A.S.D. Barletta
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Società Sportiva Barletta Calcio is an Italian association football club
located in Barletta
, Apulia
. At the pinnacle of the club's success, they were promoted to Serie B
in the 1987-88 season and remained there until the 1990-91 season.
Their official colors are red and white.
In the 2007–08
season in Serie D, Barletta finished 2nd in Girone H, qualifying them for the promotional play-offs. They qualified as one of the nine teams in the group stage of the play-offs, but finished second in their group and did not qualify for the semi-finals. Ranked the best second-placed team in the three groups, it won special promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, as one of the 5 top teams in the promotional play-offs.
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...
located in Barletta
Barletta
Barletta is a city and comune located in the north of Apulia in south eastern Italy. Its current population is 94,140.It is famous for the Colossus of Barletta, a bronze statue, representing a Roman Emperor...
, Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
. At the pinnacle of the club's success, they were promoted to 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...
in the 1987-88 season and remained there until the 1990-91 season.
Their official colors are red and white.
In the 2007–08
Serie D 2007-08
Serie D, the fifth level of Italian Football, is composed of 162 teams divided into nine divisions of 18 teams each.The regular Serie D season started September 2, 2007 and continued through to May 4, 2008 with each team playing 34 matches, two matches against every other team in the division...
season in Serie D, Barletta finished 2nd in Girone H, qualifying them for the promotional play-offs. They qualified as one of the nine teams in the group stage of the play-offs, but finished second in their group and did not qualify for the semi-finals. Ranked the best second-placed team in the three groups, it won special promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, as one of the 5 top teams in the promotional play-offs.