Fidelis Andria 2018 or simply Fidelis Andria is an Italian

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club based in

Andria Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Apulia region of Southern Italy. It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind ...

Apulia Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...

. The club was founded in 1971 and re-founded in 2005, 2013 and 2018. The team competes in . Fidelis Andria play their home matches at Stadio Degli Ulivi, which has a capacity of 9,140. The stadium is located in

itself.

History

A.S. Fidelis Andria (1971–2005)

The club was founded in 1971 as A.S. Fidelis Andria (''Associazione Sportiva Fidelis Andria''). At that time the club worn red and yellow and it was the second club in town. In 1978, after the collapse of A.S. Andria, the club decided to wear blue and white, which are the traditional colours of the town. With these colours, the club played for 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 ...

and

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 ...

: last playing in Serie B in 1999. After the 2004/05 season the club declared bankruptcy.

A.S. Andria BAT (2005–2013)

In summer 2005 the club was refounded A.S. Andria BAT (''Associazione Sportiva Andria BAT''). The BAT stood for Barletta-Andria-Trani, as in the

province of Barletta-Andria-Trani The province of Barletta-Andria-Trani () is a provinces of Italy, province in the Apulia region of Italy. The establishment of the province took effect in June 2009, and Andria was appointed as its seat of government on 21 May 2010. It was creat ...

. The team played in 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 ...

from the 2005–06 to 2008–09 seasons. At the end of the 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season the team was admitted into

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into ...

after the forced relegation of

Avellino Avellino () is a city and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

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 ...

. At the end of the 2012-13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season the club was relegated after the play-offs, but didn't enroll in the

league.

S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 (2013–2018)

In its place, in summer 2013 a new team called S.S.D. Fidelis Andria 1928 was founded and admitted to

Eccellenza Apulia Eccellenza Apulia () is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, Italy. It is competed among 20 teams, in one group. The winner of the group is promoted to Serie D. The club who win play-off als ...

. The team ended the season 2013–2014 in 2nd place. After winning the national play-offs, Fidelis Andria were promoted to

, the top level of the Italian non-professional football association. In season 2014–15, Fidelis Andria played in Group H of

. On April 26, after winning 3–2 away at Cavese, the club was promoted to

Lega Pro The Lega Italiano Calcio Professionistico (Italian for Professional Football Italian League), commonly known as Lega Pro (Pro League), is the governing body that runs the third tier of professional football competitions in Italy, the Serie C. I ...

, the third highest football division in Italy, two matches before the end of the regular season. After the regular season, Fidelis Andria took part in the

Scudetto The ''scudetto'' (; Italian for 'little shield') is a decoration having the colors of the flag of Italy which is sewn onto the jersey of the Italian sports clubs that won the highest level championship of their respective sport in the previous ...

Serie D tournament, in order to assign the amateur champions' title. The team was eliminated in the group stages. Since July 1, 2015, having become a member of the Italian Professional Football League (''Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico''), commonly known as

, the club changed its name in S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928. Fidelis Andria ended the season 2015–16 at 7th place, which allowed the club to participate in the next

2016–17 Coppa Italia The 2016–17 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 70th edition of the domestic national tournament. Juventus successfully defended its title by defeating Lazio 2–0 in the final, becoming the first team to win t ...

. On May 7, after the last match of the season in

Catania Catania (, , , Sicilian and ) is the second-largest municipality on Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the center of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, wh ...

, boss Luca D'Angelo announced he wouldn't renew his contract with the club.

S.S.D Fidelis Andria 2018 (2018– )

In July 2018 the club was declared bankrupt and was denied registration for the upcoming Serie C, based on Covisoc's assessment. On the date of the deadline for Serie D registration, a group of investors led by Marco Di Vincenzo formed S.S.D. Fidelis Andria 2018 as a reincarnation of S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 to assume its sporting title. The reborn club was admitted to Serie D. In June 2022 the club informed the media that the club's main Sponsor for the season 2022-2023 was the American Holding Group "7Crocketts"; the operation has been conduced by the Investment Banking Advisory Firm MergersCorp M&A International.

Colors and crest

The team's colors are blue and white. The club crest, representing a rampant lion, is based on elements from the city of

's badge.

Current squad

Notable former players

* Nicola Amoruso * Marco Capparella *

Bernardo Corradi Bernardo Corradi (; born 30 March 1976) is an Italian former association football, football coach and former player. A forward (association football), forward, he played top-division football for several teams in Italy, Spain, and England, and ...

* Cristiano Lupatelli * Bruno Pesce * Matjaž Florijančič * Adolfo Ovalle

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fidelis Andria Football clubs in Apulia Association football clubs established in 1971 Serie B clubs Serie C clubs Serie D clubs Phoenix clubs (association football) 1971 establishments in Italy 2005 establishments in Italy 2013 establishments in Italy 2018 establishments in Italy