Full name Associazione Calcio
ChievoVerona SrL
Nickname(s) Mussi Volanti ("Flying Donkeys"),
Ceo ("Chievo")
Founded 1929
Ground Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi,
Verona, Italy
Capacity 42,160
Chairman Luca Campedelli
Manager Luigi Del Neri
League Serie A
2005-06 Serie A, 7th (4th)
Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona is an Italian football club named after a minor suburb of Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo.
The club's historic nickname is gialloblu (from the club colors of yellow and blue), but is more often referred to today as the Mussi Volanti (Flying Donkeys in Verona dialect of Venetian). Local supporters often call the club simply Ceo, which is Veronese for Chievo. The "Flying Donkeys" nickname was originally a derogatory term from a playful match's chorus applied by fans from crosstown rivals Hellas Verona, who claimed Chievo had stolen Hellas' colors, name, and stadium. Hellas fans also said that donkeys would fly before Chievo made it to Serie A. However, Chievo fans have now largely embraced the nickname as a badge of honor. Chievo's official Web site shows an image of a flying donkey next to the club's crest, and the club's online shop sells a stuffed flying donkey doll.
The club's crest represents Cangrande I della Scala (an ancient seignor from Verona).
The club shares its stadium with Hellas which is the 42,160 seater Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium.