Società Sportiva Verbania Calcio, shortened as Verbania, is an Italian association football club located in the town of Verbania, Piedmont. Currently it plays in Serie D.

History

The club was founded in 1959 after the merging of Libertas Pallanza and Verbania Sportiva that was founded in 1947 and played the season, 1947–48, in Serie C, the third level of Italian football. The new club spent the majority of its history in the semi-professional and regional levels of Italian Football, in Serie D and Eccellenza; but in the early period of its history, it played 7 seasons in Serie C (currently Lega Pro Prima Divisione), from 1966–67 to 1972–73. In 2006 the sports title was transferred from A.S.D. Verbania Calcio to A.S.D. Amici del Verbania, which the former was liquidated. In the season 2011–12 it was promoted from Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley/A to Serie D.

Colors, badge and stadium

The club's colour is white ringed by a blue-yellow-red strip and the club's home ground is the ''Stadio Carlo Pedroli''.Stadium's infos at Verbania Calcio website
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Notable players

One of the club's most notable players is Maltese striker,

Carmel Busuttil Carmel Busuttil (born 29 February 1964), nicknamed "Il-Bużu", is a Maltese former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best Maltese players of all time, he began his career with his hometown club Rabat Ajax ...

, who played over 100 times for Malta, and scored 23 international goals.

Honours

* Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley: **Winners 1: 2011–12 * Coccarda Coppa Italia

Regional Coppa Italia Piedmont and Aosta Valley: **Winners 1: 2011–12

Notes and references

External links

Verbania Calcio official website
Football clubs in Piedmont and Aosta Valley Sport in Verbania Association football clubs established in 1959 Serie C clubs 1959 establishments in Italy {{Italy-footyclub-stub