Fermana Football Club is an
Italian professional football club based in
Fermo,
Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
. The club currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football after achieving promotion by winning Group F in the
2016-17 Serie D season.
History
Foundation
The club was founded in 1920 as ''S.S. La Fermo'' and was renamed in 1924 ''U.S. Fermana'' after the merger with ''Fermo F.C.''.
Fermana 1920
In 1999 Fermana won the
Serie C1/B title under head coach
Ivo Iaconi
Ivo Iaconi (born 11 March 1956 in Teramo) is an Italian football manager and former player.
Playing career
Iaconi played mostly with Serie C and amateur clubs, starting his career with Giulianova in the 1970s. He retired in 1992 after Giulianov ...
, thus ensuring a historical first appearance into
Serie B. That season proved to be the only one, as they were promptly relegated back into Serie C1.
Fermana relegated to Serie C2 after a disappointing 2005–06 Serie C1/A campaign ended in a poor last place, and 13 points in 34 matches. Following this relegation the club, under heavy financial struggles, were forced to give up their Serie C2 membership.
U.S. Fermana 2006
A new club, named Unione Sportiva Fermana 2006, was founded in 2006 and admitted to Group A of amateur regional ''
Prima Categoria'' (8th level of Italian football). They were promoted to ''
Promozione
The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's lo ...
'' in 2006–07, missing the chance to be promoted to
Eccellenza after being defeated 2–1 (aggregate score) by Cuprense in the playoff finals. In season 2007–2008, Fermana won the championship and it is promoted in
Eccellenza, but Fermana ended the season in 7th place after a disastrous year behind rival Sambenedettese (who won the championship).
In 2010–2011, Fermana drew the game with Ancona 2–2, and lost the championship by one point. The 2011–2012 season opened with the Fermana in a more balanced league victory. In 2012–13 season it won
Coppa Italia Dilettanti, but went bankrupt at the end of the season.
Fermana F.C.
In summer 2013 the club was refounded as Fermana Football Club after the merger of ''A.S.D. Montegranaro Calcio 1965'' (winner of
Eccellenza playoffs) and ''AFC Fermo'' restarting from
Serie D. The club were Group F champions in
2016–17 Serie D
The 2016–17 Serie D was the sixty-ninth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 162 teams, divided on geographical grounds into 9 gro ...
and returned to the Italian third tier for the first time in 12 years.
Colors and badge
The colors of the club are yellow and blue.
Current squad
Out on loan
Honours
*
Coppa Italia Dilettanti:
**Champion : 2012–13
References
External links
Official site
Football clubs in Italy
Fermo
Association football clubs established in 1920
Serie B clubs
Serie C clubs
Serie D clubs
1924 establishments in Italy
Phoenix clubs (association football)
2006 establishments in Italy
2013 establishments in Italy
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