F.C. Verbano Calcio
Encyclopedia
Football Club Verbano Calcio, or simply Verbano, is an Italian association football
club, based in Besozzo
, Lombardy. Verbano currently plays in Serie D
.
At the end of the 2010-11 Eccellenza season, Verbano was promoted by repechange to Serie D
for the first time.
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, based in Besozzo
Besozzo
Besozzo is a town and municipality located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.-Overview:Besozzo hosts a small historical centre with churches and noble houses, so-called Palazzi, in its upper part which is in part pedestrian zone, and a vivid modern centre with...
, Lombardy. Verbano currently plays 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...
.
History
The club was founded in 1979 after the merger of Unione Sportiva Besozzo (founded in 1905) and N.A.G.C. Sant’Andrea (founded in 1927).At the end of the 2010-11 Eccellenza season, Verbano was promoted by repechange 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...
for the first time.