Savona Foot-Ball Club is an

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club located in

Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chie ...

, Liguria. It currently plays in

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and the home matches are played at Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo.

History

The club was founded in 1907 by Cesare Lanza and Nicolò Pessano and disputed its first championship in the 1910. Savona's history includes two seasons in the

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in the 1920s, and many seasons in

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(the last one in 1966–67). After spending some time in

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the team was relegated to

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and has remained there for about 20 years, only having two seasons in

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between 2002 and 2004 before being relegated back. In this period Savona has won its only trophy, the

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in 1991. In the season 2009–10 it was promoted from

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but on 23 December 2011 the club, in strong financial difficulty, was declared in bankruptcy by the court of Savona. On 13 March 2012 Aldo Dellepiane, at the auction proceedings took over the company for one euro, taking on a proportionally portion of the debts, saving it from radiation. On its first season under the new company, Savona won promotion to

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. In the 2013–14 season, Savona emerged as a surprise package for Serie B promotion, reaching sixth place in the final standings and eliminating

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in the subsequent promotion playoffs, before being defeated by eventual winners

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in the semi-finals. In 2014–2015 season, Savona played in Lega Pro, struggling to avoid relegation in Serie D. In summer 2015 it was penalized of 6 points for sporting fraud.

Colors and badge

The colors of the team are white and blue. The badge is an oval with white and blue stripes and the club's name. The red and white shield topped with an eagle represents the city's coat of arms.

Honours

** Winners: 1990–91

References

External links

Official Site
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