Società Sportiva Matelica Calcio 1921, commonly referred to as Matelica, is an

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club founded in 1921 and based in

Matelica Matelica is a (municipality) of the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche. Located about southwest of Ancona and west of Macerata, it extends over an area of . Geography Matelica lies in an ample valley where the Braccano cree ...

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

. Currently it plays in Italy's

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History

Foundation

The club was founded in 1921.

Serie D

In the season 2012-13 the team was promoted for the first time, from Eccellenza Marche 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 the 2019–20 season, Matelica was promoted to

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 ...

for the first time in the club's history.

Serie C, merger with Anconitana and restart from amateur leagues

In June 2021, Matelica owner Mauro Canil and Anconitana announced their intention to move towards a merger between the two clubs, the resulting entity being based in Ancona under the temporary denomination of "Ancona-Matelica", with the aim to have it changed to "Ancona" by 2022, pending approval by the Italian Football Federation. In July 2021, the club was merged with

Ancona-Matelica Unione Sportiva Ancona, commonly referred to as Ancona, is an Italian football club based in Ancona, Marche. The club is widely considered to be the heir of defunct former Serie A club Ancona, with whom it shares its official historical logo. ...

. As part of the merger, all logos and naming rights of Matelica were given away to

club G.S. Corrado Fabiani Matelica, chaired by Sabrina Orlandi, Mauro Canil's wife.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are white and red.

Presidential history

* ... ''(1921-1937)'' * Riccardo Acqualagna ''(1937-1939)'' * ... ''(1939-1944)'' * Inactive ''(1944-1946)'' * Achille Roversi ''(1946-1948)'' * Inactive ''(1948-1950)'' * Isidoro Belluco ''(1950-1952)'' * Mellito Papi ''(1952-1953)'' * Galliano Boldrini ''(1953-1957)'' * ... ''(1957-1960)'' * Giuseppe Ottalina ''(1960-1961)'' * Emilio Acqualagna ''(1961-1963)'' * Giuseppe Baldini ''(1963-1967)'' * ... ''(1967-1970)'' * Emilio Acqualagna ''(1970-1972)'' * Giuseppe Baldini ''(1972-1973)'' * Emilio Acqualagna ''(1973-1976)'' * Renato Brancaleoni ''(1976-1980)'' * Giuseppe Vico ''(1980-1981)'' * Pietro Mataloni ''(1981-1982)'' * Oreste Cesari ''(1982-1988)'' * Gino Marcella ''(1988-1990)'' * Pietro Lucernoni ''(1990-1995)'' * Ezio Scalamonti ''(1995-1997)'' * Silvano Passero ''(1997-2010)'' * Mauro Canil ''(2010-)''

Honours

*Serie D: 1 :2019-20 *Coppa Italia Serie D: 1 :2018-19 *Eccellenza: 1 :2012-13 *Promozione: 1 :2011-12 *Prima Categoria: 4 :1970-71, 1972-73, 1989-90, 2010-11 *Seconda Categoria: 1 :1983-84 *Coppa Italia Promozione Marche: 1 :2011-12

References

External links

Official website
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