A.S. Cosenza Calcio was an Italian football club based in Cosenza, Calabria. The club was an illegitimate phoenix club of

Cosenza Calcio 1914 Cosenza Calcio 1914 was a professional Italian football club based in Cosenza, Calabria. It starts in 1912 when was founded Società Sportiva Fortitudo (the year 1914 is a reference to the first historic match played by the club on 23 February 1 ...

S.p.A., by the relocation of a local club from

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to Cosenza in 2003 (with a new team was refound in Castrovillari as U.S. Castrovillari Calcio). However, Cosenza 1914 was re-admitted to 2004–05 Serie D, making that season have two teams from Cosenza in the fifth tier. In 2005 the old Cosenza folded. However, in 2007 A.S. Cosenza Calcio ( P.I. 02688160783) also folded, with another team from

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(Rende Calcio) was relocated to Cosenza as

Fortitudo Cosenza Cosenza Calcio S.r.l. is an Italian football club, based in Cosenza, Calabria. Currently the team plays in . Found in 2011 as Nuova Cosenza Calcio as the phoenix club of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l., the spiritual successor of the original Cose ...

(P.I. 01960520789).

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was found in the same year to replace Rende Calcio. In total A.S. Cosenza Calcio spent 4 seasons in Serie D.

History

Following the

S.p.A.'s non-admission to

2003–04 Serie C1 The 2003–04 Serie C1 was the twenty-sixth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. League standings Serie C1/A Play-off =Semifinal= , - , style="background:#eee" colspan=4 , , - =Final= ...

. A football team was relocated from

, in the Province of Cosenza, to Cosenza as A.S. Cosenza Football Club, by the support of Cosenza Mayor Eva Catizone and other investors. Cosenza F.C. finished as the 7th in 2003–04 Serie D. In 2004 old Cosenza was also admitted to

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, but finally withdrew from football activities in 2005. The president of Rende Calcio, Franco Ippolito Chiappetta was about to buy Cosenza F.C. in January 2005 from Gaetano Intrieri; A.S. Cosenza F.C. was also incorporated as Fortitudo Cosenza S.S.D. a.r.l. (P.I. 02688160783) that year. although the name change was not submit to

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. (from Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica to Società Sportive Dilettantistiche a Responsabilità Limitata) A.S. Cosenza F.C. was finally renamed to A.S. Cosenza Calcio S.p.A. in July 2005. However, the club missed promotion once again in 2006 and 2007, being defeated by Siracusa in the promotion playoffs both times. In 2007 A.S. Cosenza Calcio also folded. Rende Calcio, under new president

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, relocated the club to Cosenza to become the new Cosenza team:

in the same year. ( P.I. 01960520789)Cosenza Calcio 1914 Srl v Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
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Notable former players

Players with international caps. Players in bold won the caps during his career with Cosenza *

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Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Club presidents

* Eva Catizone * Gaetano Intrieri

References

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