Atletico Piombino is an
Italian association football club located in
Piombino
Piombino is an Italian town and ''comune'' of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno (Tuscany). It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.
Ov ...
, Tuscany. It currently plays in
Eccellenza
The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football.Official ...
. Its colors are light blue and black.
History
The club was founded in 1921 as U.S. Piombino Calcio and spent three seasons in
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 which it defeated more famous teams such as
A.S.Roma and
Calcio Catania
Catania Football Club, commonly known as Catania, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in the city of Catania, Sicily, that plays in Serie C.
Originally founded in 1908 as ''Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica'', the clu ...
. The side disbanded in 1996 and was refounded as A.S. Piombino. It changed its denomination to the current one in 2004, but from the fans it's called as only "il Piombino".
[History of Atletico Piombino]
Piombino actually play in Eccellenza Toscana, the fifth level of Italian football.
References
External links
Atletico Piombino official website
Atletico Piombino
Football clubs in Tuscany
Association football clubs established in 1921
Serie B clubs
Atletico Piombino
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