Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Città di Varese, or simply Città di Varese or Varese, is a

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club based in

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

, Italy. The club was founded in 2019 by three fans, following the dissolution of

Varese Calcio Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Varese Calcio, commonly referred to as Varese, was an Italian football club based in Varese, Lombardy. It was founded as Varese Football Club on 22 March 1910. It became Associazione Sportiva Varesina in 1923, ...

, and have won the

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in their debut season. In 2020 Città di Varese merged with Busto 81, and gained the right to play in the

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Group A.

History

The club was established by three football fans from Varese – Stefano Pertile, Stefano Amirante and Cesare Bonazzi – on 26 July 2019, with the purpose to "keep alive"

's name in the

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, following the dissolution of

. As a matter of fact, Città di Varese adopted the historic colours of the football club founded in 1910 (red and white), but never openly claimed any inheritance of the ceased team. In its maiden season, coached by Stefano Iori, Città di Varese won the 2019–20 Terza Categoria Varese Group B, the lowest tier of the Italian football pyramid. On 16 July 2020, prior to the 2020–21 season, the club merged with Busto 81 (a club based in

Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio (; lmo, label= Bustocco, Büsti Grandi) is an Italian city and ''comune'' in the south-easternmost part of the Province of Varese, in the region of Lombardy, in Northern Italy, north of Milan. The economy of Busto Arsizio is main ...

, no longer interested in pursuing the football activity) and obtained the right to participate in the

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Group A, Italy's fourth division.

Players

Current squad

Honours

* Terza Categoria Varese (Level 9) ** Winners (1): 2019–20 (Group B)

References

External links

* Football clubs in Lombardy Sport in Varese Association football clubs established in 2019 2019 establishments in Italy Serie D clubs {{Italy-footyclub-stub