Founded officially in 1932 under the nameAssociazione Calcio Asti (in short:A.C. Asti),[citation needed] the club changed its name several times in subsequent years because ofmergers with local clubs. The club participated inSerie C league in the past.
In 2006, the club changed the name from A.C. Asti toA.C.D. Asti Colligiana.[4]
The club reverted to original nameA.C.D. Asti during the celebrations for the 75th year of operation in 2008.[citation needed] The club later incorporated as asocietà a responsabilità limitata asS.D. Asti Calcio S.r.l.. Asti also partnered withTorino F.C. in youth football in 2013.[5]
The club finished as the 14th of the Group A in the2014–15 Serie D season.
At the start of2015–16 Serie D season the club was expelled from the league byFIGC's Co.Vi.So.D., due to the club's financial position.[6] The club had appealed toCONI's Collegio di Garanzia dello Sport, however, the court rejected the appeal and confirming FIGC's decision.[7] In that transfer window, the club also attempted to split into two legal persons, leaving only one legal person to bear the debt.[8][9] At the same time, the club attempted to merge with Prima Categoria club A.S.D. Sandamianese Asti.[10] It was reported that the attempt to transfer the debt was failed.[11] Asti also changed the name toAsti Calcio F.C. S.r.l..[8] While Sandamianese became A.S.D. Pro Asti Sandamianese, and relocated fromSan Damiano d'Asti to Asti.[12] Asti was admitted toLega Nazionale Dilettanti's (LND)Promozione - Piedmont - Aosta Valley division - Group D instead in September 2015.[13]
In May 2017, the club was penalized 2 points, to be applied to 2017–18 season.[14] A shareholder and director of Asti, Pier Paolo Gherlone was also investigated by the FIGC.[15] Gherlone also owned Pro Asti Sandamianese until 2017.[16]
Asti's FIGC membership was finally revoked in December 2017.[18] While the membership of the spin-off, Pro Asti Sandamianese, was also cancelled in 2019 due to inactivity.[19]
Another club, Colline Alfieri Don Bosco (FIGC registration number: 63519[20][21]) was renamed to A.S.D. Alfieri Asti as an illegitimate phoenix club. In 2019 the club was renamed toA.S.D. Asti.[20][22] The club has no relation to yet another club, Don Bosco Asti. The club played inEccellenza Piedmont-Aosta Valley since 2017 (as of 2019–20 season).
^"Oggi amichevole ad Asti".toronews.net (in Italian). Labcoop S.C. 28 August 2008.Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved5 February 2020.
^"Cambio di denominazione sociale" [Change of club name](PDF).Comunicato Ufficiale (in Italian).2006–07 (28/A). FIGC. 30 June 2007.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved6 December 2018.
^"Decisione"(PDF) (in Italian). Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano. 3 September 2015 [Written verdict published on 30 November 2015]. Retrieved7 February 2020.
^Gravina, Gabriele; Di Sebastiano, Antonio (12 December 2018)."FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA GIUOCO CALCIO"(PDF).Comunicato Ufficiale (in Italian).2018–19 (118/AA). FIGC.Archived(PDF) from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved5 February 2020.
^Tavecchio, Carlo; Di Sebastiano, Antonio (12 December 2017)."Il Presidente Federale"(PDF).Comunicato Ufficiale (in Italian).2017–18 (100/A). FIGC.Archived(PDF) from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved4 February 2020.
^"1.2.3. DICHIARAZIONI DI INATTIVITA'"(PDF).Comunicato Ufficiale (in Italian).2019–20 (10). FIGC-LND Comitato Regionale Piemonte Valle d'Aosta. 12 September 2019.Archived(PDF) from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved7 February 2020.
