Virtus Francavilla
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- Itaalia Serie C - grupp C 288 Itaalia Serie D 26 Itaalia Serie C karikas 10 Itaalia Serie C - play-offid 10 Coppa Itaalia 6
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Wikipedia - Virtus Francavilla Calcio
Virtus Francavilla Calcio, commonly known as Virtus Francavilla, is an Italian football club based in Francavilla Fontana, Apulia. They currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.
History
The historic Francavilla Calcio
The historic Francavilla Calcio was founded in 1946 with the name of A.S. Francavilla, and it has always played regional leagues. In 2006 it was renamed A.S.D. Francavilla Calcio In the season 2010–11, was relegated from Serie D group H to the Eccellenza Apulia.
Foundation
The new club was founded in 2007 under the name of Salento Francavilla. It has assumed its present name after the merger at the end of the 2013/2014 season with the historic Francavilla Calcio. In that year it won the Eccellenza Apulia championship coming back in Serie D.
From Serie D to Lega Pro
In the season 2014–15 the team was promoted for the first time, from Eccellenza Apulia to Serie D. At the end of the 2015–16 Serie D, the team was promoted in the 2016–17 Lega Pro. For the first time in its history, the team reached a professional league, the third highest football division of Italy.
Virtus Francavilla on võitnud mitmeid regionaalseid tiitleid, sealhulgas 1998.–99. aasta Serie D, 2004.–05. aasta Eccellenza ja 2015.–16. aasta Serie D. Klubi on osalenud ka mitmetel kordadel Itaalia karikavõistlustel, jõudes 2017.–18. aastal kaheksandikfinaali.
Virtus Francavilla kodustaadion on Stadio Giovanni Paolo II, mille mahutavus on 10 000 pealtvaatajat. Meeskonna forma on valge ja punane ning nende hüüdnimi on "Biancorossi" ("Punavalged").
Mõned Virtus Francavilla tuntumad mängijad läbi aegade on:
* Vito Chimenti
* Daniele De Vezze
* Antonio Di Gennaro
* Stefano Gori
* Salvatore Miceli
Virtus Francavilla on Puglia piirkonnas populaarne klubi ja nende mängud meelitavad tavaliselt suurel hulgal pealtvaatajaid. Klubi on tuntud oma ründava jalgpalli poolest ja nad on alati olnud Serie C tiitlivõitlejad.