Savona Foot-Ball Club is an
Italian football
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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
Prima Categoria 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
Italian Football Championship in the 1920s, and many seasons in
Serie B (the last one in 1966–67).
After spending some time in
Serie C the team was relegated to
Serie D and has remained there for about 20 years, only having two seasons in
Serie C2
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between 2002 and 2004 before being relegated back. In this period Savona has won its only trophy, the
Coppa Italia Dilettanti in 1991.
In the season 2009–10 it was promoted from
Serie D to
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
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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
Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In the 2013–14 season, Savona emerged as a surprise package for Serie B promotion, reaching sixth place in the final standings and eliminating
Vicenza in the subsequent promotion playoffs, before being defeated by eventual winners
Pro Vercelli
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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.
Colours and badge
The colours 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
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Coppa Italia Dilettanti
** Winners: 1990–91
References
External links
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Savona
Football clubs in Liguria
Association football clubs established in 1907
Italian football First Division clubs
Serie B clubs
Serie C clubs
1907 establishments in Italy
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