Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Ischia Calcio (formerly ''Societa Sportiva Ischia Isolaverde'', better known simply as Ischia) is an amateur
Italian association football club located in
Ischia, Campania. It currently plays in
Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian football.
History
Ischia played in
Serie C2
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from 1983 to 1987, and then
Serie C1
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until 1990, when Ischia were relegated to Serie C2. Ischia returned to Serie C1 the next year and played in the third-highest-ranked Italian division until 1998 when the club was excluded by the federation due to financial troubles.
Scudetto Dilettanti 2012–13 and back into professionalism
In 2012–13, Ischia was promoted to
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
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and won also the
Scudetto Dilettanti under the guidance of head coach
Salvatore Campilongo
Salvatore "Sasà" Campilongo (born 1 August 1961) is an Italian football manager and a former striker. He is currently managing Lamezia Terme in the Serie D league.
Playing career
Born in Naples, Campilongo started his career with Juve Stabia ...
. The club's first season back into professionalism was more troublesome as head coach Campilongo was sacked during the season and replaced with Antonio Porta, who led the club to a respectable seventh place and a spot in the inaugural season of the unified
Lega Pro league, the new third tier of Italian football. After the end of the season, chairman Raffaele Carlino (a national clothing entrepreneur) relinquished his role on the board, remaining only as the main club sponsor, and former Napoli goalkeeper and Ischia local
Giuseppe Taglialatela was named as the new chairman.
Honours
Serie D:
:*
Scudetto Dilettanti: Winners 1: 2012–13
:*Winners (1): 2012–13
Football clubs in Campania
Ischia
Serie C clubs
1922 establishments in Italy
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