Pol. Viribus Unitis

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Viribus Unitis

Full name

Polisportiva Viribus Unitis

Founded

1917^[1]

Ground

Stadio Felice Nappi,
Somma Vesuviana, Italy
(Capacity 2,500)

Chairman

Antonio Della Corte

League

Serie D/H

2005-06

Serie D/I, 6th





Home colours





Away colours

Polisportiva Viribus Unitis is an Italian football club located in Somma Vesuviana, Campania. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are red and blue.

1 History
2 Honours
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The club was founded during 1917 in Somma Vesuviana (which lies within the Province of Naples), north of Mount Vesuvius. The club was affiliated in 1919 and took its name from the ship SMS Viribus Unitis with Riccardo Angrisani as its first president. The foundations of the club were;

Emilio Rossi
Michele Pellegrino
Michele De Lucia
Michele Sepe
Gaetano Russo
Raffaele De Martino

Francesco Parisi
Pasquale Castaldo
Ugo De Falco
Guido Perillo
Felice Mosca
Giuseppe D'Avino

Zaccaria Miele
Antonio Capasso
Arturo Rianna
Fiore D'Avino
Pasquale Cerciello

The commissioners for Virbus were Vincenzo Bianco and Gioacchino Mosca. At the time, the club was a multi-purpose one, as well as football it competed in cycling, marathon running and general athletics.^[2]

In 1989 Viribus was merged with Polisportiva Somma, hence why today the name of the team is Polisportiva Viribus Unitis.