Calcio San Paolo Padova
Encyclopedia
Calcio San Paolo Padova is an Italian association football
, the second football team of the city of Padua
, Veneto.
(where it was relegated to after the end of the 2009-10 Eccellenza season) to Serie D
after a merger with Albignasego Calcio
, to form the current club.
Its first official football match in Serie D
has been on 29 August 2010, against Treviso, for the Coppa Italia di Serie D
: San Paolo Padova won the match by 2–0. It was played on the neutral venue of Rovigo
, since Stadio Plebiscito
was still not available for football matches.
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...
, the second football team of the city of Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, Veneto.
History and achievements
The club moved from PromozionePromozione
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...
(where it was relegated to after the end of the 2009-10 Eccellenza season) 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...
after a merger with Albignasego Calcio
Albignasego Calcio
Albignasego Calcio was an Italian football club located in Albignasego, Veneto. It last played in Serie D. It has set a record in Italian football as it has been promoted 5 times in 5 years: this means they've always won their championship for the last 5 years. In Summer 2010 the club merged with A.S...
, to form the current club.
Its first official football match 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...
has been on 29 August 2010, against Treviso, for the Coppa Italia di Serie D
Coppa Italia Serie D
Coppa Italia Serie D is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie D in Italian football. All games, including the final, are on a home/away basis...
: San Paolo Padova won the match by 2–0. It was played on the neutral venue of Rovigo
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
, since Stadio Plebiscito
Stadio Plebiscito
Stadio Plebiscito is a multi-use stadium in Padua, Italy. The stadium holds 9,600 all-covered seats.It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches as the home of Petrarca Padova; but by 2010/'11 season will be used also for the home matches of the second football team of the city, San Paolo...
was still not available for football matches.