Unione Sportiva Poggibonsi is an Italian association football club located in

Poggibonsi Poggibonsi is a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located on the river Elsa and is the main centre of the Valdelsa Valley. History The area around Poggibonsi was already settled in the Neolithic age, although the firs ...

, Tuscany. It 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 1925 as Unione Sportive Poggibonsi. It was renamed Poggibonsi Valdelsa in 2002 and played under this name, at the professional level in the

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

in 2002–2003. After that season, the team was excluded from playing Serie C2 by the federation because of financial problems, and admitted to Eccellenza. To begin the 2004/2005 season, it was refounded under his original name US Poggibonsi and promptly won the league in its first attempt.US Poggibonsi calcio – Comune di Chianciano Terme
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from 2004 to 2006, when the club, which ended the 2005–06 Serie D season in third place, was promoted because league winners Fortis Spoleto and second-placed Fortis Juventus were unable to play in the Serie C2 league. The club ended its 2006–07 Serie C2 campaign in thirteenth place, one point above the relegation playoff spots, and therefore remained in the

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

(the rebranded Serie C2) in the 2007–08 season. Poggibonsi were relegated back to Serie D on 2013–14, after completing their season in 16th place.

Colors and badge

The team colors are red and yellow.

References

External links

Official homepage
Football clubs in Tuscany Association football clubs established in 1925 Serie C clubs 1925 establishments in Italy Poggibonsi {{Italy-footyclub-stub