S.S.D. Barletta 1922 is an
Italian association football club located in
Barletta
Barletta (; Salentino: ''Varrétte'' or ''Barlétte'') is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia, in southeastern Italy. Barletta is the '' capoluogo'', together with Andria and Trani, of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. It has a population of a ...
,
Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...
. Currently it plays in
Eccellenza Apulia
Eccellenza Apulia () is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, Italy. It is competed among 20 teams, in one group. The winner of the group is promoted to Serie D. The club who win play-off als ...
.
Barletta was played in professional league as Società Sportiva Barletta Calcio. In 2015 the club went bankrupt, and a new phoenix club, A.S.D. Barletta 1922, was admitted to 2015–16
Eccellenza
The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football.Official ...
on 6 August.
History
The first club was founded in 1922.
At the pinnacle of the club's success, they were promoted to
Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
in the
1987–88 season and remained there until the
1990–91 season.
In the
2007–08 season in Serie D, Barletta finished 2nd in Girone H, qualifying them for the promotional play-offs. They qualified as one of the nine teams in the group stage of the play-offs, but finished second in their group and did not qualify for the semi-finals. Ranked the best second-placed team in the three groups, it won special promotion to
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Serie C2 was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status.
History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging ...
, as one of the 5 top teams in the promotional play-offs.
Colors and badge
Their official colors are white and red, in fact, they're called "i biancorossi".
Players
Former players
Gallery
References
External links
Official site
Football clubs in Apulia
Barletta
Association football clubs established in 1922
Serie B clubs
Serie C clubs
Serie D clubs
1922 establishments in Italy
2015 establishments in Italy
Phoenix clubs (association football)
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