A.C. Monopoli
Encyclopedia
A.S.D. Liberty Monopoli (formerly A.C. Monopoli) is an Italian association football
from Monopoli
, Apulia. The club was refounded in 2003, and, after winning Eccellenza Apulia
in 2004–05 (World Record of 102 points), has played Serie D/H
in 2005/2006, ending it in second place, and successively reaching the Serie D playoff finals (and defeating Celano
); therefore, Monopoli will play 2006/2007 in Serie C2
. The clubs played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for 4 seasons and went bankrupt in June 2010.
After acquiring the sports rights of Liberty Molfetta the club changed its denomination to the current one in order to play in Eccellenza.
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...
from Monopoli
Monopoli
Monopoli is a town and comune in Italy, in the province of Bari, region of Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies about 40 km southeast from Bari. It has about 50,000 inhabitants....
, Apulia. The club was refounded in 2003, and, after winning Eccellenza Apulia
Eccellenza Apulia
Eccellenza Apulia is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
in 2004–05 (World Record of 102 points), has played Serie D/H
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...
in 2005/2006, ending it in second place, and successively reaching the Serie D playoff finals (and defeating Celano
Celano
Celano is a town and comune in the Province of L'Aquila, central Italy, east of Rome by rail.-Geography:Celano rises on the top of a hill in the territory of Marsica, below the mountain range of Sirente. It faces the valley of Fucino, once filled by the large Fucine Lake, which was drained during...
); therefore, Monopoli will play 2006/2007 in 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...
. The clubs played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for 4 seasons and went bankrupt in June 2010.
After acquiring the sports rights of Liberty Molfetta the club changed its denomination to the current one in order to play in Eccellenza.