Avezzano Calcio A.S.D., commonly known as Avezzano ( ), is an

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based in

Avezzano Avezzano ( ; ) is a city and comune in the Abruzzo region, province of L'Aquila, Italy. It is the second most populous municipality in the province and the sixth in the region. It is the main commercial, industrial and agricultural centre of the ...

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, who compete in , the fourth tier of the

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History

The club was founded in 1919 and refounded in 1998 and 2009. In 1996–1997 it played in

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 ...

, the highest level reached by the team.

Nuova Avezzano

Following financial problems, in 2009 Nuova Avezzano Calcio tried to merge with the newly promoted to

Serie C2 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 t ...

A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco. When the merging was denied by the Lega Calcio Serie C, the club folded and sold its sport rights to A.S.D. Luco Canistro. In 2010/2011 Pescina, that is playing in Avezzano's pitch since his field is ineligible for Lega Pro, will be anyway renamed into Avezzano Valle del Giovenco.

The refoundation

In 2009 the club was refounded as A.S.D. Avezzano Foce Nuova that in the season 2010–11 was promoted to Promozione Abruzzo. In the summer 2011 it was renamed with the current name. The team plays in the serie D.

Colors and badge

The historic crest of Avezzano Calcio is a simple Gothic-style shield, vertically divided into white and green halves, topped with the club’s name "Avezzano" in uppercase letters. From 1990 to 1998, starting with the Mauro Gentile era, the club used a redesigned logo featuring stylized green initials "A" and "C" placed at the center of the white shield. In 1997, under the presidency of Vincenzo Angeloni, the

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, a symbol of the club, was replaced by the

Marsican brown bear The Marsican brown bear (''Ursus arctos arctos'', formerly ''Ursus arctos marsicanus''), also known as the Apennine brown bear, is a critically endangered population of the Eurasian brown bear, with a range restricted to the Parco Nazionale ...

, shown upright and facing forward within the white and green badge. From 2000 to 2007, the crest of the rebranded ''Nuova Avezzano Calcio'' featured a football in the center of the badge, with the profile of a wolf’s head at the base. In 2011, a new design by Roberto Falco introduced a snarling, stylized white wolf set against a green background symbolizing the Fucino plain. The Gothic shield also depicted the peaks of Mount Velino, with the club’s name "Avezzano Calcio" written in uppercase above. In 2023, the club unveiled a new circular crest in white and green, bordered in gold. At the center sits a stylized, front-facing wolf’s head, topped by the words "Avezzano Calcio" in block letters and the initials "AZ"—a nod to the Marsica region’s push for autonomy. The foundation year, 1919, is inscribed at the bottom.

Honours

Coppa Italia Dilettanti The Coppa Italia Dilettanti (Italian for: Italian Amateurs Cup) is an annual knock-out competition for teams from the fifth and sixth levels of Italian football: the Eccellenza and the Promozione. All ties except for the final, which is held at t ...

** Champions: 1986–87 (as ''Avezzano Calcio'')

Notable players

;Player with 100 appearances *

Alessandro Del Grosso Alessandro Del Grosso (born 27 August 1972) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. Football career Early years Del Grosso started his career at teams of Serie C2. He followed Avezzano promoted to Serie C1 in summer 1996. ...

;Italy internationals *

Giuseppe Pancaro Giuseppe Pancaro (; born 26 August 1971) is a former Italian football defender turned coach. Club career Born in Cosenza, Calabria, Pancaro started his youth career with Acri. He later moved to the Torino FC Youth squad remaining with the club ...

References

External links

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