Rovigo Calcio is an Italian association football club from

Rovigo Rovigo (, ; ) is a city and communes of Italy, commune in the region of Veneto, Northeast Italy, the capital of the province of Rovigo, eponymous province. Geography Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Veni ...

, Veneto.

History

The club was founded in 1893. In the 2005–06 season of Serie D, Rovigo finished first in Girone D, winning direct promotion to

Serie C2 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 t ...

, returning to a professional league for the first time in 56 years. In the 2006–07 season of Serie C2, the team finished 6th in Girone B, missing by 2 points the chance to participate in the promotional playoffs. In the 2007–08 season of Serie C2, Rovigo finished 16th in Girone B, and was forced to play in the relegation playoffs. Being the lower classified team, Rovigo was relegated to Serie D after its two-legged tie with 15th-placed Castelnuovo ended in a 3–3 aggregate draw. However, the team was chosen to remain in Serie C2, now called

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 ...

, to fill one of nine vacancies. In the 2008–09 season of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, Rovigo finished 18th and last in Girone B, and was directly relegated 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 summer 2011 it does not appeal against the exclusion of Covisod from

and so was excluded from all football. In 2012 Lape Ceregnano of

Ceregnano Ceregnano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,951 and an area of .All demograp ...

transferred to Rovigo and assumed the name A.S.D. Rovigo L.P.C.

References

External links

Official website
* Football clubs in Italy Football clubs in Veneto Rovigo Association football clubs established in 1893 Serie C clubs 1893 establishments in Italy {{italy-footyclub-stub