A.S. Sambenedettese S.r.l. is an
Italian association football club, based in
San Benedetto del Tronto,
Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
. Sambenedettese currently plays in
Serie D.
History
Foundation
The club was founded in 1923 as ''U.S. Sambenedettese''.
In 1956, the club was first promoted to
Serie B, a division where they spent a total of 21 seasons (the last time of which was in 1989). In the 1980s, they also had a young
Walter Zenga as a goalkeeper in their stint in the Italian second division.
In 1994, the club went bankrupt and was successively forced to restart from
Eccellenza. In 2000, the club was acquired by
Luciano Gaucci and eventually won promotion back to professionalism in 2001 and then to
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...
just a year later.
In 2009, the club was forced to restart again from Eccellenza, this time as U.S. Sambenedettese 1923.
In 2012–13 season, Sambenedettese won Group F of Serie D, but it was not promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as it was excluded by Federal Council's decision for incomplete documentation of submission to the league. The company behind the club also changed the name to U.S. Sambenedettese 1923 S.r.l. at that time. Refounded as A.S.D. Sambenedettese Calcio, the club restarted from Eccellenza Marche and promptly won promotion to Serie D. On 4 August 2015, Franco Fedeli acquired the then-Serie D club, and in 2016 Sambenedettese were promoted back to Lega Pro as the Group F winner of
2015–16 Serie D
The 2015–16 Serie D was the sixty-eighth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.
The phoenix club of Parma Calcio was added to this league.
P ...
. The club was known as S.S.D. Sambenedettese ARL at that time. At the start of 2016–17 season the company behind the club changed the name to S.S. Sambenedettese S.r.l. (P.IVA 02177180441), but marketing as S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio. In 2020, the club was sold by Franco Fedeli to Italian-Argentine entrepreneur and
Bangor City F.C. owner
Domenico Serafino. However, less than a year later, after Serafino failed to comply with several financial requirements, the club was declared bankrupt.
The club's naming rights were then acquired by entrepreneur Roberto Renzi and was refounded as A.S. Sambenedettese. After repaying all debts, the newly-reformed club was formally accepted by the Italian Football Federation, this way maintaining their spot in the Serie C league. The club was however excluded from Serie C due to financial irregularities and successively admitted to
Serie D following a successful appeal and the payment of a league membership fee.
In 2023, Sambenedettese were also excluded from Serie D, and the club's naming rights were assigned to fellow Serie D club Porto d'Ascoli, who restarted under the new denomination of U.S. Sambenedettese.
Players
First team squad
Colors and badge
The team's colors are red and blue.
Rivalries
The main rivalry is with
Ascoli. They are in the same province – Province of Ascoli Piceno.
Honours
*
Coppa Italia Serie C
:Winners: 1991–92
References
External links
Official site
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Football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in the Marche
Association football clubs established in 1923
Serie B clubs
Serie C clubs
Province of Ascoli Piceno
1923 establishments in Italy
Coppa Italia Serie C winning clubs