Rimini Football Club 1912 is an Italian association football club based in

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

, Emilia-Romagna. The original club was founded in 1912 and in the 2020–21 season will play in

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

. Their home ground is the 9786-seat

Stadio Romeo Neri Stadio Romeo Neri is a multi-use stadium in Rimini, Italy. The stadium has a capacity of 9,768 and is largely used for football (soccer), football as the home of A.C. Rimini 1912. The stadium itself was named after Italian gymnast Romeo Neri, the ...

History

The club was founded as Libertas Rimini in 1912, and first adopted their trademark red and white shirts in the 1920s, the 1929–30 season also saw the building of the stadium still used by the club today;

. The club name was changed to Rimini Calcio in 1938 after a bankruptcy.

Between Serie B and Serie C

Rimini competed in regional leagues (the equivalent of the modern day

system) for many years of their existence. They were unable to gain promotion to

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

until 1976. During the 1970s the club spent three seasons in Serie B, finishing in the bottom half of the table; they were relegated in 1978–79, but achieved promotion straight back up the following season. Rimini were relegated again during 1981–82, this time however, they did not achieve promotion back up straight away. Rimini spent the next twenty-four seasons in the

league system, dropping as low as C2/C at one point. However, the 2000s proved to be a brighter time for Rimini; they reached the C2/B playoffs six successive times before gaining promotion to C1/A. In 2004–05, they became

champions (as well as Serie C1 Super Cup winners) and returned to

for the first time since the early 1970s.

From Serie B to Lega Pro Prima Divisione

On 9 September 2006, Rimini gained the national news after having gained a shocking 1–1 home draw against

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, with Argentine attacking midfielder

Adrián Ricchiuti Adrián Ricchiuti (born 30 June 1978) is an Argentine-Italian football coach and a former midfielder. Club career Ternana Calcio Ricchiuti was born in Argentina but moved to Italy in his teens to join Ternana Calcio, in 1994, and the team was ...

scoring the equaliser, despite a sending off for Rimini midfielder

Domenico Cristiano Domenico Cristiano (born 29 March 1976) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is currently in charge as head coach of Promozione amateurs Castel di Sangro. Playing career Born in Ravenna, Cristiano started his career at S.S. Lazio ...

soon after the 1–0 Juventus lead. They even reached the top of

by early 2007, but at the end of that season they were ranked 5th behind

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and

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.
Two years later, Rimini Calcio has been relegated to

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest 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. Before the 1978� ...

after losing the play-out against the former

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. In the season 2010–11 it would have to play again in the Italian 3rd level championship, but in the spring of 2010 the former ownership left, and nobody took over in the society.

A.C. Rimini 1912

In the summer of 2010 the club was refounded as A.C. Rimini 1912, that began life 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 ...

, the 5th tier of Italian football. That year, the club won the national play-off finals against

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on penalties after a 0–0 draw, being promoted 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 ...

(4th tier). At the end of 2011–12 season, Rimini lost the play-off semifinals against

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. The following season was rather complicated for the club, because Rimini had to win two relegation play-off rounds to keep its place in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. The fall to Serie D came one year after, when 9 of 18 teams were relegated (third and fourth tier were unified into a single league after that edition). In the meanwhile, Fabrizio De Meis assumed the ownership of the club in place of Biagio Amati, who resigned. Eleven months after the relegation, Rimini came back to

Lega Pro The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

after winning the group D of

2014–15 Serie D The 2014–15 Serie D was the sixty-seventh edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. It consisted of 167 teams, including the admitted Arzachena, ...

. In that season, the team collected 86 points, and the striker Manuel Pera scored 30 goals. At the end of

2015–16 Lega Pro The 2015–16 Lega Pro Divisione Unica is the second season of the unified Lega Pro division. The championship name, which is ''Divisione Unica'' according to the FIGC regulations, is called ''Lega Pro'' in official documents. Teams A total of ...

, after a season influenced by serious economic problems, A.C. Rimini 1912 could not take part to the following championship due to its debts.

Rimini Football Club 1912

In summer 2016, the club was refounded as Rimini Football Club 1912 and competed in

Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups (A and B). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishe ...

for the 2016–17 season and in

for the 2017–18 season, both of them ended with a promotion.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

;Players called up to national team while at Rimini *

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Notable former coaches

Honours

*Champions: 1975–76, 2004–05 **Promoted: 1979–80 Super Coppa di Lega Serie C1 *Winners: 2005 Serie C2/B *Promoted: 2002–03

*Champions: 2014–15, 2017–18 **Promoted: 2010–11

Eccellenza The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Ao ...

*Champions: 2016–17

References

External links

Official website
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