Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Caravaggio is an Italian association football club, based in

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (, , ; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of hi ...

, Lombardy. Caravaggio currently plays in

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 ...

History

The club was founded in 1958 after the merger between ''U.S. Veltro'' and ''Olimpia''.USD CARAVAGGIO – Storia
/ref> At the end of the 2007–08 season, Caravaggio merged with U.S.O. Calcio, a team from the nearby town of Calcio, forming U.S. Calcio Caravaggese. In the summer of 2009, the representatives of Caravaggio left the Calcio Caravaggese after disagreements over team management, refounding Caravaggio with the current denomination. In the season 2009–10 the team played in

, after having acquired the sports title of ''Pedrengo Calcio'', but it was immediately relegated to

Eccellenza Lombardy Eccellenza Lombardy ( it, Eccellenza Lombardia) is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lombardy, Italy. It is competed amongst 48 teams, in three groups (A, B and C). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club ...

. At the end of the 2011–12 season the team was promoted from

Colors and badge

The team's colors are white and red.

Current squad

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Honours

Coppa Italia Lombardia: **Winners 1: 2011–12

References

External links

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