Rovigo Calcio is an Italian association football club from

Rovigo Rovigo (, ; egl, Ruig) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. Geography Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Venice and south-southwest of P ...

, Veneto.

History

The club was founded in 1893. In the 2005–06 season of Serie D, Rovigo finished first in Girone D, winning direct promotion to Serie C2, returning to a professional league for the first time in 56 years. In the 2006–07 season of Serie C2, the team finished 6th in Girone B, missing by 2 points the chance to participate in the promotional playoffs. In the 2007–08 season of Serie C2, Rovigo finished 16th in Girone B, and was forced to play in the relegation playoffs. Being the lower classified team, Rovigo was relegated to Serie D after its two-legged tie with 15th-placed Castelnuovo ended in a 3–3 aggregate draw. However, the team was chosen to remain in Serie C2, now called Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, to fill one of nine vacancies. In the 2008–09 season of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, Rovigo finished 18th and last in Girone B, and was directly relegated to

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 ...

. In summer 2011 it does not appeal against the exclusion of Covisod from

and so was excluded from all football. In 2012 Lape Ceregnano of

Ceregnano Ceregnano ( vec, Zernian) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,951 and an area of ...

transferred to Rovigo and assumed the name A.S.D. Rovigo L.P.C.

References

External links

Official website

Article about Rovigo 2005/2006 promotion in Serie C2
Football clubs in Italy Football clubs in Veneto Rovigo Association football clubs established in 1893 Serie C clubs 1893 establishments in Italy {{italy-footyclub-stub