A.S.D. SolbiaSommese Calcio is an Italian association football club located in

Somma Lombardo Somma Lombardo is a town in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 16 June 1959. Industry The airline Neos has its head office in the city. History The town was strategical ...

and also representing the town of

Solbiate Arno Solbiate Arno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 11 km south of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,157 and an a ...

( Province of Varese), Lombardy. It currently plays in Eccellenza Lombardy/A.

History

Foundation

The club was founded in 2012 after the merger of A.S. Solbiatese Arno Calcio and S.S. Sommese 1920.

Before the merger

Solbiatese Arno Calcio

The team was founded in 1911 as A.S. Solbiatese Calcio in

and spent several seasons 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 ...

and Serie C2. It was refounded as Solbiatese Arno Calcio in 2000, taking ''Solbiatese Arno Calcio'', by merging with A.S. Arno Calcio (founded 1980 in the same town). During the seasons 2007–10, their top scorer has been Massimo 'Max' Marsich. In the 2010–11 season, the club 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 B to

Eccellenza Lombardy Eccellenza Lombardy ( it, Eccellenza Lombardia) is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lombardy, Italy. It is competed amongst 48 teams, in three groups (A, B and C). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club ...

. In the next season it was again relegated to Promozione Lombardy

S.S. Sommese 1920

The team was founded in 1920 in

. In the 2011–12 it was ranked 2nd in Eccellenza Lombardy/A and was defeated by Real Vicenza in the final playoffs.http://www.sommesecalcio.com/2012/06/sommese-1-2-real-vicenza.html

Colors and badge

Its colors are black and blue.

References

External links

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