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| Full name | Aurora Pro Patria 1919S.r.l. | ||
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| Nickname | I Tigrotti (The Little Tigers) | ||
| Founded | 1919; 106 years ago (1919) 1995; 30 years ago (1995) (refounded) 2009; 16 years ago (2009) (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Stadio Carlo Speroni, Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 4,627 | ||
| President | Patrizia Testa | ||
| Manager | Leandro Greco | ||
| League | Serie C Group A | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie C Group A, 18th of 20 | ||
| Website | http://www.aurorapropatria1919.com/ | ||
Aurora Pro Patria 1919,[1] commonly referred to asPro Patria, is anItalian football club based inBusto Arsizio,Lombardy. It currently plays inSerie C, group A.InLatin, Pro Patria translates to "For the Fatherland".
The club was founded in 1919.
The club has played inSerie A fourteen times mostly during the first half of the 20th century, the last time being in 1955–56.
In 1995 the club, then officially namedPro Patria et Libertate, was disqualified fromSerie D.
TheGallaratese ofGallarate was admitted toSerie C2, in order to keep the historical brand alive, it changed its name toPro Patria Gallaratese G.B. (G.B. being for Gallarate andBusto Arsizio, respectively): the club is considered the direct heir ofPro Patria et Libertate.
The club played in the fourth tier until 2002, when the club won promotion toSerie C1 via the playoffs. In 2008 the club was relegated to Serie C2 after losing in the playoffs toHellas Verona by 2–1 on aggregate, but was later readmitted toLega Pro Prima Divisione to fill a vacancy.
In June 2008, a club takeover was completed and ambitious plans for a return toSerie B were unveiled. However, impressive performances in theLega Pro Prima Divisione 2008–09 were accompanied by financial troubles, which led to the club being declared insolvent by the local magistrate in April 2009 due to excessive financial debts. The club's president was later arrested and has to stand trial on charges related to the bankruptcy.[2] The drive to Serie B came to nothing for the team in a most bitter way; badly losing the home return match of their playoff final against Padova, who played with 10 men after an early sending off.
On 27 June 2009Aurora Pro Patria 1919, owned by the Tesoro family, construction businessmen fromApulia, acquired the sports title from the liquidator of the old company.[3]
In the season 2009–10 it was relegated toLega Pro Seconda Divisione. In the 2012–13 season it was promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In the 2014–15 season it was relegated to Serie D, but it was readmitted to Lega Pro to fill vacancies. However, a second consecutive relegation to Serie D brought the club down to the amateur levels of Italian football.Pro Patria is one of the most important football clubs in theVarese area but due to recent performances on the pitch, the team has never been able to reach the same level of fame as before.
On 3 January 2013, the club was hostingA.C. Milan in a friendly match, when a small group of people in the crowd aimed abusive chants at brown skinned A.C. Milan players, includingM'Baye Niang,Urby Emanuelson,Sulley Muntari andKevin-Prince Boateng. Boateng reacted angrily, kicking the ball into the stands, before the entire Milan team walked off the field in protest, causing the game to be abandoned.[4] The final verdict on the incident, however, stated that the punishment handed down was not in reference to racism allegations.[5] Pro Patria was forced to play one game behind closed doors because of this incident.[6]
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The Pro Patria supporters are twinned with those ofTriestinaPro Patria supporters are divided by rivalries withNovara andLegnano
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| Series | Years | First | Last | Promotions | Relegations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 1929–30 | 1955–56 |  3 (1933,1953,1956) | |
| B | 13 | 1933–34 | 1965–66 |  3 (1927,1947,1954) | 3 (1935,1957,1966) |
| C | 37 +19 | 1935–36 | 2024–25 | 2 (1941,1960) | 3 (1978 C1,1983 C1,2010 C1) 3 (1972,1988,2016) |
| 81 out of 93 years of professional football in Italy since 1929 | |||||
| D | 10 | 1972–73 | 2017–18 | 3 (1975,1995@,2018) | 1 (1992) |
| E | 2 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1 (1994) | never |
