Associazione Calcio Feralpi Lonato was an Italian

Italy

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 football

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 club located in Lonato del Garda, Lombardy

Lombardy

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, but played in Desenzano del Garda

Desenzano del Garda

Desenzano del Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, which borders Lake Garda. It is bordered by other communes of Castiglione delle Stiviere, Lonato, Padenghe sul Garda and Sirmione.-History:...

, Lombardy. Its colors were white

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 and green

Green

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.

In summer 2009 the club merged with A.C. Salò of Salò

Salò

Salò is a town and commune in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy on the banks of Lake Garda. The city was the capital of Italian Social Republic from 1943 to 1945, with the ISR often being called the "Republic of Salò" .-History:Salò was founded in the Roman period as Pagus...

, making as FeralpiSalò.

History

The club was founded in summer 1980, as A.C. Lonato and so renamed on 1985, from the merger between two clubs of the city:

• A.C. Feralpi Lonato, just promoted in Serie D
  Serie D
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   and founded in 1963 as A.C. Pejo Lonato, became A.C. Lonato in 1969 and so renamed in 1973

• A.S. Lonato, from Terza Categoria
  Terza Categoria
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  .

It 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...

 until 1982, when relegated in Promotion

Promotion and relegation

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 and there returned only in 2007 winning Eccellenza Lombardy

Eccellenza Lombardy

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, for another two years before the merger with A.C. Salò.

External links

• Feralpi Lonato page at Serie D.com