Società Sportiva Matelica Calcio 1921, commonly referred to as Matelica, is an
Italian football
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club founded in 1921 and based in
Matelica
Matelica is a (municipality) of the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche. Located about southwest of Ancona and west of Macerata, it extends over an area of .
Geography
Matelica lies in an ample valley where the Braccano ...
,
Marche
Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...
. Currently, it plays in Italy's
Promozione
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.
History
Foundation
The club was founded in 1921.
Serie D
In the season 2012–13, the team was promoted for the first time, from
Eccellenza Marche 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 the
2019–20 season, Matelica was promoted to
Serie C
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for the first time in the club's history.
Serie C, merger with Anconitana and restart from amateur leagues
In June 2021, Matelica owner Mauro Canil and
Anconitana announced their intention to merge the two clubs. The resulting entity was named "Ancona-Matelica" and was based in the city of
Ancona
Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...
, with the aim to have its name changed to "Ancona" by 2022, pending approval by the Italian Football Federation.
In July 2021, the merger finally took place; as part of the process, all logos and naming rights of Matelica were given away to
Prima Categoria
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club G.S. Corrado Fabiani Matelica, chaired by Sabrina Orlandi, Mauro Canil's wife.
Colors and badge
The team's colours are white and red.
Presidential history
* ... ''(1921-1937)''
* Riccardo Acqualagna ''(1937-1939)''
* ... ''(1939-1944)''
* Inactive ''(1944-1946)''
* Achille Roversi ''(1946-1948)''
* Inactive ''(1948-1950)''
* Isidoro Belluco ''(1950-1952)''
* Mellito Papi ''(1952-1953)''
* Galliano Boldrini ''(1953-1957)''
* ... ''(1957-1960)''
* Giuseppe Ottalina ''(1960-1961)''
* Emilio Acqualagna ''(1961-1963)''
* Giuseppe Baldini ''(1963-1967)''
* ... ''(1967-1970)''
* Emilio Acqualagna ''(1970-1972)''
* Giuseppe Baldini ''(1972-1973)''
* Emilio Acqualagna ''(1973-1976)''
* Renato Brancaleoni ''(1976-1980)''
* Giuseppe Vico ''(1980-1981)''
* Pietro Mataloni ''(1981-1982)''
* Oreste Cesari ''(1982-1988)''
* Gino Marcella ''(1988-1990)''
* Pietro Lucernoni ''(1990-1995)''
* Ezio Scalamonti ''(1995-1997)''
* Silvano Passero ''(1997-2010)''
* Mauro Canil ''(2010-)''
Honours
*Serie D: 1
:2019-20
*Coppa Italia Serie D: 1
:2018-19
*Eccellenza: 1
:2012-13
*Promozione: 1
:2011-12
*Prima Categoria: 4
:1970-71, 1972-73, 1989-90, 2010-11
*Seconda Categoria: 1
:1983-84
*Coppa Italia Promozione Marche: 1
:2011-12
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Italy
Association football clubs established in 1921
Football clubs in the Marche
1921 establishments in Italy
2021 establishments in Italy
Serie C clubs
Serie D clubs
Matelica