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| Full name | Savona Foot-Ball Club S.r.l. | ||
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| Nicknames | Biancoblù (The White & Blue) Gli Striscioni (The Striped Ones) I Siderurgici (The Steelmakers) | ||
| Founded | 1907; 118 years ago (1907) 2020; 5 years ago (2020) asPro Savona 2023; 2 years ago (2023) asSavona FBC | ||
| Ground | Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo, Savona, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 4,496 | ||
| Chairman | Aldo Dellepiane | ||
| Head coach | Alessandro Siciliano | ||
| League | Promozione | ||
| 2024–25 | Prima Categoria Liguria Group B, 1st | ||
Savona Foot-Ball Club is anItalian football club located inSavona, Liguria.It currently plays inPromozione and the home matches are played at Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo.
The club was founded in 1907 by Cesare Lanza and Nicolò Pessano and disputed its first championship in the 1910. Savona's history includes two seasons in theItalian Football Championship in the 1920s, and many seasons inSerie B (the last one in 1966–67).
After spending some time inSerie C the team was relegated toSerie D and has remained there for about 20 years, only having two seasons inSerie C2 between 2002 and 2004 before being relegated back. In this period Savona has won its only trophy, theCoppa Italia Dilettanti in 1991.
In the season 2009–10 it was promoted fromSerie D toLega Pro Seconda Divisione but on 23 December 2011 the club, in strong financial difficulty, was declared in bankruptcy by the court of Savona.[1][2][3][4][5]On 13 March 2012 Aldo Dellepiane, at the auction proceedings took over the company for one euro, taking on a proportionally portion of the debts, saving it from radiation. On its first season under the new company, Savona won promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione. In the 2013–14 season, Savona emerged as a surprise package for Serie B promotion, reaching sixth place in the final standings and eliminatingVicenza in the subsequent promotion playoffs, before being defeated by eventual winnersPro Vercelli in the semi-finals. In 2014–2015 season, Savona played in Lega Pro, struggling to avoid relegation in Serie D.
In summer 2015 it was penalized of 6 points for sporting fraud.
The colours of the team are white and blue. The badge is an oval with white and blue stripes and the club's name. The red and white shield topped with an eagle represents the city's coat of arms.
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