F.C. Lumezzane, commonly known just as Lumezzane, is an Italian association football club based in

Lumezzane Lumezzane (, locally ) is a town and (municipality) in the province of Brescia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 (), it is one of the largest towns in its province. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a s ...

, Lombardy. The club currently competes in

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, the third tier of Italian football.

History

A.C. Lumezzane

Lumezzane was founded in 1946. The club was promoted to

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in 1993. Since the promotion, the club remained in the divisions

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(Lega Pro Prima Divisione) and

(Lega Pro Seconda Divisione) from 1993 to 2014. The club also participated in

2014–15 Lega Pro The 2014–15 Lega Pro was the first season of the unified Lega Pro division in place of the old Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione. The league is composed of 60 teams divided into three different groups of 20 each. Teams A total of 60 teams ...

season, the first unified

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division since 1978. In the regular season of

2007–08 Serie C2 The 2007–08 Serie C2 season was the thirtieth football (soccer) league season of Italian Serie C2 since its establishment in 1978 . It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 2007 to May 2008, and the playoff phas ...

, Lumezzane finished fourth in the Group A and qualified for the promotional playoffs. The team defeated third-placed

Rodengo Saiano Rodengo-Saiano (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. A center of the Franciacorta historical region, it was founded in 1927 from the communes of Rodengo and Saiano. It is home to a Cluniac monastery, the Abbazia di ...

in the semi-finals, 2–1 on aggregate. In the finals, it defeated fifth-placed

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because it was the higher classified team after the pair ended in a 0–0 aggregate tie, thus winning promotion to the now-called

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for the 2008–09 season. On 26 November 2009, Lumezzane caused an upset in the

2009–10 Coppa Italia The 2009–10 Coppa Italia was the 63rd edition of the domestic tournament. The competition started on 2 August 2009 and ended on 5 May 2010. As in the previous year, 78 clubs took part in the tournament. Inter Milan, Internazionale were the cup h ...

, beating

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(a Serie A team) 3–1 away from home.

2018 refoundation

A.C. Lumezzane relegated to Serie D in 2017. The club finished as the 15th of

2017–18 Serie D The 2017–18 Serie D was the seventieth edition of the top level Italian non-professional Association football, football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 167 teams, divided on geographic ...

Group B, which relegated again. In June 2018, the club folded. At the same time, another club, Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica ValgobbiaZanano, was renamed to Football Club Lumezzane V.G.Z. Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica, claiming as an heir of A.C. Lumezzane. V.G.Z. is the acronym of ValgobbiaZanano. The new club also acquired the logo and some assets of A.C. Lumezzane. ValgobbiaZanano was a football club that finished as the regular season runner-up of Group D of

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Lombardy in . However, the club was the losing side in the promotion play-offs. A.C. ValgobbiaZanano was a merger of "A.C. Valgobbia", a team from Lumezzane and "A.C. Zanano Comisport", a team from Zanano ''frazione'' of

Sarezzo Sarezzo (Brescian: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located in the Trompia valley. Neighbouring communes are Lumezzane, Villa Carcina, Polaveno and Gardone Val Trompia. In 2011 its population was 13,54 ...

circa 2003. The prefix of the club was changed to A.S.D. from A.C. in some time later. itself is a valley of the Lumezzane area. In , the new Lumezzane won the promotional playoffs of Group D, thus entered the final stage of the playoffs which compete with other winners from other groups, for the spot to promote to

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 ...

in 2019–20 season. Lumezzane, however, lost to in aggregate in the first round of the inter-groups playoffs. In the season 2019–20 Lumezzane competed in Eccellenza, the fifth tier of Italian football. In 2021, the club's name was changed to F.C. Lumezzane S.S.D., thus severing every reference to ValgobbiaZanano. Lumezzane won promotion to Serie D in 2022 and a second consecutive promotion the following year, thus marking the club's return to professionalism after six years of amateur football.

Current squad

Out on loan

Players of note

Michele Pini Michele Pini (born 23 August 1986 in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Medite ...

(2006/07–12, 2014–15) - Made over 100 league appearances *

Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Barwuah (; ''Birth name, né'' Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club Genoa CFC, Genoa. Balotelli started his ...

(2006–07) - Champions League and Serie A winner of

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and Premier League and FA Cup winner of

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, he graduated from Lumezzane academy and grew up nearby in Concesio. *

Cristian Brocchi Cristian Brocchi (; born 30 January 1976) is an Italian professional football manager and former player, actual head coach of Kings League team FC Zeta. As a defensive midfielder, Brocchi was rated for his durability and tackling. He began his ...

(1997–98) - Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia winner of

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, he made 30 appearances for Lumezzane on loan during his third professional season.

Colours and badge

The colours of the team are red and blue. A.C. Lumezzane used a logo that resembled the crest of the ''comune'' of

. F.C. Lumezzane also used a similar design, with the inclusion of the VGZ design from 2018.

Honours

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C (), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the competition. It begins i ...

**Winners (1): 2009–10

References

External links

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Official website of A.S.D. Valgobbiazanano
. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lumezzane, FC Football clubs in Lombardy Association football clubs established in 2018 Serie C clubs 2018 establishments in Italy Coppa Italia Serie C winning clubs