| Full name | Cosenza Calcio 1914 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1926 |
| Dissolved | 2005 |
| Ground | Stadio San Vito, Cosenza |
Cosenza Calcio 1914 was a professionalItalian football club based inCosenza,Calabria.
It was founded asCosenza Foot-Ball Club in 1926. The club was expelled from the professional leagues in 2003, only readmitted a year later inSerie D.[1][2] In 2005 the club folded,[3] ended its 91 years of history.
From 2003 to 2007A.S. Cosenza Calcio claimed to be the successor, after it was relocated from a nearby town. Again in 2007,Fortitudo Cosenza was relocated from Rende as the new successor, and renamed Cosenza Calcio 1914 Srl in 2008. However, the spiritual successor folded again in 2011, while yet another new clubNuova Cosenza Calcio was founded usingArticle 52 of N.O.I.F. in the2011–12 Serie D.
The club was founded in 1926 asCosenza Foot-Ball Club[4][5] (the year 1914 is a reference to the first historic match played in the town of Cosenza on 23 February 1914) and enjoyed a long time in the professional leagues, spending several years in theSerie B and launching several famous players. They also won theAnglo-Italian Cup in 1983. During the 1980s and the 1990s, the Calabrian side barely missed promotion to the Italian top flight several times, most notably in 1989, when they ended with the same points than fourth-placedCremonese andReggina, but being not admitted to the promotion playoff as having the worst results of the three in head-to-head matches. In 1991–92, Cosenza lost promotion again, with a final fifth place only two points behind ofUdinese.
Following these highs, the club successively started experiencing hard times, being ultimately excluded in July 2003 by the federation due to financial issues, leaving Cosenza suddenly without a club.
In 2004, the franchise was however admitted back into Serie D following a judicial sentence, together the newA.S. Cosenza F.C.: this caused the city of Cosenza to have two "rival" clubs in the same division. This lasted only one year, as Cosenza 1914 finally folded.
International footballers of Cosenza Calcio 1914
Stefano FioreGianluigi LentiniCristiano Lucarelli
Christian Manfredini
Mark Edusei
Marius Stankevičius
Rubén Maldonado
Massimo MargiottaThe team's official colours were red and blue.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1985–1986 | ADIDAS | P.A.C. |
| 1987–1988 | DEGI | Terme Luigiane |
| 1988–1989 | DEGI | Lagostina |
| 1989–1990 | ABM | CORVASCE |
| 1990–1991 | ABM | STANLEY |
| 1991–1992 | ASICS | DODARO |
| 1995–1996 | Hummel | Caffe' Aiello |
| 1996–1997 | Hummel | Carical |
| 1998–2000 | Kappa | Provincia di Cosenza |
| 2001–2002 | Legea | Provincia di Cosenza |
Castrovillari was relocated to Cosenza in 2003. The club spent 4 seasons in Serie D.
In 2007 A.S. Cosenza Calcio gave up its Serie D membership, but all the team players later joined new club "Fortitudo Cosenza", which is relocated fromRende.
Following this, the new club renamed itself, taking the old historical denomination of "Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l." with the aim to rise up the Italian football pyramid. In 2011 the team was then excluded from professional championship by Co.Vi.So.C. ofItalian Football Federation[6] and it didn't appeal. Another phoenix club was started inSerie D, asNuova Cosenza Calcio.
In summer 2011 a new club was founded asNuova Cosenza Calcio and restarted fromSerie D[7][8] It wins promotion playoffs, but it is not automatically promoted.