F.C. Canavese
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Football Club Canavese was an Italian association football club
located in San Giusto Canavese
, Piedmont.
It played five years in Serie D
before earning promotion in 2006. In 2005 they made it to the second round of promotion playoffs before losing to Cirié in extra-time. The following year, Canavese won Girone A with 74 points, leading to a direct promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Their first two seasons there were successful, just missing the promotion playoffs in 2007–08 and finishing in the top half of the league in 2008–09. However, their follow-up was less inspiring, finishing 13th in Girone A, avoiding the relegation playoffs by one point.
Canavese didn't join 2011-12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and and excluded from all 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...
located in San Giusto Canavese
San Giusto Canavese
San Giusto Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin....
, Piedmont.
History
Canavese was formed by the 2001 merger of the two clubs U. S. Sangiustese founded in 1946 and A. S. Volpiano founded in 1919.It played five years 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...
before earning promotion in 2006. In 2005 they made it to the second round of promotion playoffs before losing to Cirié in extra-time. The following year, Canavese won Girone A with 74 points, leading to a direct promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Their first two seasons there were successful, just missing the promotion playoffs in 2007–08 and finishing in the top half of the league in 2008–09. However, their follow-up was less inspiring, finishing 13th in Girone A, avoiding the relegation playoffs by one point.
Canavese didn't join 2011-12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and and excluded from all football.