Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Biellese 1902 is an

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club, based in

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that currently plays in

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History

Early years

The historic club was founded in 1902 as ''U.S. Biellese''. It had its best results in the 20's, when it won the

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acheiving the National Division, the

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’s forerunner of that period. In 1930 the club changed its name to ''A.S. Biellese''. Refounded in 1945 following the end of

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, they resumed from

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, being however relegated immediately to

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. The club played in the minor leagues of Italian football ever since.

A.S. Biellese 1902

In the summer 1993 the provincial club of ''F.C. Vigliano'', just promoted in

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Piemonte, changes its name to ''F.C.V. Biellese-Vigliano'' which becomes ''Biellese F.C.'' in 1997, for regaining A.S. Biellese 1902 only in 2001. ''A.S. Biellese 1902'' finished 17th in Girone A of

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and was forced to play in the relegation playoffs, where it lost 3–2 on aggregate to 14th-placed

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, and was relegated to

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. In the

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season, the team played in Girone A where it placed a distant second to

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. However, the team did participate in the Serie D playoffs but failed to qualify for the group stage of the tournament. In the

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season, Biellese was placed first in Girone A and has won direct promotion to

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, but has decided to self-relegate to

classifying in the season 2009–10, 11th. In July 2010 the club was disbanded.

A.S.D. Junior Biellese Libertas

In summer 2010, two minor local clubs: * ''A.S.D. Junior Biellese 2009'', from the

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and * ''A.S.D. Libertas Biella Cossato'', that has played in Promozione Piemonte group A the previous season placing 12th, have decided to merge, for take the place of the old ''A.S. Biellese 1902'', to form A.S.D. Junior Biellese Libertas. It in the season 2010–11, it has maintained the same league of the ''A.S.D. Libertas Biella Cossato'' and has played so always in Promozione Piemonte group A who has won and thus was promoted to

Colors and badge

The team's colors are black and white.

References

External links

Official site
Football clubs in Piedmont and Aosta Valley Association football clubs established in 1902 Italian football First Division clubs Serie B clubs Serie C clubs Serie D clubs Sport in Biella 1902 establishments in Italy ASD Biellese 1902 {{Italy-footyclub-stub