Città di Isernia San Leucio Società Sportiva Dilettantistica, commonly known as Città di Isernia or just Isernia, is an Italian association football club based in the city of

Isernia Isernia () is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Molise, and the capital of the province of Isernia. Geography Situated on a rocky crest rising from between the Carpino and the Sordo rivers, the plan of Isernia still refl ...

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. The club currently plays in

Serie D The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...

. Their nickname is "pentri" (this is the name of the most important tribe of the Samnites). They play their home matches at Stadio Mario Lancellotta.

History

Foundation

Founded in 1928 as ''Samnium Isernia'', the club spent the majority of its history in semi-professional and regional levels of

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. In the seasons 1984–85, 1985–86 and 2003–04, Isernia played in

Serie C2 Serie C2 was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging t ...

(currently

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Serie C2 was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging ...

), the 4th Italian professional football level.

Re-foundations

From Sporting Isernia to Sporting Aesernia

After going bankrupt in 2004, the club was immediately re-founded as ''A.S.D. Sporting Isernia'' and in 2007 was merged with ''A.S.D. Aesernia'' to form ''A.S.D. Sporting Aesernia''.

From Real Isernia to Isernia F.C.

In the summer of 2009, the new club that played in

Promozione The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's ...

was merged with ''A.S.D. Real Rocca d'Evandro 2006'' of

Scapoli Scapoli is a town and ''comune'' located in province of Isernia, which is part of the region of Molise, southern Italy. As of 2011 it had a population of 758. Geography Located in the western area of the province, near the region of Lazio, it bor ...

, in

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, founding A.S.D. Real Isernia. First classified in

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,Article on iserniaoggi.net
/ref> in the summer 2011 the club was renamed Isernia F.C. playing from the 2011–2012 season in

Colours and badge

Its colours are white and sky blue.

Stadium

The home ground is the Stadio Mario Lancellotta.

Notes and references

Isernia Association football clubs established in 1928 Serie C clubs Serie D clubs 1928 establishments in Italy {{Italy-footyclub-stub