Cosenza Calcio 1914
| Full name | Cosenza Calcio 1914 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1914 |
| Dissolved | 2005 |
| Ground | Stadio San Vito , Cosenza |
Cosenza Calcio 1914 was a professional Italian football club based in Cosenza, Calabria.
It starts in 1912 when was founded Società Sportiva Fortitudo (the year 1914 is a reference to the first historic match played by the club on 23 February 1914). The club was expelled from the professional leagues in 2003, only readmitted a year later in Serie D.[1][2] In 2005 the club folded,[3] ended its 91 years of history.
From 2003 to 2007
From 1912 to 2005
Cosenza Calcio 1914 SpA
Early times and Serie B
The club was founded on 18 November 1912 as Società Sportiva Fortitudo
Serie D times
Following these highs, the club successively started experiencing hard times, being ultimately excluded in July 2003 by the federation due to financial issues, leaving Cosenza suddenly without a club.
In 2004, it franchise was however admitted back into Serie D following a judicial sentence, together the new A.S. Cosenza F.C.: this caused the city of Cosenza to have two different "rival" clubs into the same division. This lasted only one year, as Cosenza 1914 finally folded.
Notable former players
International footballers of Cosenza Calcio 1914
Stefano Fiore- Gianluigi Lentini
- Cristiano Lucarelli
Christian Manfredini
Mark Edusei
Marius Stankevičius
Rubén Maldonado
Massimo Margiotta
Colors and badge
The team's official colours were red and blue.
Honours
- Anglo-Italian Cup: 1 (1983)
- Serie C: 1 (1960–61)
- Serie C1: 2 (1987–88), (1997–98)
- Serie C2: 1 (1979–80)
- Serie D: 2 (1957–58, 1974–75)
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1985–1986 | ADIDAS | P.A.C. |
| 1987–1988 | DEGI | Terme Luigiane |
| 1988–1989 | DEGI | Lagostina |
| 1989–1990 | ABM | CORVASCE |
| 1990–1991 | ABM | STANLEY |
| 1991–1992 | ASICS
|
DODARO |
| 1995–1996 | Hummel | Caffe' Aiello |
| 1996–1997 | Hummel | Carical |
| 1998–2000 | Kappa
|
Provincia di Cosenza
|
| 2001–2002 | Legea | Provincia di Cosenza
|
Spiritual Successors
A.S. Cosenza Calcio (2003–07)
Fortitudo Cosenza (2007–11)
In 2007 A.S. Cosenza Calcio gave up its Serie D membership, but all the team players later joined new club "Fortitudo Cosenza", which is relocated from
Following this, the new club renamed itself, taking the old historical denomination of "Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l." with the aim to rise up the Italian football pyramid. In 2011 the team was then excluded from professional championship by Co.Vi.So.C. of
Nuova Cosenza Calcio
In summer 2011 a new club was founded as
It wins promotion playoffs, but it is not automatically promoted.Footnotes
References
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°44/A (2004–05)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°83/A (2004–05)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°5/A (2005–06)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Cosenza" (in Italian). Football.it. Archived from the original on March 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°19/A (2011–12)" (PDF). Consiglio Federale (Press release) (in Italian). Rome: Italian Football Federation. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Il Nuovo Cosenza Calcio iscritto in serie D - Nuova Cosenza Quotidiano Digitale della Calabria".
- ^ "Lega Nazionale Dilettanti". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-06-14.