A.S. Fiumicino 1926, formerly known as Fiumicino Calcio, is an

Italian football Football ( it, calcio ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered to be one of the best national teams in the world. They have won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), trailing only ...

club, based in

Fiumicino Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the eleventh-bu ...

, a suburb of Greater Rome in the

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(formerly Province of Rome). The club participated in

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

and

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several times, but as of 2018–19 season, participating in Promozione Lazio Group C. The club also affiliated to

A.S. Roma ' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...

as a feeder club.

History

Fiumicino Calcio was founded in 1926 in

, at that time part of Rome ''comune'' as Fiumicino (XXXVII) of

Circoscrizione ''Circoscrizione'' (; plural: ''circoscrizioni'') can refer to two different administrative units of Italy. One is an electoral district approximating to the English ''constituency'' but typically the size of a province or region, depending on the ...

XIV of Rome. Fiumicino ''comune'' was created in 1992. The registration number of the club was 76,297. The club was the founding member of

, the new 6th highest level in 1991. The club played in Promozione Lazio from 1981 to 1991, at that time the 6th highest level. Eccellenza and Promozione became the 5th and 6th level in 2014, after the disestablishment of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Fiumicino won Eccellenza Lazio in 1993 and again 1996. The club played in Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti (

) from 1993 to 1996 and again from 1996 to 1998. Fiumicino was relegated again in season, with only 20 points. The club was relegated from in 2006 and again from season in 2012. Thus, in 2012–13 season, Fiumicino had derbies with namesake Città di Fiumicino. In 2012–13 Promozione Lazio season, Città di Fiumicino finished as the 8th, and Fiumicino was relegated again as the 18th. Fiumicino became a repechage to in September 2014 to fill the vacancy left by

Monterotondo Monterotondo is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy. History According to some historians, Monterotondo is the heir of the ancient Sabine town of Eretum, although the modern settlement appeared in the 10th-11th ce ...

. In 2015, Fiumicino merged with another minor club of the ''comune'', "A.S.D. Isola Sacra 2011" (namesake of

Isola Sacra Isola Sacra (the Holy Isle) is situated in the Lazio region of Italy south of Rome, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is part of the town of Fiumicino. Overview The area between Portus and Ostia Antica was transformed into an artificial island by Emper ...

). The new denomination was A.S. Fiumicino 1926, with a new registration number 943,007.

Stadium

The club played their home matches in Stadio Pietro Desideri, on 2 Via Balsofiore, Fiumicino. The stadium was also used by Lupa Roma. The stadium had a capacity of 2,500.

Honours

** Winners (2): ,

References

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* Football clubs in Italy Football clubs in Lazio Sport in Fiumicino Association football clubs established in 1926 1926 establishments in Italy {{Italy-footyclub-stub

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