Rovigo Calcio
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Rovigo Calcio was an Italian association football
club from Rovigo
, Veneto.
In the 2005–06 season of Serie D
, Rovigo finished first in Girone D, winning direct promotion to Serie C2
, returning to a professional league for the first time in 56 years.
In the 2006–07 season of Serie C2
, the team finished 6th in Girone B, missing by 2 points the chance to participate in the promotional playoffs.
In the 2007–08 season of Serie C2
, Rovigo finished 16th in Girone B, and was forced to play in the relegation playoffs. Being the lower classified team, Rovigo was relegated to Serie D after its two-legged tie with 15th-placed Castelnuovo
ended in a 3–3 aggregate draw. However, the team was chosen to remain in Serie C2, now called Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, to fill one of nine vacancies.
In the 2008–09 season of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
, Rovigo finished 18th and last in Girone B, and was directly relegated to Serie D
.
In summer 2011 it does not appeal against the exclusion of Covisod from Serie D
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...
club from Rovigo
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
, Veneto.
History
The club was founded in 1893.In the 2005–06 season of Serie D
Serie D 2005-06
This is a list of round winners, relegated teams and playoff matches in the 2005/2006 season of Italian Serie D division.- Girone A :Alessandria | Borgomanero | Canavese | Casteggio Broni | Castellettese | Chiari | Cossatese | Giaveno | Orbassano | Saluzzo | Savona | Solbiatese | Trino | U.S.O...
, Rovigo finished first in Girone D, winning direct promotion to Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
, returning to a professional league for the first time in 56 years.
In the 2006–07 season of Serie C2
Serie C2 2006-07
The 2006-07 Serie C2 was the football league season of Italian Serie C2 for the years 2006 and 2007. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 3, 2006 to May 13, 2007 and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over, teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a playoff...
, the team finished 6th in Girone B, missing by 2 points the chance to participate in the promotional playoffs.
In the 2007–08 season of Serie C2
Serie C2 2007-08
The 2007–08 Serie C2 season was the thirtieth football league season of Italian Serie C2 since its establishment in 1978 . It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from September 2007 to May 2008, and the playoff phase from May to June 2008.The league was composed of 54 teams...
, Rovigo finished 16th in Girone B, and was forced to play in the relegation playoffs. Being the lower classified team, Rovigo was relegated to Serie D after its two-legged tie with 15th-placed Castelnuovo
U.S. Castelnuovo Garfagnana
Unione Sportiva Castelnuovo Garfagnana were an Italian association football club, based in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1922...
ended in a 3–3 aggregate draw. However, the team was chosen to remain in Serie C2, now called Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, to fill one of nine vacancies.
In the 2008–09 season of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2008-09
The 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season will be the thirty-first football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the first since the renaming from Serie C2 to Lega Pro....
, Rovigo finished 18th and last in Girone B, and was directly relegated 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...
.
In summer 2011 it does not appeal against the exclusion of Covisod from 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...
and excluded from all football.
Notable players
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