S.S. Audace Cerignola, commonly known as Audace Cerignola or simply Cerignola, is an
Italian association football club from
Cerignola,
Apulia
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History
The club was originally founded in 1912 as ''Gruppo Sportivo Cerignola''. They played
Serie C from 1935 to 1937, after which they exclusively took part at amateur leagues.
The club voluntarily stepped out in 2013 due to financial issues, and restarted from
Prima Categoria only a year later. In 2017 they returned to play
Serie D, a league they had not played since the year 2000.
In 2019, Audace Cerignola ended the season in an impressive second place, behind
AZ Picerno; in the following playoffs, they made it to the final, where they defeated
Taranto, thus ensuring a priority slot in the
Serie C repechages.
However, due to a number stadium-related issues, the Italian Football Federation denied Serie C entry to the club.
After winning a first appeal to the
Italian National Olympic Committee Court, and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities,
on 5 August 2019 the CONI Court once again overturned the latter's decision, confirming Audace Cerignola's right to take part in the
2019–20 Serie C
The 2019–20 Serie C was the sixth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system. The season was scheduled to run from 24 August 2019 to 26 April 2020, however, on 9 March 2020, the Italian governmen ...
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Audace Cerignola were finally promoted to Serie C in the
2021–22 Serie D
The 2021–22 Serie D is the seventy-third season of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.
Teams
The composition of the league involves nine divisions ...
season, as Group H champions, under the guidance of head coach
Michele Pazienza
Michele Pazienza (; born 5 August 1982) is an Italian football coach, and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently in charge of Audace Cerignola.
Career Foggia
Pazienza was born in San Severo in the province of Fogg ...
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Current squad
Out on loan
References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in Apulia
Association football clubs established in 1912
1912 establishments in Italy
Serie C clubs
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