Atessa Val di Sangro A.S.D. 2012 is an Italian association football club from

Atessa Atessa (locally ''L'Atésse'') is an municipality in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, south-eastern Italy. It is part of the Val di Sangro mountain community. It is the largest municipality in the province by extension and eighth by population. ...

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 ...

. It currently plays only in the youth sector: the main team is that of ''Allievi Regionali Abruzzo'' in the group B.

History

The former Atessa Val di Sangro S.S.D. was founded in 2009 after the merger with Polisportiva Val di Sangro and Atessa Calcio. In summer 2012 it does not join in

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

and was excluded from all the Italian football. Immediately after the club was refounded as Atessa Val di Sangro A.S.D. 2012 that currently plays only in the youth sector.

Before the merger

Polisportiva Val di Sangro

The club was founded in 1961 as ''Libertas Monte Marcone'' and so renamed in 1968. In the 2005–06 season, Polisportiva Val di Sangro finished first in

, Girone F. Notably, Val di Sangro was the first Serie D team, that season, to gain promotion, mathematically clinching its division five matches before the end of the season. Since 2006–07, Val di Sangro has been playing 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 played at that level (renamed to

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 ...

in 2008) until 2009, when the club was relegated to

Atessa Calcio

The club was founded in 1964. Since the season 2004–05 until the merger the club has played in

Eccellenza Abruzzo Eccellenza Abruzzo is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Abruzzo, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams and the winner is promoted to Serie D (usually to Girone F). The clubs that finishes between the second and the fifth plac ...

Colors and badge

The colors of the team are yellow and blue.

References

External links

Official Website
Football clubs in Abruzzo Association football clubs established in 2009 Serie C clubs 2009 establishments in Italy {{Italy-footyclub-stub