of the criminal matchfixing organization.[2]
  • Antonio Bellavista: former Bari captain, under investigation; suspected of being a member of the criminal matchfixing organization.[2]
  • Mauro Bressan: former Serie A player, under investigation; suspected of being a member of the criminal matchfixing organization.[2]
  • Cristiano Doni: Atalanta captain and former Italian international footballer, under investigation; suspected of being a member of the criminal matchfixing organization.[2]
  • Vittorio Micolucci: Ascoli player, under arrest; suspected of having actively worked in order to fix Serie B games for the criminal matchfixing organization.[2]
  • Vincenzo Sommese: Ascoli player, under arrest; suspected of having actively worked in order to fix Serie B games for the criminal matchfixing organization.[2]
  • Gianfranco Parlato: Viareggio coaching staff member and former Serie B player, under arrest; suspected of having actively worked in order to fix Lega Pro Prima Divisione games for the criminal matchfixing organization.[2]

Interestingly, some of the involved persons were already been inquiried or condemned for similar charges: Cristiano Doni was acquitted in 2000, whereas Vincenzo Sommese (in 2007) and Stefano Bettarini (in 2005) were disqualified for six months due to illegal betting.

Potential consequences

Following the inquiries and its direct developments, media speculated about the possibility that Atalanta and Siena might lose their right to play Serie A in 2011–12. Atalanta's situation is considered particularly delicate due to the direct involvement of Cristiano Doni in the matchfixing process, whereas Siena is accused of having paid Sassuolo players in order to obtain a win by more than three goals (game ended 4–0); Sassuolo itself, together with Ascoli, Padova and Piacenza, are also mentioned in the inquiry, and might be punished by the Federation due to the so-called "objective responsibility" law.[3]

First-degree sentences

On 9 August 2011, the Italian Football Federation announced the first-degree charges for all involved parties in the scandal.[4]

Clubs

People

  • Antonio Bellavista: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Mauro Bressan: 3-year-6-month ban from football activities;
  • Giorgio Buffone: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Antonio Ciriello: 1-year ban from football activities;
  • Daniele Deoma: 1-year-9-month ban from football activities;
  • Cristiano Doni: 3-year-6-month ban from football activities;
  • Massimo Erodiani: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Gianni Fabbri: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Steven Fenicio: given a warning;
  • Carlo Gervasoni: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Thomas Manfredini: 3-year ban from football activities;
  • Marco Paoloni: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Salvatore Quadrini: 1-year ban from football activities;
  • Leonardo Rossi: 3-year ban from football activities;
  • Nicola Santoni: 4-year ban from football activities;
  • Davide Saverino: 3-year ban from football activities;
  • Giuseppe Signori: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Vincenzo Sommese: 5-year ban from football activities;
  • Giorgio Veltroni: 4-year ban from football activities;

Appeal

The Corte di Giustizia Federale of Italian Football Federation announced the following appeal.

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Court of Final Appeal

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  • Cristiano Doni (rejected)[7]

Juve Stabia – Sorrento match-fixing

On 11 October 2011, as part of betting investigation, FIGC announced the ban for match-fixing of Juve Stabia – Sorrento on 5 April 2009. The case was referred to FIGC by Naples criminal court.[8]

Sentences

Club

Name Sentences (CDN) Appeal (CGF) Final Appeal (TNAS)
S.S. Juve Stabia 5-point deduction in the 2011–12 season. 3-point deduction Rejected[9]
Sorrento Calcio 2-point deduction in the 2011–12 season, plus €20,000 fine.

People

Name Sentences (CDN)[10] Appeal (CGF)[11] Final Appeal (TNAS)
Roberto Amodio 3-year ban from football activities Rejected Rejected
Cristian Biancone 3-year-6-month ban from football activities
Antonino Castellano 1-year ban from football activities Rejected
Vitangelo Spadavecchia 3-year-3-month ban from football activities Rejected Rejected[12]

Second investigation, December 2011

On 19 December 2011, a new police operation coordinated by the Magistrature of Cremona led to a number of high-profile arrests, including active and former footballers such as Cristiano Doni, Luigi Sartor, Alessandro Zamperini, Nicola Santoni, Carlo Gervasoni and Filippo Carobbio. The inquiry started after Gubbio defender Simone Farina denounced a matchfixing attempt from Zamperini (a former teammate of him at Roma), with following investigation leading the police to unveil a complex gambling system involving criminal figures in Singapore, Eastern Europe and Italy with interest in fixing football games from all over Europe.[13] Both investigations were initiated and helped by abnormal betting flow reports.[14] Those reports were generated and reported to authorities by Austrian bookmaker SKS365.[15]

The scandal then dramatically evolved a few months later: on 28 May 2012, a number of higher-profile players were involved, and the Cremone Magistrature went on to arrest Lazio vice-captain Stefano Mauri, former Genoa captain Omar Milanetto, Cristian Bertani, Paolo Acerbis, Matteo Gritti, Alessandro Pellicori, Ivan Tisci and Marco Turati, whereas José Joelson Inácio was put under house arrest and Kewullay Conteh and Francesco Ruopolo were forbidden to leave the country.[16][17] More football figures were also put under investigation: among these, Juventus Serie A-winning head coach Antonio Conte (due to alleged failure to report attempted sporting fraud during his period as Siena manager), former Milan star Kakha Kaladze, Genoa striker Giuseppe Sculli (for whom the judge rejected an arrest request), Chievo striker Sergio Pellissier and Italian international Domenico Criscito who was training at Coverciano with the Azzurri team at the time, and was excluded from the UEFA Euro 2012 roster as a consequence.[17]

Shortly after the latest arrests, Premier Mario Monti publicly suggested that football competition in the country be suspended for at least two years. He indicated that this was his personal opinion, not a formal government proposal.[18] The manager of the Italian national team, Cesare Prandelli, said he "would have no problem" if his side were barred from Euro 2012 in the wake of the scandal.[19]

Sentences

The National Discipline Commission (CDN) of Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced the first-degree charges for some involved parties in the scandal, on 31 May[20] and 18 June.[21] On 6 July 2012 "Corte di Giustizia Federale" of FIGC announced the appeal ruling.[22]

Clubs

Appeal

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People

Name Sentences (CDN) Appeal (CGF) Final Appeal (TNAS)
Andrea Alberti 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Dismissed Acquitted[23]
Mirko Bellodi 2-year ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Davide Caremi 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Dismissed Dismissed[24]
Filippo Carobbio 1-year-8-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Mario Cassano 5-year ban from football activities Dismissed Dismissed[25]
Edoardo Catinali 9-month ban from football activities Dismissed
Marco Cellini 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Roberto Colacone 4-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Alberto Comazzi 4-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Kewullay Conteh 1-year-8-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Federico Cossato 3-year-6-month ban from football activities —
Filippo Cristante 3-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Andrea De Falco 6-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Franco De Falco 3-year-9-month ban from football activities 1-year ban from football activities and €30,000 fine 1-year ban from football activities [26]
Alfonso De Lucia 5-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Cristiano Doni 2-year ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Nicola Ferrari 3-year ban from football activities Dismissed 6-month ban from football activities (immediate release)[27][28]
Riccardo Fissore 3-year-9-month ban from football activities Dismissed 14-month ban from football activities[29]
Luca Fiuzzi 4-year ban from football activities Dismissed 1-year ban from football activities[30]
Alberto Maria Fontana 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Dismissed Acquitted[31]
Ruben Garlini 3-year ban from football activities Dismissed — [32]
Carlo Gervasoni 1-year-8-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Andrea Iaconi 3-year-9-month ban from football activities Dismissed
Vincenzo Iacopino 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Dismissed
Vincenzo Italiano 3-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Thomas Job 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Dismissed Acquitted[33]
Tomas Locatelli 2-year ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Giuseppe Magalini 3-year-3-month ban from football activities Dismissed
Salvatore Mastronunzio 4-year ban from football activities Dismissed 3-year ban from football activities[34]
Vittorio Micolucci 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Nicola Mora 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Antonio Narciso 1-year-3-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Maurizio Nassi 3-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Gianluca Nicco 3-year ban from football activities 1-year ban from football activities and €30,000 fine
Marco Paoloni 4-year ban from football activities —
Gianfranco Parlato 2-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Dario Passoni 1-year-2-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Alex Pederzoli 1-year-4-month ban from football activities and €10,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Mirco Poloni 1-year ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Cesare Rickler 4-year ban from football activities Dismissed 14-month ban from football activities[35]
Gianni Rosati 3-year-3-month ban from football activities Dismissed
Francesco Ruopolo 1-year-4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Nicola Santoni 5-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Vincenzo Santoruvo Disqualification for 6 match-day —
Luigi Sartor 5-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Alessandro Sbaffo 1-year-4-month ban from football activities and €100,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Mattia Serafini 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Dismissed
Mirko Stefani 4-year ban from football activities Dismissed
Juri Tamburini 10-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Daniele Vantaggiato 3-year ban from football activities Dismissed 6-month from football activities[36]
Nicola Ventola 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Dismissed
Alessandro Zamperini 5-year ban from football activities Dismissed

Sentences - September

On 18 June 2012, FIGC announced that the discipline action against the following players were suspended due to criminal body had started the legal process, the committee resumed the action in September.[37]

Name Sentences (CDN) Appeal (CGF)
Paolo Acerbis 2-year-6-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Cristian Bertani
Joelson 2-year-6-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Alessandro Pellicori
Marco Turati

Third investigation, March 2012

Followed by the intensive interrogation since March 2012, the authority of Bari and Cremona had referred several players, coaches and clubs to Italian Football Federation for discipline action as the third lot of operation. This included Antonio Conte, by-then Siena coach, Italian internationals Leonardo Bonucci, by-then Bari player, Simone Pepe, by-then Udinese player, Marco Di Vaio, by-then Bologna player.[38]

On 1 August, Conte's plea bargain was rejected.[39] On 10 August 2012 Pepe, Bonucci, Di Vaio and 3 other players as well as Udinese were acquitted.[40] The prosecutor appealed for the innocent of Pepe, Bonucci, Di Vaio and others except Daniele Padelli and Conte also appealed for the ban, however both rejected by the judge. However, Grosseto and the president of the club Piero Camilli were acquitted.[41]

Sentences

Clubs – Cremona line

Name Sentences (CDN) Appeal (CGF)
U.C. AlbinoLeffe 1-point deduction in the 2012–13 season, plus €30,000 fine. — (plea bargain)
A.C. Ancona (under liquidation) €10,000 fine —
U.S. Grosseto F.C. Relegation to 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. acquitted
Novara Calcio 2-point deduction in the 2012–13 season. 1-point deduction in the 2012–13 season, plus €20,000 fine.
A.C. Siena 6-point deduction in the 2012–13 season, plus €20,000 fine. — (plea bargain)
Torino F.C. 1-point deduction in the 2012–13 season, plus €30,000 fine. — (plea bargain)
A.S. Varese 1910 1-point deduction in the 2012–13 season, plus €30,000 fine. — (plea bargain)

Clubs – Bari line

Name Sentences (CDN) Appeal (CGF) Final Appeal (TNAS)
A.S. Bari 5-point deduction in the 2012–13 season, plus €80,000 fine. — (plea bargain)
Bologna F.C. 1909 €30,000 fine Rejected
U.S. Lecce Relegation to 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione, plus €30,000 fine. Rejected Relegation[42]
Calcio Portogruaro Summaga €5,000 fine — (plea bargain)
U.C. Sampdoria 1-point deduction in the 2012–13 season, plus €30,000 fine. — (plea bargain)[43]
A.C. Siena €80,000 fine — (plea bargain)

People – Cremona line

Name Sentences (CDN) Appeal (CGF) Final Appeal (TNAS)
Angelo Alessio 8-month ban from football activities 6-month ban from football activities 2-month ban from football activities[44]
Cristian Bertani 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Rejected 3-year ban from football activities[45]
Davide Bombardini 6-month ban from football activities —
Piero Camilli 5-year ban from football activities Acquitted
Filippo Carobbio 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Mario Cassano 9-month ban from football activities Rejected Rejected[46]
Edoardo Catinali 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Rejected 5-month ban from football activities[47]
Antonio Conte 10-month ban from football activities Partially acquitted, remained 10-month ban[48] 4-month ban from football activities[49]
Ferdinando Coppola 6-month ban from football activities Rejected 4-month ban from football activities[50]
Angelo da Costa Júnior 3-month ban from football activities and €30,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Giorgio D'Urbano 5 month and 10 day ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Davide Drascek 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Rejected 2-month ban from football activities (immediate release)[51]
Daniele Faggiano 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Ruben Garlini 9-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)[32]
Carlo Gervasoni 3-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Mavillo Gheller 6-month ban from football activities Rejected acquitted [52]
Marcelo Larrondo 3 month and 20 day ban from football activities and €30,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Dario Passoni 6 month and 15 day ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Alessandro Pellicori 3-year ban from football activities Rejected
Emanuele Pesoli 3-year ban from football activities Rejected 10-month ban from football activities[53]
Mirco Poloni 6-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Luigi Sala 2-year ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Marco Savorani 5 month and 10 day ban from football activities and €30,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Cristian Stellini 2-year ban from football activities and €50,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Claudio Terzi 3-year-6-month ban from football activities Rejected 7-month ban from football activities[54]
Roberto Vitiello 4-year ban from football activities Rejected 9-month ban from football activities[55]

People – Bari line

Name Sentences (CDN) Appeal (CGF) Final Appeal (TNAS)
Guido Angelozzi 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Antonio Bellavista 4-year ban from football activities —
Nicola Belmonte 6-month ban from football activities Rejected 4-month ban from football activities[56]
Simone Bentivoglio 1-year-1-month ban from football activities and €50,000 fine[57] — (plea bargain)
Filippo Carobbio 2-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Marco Esposito 3 month and 10 day ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Carlo Gervasoni 1-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Stefano Guberti 3-year ban from football activities Rejected Rejected[58]
Andrea Masiello 2-year-2-month ban from football activities and €30,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Bortolo Mutti 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Alessandro Parisi 2-year ban from football activities and €10,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Daniele Portanova 6-month ban from football activities Rejected 4-month ban from football activities[59]
Marco Rossi 1-year-8-month ban from football activities and €20,000 fine — (plea bargain)
Pierandrea Semeraro 5-year ban from football activities Rejected 4-year ban from football activities[42]
Marcello Sanfelice 4-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)
Cristian Stellini 6-month ban from football activities — (plea bargain)

See also

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