F.C. Neapolis was an Italian association football club located in

Mugnano di Napoli Mugnano di Napoli is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 10 km northwest of Naples. Mugnano di Napoli borders the following municipalities: Calvizzano, Giugliano ...

, Campania. It last played in Serie D.

History

Sporting Neapolis in Serie C2

In 2006 after the bankruptcy of

F.C. Sangiuseppese Football Club Sangiuseppese was an Italian association football club located in San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Campania. It was founded in 1936 in San Giuseppe Vesuviano as ''Football Club Sangiuseppese'' and it played here from 1936 until 2008. After ...

, Mario Moxedano and Ezio Bouchè acquired its sport title founding Football Club Neapolis and then Football Club Sporting Neapolis, moving to Naples (training at Sant'Antimo). But the new name not was recognized by Lega Calcio Serie C and many of the former Sangiuseppese players remained at the club. Neapolis were successful in the 2006–07 season, they achieved promotion from Serie D after beating out competition from Angri and Siracusa. For the next season, the club has played in

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

and shared the

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in the

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area of Naples with Internapoli Camaldoli.

Neapolis Mugnano in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

At the end of the season 2007–08 the club was relegated back to Serie D and in summer 2008 renamed Football Club Neapolis Mugnano and played in

until 2011. During the 2009–10 season it achieved promotion into

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

Neapolis Frattese and the return to Mugnano

At the end of the 2010–11 season the club merged with ''A.S.D. Virtus Frattese'' of Frattamaggiore changing its denomination to Football Club Neapolis Frattese and transferring their seat to Frattamaggiore. The club also changed its colours to black with a white star, reflecting the historical colors of Frattese. Anyway, in December 2011, the club returned in Mugnano di Napoli with the previous denomination. In this season it was relegated to Serie D.

Torre Neapolis

On 12 July 2012 the President Mario Moxedano has transferred the club to the city of Torre del Greco with the new name of F.C. Torre Neapolis 1944. in order to continue the soccer history of Turris 1944, after the transfer of its sports title to Real Hyria Nola.

Turris Neapolis

In the summer 2013 the club changed its name to F.C. Turris Neapolis 1944.

Neapolis and end of the road

In the summer 2014 F.C. Torre Neapolis 1944 returned in Mugnano di Napoli and changed its name to F.C. Neapolis. The club played one more season in Serie D until it folded after it was not enrolled for 2015–16 as Napoli police acted against match fixing, arresting President Mario Moxedano, sports director Antonio Ciccarone, and player Raffaele Moxedano.

Colors and badge

Its colors were white and blue.

Honors

* Serie D / Interregionale **Champions: 1989–90, 2006–07 * Coppa Italia Serie D ** Champions: 2012–13 * Eccellenza Campania **Champions: 1998–99 * Promozione Campania **Champions: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1997–98

References

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