Football Club Canavese was an Italian association football club located in

San Giusto Canavese San Giusto Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. San Giusto Canavese borders the following municipalities: San Giorgio Canavese San ...

, Piedmont.

History

Canavese was formed by the 2001 merger of the two clubs ''U. S. Sangiustese'' founded in 1946 and ''A. S. Volpiano'' founded in 1919. It played five years 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 ...

before earning promotion in 2006. In 2005 they made it to the second round of promotion playoffs before losing to

Cirié Cirié (; pms, italic=yes, Ciriè or ''Siriè'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Cirié borders the following municipalities: Nole, San Carlo C ...

in extra-time. The following year, Canavese won Girone A with 74 points, leading to a direct promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Their first two seasons there were successful, just missing the promotion playoffs in 2007–08 and finishing in the top half of the league in 2008–09. However, their follow-up was less inspiring, finishing 13th in Girone A, avoiding the relegation playoffs by one point. Canavese didn't join 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and excluded from all football."Lega Pro: 4 squadre già out, 16 iscritte con riserva". Riviera Oggi.
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Colors and badge

Its colors are blue and garnet.

References

External links

Official Site
Football clubs in Piedmont and Aosta Valley Metropolitan City of Turin Association football clubs established in 2001 Association football clubs disestablished in 2011 Serie C clubs 2001 establishments in Italy 2011 disestablishments in Italy {{Italy-footyclub-stub