Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Roma Calcio Femminile, commonly referred to as Roma CF is an Italian women's
football
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team based in
Rome
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that competes in the
Serie C
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.
History
The club was founded in 1965 as A.C.F. Roma Lido by Mira Rosi Bellei,
with the support of the
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: ) is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its exis ...
's president
Franco Evangelisti, who ensured the team was provided with supplies such as footballs and other equipment.
The club won the 1969
Serie A
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and the 1971
Coppa Italia
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Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
.
References
Women's football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in Rome
1965 establishments in Italy
Association football clubs established in 1965
Serie A (women's football) clubs
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