A.S.D. Asti, known as Asti and formerly A.S.D. Alfieri Asti or A.S.D. Colline Alfieri Don Bosco (Colline Alfieri D.B. or just Colline Alfieri), is an Italian football club based in

Asti Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a ''comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed t ...

, Piedmont.

FIGC The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It ...

registration number of the club is 63,519. The club spent entire history in the Piedmont - Aosta Valley divisions of the

Lega Nazionale Dilettanti The Lega Nazionale Dilettanti (National Amateur League) is the league which rules amateur football of Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in Italy. Founded in 1959 in Rome, it has many leagues inside: a national league, the Inter-regional Committ ...

History

The club was founded in 1975. The club was based in another town,

Celle Enomondo Celle Enomondo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Asti. Celle Enomondo borders the following municipalities: Antignano, Asti, Revigl ...

, and known as several other names: ILSA C.D.C., U.S. Cellese, A.S. Celle Vaglierano and A.C. Celle General Cab. The club was promoted to

Prima Categoria The Prima Categoria is a level of football in Italy. It is the seventh level (since 2014–15) in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within t ...

for the first time in 2009, as the winner of Group P of

Seconda Categoria The Seconda Categoria is a level of football in Italy. It is the 8th level (since 2014-15) in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the ...

Piedmont - Aosta Valley. Group P was composed of clubs entirely from the

Province of Asti The Province of Asti ( it, Provincia di Asti, Piedmontese: ''Provincia d’Ast'') is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the sou ...

. In 2010 the club was promoted to

Promozione The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's lo ...

Piedmont - Aosta Valley division, despite finished as the fifth of Prima Categoria Piedmont - Aosta Valley Group F. At the same time the club was renamed to A.S.D. Colline Alfieri Don Bosco, as a collaboration with another sport club A.S.D. Don Bosco Asti. The club also relocated its registered office to

San Damiano d'Asti San Damiano d'Asti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Asti. History The area of the municipality was once occupied in the Middle Ages by ...

at the same time. A.S.D. Colline Alfieri Don Bosco promoted to

Eccellenza Piedmont-Aosta Valley Eccellenza Piedmont-Aosta Valley ( it, Eccellenza Piemonte-Valle d'Aosta) is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups (A and B) ...

from Promozione Piedmont - Aosta Valley in 2016 as a repêchage. The club also played in the Eccellenza division in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. The club hired Mario Benzi as head coach in November 2014. The club was renamed to "A.S.D. Alfieri Asti" in 2017. At the same time, the major club of the city, Asti Calcio F.C. (ex-A.C.D. Asti) folded. The club also promoted youth team coach Davide Montanarelli as the head coach of the first team. The club finished as the joint-runner-up of the Group B of Eccellenza Piedmont - Aosta Valley division in the 2018–19 season. However, the club lost the promotion play-off against the other runner-up, Canelli S.D.S. Both teams also from the Province of Asti and that match was the fifth provincial derby of the teams in that season. In 2019, Alfieri Asti was renamed again, dropping the word "Alfieri".

Famous players

Diego Fuser Diego Fuser (; born 11 November 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, mainly on the right wing, although he was also capable of playing in the centre. Fuser was a quick, hard-working, and energetic playe ...

(former Italian international footballer)

Stadiums

The club uses the Stadio Comunale di Asti as home stadium. The stadium is also known as Stadio Censin Bosia, named after footballer . A.S.D. Asti shared the stadium with two other clubs of the city: San Domenico Savio and Nuova Sca, and in the past, Asti Calcio F.C. The club also used Campo Sandro Salvadore as well as Campo Comunale di Celle Enomondo, on 9 Strada Pozzo,

as football fields. In 2015–16 season, the first team of the club had used the football field in

Moncalvo Moncalvo is a village and ''comune'' in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Asti on the national road SS 547 which links Asti to Casale Monferrato and Vercelli. Historically it ...

, but declared its headquarters in Asti.

Honours

Piedmont - Aosta Valley Group D ** Winners: 2013 *

Piedmont - Aosta Valley Group P ** Winners: 2009

Footnotes

References

External links

* https://www.asdasti.it/ (official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Asti, ASD Football clubs in Italy Football clubs in Piedmont and Aosta Valley Asti Association football clubs established in 1975 1975 establishments in Italy