Follonica Hockey or Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Follonica Hockey is a roller hockey team from
Follonica
Follonica () is a town and ''comune'' (township) of province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica (''Golfo di Follonica''), about northwest of the city of Grosseto.
History
It was founded in 1834 by Grand Duke L ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. It was established in 1952.
History
Merged in 1962 with another team belonging to the same town, Follonica Hockey made their debut in the Serie A italian championship in 1962. After alternating during several seasons the first and second tiers, in the 1970s the club consolidates in the top league and wins their first national cup in 1977 and five years later the second one.
In 2005, Follonica wins their first continental title by winning the
2004–05 CERS Cup
The 2004–05 CERS Cup was the 25th season of the CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey competition organized by CERH. 22 teams from five national associations qualified for the competition as a result of their respective national league ...
and weeks later, they would achieve the first of their four consecutive Italian leagues.
One year later, Follonica became the first Italian team to win the
CERH European League
The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues.
The current champions are Italian side Trissino, which secured their ...
European League
The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues.
The current champions are Italian side Trissino, which secured their ...