Gruppo Sportivo

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Giovanni Grion Pola was an Italian association football club located in

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, now Pula in

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. The team was founded in 1918 as F.C. Grion Pola and was dissolved in 1945, when their home city passed from

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. Its colors were black and white. The club took part to 2

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seasons in the 1930s and retired during their third. The side was named after an Istrian soldier that died during the

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and their home colours were the same as Casale's, to honour their '' scudetto'', won in

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References

* Gruppo Sportivo Fascio Grion Pola Italian wiki article * Elvino Tomasini, ''I nerostellati del Grion di Pola''. Ed. Nicoli, Parma, 1980. Defunct football clubs in Italy Defunct football clubs in Croatia Football clubs in Istria County Association football clubs established in 1918 Association football clubs disestablished in 1945 Serie B clubs Serie C clubs 1918 establishments in Croatia 1945 disestablishments in Croatia {{Italy-footyclub-stub