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Manfredonia Calcio
Manfredonia Calcio Società a responsabilità limitata, S.r.l. Sportiva Dilettantistica commonly known as Manfredonia Calcio or just Manfredonia is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club, based in Manfredonia, in the Province of Foggia, Apulia. Currently it plays in Serie D. History Foundation The club, founded in 1932 as Associazione Sportiva Manfredonia. Manfredonia is known for having been the first Italian professional team to play its home matches on a Synthetic fiber, synthetic football (soccer) field, football field. The club also used Polisportiva Manfredonia as its denomination in 1940–41. Manfredonia returned to play in the professional leagues only in 2004 (as S.S. Manfredonia Calcio S.r.l.), following 64 years of absence from Lega Pro, Serie C. In 2004–05 Manfredonia won promotion from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, Serie C2 to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Serie C1, but finished last in its division in Serie C1 2007-08, 2007–08 and was directly r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siponto
Siponto ( la, Sipontum, grc-gre, Σιπιούς) was an ancient port town and bishopric in Apulia, southern Italy. The town was abandoned after earthquakes in the 13th century; today the area is administered as a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Manfredonia, in the province of Foggia. Siponto is located around 3 km south of Manfredonia. History According to legend, Sipontum was founded by Diomedes, product of the union of the Homeric hero of the same name with the daughter of the king of the Daunians. Siponto was probably founded by the Daunians. Sipontum was a flourishing Greek colony, its Greek name being Sipious (Σιπιούς); having fallen into the hands of the Samnites, it was retaken about 335 BC by King Alexander of Epirus, uncle of Alexander the Great. In 189 BC it became a Roman colony with its original Sipious name still used in Byzantine times, and in 663 AD it was taken and destroyed by the Slavs. In the ninth century, Sipontum was for a time in the pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
