Paganese Calcio 1926 is an
Italian association football club from
Pagani, Campania. It currently plays in
Serie C
The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C.
The unification of the Lega P ...
.
History
The club was founded in 1926.
Paganese also took part in the
Anglo-Italian Cup
The Anglo-Italian Cup ( it, Coppa Anglo-Italiana, also known as the Anglo-Italian Inter-League Clubs Competition and from 1976 to 1986 as the Alitalia Challenge Cup, Talbot Challenge Cup or Gigi Peronace Memorial) is a defunct European football c ...
in 1978, achieving a single victory and three defeats.
The club won
Serie D/H in 2005–2006 and have thus won promotion to
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...
for the 2006–2007 season. A second consecutive promotion in the
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...
competition of
2006–07, after defeating
SPAL and
Reggiana in the playoffs, gave Paganese the right to play in
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1.
Before the 1978 ...
in the
2007–08 season, their first appearance in the division since 1979.
At the end of the
2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season the club was relegated to
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of ...
.
In the
2011–12 of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, the club was immediately promoted to
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1.
Before the 197 ...
, beating
Chieti
Chieti (, ; , nap, label= Abruzzese, Chjïétë, ; gr, Θεάτη, Theátē; lat, Theate, ) is a city and '' comune'' (municipality) in Central Italy, east by northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo regi ...
2–0 in the first round of final play-off followed by 0–0 in the return.
Current squad
Out on loan
Former players
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Vincent Taua
Vincent Taua (born 1 November 1978) is a New Caledonian footballer who plays as a attacker for Campli. Besides France, he has played in Italy.
Career
Taua started his career with French fifth tier side Bastia B. In 2001, Taua signed for Cave ...
External links
Official website
Football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in Campania
Association football clubs established in 1926
Serie C clubs
1926 establishments in Italy
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