FC Zeta Milano

Zeta Milano
Full nameFootball Club Zeta Milano
Nickname(s)Zeta
Short nameZeta
Founded22 May 2024 (2024-05-22)
GroundCampo Sportivo Comunale Luigi Fabbri
Trezzano sul Naviglio (MI)
PresidentAntonio Pellegrino
LeagueSeconda Categoria
2024–25Terza Categoria Milan - Group C, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Active teams of FC Zeta Milano

Football Club Zeta Milano, commonly known as Zeta Milano or colloquially as Zeta (pronounced [ˈzeːta]), is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, who will compete in Seconda Categoria, the 8th tier of the Italian football league system.

History

The club was officially founded on May 22, 2024, by 26-year-old YouTuber Antonio Pellegrino, better known online as ZWJackson.[1][‡ 1] Famous for his content on sports video games like FIFA/EA Sports FC, he had already gained real-life football experience, playing in Italy's Terza Categoria with Play2Give and even appearing in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers with San Marino's La Fiorita.[2]

In May 2024, he announced the creation of the club through his Instagram profile, calling it "the first social-driven football team". True to this vision, he allowed his followers to decide the team's name, colors, and crest. The final choice was FC Zeta Milano, with red, white, and black as the official colors.[‡ 1] The crest was later announced by Italian actor Paolo Ruffini.[3] After announcing Chiaramonte as the coach and choosing the 'Gaetano Scirea' sports field in Buccinasco as their home ground,[‡ 1][4] on May 30, they announced Jeda Capucho as their first signing.[5][3][6] Once all the signings were completed, the club was registered in the Terza Categoria, being placed in the B group of the Milan section. The official debut took place on September 8 in the Coppa Lombardia, with a dominant 7–0 victory over Lacchiarella,[7] which was documented by the president through a vlog on his YouTube account, as will be the case for all the matches.[‡ 2] On October 9 they also made their debut in Terza Category with a 0–4 win over Virtus Abbiatense.[8]

During the winter break, Zeta Milano played a friendly against former Serie A side Siena. The match ended 7–0 in favor of the Tuscans, who handed Pellegrino's team their first defeat.[9] On March 16, after dominating the championship with 22 wins and 2 draws in the first 24 matchdays, they clinched the title with a 7–0 victory over Futsei, coupled with the simultaneous defeat of second-placed Brera, securing the championship with 6 matchdays to spare.[10][‡ 3] Following the championship victory, the president first signed television presenter Alessandro Cattelan[11] as a footballer and later influencer Luca Campolunghi, who is also the chairman of a club in the Kings League Italia.[12][13] Both took part in official matches on separate occasions. Later in the season, the club goes on to win the regional cup, the Coppa Lombardia, with a 2–0 victory over Polisportiva Pessina.[14]

At the end of the season, on May 24, 2025, President Pellegrino announced that for the 2025–2026 season, the club would no longer play in Buccinasco, but would instead move to the Luigi Fabbri Municipal Sports Field in Trezzano sul Naviglio.[15] He also announced the creation of a youth section called Zeta Future.[15]

A few days later, coach Chiaramonte resigned,[16] while Christian Brocchi, former coach of the club in the Kings League, was appointed general director.[17]

Players

Current squad

As of 30 April 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Alessio Buono
2 DF  ITA Yahia Yahia
4 DF  ITA Carlo Zanotti
5 DF  ITA Fabio Perna
6 DF  ITA Ludovico Lualdi
7 DF  ITA Axel Campeol
8 MF  ITA Massimo Dennis
9 FW  ITA Alessandro Condello
10 MF  ITA Alberto Marsanasco
11 FW  ITA Roberto Spadaccino
12 GK  ITA Mirko Tagliatti
17 MF  ITA Fabrizio Reyes
20 DF  ITA Andrea Gonzales
21 MF  ITA Salvatore Scopelliti
22 GK  ITA Francesco Ambrosio
23 FW  ITA Kevin Inzerauto
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  ITA Domenico Vanacore
25 DF  ITA Alessandro Cattelan
27 FW  BRA Jeda
28 MF  ITA Elia Mantovani
29 DF  ITA Carlo Ferrari
30 MF  ITA Samuele Tomasino
32 MF  ITA Andrea Cerchiaro
33 MF  ITA Andrea Guarnaccia
45 FW  ITA Massimo De Luca
72 MF  ITA Matteo Cascianelli
75 DF  ITA Raoul Bortolotto
80 MF  PAR Alexis Duarte
93 FW  ITA Luca Campolunghi
95 DF  ITA Tommaso Pomer
99 FW  ITA Lorenzo Maisto

Coaching staff

Managerial history

The following is a list of Zeta Milano managers throughout history.

 
Name Nationality Years
Umberto Maria Chiaramonte[18] 2024–2025

Club personnel

Position Name
Chairman Antonio Pellegrino
Club match commentator Massimo Callegari[9]
Director Michele Danese[9][19]
Match analyst Carmelo Russo[9]
General director Cristian Brocchi[17]

Kings League

On 18 November 2024, during the event in Turin where the 12 clubs set to participate in the Italian Kings League were announced, FC Zeta was confirmed as one of them.[20]

Alongside president Pellegrino, former Italy national football team player Luca Toni was introduced as the club's co-president.[20] The team appointed professional coach Cristian Brocchi as its manager,[21][22] while the announced wild cards were Alessio Buono, already the first-team goalkeeper for Zeta, Matteo Perrotti,[23] a player from Serie D, and former Milan footballer Hachim Mastour.[20][24] During the regular season of the first split, Zeta FC finished in second place behind TRM FC, securing a spot in the play-offs as well as qualification for the Kings World Cup Clubs, scheduled for June 2025 in France.[25] The team was led by Matteo Perroti, who stood out as the top performer of the competition. He set an international Kings League record for the most goals scored in a regular season (30), and also led in assists (10) and successful dribbles (100), dominating all individual statistics.[26]

Ahead of the final stage, the club announced former professional footballer Alessandro Matri and Cosimo Chiricò as their Wild Card picks.[27] With the help of these additions, Zeta FC reached the final, but were heavily defeated 10–2 by TRM FC.[28][29]

In June 2025, the team took part in the 2025 Kings World Cup Clubs. After progressing from the group stage with victories over Mexico's Olimpo United[30] (5–2) and France's Karasu (5–3),[31] their run ended in the round of 16, where they were eliminated by fellow Italians Gear7.[32]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 MF  ITA Axel Gulin
1 GK  ITA Alessio Buono
2 DF  ITA Nicolò Deda
7 FW  ITA Tommaso Bernardi
8 MF  ITA Andrea Montagna
9 FW  ITA Cosimo Chiricò
10 MF  ITA Matteo Perrotti
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ITA Elmahdi Kanis
21 MF  ITA Guido Nicoli
23 DF  ITA Matteo Manzoni
27 GK  ITA Samuele Venturi
45 FW  ITA Matteo Maddalena
96 MF  ITA Fabio Di Mauro

Honours

  • Coppa Lombardia
    • Winners (1): 2024–25

References

Citations

  1. ^ Benedetta Invernizzi (13 December 2024). "FC Zeta Milano, tra pallone e social media: ecco la squadra amata dal web" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ Elisa Gianessi (17 June 2022). "Ecco i 22 giocatori per la Champions League" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b Alessandro Iacobelli (9 October 2024). "Zeta Milano: da youtube al calcio. La storia di ZW Jackson" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. ^ Antonio Pellegrino (31 January 2025). "FC ZETA MILANO, LA SQUADRA DEI CALCIATORI-INFLUENCER DELLA TERZA CATEGORIA LOMBARDA" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  5. ^ "FC Zeta Milano: Jeda è il primo colpo targato ZW Jackson!" (in Italian). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. ^ Luca Di Leonardo (31 May 2025). "Jeda riparte dall'Fc Zeta Milano, il primo social team calcistico" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. ^ Simone Basilico (11 September 2024). "L'esordio della nuova FC Zeta Milano: la prima squadra di calcio social" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Virtus Abbiatense v FC Zeta Milano" (in Italian). 9 October 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d Alessandro Iacobelli (18 December 2024). "La Zeta Milano di ZW Jackson ha disputato una prestigiosa amichevole con il Siena" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ^ Federico De Milano (11 March 2025). "La Zeta Milano vince il campionato: c'è la conferma aritmetica" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  11. ^ Niccolò Parenti (25 March 2025). "Zeta Milano, arriva l'esordio di Alessandro Cattelan" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Da rivali nella Kings League a "compagni" in Terza Categoria: l'esordio di Campolunghi con la Zeta Milano" (in Italian). 1 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Zebras FC" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  14. ^ Jary Carzaniga (8 May 2025). "La storia prende vita! Nati sui social, vincono tutto in una partita leggendaria e fanno la storia" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Prime novità in casa Zeta Milano! nuovo stadio e squadra Juniores in arrivo" (in Italian). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Zeta Milano: tra nome settore giovanile e cessioni. Mister Chiaramonte si dimette ma…" (in Italian). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Cristian Brocchi nuovo direttore generale della Zeta Milano: il club rossonero sogna in grande" (in Italian). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  18. ^ "ZWJACKSON è ospite di ALESSANDRO CATTELAN in Stasera c'è Cattelan - Supernova" (in Italian). 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Intervista Michele Danese: "Ecco come sono diventato il volto social della Serie A"" (in Italian). 11 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  20. ^ a b c "Kings League Italia: giocatori famosi e wild card squadra per squadra" (in Italian). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Kings League: Brocchi è il nuovo allenatore dell'FC Zeta" (in Italian). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  22. ^ Marco Marone (30 November 2024). "Cristian Brocchi torna in panchina! Rinascita nella Kings League di Gerard Piquè tra innovazione e tradizione" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  23. ^ Antonio Iorfida (18 March 2025). "Chi è Matteo Perrotti, la stella della Zeta FC" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  24. ^ Maurizio De Santis (30 January 2025). "Mastour ha trovato squadra, torna a giocare in Italia: lo ha voluto Cristian Brocchi" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  25. ^ "Dai campioni TRM FC alla mina vagante Boomers: così la Kings League Lottomatica.sport Italy arriva al Mondiale" (in Italian). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  26. ^ Iacopo Erba. "Kings League, va a Perrotti il premio Goat" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Kings League, Cosimo Chiricò wild card della FC Zeta" (in Italian). 9 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  28. ^ Lorenzo Beccarisi (22 May 2025). "Kings League, la finale è dei TRM! Battuti gli Zeta 10-2" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  29. ^ "European Finals Kings League, TRM Zeta 10-2: La squadra di Marza, dopo aver comandato la regular season, domina la finale" (in Italian). 22 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  30. ^ Jary Carzaniga (2 June 2025). "Ricomincia lo spettacolo! Neymar batte Agüero, il Pallone d'Oro segna subito e illumina il Mondiale" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  31. ^ Antonio Dileo (6 June 2025). "Gli ingiocabili sono rossoneri! Ribaltati i vicecampioni di Francia e ottavi del Mondiale conquistati" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  32. ^ Simone Pagliuca (10 June 2025). "Kings World Cup Clubs, i Gear 7 vincono il derby italiano e volano ai quarti" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2025.

Primary video, playlist, and post sources

In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. ^ a b c Antonio Pellegrino (4 September 2024). ⚽️💰HO COMPRATO una SQUADRA di CALCIO A 11 (a soli 26 ANNI) Ecco QUANTO HO SPESO! (in Italian). ZWJackson. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Antonio Pellegrino (10 September 2024). ⚽️⚡️FULMINI E SAETTE nella PRIMA PARTITA UFFICIALE della ZETA MILANO! (in Italian). ZWJackson. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Antonio Pellegrino (18 March 2025). 🏆⚽️ LA PARTITA DECISIVA per la PROMOZIONE in SECONDA CATEGORIA! (in Italian). ZWJackson. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via YouTube.
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