Virtus CiseranoBergamo 1909 is an Italian association football club from

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, Lombardy. It was born in 2019 as a merger of ''Ciserano Calcio'' and ''Virtus Bergamo'', itself a direct heir of ''Alzano Virescit'', a club that also played

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in its history.

History

Alzano Seriate

FC AlzanoCene officially merged with fellow Lombardy and Serie D side

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on 31 May 2015 to become Alzano Seriate 1909.

The football in Alzano before the merger

Foot-Ball Club Alzano

The origins of football in Alzano go back to 1909 when was founded Foot-Ball Club Alzano.

Alzano 1909 Virescit F.C.

In the summer 1993 was founded Alzano 1909 Virescit Football Club with the merger between ''Foot-Ball Club Alzano'', from Alzano Lombardo, and ''Centro Giovanile Virescit Boccaleone'', a club from

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, which enjoyed some success in its

Serie C1 Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...

period in the 1980s. The new club started from

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in 1993 and obtained two consecutive promotions that brought it to play Serie C1. Alzano then won Serie C1/A in 1999, placing first ahead of

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. The

experience for Alzano however lasted only one season, as the team relegated back to Serie C1 the next year. The club then relegated to

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in 2003 and was successively cancelled by the federation because of financial troubles.

A.S.D F.C. Alzano 1909

The club was refounded in 2004 as A.S.D F.C. Alzano 1909, the side played for three seasons in Prima Categoria Lombardy.

AlzanoCene

The club was refounded in the summer 2007 with the merger between A.S.D. Football Club Alzano 1909 (playing in Prima Categoria Lombardy), from

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and Ardens Cene (playing in

Eccellenza Lombardy Eccellenza Lombardy () is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lombardy, Italy. It is competed amongst 48 teams, in three groups (A, B and C). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club which finishes second also ...

) from

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.Alzano Cene 1909
/ref> In the season 2007–08 it was promoted from

The football in Cene before the merger

From U.S. Cene to Ardens Cene

The origins of football in Cene go back to 1947 when was founded U.S. Cene which in 1965 was refounded as Ardens Cene.

Colors and badge

Its official colours are white and black. Its badge is similar to

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Honours

: ** Winners (1): 1998–99 *

: ** Winners (1): 1984–85 *

: ** Winners (1): 1983–84, 1994–95 *

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: ** Winners (1): 1985–86, 1997–98

References

External links

None currently available. Football clubs in Lombardy Association football clubs established in 2007 Serie B clubs Serie C clubs Serie D clubs 2007 establishments in Italy Virtus Bergamo Phoenix clubs (association football) {{Italy-footyclub-stub