Unione Sportiva Pianese is an
Italian football
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club from
Piancastagnaio
Piancastagnaio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena.
It is located on the Monte Amiata slopes.
The main attractions include the ...
,
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
. They play in
Serie D
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History
The club was founded in 1930. They won their first promotion to Serie D in 2009–10, and successively their first league title in the top amateur league of Italy in 2018–19, thus ensuring themselves the right to play Serie C.
From 2006 to 2019, in compliance with Italian rules regarding amateur clubs, U.S. Pianese changed its name in U.S. Pianese A.S.D.
In February 2020, Pianese became the first professional football club to report a case of a player,
King Udoh tested
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Current squad
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References
External links
Official homepage
Football clubs in Tuscany
Association football clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in Italy
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