 | This articledoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved. Find sources: "Gioiese 1918" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(August 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | You can helpexpand this article with text translated fromthe corresponding article in Italian. (August 2025)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| Full name | A.S.D Gioiese 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Polivalente, Gioia Tauro,Calabria | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Nando Rombolà | ||
| Manager | Mario Dal Torrione | ||
| League | Serie D | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie D/I 18th of 19 (relegated) | ||
A.S.D Gioiese 1918 is anItalian football club based inGioia Tauro,Calabria. Currently it plays in Italy'sSerie D.
The first Gioiese was founded in 1918, and its colours was white and blue with stripes. The then president was Ugo Battaglini.
The first experience Gioiese had of such level occurred after World War II, when he participated inSerie C known as Lega Interregionale South until 1948.
With president Franco Musco Gioiese played at first at the Campionato Interregionale 1981–1982 with coachFranco Scoglio and won the championship by dominating from the first to the last day.
After the departure of Scoglio, the Gioiese prepared for next season inSerie C2 with a new coachBruno Jacoboni, but the results came negative, with a relegation on the final day, despite beating Messina.
The old Gioiese dissolved in 2004, overwhelmed by debts. So the first team of Gioia Tauro became Libero Calcio Nuova Gioiese, a team born in 1968 and which, under the leadership of president Rombolà, make a big climb fromSeconda Categoria toEccellenza.
In the season 2012–13 the team was promoted fromEccellenza Calabria toSerie D.
In 2023 the team was promoted another time fromEccellenza Calabria toSerie D together with coachGraziano Nocera.
The team's colors are purple and white.
