S.S. Turris Calcio, commonly known as Turris, is an Italian football club based in

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, Campania. The club was founded in 1944 as F.C. Turris 1944 and refounded in 2004 and then 2012. The nicknames of the team are ''Torresi'' and ''Corallini''. Turris were promoted to

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in 2019–20 as champions of

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, following the early conclusion of the league due to the

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History

From 1944 to 2012

F.C. Turris 1944

F.C. Turris 1944 was founded in 1944 and refounded in 2004. In the past, the club played many seasons in

Serie D 2010–11

In the 2010–11 season, Turris were the losing finalists of

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. Since the winner,

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, were promoted to

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as the division winner, Turris qualified for the semi-finals of the national promotion playoffs. Turris defeated SandonàJesolo in the semifinals but lost 3–1 on penalties, after a scoreless game, to

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in the final and remained in Serie D.

The transfer to Nola, Neapolis' relocation, and refoundation

In the summer of 2012, the club's membership of

was transferred to Real Hyria Nola in the city of

Nola Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian worship. ...

. Until the end of the 2013–14 season, the main football club of the city was F.C. Torre Neapolis 1944, as President Mario Moxedano relocated the former F.C. Neapolis Mugnano to the city from

Mugnano di Napoli Mugnano di Napoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italy, Italian region of Campania, about 10 km northwest of Naples. Mugnano di Napoli borders the municipalities of Calvizzano, Giugliano in Campania ...

. In the summer of 2014, Moxedano moved

again, refounding F.C. Neapolis. Turris was refounded as a relocation of FC Miano (

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league) in the same year, and then renamed ''Associazione Polisportiva Turris Calcio A.S.D.''. They won the

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the year after and returned to

From 2017 and return to professional football

In 2017, Turris was acquired by Antonio Colantonio, who promised to supporters that he would take the team back to professional football within three years. In 2018, the club was renamed ASD Turris Calcio. In 2019–20, Turris won promotion to

, returning to professional football for the first time since Serie C2 2000-2001 and to the third level of Italian football for the first time since the Serie C1 1997-1998 season. For the 2021–22 season, the club has been renamed SS Turris Calcio.

Colors and badge

The club's colours are red with white lightning bolts on the front.

Current squad

Notable former managers

* Adriano Lombardi

References

External links

* (archived)
Fan Site
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