Cosenza Calcio S.r.l. is an Italian
football
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club, based in
Cosenza
Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...
,
Calabria
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. Currently the team plays in . For the 2025/2026 season it shall play in the
Serie C
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History
Cosenza Calcio
The club was founded in 1926 as "Cosenza Foot-Ball Club" (the year 1914 is a reference to the first historic match played in the town of Cosenza on 23 February 1914) and enjoyed a long time in the professional leagues, spending several years in the
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 ...
. They also won the
Anglo-Italian Cup
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in 1983. In 2003, Cosenza 1914 was expelled from professional league.
In 2003 an illegitimate phoenix club was found as ''A.S. Cosenza F.C.''. In 2004, old Cosenza won the appeal and was admitted to
2004–05 Serie D. Thus that season there was a derby. In 2005 new Cosenza switched its denomination into
A.S. Cosenza Calcio, after the fall of old Cosenza.
Cosenza Calcio 1914 Srl

In 2007, A.S. Cosenza Calcio gave up its Serie D membership, but all the team players later joined new club Fortitudo Cosenza, born as relocation of
Rende Calcio, a team from the neighbouring city of
Rende which was relegated to
Serie D
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in
2006–07 season and
moved to Cosenza soon after. The new club quickly managed to win the Serie D/Girone I championship in
2007–08, ensuring a place back into the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (the renamed Serie C2) for the 2008–09 season.
Three seasons in professionalism
Following this, the new club renamed itself, taking the old historical denomination of Cosenza Calcio 1914
S.r.l. with the aim to rise up the Italian football pyramid. In 2008–09, their first season in the Lega Pro, Cosenza showed all of their intentions by winning the
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
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 ...
/Girone C championship. The team played the 2009–10 season in the
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy
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/Girone B, finishing 11th in the table.
At the end of the
2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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season the team was relegated after losing the playoff. The team was then excluded from professional Championship by Co.Vi.So.C. of
Italian Football Federation
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It manages a ...
and it didn't appeal.
During the professional seasons, former chairman
Damiano Paletta was suspended in June 2009 for 6 months for irregularities in administration. The ban was reduced after an appeal.
For the bankruptcy of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l., former managers Eugenio Funari, Paolo Pagliuso (former chairman) and his son Luca Pagliuso, Giuseppe Citrigno and Francesco Iannucci were banned from football for 2 years to 5 years. due to irregularities in management.
In 2013 the membership of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l. was finally revoked.
Nuova Cosenza Calcio
In mid-2011 the club was refounded as Nuova Cosenza Calcio and restarted from
Serie D
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After a mediocre start, they sacked coach Enzo Patania and hired Tommaso Napoli. They won nine and drew seven without a loss to finish the regular season in second place to
HinterReggio in Group I and entered in the promotion playoffs. They won six in a row to become champions of the playoffs. The club won the promotion playoffs by beating
SandonàJesoloCalcio 3–2 in the final, but not being automatically promoted shall remain still in
Serie D
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.
On 5 August 2013, the team announced that it was promoted to the professional league,
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
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 ...
. Circa 2013 the club refer itself simply as Cosenza Calcio, a name change in Italian
Chamber of Commerce
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was done some time later.
Cosenza was promoted again to the unified
2014–15 Lega Pro after ending the
2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season in fourth place. The team mathematically secured the promotion in March 2014.
In 2018, Cosenza promoted to Serie B.
Colors and badge
The team's official colours are red and dark blue, probably in honor to
Genoa C.F.C.
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Established in 1893, Genoa is ...
Players
First-team squad
Other players under contract
Cosenza Calcio Primavera
Out on loan
Coaching staff
Honours
*
Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2014–15
*
Serie D
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: 1958–59
References
External links
Official website
{{Serie B
Football clubs in Calabria
Serie B clubs
Association football clubs established in 1926
1926 establishments in Italy
Coppa Italia Serie C winning clubs