Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Novese is an
Italian football
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club from
Novi Ligure
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The town produces food, iron, steel, and textiles. It is an important junction for both ...
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Piedmont
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. The club has won the
1921–22 Italian Football Championship, but plays now in
Promozione.
Novese is the only Italian football team that won a championship without playing a single season in
Serie A
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nor in
Serie B
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.
History
Novese was founded in 1919 and entered Italian history by
F.I.G.C. 1921–22 Italian Football Championship, a season when there were two competing major leagues in Italian football: the
Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
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(F.I.G.C.) and the breakaway Confederazione Calcistica Italiana, which included the big clubs of Northern Italy.
Colors and badge
The team colors are white and light blue.
Honours
Domestic competitions
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Italian Football Championship
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:Winners (1):
1921–22
Regional competitions
*
Promozione
:Winners (2): 1920–21, 1953–54
*
Prima Divisione
:Winners (2): 1941–42, 1951–52
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Eccellenza Piemonte-Valle d'Aosta
:Winners (2): 1997–98, 2003–04
*Coppa Italia Dilettanti Piemonte-Valle d'Aosta
:Winners (1): 2006–07
*Supercoppa Piemonte-Valle d'Aosta
:Winners (1): 2003–04
See also
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Association football league system in Italy
References
External links
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Football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in Piedmont and Aosta Valley
Novi Ligure
Association football clubs established in 1919
Italian football First Division clubs
Serie A winning clubs
1919 establishments in Italy
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