US Sambenedettese
Full name | Società Sportiva Sambenedettese Arl | ||
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Nickname(s) | Samb | ||
Founded | 1923 1994 (refound) 2006 (refound) 2009 (refound) 2013 (refound) | ||
Ground | Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | ||
Capacity | 14,995 | ||
Chairman | Franco Fedeli | ||
Manager | Ottavio Palladini | ||
League | Serie D | ||
2014–15 | Serie D, 3rd | ||
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A.S.D. Sambenedettese Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D.
History
Foundation
The club was founded in 1923 as U.S. Sambenedettese, having been 21 seasons in Serie B (last time in 1989) and 39 seasons in Serie C/LegaPro.
The first refoundation
In 1994 the sports title of Sambenedettese S.p.a. was transferred to a new company named A.S. Sambenedettese Calcio that assumes the debts of the previous company.
The second refoundation
In 2006 the sports title of S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio was transferred to a new company of the same name. [1]
The third refoundation
The club was refound in 2009 as U.S. Sambenedettese 1923 by the company U.S. Sambenedettese 2009 S.S.D. A.R.L.
In 2012–13 season it won group F of Serie D, but it was not promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as it was excluded by Federal Council's decision for incomplete documentation of submission to the league.[2]
The fourth refoundation
In summer 2013 it was refound as A.S.D. Sambenedettese Calcio by the entrepreneur Gianni Moneti restarting from Eccellenza. The season 2013/2014 sees the victory in Eccellenza Marche and the promotion in Serie D. The next year Manolo Bucci joined the company with Moneti. The new company aims to win the Serie D girone F, but at the end of season Samb was only 3rd and loses the first match of play-off. On June 17, 2015 Bucci leaves Sambenedettese and Moneti starts to find another partner.
Today
August 04, 2015 Gianni Moneti, after two years, sells the company to Franco Fedeli that after two days submit repechage apply for Lega Pro to FIGC.
Colors and badge
The team's colors are red and blue.
Rivalries
The main rivalry is with Ascoli.
References
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 19 (2005–06)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ascoli/sport/calcio/2013/07/25/925174-sambenedettese-ricorso-respinto-lega-pro.shtml