Teramo Calcio
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Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Teramo Calcio is an Italian association football
club, based in Teramo
, Abruzzo. It is currently in the season 2011–12 playing in Serie D
, the fourth division of Italian football. The team's colors are red and white.
, the team had a difficult 2006–07
season, finishing 15th, a position that forced them to play in the relegation playoffs. The team lost 4–2 on aggregate to the 16th-place team, Ancona
, and was thus relegated to Serie C2
.
In the 2007–08 season, the team finished 8th in Serie C2/B, but was forced to declare bankruptcy at the end of the championship.
The team was refounded for the 2008–09 season, and won the league of Promozione Abruzzo A
, the seventh level of Italian football. The following year Teramo also won the Eccellenza Abruzzo
, obtaining promotion to Serie D
where it plays from the 2010-11 season.
Julio César de León
Felice Centofanti
Enrico Chiesa
Fabio Grosso
Simone Motta
Mattia Biso
Simone Pepe
Moris Carrozzieri
Adewale Wahab
see also: :Category:Teramo Calcio players
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
club, based in Teramo
Teramo
Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...
, Abruzzo. It is currently in the season 2011–12 playing in Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
, the fourth division of Italian football. The team's colors are red and white.
From the bankruptcy to Serie D
After several seasons in Serie C1Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
, the team had a difficult 2006–07
Serie C1 2006-07
The 2006–07 Serie C1 was the football league season of Italian Serie C1 for the years 2006 and 2007. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 3, 2006 to May 13, 2007, and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a playoff...
season, finishing 15th, a position that forced them to play in the relegation playoffs. The team lost 4–2 on aggregate to the 16th-place team, Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
, and was thus relegated to Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
.
In the 2007–08 season, the team finished 8th in Serie C2/B, but was forced to declare bankruptcy at the end of the championship.
The team was refounded for the 2008–09 season, and won the league of Promozione Abruzzo A
Promozione
Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level...
, the seventh level of Italian football. The following year Teramo also won the Eccellenza Abruzzo
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
, obtaining promotion to Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
where it plays from the 2010-11 season.
Famous players
Florian MyrtajFlorian Myrtaj
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Julio César de León
Julio César de León
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Felice Centofanti
Felice Centofanti
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Enrico Chiesa
Enrico Chiesa
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Fabio Grosso
Fabio Grosso
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Simone Motta
Simone Motta
Simone Motta is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro club Triestina, on loan from Novara.Motta spent most of his career in Italian lower divisions, scored 80 goals in Lega Pro Prima Divisione; 32 goals in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and 23 goals in Serie B...
Mattia Biso
Mattia Biso
-External links:*http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Biso_Mattia...
Simone Pepe
Simone Pepe
Simone Pepe is an Italian footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Juventus. He is known for his high versatility and can play on either side of the pitch and even as a right fullback-Club career:...
Moris Carrozzieri
Moris Carrozzieri
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Adewale Wahab
Adewale Wahab
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see also: :Category:Teramo Calcio players