A.S.D. Manfredonia Calcio 1932

Manfredonia

Full name	Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Manfredonia Calcio 1932
Nickname(s)	Sipontini, Biancocelesti, Donia
Founded	1932 2010 (refounded)
Ground	Stadio Miramare, Manfredonia, Italy
Ground Capacity	4,076
Chairman	Antonio Sdanga
Manager	Matteo D'Arienzo
League	Serie D/H
2012-13	Eccellenza Apulia, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Manfredonia Calcio 1932 is an Italian association football club, based in Manfredonia, Apulia. Currently it plays in Eccellenza.

History

Foundation

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old logo

The club, founded in 1932 as S.S. Manfredonia Calcio.. Manfredonia is known for having been the first Italian professional team to play its home matches on a synthetic football field.

Manfredonia returned to play in the pros only in 2004, following 64 years of absence from Serie C. In 2004–05 Manfredonia won promotion from Serie C2 to Serie C1, but finished last in its division in 2007–08 and was directly relegated back down to C2, now called Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. At the end of the 2009-2010 season, the company had major financial problems that led the team to failure.

Refoundation

The team was refounded in the summer of 2010 as A.S.D. Manfredonia Football 1932 and began the season in the Eccellenza Apulia. The following year the club was renamed with its current name of A.S.D. Manfredonia Calcio 1932.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are light blue and white.

Notable players

• Rômulo Eugênio Togni
• Ahmed Barusso
• Marco Sansovini
• Marco Sau
• Simone Rota

External links

• (Italian) Official site