Valenzana Mado is an
Italian football
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club, based in
Valenza
Valenza ( pms, Valensa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about north of Alessandria.
History
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Piedmont
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. Currently it plays in
Promozione Piedmont and Aosta Valley
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.
History
Valenzana Mado
The club was founded in 2012 after the merger of Valenzana Calcio and G.S. Mado. It renounces to
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 ...
for strong financial commitment required, to start instead from
Eccellenza
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.
Before the merger
Valenzana
Valenzana Calcio was founded in 1906.
In the season 2011–12 after 12 seasons in
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
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it was relegated to
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 ...
.
Alberto Omodeo has been for 20 years the historic President of the club.
Mado
G.S. Mado was founded in 2002. The club in the season 2011–12 has played in
Prima Categoria Alessandria. Very numerous and important his youth sector made up of about 200 boys.
Colors and badge
The team's colors are dark blue and red.
References
External links
Association football clubs established in 2012
Football clubs in Piedmont and Aosta Valley
Serie C clubs
Serie D clubs
2012 establishments in Italy
Phoenix clubs (association football)
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