A.C. Nuova Valdagno
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Associazione Calcio Nuova Valdagno is an Italian association football
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 Valdagno
Valdagno
-History:Valdagno's town was founded in 861, the name deriving from the Latin amins, then amnius, meaning "river". It is first mentioned in a 1184 document when it was a fief given by the Vicenza bishop to the Trissino family....

, Veneto. It currently plays in Promozione
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...

. Its colors are light blue and white.

The club was founded in 1926 as DAM Valdagno (Dopolavoro Aziendale Marzotto Valdagno), later changing its name to A.C. Marzotto (after the Marzotto
Marzotto
The Marzotto Group is an Italian textile manufacturer, based in Valdagno.Created in 1836 as the Lanificio Luigi Marzotto & Figli. In 2005 Marzotto Group's textile business separated from Valentino Fashion Group....

 firm, owner of the team at the time) and with this name spent 10 seasons in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

. After changing name again to A.C. Valdagno, the side disbanded in 1998 and was refounded with the current name soon after.
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