Union Clodiense Chioggia Football Club, commonly known as Union Clodiense Chioggia, is an
Italian association football club located in
Chioggia, Veneto. It plays in .
History
Early years
The first incarnation of the current club was founded in 1971 as Union Clodia Sottomarina, when two teams from Chioggia, ''U.S. Sottomarina Lido'' (founded in 1959 and based in the ''frazione'' of
Sottomarina) and ''Clodia'', were merged.
After many years in
Serie C
The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...
, the team was relegated to lower divisions in 1977.
In 1989, the club changed its name to S.S.C. Chioggia Sottomarina and, in 1995, to A.C. Chioggia Sottomarina. Three years later, it was promoted from
Eccellenza Veneto to
Serie D
The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...
.
In the summer of 2011, the club did not apply to participate in the
2011-12 Serie D due to financial issues. It successively merged with
Eccellenza Veneto rival crosstown club Sottomarina Lido to become A.S.D. Clodiense, winning promotion back to Serie D one year later.
In the summer of 2012, it was renamed Union Clodiense and adopted its current denomination in 2019.
In 2024, Union Clodiense Chioggia were crowned Serie D Group C champions, thus winning promotion to Serie C.
Players
Current squad
Colors and badge
Its colours are all-dark red, in reference to the
Grande Torino, where two players born in Chioggia, brothers
Aldo and
Dino Ballarin, played.
References
External links
*
Football clubs in Italy
Chioggia
Association football clubs established in 2011
Football clubs in Veneto
2011 establishments in Italy
{{Italy-footyclub-stub