A.S.D. Alife is an Italian association football club based in Alife,

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. The club currently plays in Prima Categoria Molise.

History

The club was founded in 2007 as A.S.D. Atletico Matese Alife () and has been sponsored by Banca Capasso Antonio - S.P.A., Alife's local bank. The team merges with Castello del Matese in the summer of 2023. The team plays in the Prima Categoria Molise

Colours and badge

Alliphae's home colours are yellow and blue. The badge, which is derived from the town of Alife's

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carrying a

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on its back whilst playing football.

Stadio Marco Spinelli

Stadio Marco Spinelli is a municipal stadium in Alife. It is the home venue of Prima Categoria Molise club Alife.

Nearby clubs

Their closest rivals in terms of distance are Piedimonte Matese-based clubs Tre Pini Matese and F.W.P. Matese. Alliphae also shares a rivalry with

based outfit

Casertana Casertana Football Club is an Italian association football club based in Caserta, Campania. The club currently plays in Serie D. History The club was founded in 1908 as Robur Caserta and became known as Unione Sportiva Casertana from 1928 unt ...

, which plays in

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(formerly

Lega Pro The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

). The distance between Alife and Piedimonte Matese is about 3.3 miles (5.5 km), whilst Caserta is approximately 24 miles (40 km) away.

Squad

Non-playing staff

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References

External links

Official Facebook Page

Official Twitter Page
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