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| Full name | Ravenna Football Club 1913 | ||
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| Nickname | Giallorossi (Yellow-reds) | ||
| Founded | 1913; 112 years ago (1913) | ||
| Ground | Stadio Bruno Benelli,Ravenna | ||
| Capacity | 12,020 | ||
| Manager | Marco Marchionni | ||
| League | Serie C Group B | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie D Group D, 2nd of 18 (promoted) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Ravenna Football Club is anItalian association football club, based inRavenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays inSerie C Group B.
The club was founded in 1913.
The club was founded in 1913 as the football section ofsports clubUnione Sportiva Ravennate. In 1920, the club merged withAudace Football Club, which had been founded only one year earlier, in 1919. The same year the club joined theItalian Football Federation, it was part of thePromozione league. Another merger in 1921 withS.G. Forti per essere Liberi led the club to change its denomination to 'Unione Sportiva Ravennate Forti per essere Liberi'. The sports club disbanded in 1928, with all its sports sections becoming separate entities; notably, the football section assumed the denomination ofAssociazione Calcio Ravenna.
In 1936, Ravenna made their first appearance in theSerie C, where they played until 1948. In 1949, the club, now playing in the amateurInterregionale league, became known asUnione Sportiva Ravenna, then switching this denomination toSarom Unione Sportiva Ravenna for sponsorship reasons in 1954, maintaining it for ten years. Ravenna returned to Serie C in 1950 for a single season and again in 1955, playing in this division until 1971, when they were relegated to Serie D. A subsequent Serie C spell from 1972 to 1976 was followed by two consecutive relegations. Two promotions in a row from 1980 to 1982 then brought the club back to the pro leagues, in the recently createdSerie C2. Ravenna was relegated to Serie D in 1984, but promptly returned to Serie C2.
In 1992, Ravenna were awarded Serie C2 champions, being promoted toSerie C1. Only one year later, in 1993, Ravenna won the Serie C1 league and gained promotion toSerie B for a historical first time. However, this lasted only one season, and Ravenna returned to Serie C1 in 1994. They returned to Serie B in 1996, playing in the Italian second division until 2001, when they were relegated to Serie C1. However, they were subsequently relegated by the Federation due to financial troubles.
A new club,Ravenna Calcio, was admitted to play inEccellenza Emilia-Romagna and obtained two consecutive promotions, which brought them back to Serie C2 in 2003.
In 2005, Ravenna were promoted to Serie C1 after playoffs, and on 9 May 2007, Ravenna won the2006–07 Serie C1/B in advance of one matchday, following a 0–0 away tie againstTeramo, being thus promoted to Serie B, after six seasons from their last appearance in the second-highest division of Italy. They were relegated in 2008 after a poor Serie B campaign toLega Pro Prima Divisione. In their first season back in Serie C1, now rebranded as Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Ravenna was coached by debutant managerGianluca Atzori and missed immediate promotion by losing the playoff semifinals toPadova, who later went on to win the playoff finals as well.
For the 2009–10 season, Ravenna were forced to search for a new head coach after Atzori left forSerie A clubCatania, and formerInterPrimavera coachVincenzo Esposito was appointed as a replacement. However, the season started with a huge off-the-field shock, as young Albanian midfielderBrian Filipi, a regular for the team despite his 20 years of age, was hit by a car and left dead on 19 September 2009.
On 18 July 2011 it was excluded by the Federal Council from Lega Pro Prima Divisione,[1] but on 12 August 2011 it was admitted inSerie D/D.[2][3] after conciliation withFIGC.[4]
In the 2011–12 season, the club was relegated toEccellenza.
On 29 June 2012, Ravenna Calcio, which was in substantial financial difficulty, was declared bankrupt by the Court of Ravenna.[5]
A new club,Ravenna Sport 2019, was admitted to playPromozione Emilia-Romagna[6][7][8] and was promoted to Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna.
In summer 2013, the club was renamed to its current name.
The team's colors are red and yellow.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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