Gruppo Sportivo Dilettantistico Lascaris or simply Lascaris 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 Pianezza

Pianezza

Pianezza is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 12 km northwest of Turin.-External links:*...

, Piedmont. It 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...

 group A.

History

The club was founded in 1954 by the boys who frequented the oratory of the parish of Pianezza

Pianezza

Pianezza is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 12 km northwest of Turin.-External links:*...

, located near Villa Lascaris, built by the Marquis Agostino Lascaris of Ventimiglia

Ventimiglia

Ventimiglia is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts...

, who gave the name to the team.

In summer 2011 it was promoted by repechange from Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley

Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley

Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the two regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...

 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.

Colors and badge

The color of the side were initially royal blue, until when the president Lelio Bettini changed them in black and white, like those of Juventus

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

.

External links

Official homepage