Associazione Sportiva Gualdo Casacastalda is an Italian association football club, based in

Gualdo Tadino Gualdo Tadino (Latin: ''Tadinum'') is an ancient town of Italy, in the province of Perugia in northeastern Umbria, on the lower flanks of Monte Penna, a mountain of the Apennines. It is NE of Perugia. History Gualdo has a long history and was o ...

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and also representing Casacastalda, a ''frazione'' of

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, Umbria. The club currently plays in

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Umbria.

History

Gualdo Casacastalda

The club was founded in 2013 after the merger between A.S. Gualdo Calcio and A.S.D. Casacastalda. During the second half of the 2012–2013 season, the idea of a merger between Gualdo, playing in

Eccellenza The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and A ...

at the time, and Casacastalda, playing in

Serie D 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 Dilettant ...

, began to grow. The two companies are a few km away, and the proponent of the idea was Matteo Minelli, Gualdese entrepreneur and honorary president of the Casacastalda. The initiative, carried out by the two companies with the support of the respective municipalities, leads to the birth of the new Associazione Sportiva GualdoCasacastalda officially presented on 11 July 2013. The new company uses the old sports title of Casacastalda, and enrolled in the Serie D.

Before the merger

Gualdo Calcio

The club was founded in 1920 as Società Sportiva Gualdo and made several appearances in professional football, reaching the Serie C1 promotion playoffs twice, in 1995 and 1998.

Casacastalda

The club was founded in 1984. In the season 2011–12 the team was promoted for the first time, from Eccellenza Umbria to

after playoffs.

Colors and badge

The color of the home shirt is red (in representation of ''Gualdo''), while that of the away is yellow (in representation of ''Casacastalda'').

Non-playing staff

*Head coach Roberto Balducci *Fitness coach

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References

External links

Official site
Association football clubs established in 2013 Football clubs in Umbria 2013 establishments in Italy * {{Italy-footyclub-stub