Cosenza Calcio

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Cosenza
Nickname(s) Lupi (Wolves)
Rossoblù (Red-blues)
Silani
Founded 1914
2003 (as A.S. Cosenza F.C.)
2007 (as Fortitudo Cosenza)
2011 (as Nuova Cosenza Calcio)
2013 (as Cosenza Calcio)
Ground Stadio San Vito,
Cosenza, Italy
Ground Capacity 24,479
Chairman Eugenio Guarascio[1]
Manager Gianluca Gagliardi
League Lega Pro Seconda Divisione/B
2012-13 Serie D/I, 2nd
Home colours
Away colours

Cosenza Calcio[2] is an Italian football club, based in Cosenza, Calabria. Currently the team plays in Serie C in Lega Pro.

History

Cosenza Calcio 1914

Main article: History of Cosenza Calcio 1914
Old Cosenza logo

The club was founded in 1914 as Società Sportiva Fortitudo and renamed as Cosenza Calcio 1914 in 1920[3] and enjoyed a long time in the professional leagues, spending several years in the Serie B. They also won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1983. In 2004, Cosenza 1914 finally folded.

In 2003 the club as refounded as A.S. Cosenza F.C., in 2005 it switched its denomination into Cosenza Calcio 1914.

In 2007 the club gave up its Serie D membership, but all the team players later joined new club Fortitudo Cosenza.

Following this, the new club renamed itself, taking the old historical denomination of Cosenza Calcio 1914 with the aim to rise up the Italian football pyramid. In 2011 the team was then excluded from professional Championship by Co.Vi.Soc. and it didn't appeal.

Nuova Cosenza Calcio

2011-12 season

In summer 2011 the club was refounded as Nuova Cosenza Calcio and restarted from Serie D[4][5] After a mediocre start, they sacked coach Enzo Patania and hired Tommaso Napoli.[6] They won 9 and drew 7 without a loss to finish the regular season in second place to A.S.D. HinterReggio in Girone I and entered in the promotion playoffs.[7] They won 6 in a row to become champions of the playoffs.[8] The club won the promotion playoffs by beating SandonàJesoloCalcio 3-2 in the final, but not being automatically promoted shall remain still in Serie D.

2012-13 season as Cosenza Calcio

On Monday, August 5, the team announced that it was promoted to the professional league, Serie C in Lega Pro.[9]

Colors and badge

The team's official colours are red and blue.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cittasport.it/news.asp?idnews=6111&cat=30&page=L'Imprenditore-Guarascio-Fulcro-del-rilancio-del-calcio-a-Cosenza&categoria=Calcio
  2. ↑ http://www.nuovacosenzacalcio.it/v1/index.php/news3/628-il-nuovo-marchio-c-e-la-storia-c-e-il-lupo-c-e-cosenza
  3. ↑ "Cosenza" (in Italian). Lega Pro. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 
  4. ↑ http://www.nuovacosenza.com/sport/11/calcio/agosto/NcosenzaD.html
  5. ↑ http://www.lnd.it/index.php?page=user.news.selectNews&id=128775
  6. ↑ http://www.nuovacosenza.com/sport/12/calcio/gen/napoliOK.html
  7. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-d/2011-2012/girone-i/
  8. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-d/2011-2012/final-stages/
  9. ↑ http://www.nuovacosenzacalcio.it/v1/index.php/news3/530-il-cosenza-e-in-lega-pro-guarascio-alla-fine-abbiamo-avuto-ragione

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