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| Full name | Unione Sportiva Ancona 1905S.r.l. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | I Dorici (The Dorians) I Biancorossi (The Red and Whites) | ||
| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) 2010; 15 years ago (2010) (refounded) | ||
| Dissolved | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | ||
| Ground | Stadio del Conero,[1] Ancona, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 23,967 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serie C/B, 20th (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Unione Sportiva Ancona 1905,[2][3] commonly referred to asAncona, was anItalian football club based inAncona,Marche.
The club changed its name to U.S. Ancona 1905 from S.S. Piano San Lazzaro in 2010, due to the bankruptcy of the main football team of the city,A.C. Ancona. However, after a relegation in 2017, U.S. Ancona 1905 withdrew from the football pyramid.
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The club was founded in 1948[citation needed] asSocietà Sportiva Piano San Lazzaro and after its 2nd place in 2009–10Eccellenza Marche it was renamed in 2010, after another failure of the main football club of the city,A.C. Ancona,[4] changing its denomination toUnione Sportiva Ancona 1905,[5][6] maintaining the same league.
US Ancona 1905 then became the new Ancona and the main football club of the city, but it is not its legitimate heir, having not yet acquired its brand and its sports title.[7]
The club in the season 2010–11 obtains a prestigious "triplete":[8]
The club in the season 2011–12 plays inSerie D group F with the objective of obtaining an immediate promotion toLega Pro Seconda Divisione. On 29 November 2011, after the incredible remount suffered withRiccione who drew 2–2 to sawing 2 goals in the final minutes[15] the coachMassimiliano Favo [it] was sacked and substituted byMarco Osio,[16] until 3 February 2012 when he rescinds the contract by mutual agreement with the company. The new coach of the team becomesSauro Trillini.[17] The team was ranked 3rd qualifying so for thePromotion playoffs, but it was eliminated fromSambenedettese in the second round.
In the2012-13 season, the club played to the third round of the2012–13 Coppa Italia Serie D where they lost toS.S. Sambenedettese Calcio on penalties 4-3 after drawing the game at 3-3. In the Serie D group F, the club was placed seven in the group.
In the 2013–14 season, Ancona won the Serie D title and thus ensured promotion to the2014–15 Lega Pro, and back into professionalism. However, after finished as the 20th of the Group B of2016–17 Lega Pro season, the club did not join the2017–18 Serie D.[18][19]
Phoenix club of the city, "U.S. Anconitana A.S.D." was formed inPrima Categoria in 2017.[20][21]
Another phoenix club, but for Piano San Lazzaro, as of 2017–18 season played inTerza Categoria.[22] It was refounded in 2016.[23][non-primary source needed]
The team's color are white andred-yellow.[citation needed]
Ancona 1905 play their home matches at the 25,000 capacity, Stadio del Conero, located in the city ofAncona.
