Virtus Francavilla Calcio, commonly known as Virtus Francavilla, is an

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club based in

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. They currently play in

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

, the third tier of Italian football.

History

The historic Francavilla Calcio

The historic Francavilla Calcio was founded in 1946 with the name of A.S. Francavilla, and it has always played

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. In 2006 it was renamed A.S.D. Francavilla Calcio In the season 2010–11, was relegated from

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 ...

group H to the

Eccellenza Apulia Eccellenza Apulia ( it, Eccellenza Puglia) is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, Italy. It is competed among 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The ...

Foundation

The new club was founded in 2007 under the name of Salento Francavilla. It has assumed its present name after the merger at the end of the 2013/2014 season with the historic Francavilla Calcio. In that year it won the

championship coming back in

From Serie D to Lega Pro

In the season 2014–15 the team was promoted for the first time, from

. At the end of the 2015–16 Serie D, the team was promoted in the

2016–17 Lega Pro The 2016–17 Lega Pro Divisione Unica was the third season of the unified Lega Pro division, the third highest division in the Italian football league system. The championship name, which is ''Divisione Unica'' according to the FIGC regulations, i ...

. For the first time in its history, the team reached a professional league, the third highest football division of

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.2016–17 Lega Pro season of Virtus Francavilla
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Colors and badge

The team's main colors are blue and white.

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours

Coppa Italia Dilettanti The Coppa Italia Dilettanti ( Italian for: Italian Amateurs Cup) is an annual knock-out competition for teams from the fifth and sixth levels of Italian football: the Eccellenza and the Promozione. All ties except for the final, which is held at t ...

: **Champion : 2014–15

References

External links

Virtus Francavilla official website
Football clubs in Apulia Francavilla Fontana Association football clubs established in 2007 Association football clubs established in 1946 2007 establishments in Italy {{Italy-footyclub-stub