SSD Varese Calcio
Full name | Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Varese Calcio S.r.l. | |||
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Nickname(s) | I Leopardi (The Leopards) | |||
Founded | 22 March 1910 | |||
Dissolved | 14 July 2019[1] | |||
Ground | Stadio Franco Ossola, Masnago, Varese, Italy | |||
Capacity | 8,213[2] | |||
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Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Varese Calcio, commonly referred to as Varese, was an Italian football club based in Varese, Lombardy. It was founded as Varese Football Club on 22 March 1910. It became Associazione Sportiva Varesina in 1923, Varese Sportiva in 1926, reverted to Varese F.C. from 1946 to 2004, and then Associazione Sportiva Varese 1910 (A.S. Varese 1910) from 2004 to 2015. The club dissolved in 2019.
History
The club was formed on 22 March 1910, as Varese Football Club, with the goal of promoting football and other open air games. All members, both players and management, paid dues of 1 Lira every month. The club's colours were white and purple and the local market place doubled as the club's first ground. A rope fenced off the pitch from the public, and dressing rooms were improvised in an alley restaurant.
The club played numerous friendly matches before joining any sort of league or organised competition. Early opponents included the "Aurora" of
In May 1915 the war interrupted the season, but by 1919, World War I had ended and life returned to its regular rhythm with a resurgence of interest in football and other recreational activities.
In 1926–27, the club's colours became white and red ("bianco-rosso"), to match the colours of the city. In the quarter of
Varese, a town not far from Milan, is highly regarded by various athletes who dress "bianco-rosso" (white-red) thanks to Military Territorial Compartments (between the most known players Giuseppe Meazza).
In 1964, with the entrepreneur Giovanni Borghi as president, the Varese achieved a place in
From 1975 to 1985 the club played in Second Division Serie B but one year in Third one, during season 1979–80. Relegated the previous season the club regained immediately its place in Serie B.
Since further relegation in 1985, the club had not succeeded in returning to
The club returned to the C1 Series within four years thanks to the work of general manager Stefano Capozucca, brought to Varese by the entrepreneur Claudio Milanese, who was then co-owner of the club with the President, Paolo Binda, and other lesser associates.
In 2001, after financial conflicts between entrepreneur Gianvittorio Gandolfi and sponsors SiViaggi and CIT, the Turri family arrived at the club, bringing a series of innovations. In the summer of 2004, under the Turri-Tacconi co-presidency, economic and financial ruin made the club sink to its lowest ebb.
A.S. Varese 1910
In July 2004, the bankrupt Varese Football Club was reformed under a new board, and called A.S. Varese 1910. The club was forced to start afresh in the
In its first season the new board suffered from delay and inexperience, and promotion to Serie D was missed narrowly due to points dropped early on in the season to the club's eventual title-rivals. Club President Peo Maroso and general manager Luca Sogliano, son of Riccardo and also a former player, decided to install a new first-team coach from within. Devis Mangia, at just 32 years of age, was the youngest head coach of the division and, probably, the entire league.
The club has also had problems with its supporters (in particular a supporters group named "
In season 2005/2006, Varese won the Serie D/A league, thus gaining promotion to Serie C2, three matches before the end of the season.
In season 2008/2009, they won
At the end of season 2011/12, A.S. Varese achieved fifth place in Serie B, qualifying for the play-offs for promotion into
S.S.D. Varese Calcio
After their relegation from Serie B in the 2014–15 season, Varese 1910 failed to meet the deadline to register for Lega Pro and the club declared bankruptcy.[6] The club would be reformed to play again in Eccellenza for the 2015–16 season as Varese Calcio SSD.[7] After winning its group, it played in Serie D and reached the play-off stage. In the 2017–18 season, Varese Calcio started without a president and, in November, manager Salvatore Iacolino resigned due to the club's financial crisis. The team finished the season in 18th and was relegated to the Eccellenza.
On 14 July 2019, the club was dissolved due to financial issues.
Notable former players
Honours
- Serie B
- Serie C1
- Serie C2
- Coppa Italia Serie C
- Winners: 1994–95
- Coppa Italia Dilettanti
- Winners: 1993–94
References
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- ^ "Varese, Stabilita la capienza dello stadio: 8213 posti" (in Italian). La Provincia di Varese. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ Gazzetta (14 June 2010). "Varese, la B 25 anni dopo, Anche il Pescara fa festa (Varese, Serie B after 25 years, Pescara celebrates too)". Gazzetta dello Sport.
- ^ "Italy - AS Varese 1910 - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Summary - Serie B - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
- ^ "Reggina, Venezia and Varese bankrupt". Football Italia. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "L'ASD REGGIO CALABRIA AMMESSA IN SERIE D. IL VARESE CALCIO, IN ECCELLENZA" (in Italian). FIGC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Il Calcio Varese morirà di lunedì". VareseNews (in Italian). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Comincia la terza categoria con un (Città di) Varese in più". VareseNews (in Italian). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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- ^ "Risultati Terza Categoria Varese - Girone B - Lombardia - 2019-20". www.tuttocampo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Inizia l'avventura del nuovo Città di Varese: "Serenità e continuità"". VareseNews (in Italian). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.