Football Club Aprilia Racing Club is an

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club based in

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. As of 2018–19 season, Aprilia was participating in

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. In 2018, F.C. Aprilia merged with S.S. Racing Club Fondi to form the current club.

Predecessors

Associazione Calcio Aprilia was founded in 1971. The club folded in 2009 after last played in

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and selling its sports title to form , despite at the same time, investor also bought another sports title to form the phoenix club of Aprilia.

History

F.C. Rondinelle Latina

In 2009, investor acquired a sports title in

to found F.C. Rondinelle Latina. The sports title was sold by F.C. Latina after the club was merged with U.S. Virtus Latina to form

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. Despite Rondinelle Latina was named after Latina, the club played in Stadio Quinto Ricci, Aprilia. On 26 May 2010 the club changed the name to F.C. Aprilia.

F.C. Aprilia

At the end of the

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season the club won group G of

and was promoted to

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. The debut in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2011–2012 season was very satisfying finishing fifth and securing a place in the playoffs for promotion to

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, losing in the semi-final to Chieti.

F.C. Aprilia Racing Club

The club changed its denomination to F.C. Aprilia Racing Club in 2018, after Antonio Pezone, former owner of Racing Roma and Racing Fondi, merging the latter with F.C. Aprilia.

Crest

The club used the coat of arms of the city and ''comune'' as the main element of the club logo. However, it used the former version of the coat of arms, which the crown in the coat of arms was changed.

References

External links

* Football clubs in Italy Serie C clubs Football clubs in Lazio Association football clubs established in 2009 2009 establishments in Italy Province of Latina {{Italy-footyclub-stub