A.C. Chioggia Sottomarina
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Associazione Calcio Chioggia Sottomarina was an Italian association football
club located in Chioggia
, Veneto.
and Clodia
, were merged as F.B.C. Union ClodiaSottomarina.
After many years in Serie C
, in 1977 the team was relegated to lower divisions.
In 1995 has changed its name in the current one.
In the season 1998-99 the team was promoted from Eccellenza Veneto
to Serie D
.
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 Chioggia
Chioggia
Chioggia is a coastal town and comune of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.-Geography:...
, Veneto.
History
The team was founded in 1971, when two teams from Chioggia, SottomarinaSottomarina
Sottomarina is an Italian town of Roman origin. It is a frazione of the comune of Chioggia, which is part of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Like Venice, it is an island cut into pieces by canals, and it has bridges to bring the island together...
and Clodia
Clodia
Clodia, Clodia, Clodia, (born Claudia Pulchra Prima or Maior or also Quadrantaria c. 95 BC or c. 94 BC and often referred to in scholarship as Clodia Metelli ("Clodia the wife of Metellus"), was the third daughter of the patrician Appius Claudius Pulcher and Caecilia Metella Balearica.She is not to...
, were merged as F.B.C. Union ClodiaSottomarina.
After many years in Serie C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
, in 1977 the team was relegated to lower divisions.
In 1995 has changed its name in the current one.
In the season 1998-99 the team was promoted from Eccellenza Veneto
Eccellenza Veneto
Eccellenza Veneto is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Veneto, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
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...
.