A.S.D. Giallo-Blu Figline is an
Italian association football club located in
Figline Valdarno, Tuscany. It currently plays in
Eccellenza Toscana group B.
History
A.S. Calcio Figline
Founded in 1965, Figline played in the amateur leagues until 2006, when it was promoted to
Serie D. It won a second promotion as 2007–08
Serie D/E
The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti ...
champions, thus attaining a spot in the
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...
for the 2008–09 season; both promotions came with
Leonardo Semplici as head coach and attacking midfielder
Anselmo Robbiati, formerly of
Internazionale and
Fiorentina, as captain.
In their first professional campaign, the Tuscans were joined by another player with past and significant Serie A experience, former Fiorentina,
Siena and Italy international
Enrico Chiesa. The season immediately saw Figline as a serious contender for the league title, and on 10 May, despite losing 1–0 in a Tuscan derby to
Colligiana, Figline mathematically won the
2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione – B title in a second consecutive triumph for the ''gialloblu'', who subsequently attempted to join
Lega Pro Prima Divisione in the 2009–10 season but were refused entry due to large debts. The club was subsequently declared inactive to the
FIGC.
A.S.D. Giallo-Blu Figline
In August 2010, with support from its municipality, A.S.D. Giallo-Blu Figline was formed as the city's new team.
Since the 2010–11 season it has played in
Eccellenza Toscana group B.
Stadium
Figline play their home matches at ''Stadio Comunale Goffredo Del Buffa'', which has a capacity of approximately 1,500.
Colors and badge
Their colors are yellow and blue.
References
External links
Official Site
Association football clubs established in 1965
Football clubs in Tuscany
1965 establishments in Italy
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