A.C. Martina
Encyclopedia
A.S.D. Martina Franca is an Italian association football
club, based in Martina Franca
, Apulia. The team's colors are blue and white. In the season 2011-12 it plays in Serie D.
The club was founded in 1947. Martina played in Serie C1/B in the 2007–2008 season, finishing last, and thus directly relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
The club needed new financial backers, but with its relegation to Italy's fourth level of professional football, no investors were found and the club decided not to field a team for the 2008–09 season.
The side played against Juventus F.C.
for the first time in the first match of 2006–07 Coppa Italia.
In 2008 A.C. Martina reborn as A.S.D. Martina Franca and admitted in the Prima Categoria Apulia
. Martina in the 2008/2009 came second in Prima Categoria Apulia and promoted to Promozione Apulia
. The following season won the Promozione Apulia playoffs and the promotion to 2010-11 Eccellenza. The company Ostuni Sports, militant in Serie D, Martina proposes an exchange of sports titles that would allow a double promotion, but after a first initial interest in the company it was decided to give up and then participate in Eccellenza Apulia
. In the 2010/2011 season after a long struggle with Cerignola, which ended only in extra time of the promotion playoff Martina was finally promoted to 2011-12 Serie D. This marks the return of Martina in semi-professionally football with 3 promotions in 3 years!
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 Martina Franca
Martina Franca
Martina Franca is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, Apulia , Italy. It is the second most populated city of the province after Taranto....
, Apulia. The team's colors are blue and white. In the season 2011-12 it plays in Serie D.
History
The club needed new financial backers, but with its relegation to Italy's fourth level of professional football, no investors were found and the club decided not to field a team for the 2008–09 season.
The side played against Juventus F.C.
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...
for the first time in the first match of 2006–07 Coppa Italia.
In 2008 A.C. Martina reborn as A.S.D. Martina Franca and admitted in the Prima Categoria Apulia
Prima Categoria
Prima Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the eighth level in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within the Prima Categoria level progresses to their...
. Martina in the 2008/2009 came second in Prima Categoria Apulia and promoted to Promozione Apulia
Promozione
Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level...
. The following season won the Promozione Apulia playoffs and the promotion to 2010-11 Eccellenza. The company Ostuni Sports, militant in Serie D, Martina proposes an exchange of sports titles that would allow a double promotion, but after a first initial interest in the company it was decided to give up and then participate in Eccellenza Apulia
Eccellenza Apulia
Eccellenza Apulia is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
. In the 2010/2011 season after a long struggle with Cerignola, which ended only in extra time of the promotion playoff Martina was finally promoted to 2011-12 Serie D. This marks the return of Martina in semi-professionally football with 3 promotions in 3 years!