Avezzano Calcio Ar. L. is an Italian association football club located in

Avezzano Avezzano ( or ; nap, Avezzàne, label=Neapolitan language, Marsicano ) is a city and ''comune'' with a population of 40,819 inhabitants, situated in the Abruzzo region, province of L'Aquila, Italy. It is the second most populous municipality in th ...

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

History

The club was founded in 1919 and refounded in 1998 and 2009. In 1996–1997 it played in

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

, the highest level reached by the team.

Nuova Avezzano

Following financial problems, in 2009 Nuova Avezzano Calcio tried to merge with the newly promoted to

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 ...

A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco. When the merging was denied by the '' Lega Calcio Serie C'', the club folded and sold its sport rights to A.S.D. Luco Canistro.
In 2010/2011 Pescina, that is playing in Avezzano's pitch since his field is ineligible for Lega Pro, will be anyway renamed into Avezzano Valle del Giovenco.

The refoundation

In 2009 the club was refounded as A.S.D. Avezzano Foce Nuova that in the season 2010–11 was promoted to Promozione Abruzzo. In the summer 2011 it eas renamed with the current name. The team plays in the serie D.

Colors and badge

Its colors are white and green. The logo has to center the wolf Marsicano.

Honours

Coppa Italia Dilettanti The Coppa Italia Dilettanti (Italian language, Italian for: Italian Amateurs Cup) is an annual knock-out competition for teams from the fifth and sixth levels of Football in Italy, Italian football: the Eccellenza and the Promozione. All ties exce ...

** Champions: 1986–87 (as ''Avezzano Calcio'')

Notable players

;Player with 100 appearances * Alessandro Del Grosso ;Italy internationals *

Giuseppe Pancaro Giuseppe Pancaro (; born 26 August 1971) is a former Italian football defender turned coach. A strong, reliable, and tenacious left-back, who was effective in the air, he was known for his stamina and work-rate, which allowed him to contribute ...

References

External links

Avezzano Calcio
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