F.C. Savoia 1908

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Savoia

Full name

Football Club Savoia 1908

Nickname(s)

Bianchi (Whites),
Oplontini

Founded

1908

Ground

Stadio Giraud,
Torre Annunziata, Italy
(Capacity 9,000)

Chairman

Sandro Farinelli

Manager

Paolo Anastasio

League

Serie D/I

2005-06

Serie D/H, 10th





Home colours





Away colours

Football Club Savoia 1908 is an Italian football club located in Torre Annunziata, Campania. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are all-white.

Founded in 1908 as Unione Sportiva Savoia, after the homonymous Italian royal family at the time, the team played the Italian Serie A league finals in 1924, losing to Genoa C.F.C.. Since then, Savoia played lower leagues until 1945, when the team promoted to Serie B under the new denomination Unione Sportiva Torrese, and played the second-highest Italian league until 1948, when a thirtheenth place led to relegation for the Campanian side. Next years saw Savoia, which switched to the denomination of Associazione Calcio Savoia 1908 in 1955, relegating down to Serie D and even Promozione. Two consecutive promotions, in 1964 and 1965, led Savoia to Serie C, where however played just for one season.

In 1978/1979, Savoia was admitted by the Italian Football Federation to the new-born Serie C2 division, playing at that level until 1981/1982. Savoia returned to play Serie C2 eight years later, and promoted to Serie C1 ih 1994/1995 after playoffs. In 1998/1999, under coach Osvaldo Jaconi, popular for his successful years at Castel di Sangro, Savoia qualified for the Serie B promotion playoffs. In the playoff semifinals, Savoia sensationally eliminated Palermo, winning both the matches, and defeating 2-0 Juve Stabia in a final, and also a derby between two rival teams. In 1999/2000, despite a fairly good start, Savoia quickly entered into crisis, and Jaconi was fired at the 14th day, being replaced by Franco Varrella, who however was unable to save the team from relegation. After an unenthusiastic Serie C1 campaign in 2000/2001, in the next summer Savoia was cancelled because of financial troubles. On those days, an Eccellenza club from Naples, Internapoli, accepted to relocate to Torre Annunziata and switched its denomination to Intersavoia, quickly obtaining promotion to Serie D. Following that promotion, the team assumed the current denomination; Savoia plays Serie D since then.