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| Full name | L'Aquila 1927 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Rossoblù (Red and blues) | |||
| Founded | 1927 1994 AS L’Aquila 2004 L’Aquila Calcio 2018 L’Aquila 1927 | |||
| Ground | Gran Sasso d'Italia-Italo Acconcia | |||
| Capacity | 6,763 | |||
| Chairman | Stefano Baiocco | |||
| Manager | Sandro Pochesci | |||
| League | Serie D | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie D/F, 2nd | |||
| Website | laquila1927 | |||
L'Aquila 1927 is anItalian association football club located inL'Aquila,Abruzzo. They currently play in theSerie D.
Existence of football clubs in L'Aquila can be traced back to 1915, when an amateur club calledFootball Club L'Aquila, then unregistered to theItalian Football Federation, already existed; in 1926, this club began using red and blue as their official colors. In 1927, a new club calledSocietà Sportiva Città dell'Aquila was founded, but lasted only a few years. In September 1931,Associazione Sportiva L'Aquila was founded as local fascist sports organizations starting playing in the locally organizedSeconda Divisione. After two promotions, L'Aquila spent its first season in the second-tierSerie B.[1] In 1936, a train accident on theTerni–Sulmona railway nearContigliano,Lazio seriously injured several of the team's players and left head coach Attilio Buratti dead. Later, the club later did not manage to escape relegation and its Serie B tenure ended after three seasons.
In December 1937, L'Aquila played aCoppa Italia game againstJuventus and lost by a three-goal margin, 4–1. The club spent a total of five consecutive seasons in third-tierSerie C before they were dismissed from play duringWorld War II. In 1943, the club was refounded asSportiva L'Aquila 1944 playing in Serie C three more seasons from 1945 to 1948. After spending several seasons in the lower tiered leagues, the club was readmitted toSerie C in 1958, where it spent a decade after being relegated toSerie D in 1969. The club won promotion toSerie C2 in 1979, though again, they were relegated to amateur football status in 1982.
In 1993, the club was readmitted to Serie C2 to fill a league vacancy, but the club fell through a year later due tobankruptcy. In 1994,Associazione Sportiva L'Aquila was founded and admitted toEccellenza, and then becameVis L'Aquila in 1995 after a merger with Serie D squad Paganica Calcio. In 1998, the club won promotion to Serie C2, and reachedSerie C1 in 2000 after winning aplayoff againstAcireale.
In 2004, the club was relegated back to Serie C2, only to fall through once again and readmitted to Eccellenza under their current name. Following the2009 L'Aquila earthquake, the club was promoted to Serie D under deliberation of theLega Nazionale Dilettanti after it was realized the club was unable to complete the remaining two games left in the season with the club sitting at the top of the division. In the 2009–10 season, the club was promoted from Serie D to theLega Pro Seconda Divisione. Another promotion, this time toLega Pro Prima Divisione, came through playoffs in 2012–13; this was followed by an impressive fifth place and subsequent qualification promotion playoff (then lost toPisa). In the summer 2015 it was penalized of a single point for sporting fraud.
After another bankruptcy, another club was created in 2018.
For all former players with a Wikipedia article, seeCategory:L'Aquila 1927 players
This list of former players includes those who received international caps, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.
Annibale Frossi (1935–1936)
Jehad Muntasser (2001–2002)Giovanni Rosati (1979–1981)
Kenneth Zeigbo (2001–2002)Ottavio Barbieri (1933–1934)
András Kuttik (1936–1937)Giovanni Degni (1954–1955)János Nehadoma (1957–1958)Dino Bovoli (1963–1964)Renato Benaglia (1972–1973)Sergio Petrelli (1978–1979)Leonardo Acori (1991–1992)
Bruno Nobili (1993–1994, 1995–1996)Paolo Stringara (2000–2001)Bruno Giordano (2002–2003)
