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. Currently, it plays in

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History

Calcio Portogruaro-Summaga

Foundation

The club was founded in 1990 as Calcio Portogruaro-Summaga and also known as Portosummaga after the merger of then-

Promozione The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's ...

clubs ''Associazione Calcio Portogruaro'' (founded in 1919 in the city of Portogruaro) and ''Associazione Calcio Summaga'' (from Summaga, a ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'' of Portogruaro itself).

From 2007 to 2013

In the Serie C2 2007-08 regular season, Portosummaga finished third in Girone B and qualified for the promotional playoffs. The team defeated fourth-placed

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in the semi-finals because it was the higher-classified team after the pair ended in a 4–4 aggregate tie. In the finals, it defeated second-placed Bassano Virtus 5–3 on aggregate to win promotion to the then-called

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for the 2008–09 season. On 9 May 2010, under the tenure of former Serie A defender

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, the club defeated

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on the final matchday to gain promotion to Serie B. They therefore marked their first appearance in the Italian second tier in the 2010–11 season. However, the club was relegated to

after only a single season in

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, finishing 21st. In the 2012–13 season, the club was relegated to

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2013 refoundation

The club was refounded with the current name in the summer of 2013 restarting from

. In 2019, the local entrepreneur Andrea Bertolini bought the club. At the end of the season, the team obtained the promotion to

Eccellenza Veneto Eccellenza Veneto is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Veneto, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups (A and B). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishes second also hav ...

without ever losing a game.

Colours and badge

The team's colours are dark red and black.

Honours

* 2 Campionati di Promozione 1992–93, 2018–19 * 2 Campionati di Eccellenza 1995–96, 1997–98 * 1 Campionato di Serie D 2003–04 * 1 Campionato di Prima Divisione 2009–10 * 1 Coppa Disciplina 2009–10

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Portogruaro Football clubs in Italy Football clubs in Veneto Association football clubs established in 1990 Serie B clubs Serie C clubs Serie D clubs Eccellenza Promozione 1990 establishments in Italy Phoenix clubs (association football) 2013 establishments in Italy Portogruaro