A.S. Pro Belvedere Calcio Vercelli
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Associazione Sportiva Pro Belvedere Vercelli (usually referred to as Pro Belvedere or P.B. Vercelli) was an Italian association football
club located in Vercelli
, Piedmont. Its colors were yellow and green.
The 6 August 2010 the club has changed its name with F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 after the non-recording of the U.S. Pro Vercelli, to maintain the glorious name and team colors.
, Piedmont), who played in Serie D
and the P.G.S. Pro Belvedere.
In the Serie D 2008–09
season, Pro Belvedere finished first in Girone B, winning direct promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Their debut season into professional football also featured, for the first time in the club's history, a crosstown derby with seven-time Italian champions Pro Vercelli
, but was not particularly successful, with the team lying in second-last place for most of the time, and promotion winning coach Luca Prina being replaced by the more experienced Gianfranco Motta.
after just one season in the professional ranks. The club, however, was re-ammitted to the league to fill vacancies.
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 located in Vercelli
Vercelli
Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...
, Piedmont. Its colors were yellow and green.
The 6 August 2010 the club has changed its name with F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 after the non-recording of the U.S. Pro Vercelli, to maintain the glorious name and team colors.
The merger
The A.S. Pro Belvedere Vercelli born in the summer of 2006 with the merger between the A.S. Trino Calcio (based in TrinoTrino
Trino is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Vercelli, at the foot of the Montferrat hills....
, Piedmont), who played 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...
and the P.G.S. Pro Belvedere.
Serie D
In the Serie D 2006–07 season, the team placed 9th in Girone A. A year later, in the Serie D 2007–08 season, the team placed 3rd in the same division, qualifying for the Serie D playoffs. It won its way to the group stage of the tournament, but failed qualify as one of the top 5 teams of the playoffs, all of which were later promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.In the Serie D 2008–09
Serie D 2008–09
Serie D, the fifth level of Italian Football, is usually composed of 162 teams divided into nine 18-team divisions. Special relegation of four teams from the professional leagues above Serie D after the team list had been set increased the total number of teams for this season to 166...
season, Pro Belvedere finished first in Girone B, winning direct promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Their debut season into professional football also featured, for the first time in the club's history, a crosstown derby with seven-time Italian champions Pro Vercelli
U.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio
Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly known as Pro Vercelli, is an Italian association football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The team currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione....
, but was not particularly successful, with the team lying in second-last place for most of the time, and promotion winning coach Luca Prina being replaced by the more experienced Gianfranco Motta.
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
At the end of the 2009-10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season the club was relegated to Serie DSerie 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...
after just one season in the professional ranks. The club, however, was re-ammitted to the league to fill vacancies.