Unione Sportiva Fiorenzuola 1922 Società Sportiva is an
Italian association football club from
Fiorenzuola d'Arda
Fiorenzuola d'Arda (; , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Italy in the province of Piacenza, part of the Emilia-Romagna region. Its name derives from ''Florentia'' ("prosperous" in Latin). The "d'Arda" portion refers to the River Arda which flows ...
, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. The club currently plays in .
History
In its history, Fiorenzuola mostly played in amateur and lower professional leagues, except for a brief stint in the 1990s when the club reached
Serie C1
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions.
History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...
and narrowly missed promotion to
Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
, after losing the 1995 promotion playoff final to
Pistoiese
Football Club Pistoiese SSD, commonly known as Pistoiese, is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921, the club has also played Serie A on a num ...
on penalty shoot-outs. Also in 1995, Fiorenzuola made a great exploit in the
Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since.
Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
, being defeated 2–1 at home by F.C. Internazionale Milano, Inter after having previously eliminated Brescia Calcio, Brescia and Torino F.C., Torino. In the following years, Fiorenzuola started a slow decline which brought the club down to the Eccellenza. The club currently plays in Serie D.
Colors and badge
The team's colors are red and black.
Stadium
Fiorenzuola play their home matches at the Stadio Comunale, also known as Velodrome Attilio Pavesi.
Current squad
Notable former managers
* Alberto Cavasin
* Massimo Ficcadenti
* Stefano Pioli
Honours
Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna
*Winners: 2007–2008, 2013–2014 (Group A)
References
External links
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Football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in Emilia-Romagna
Association football clubs established in 1922
Serie C clubs
1922 establishments in Italy