A.C.D. Mezzocorona
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A.C. Mezzocorona is an Italian association football
club located in Mezzocorona
, Trentino, but playing in Trento
since the capacity of the stadium of Mezzocorona
is less than the minimum required. Its official colours are yellow and green.
After four consecutive season in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, including one in former Serie C2, Mezzocorona was relegated to Serie D
at the end of the 2010-11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season.
Founded in 1951 and refounded in 1967, Mezzocorona played in the amateur ties of Italian football until 2007, after finishing first in the Girone C during the Serie D 2006-07
, thus winning promotion for the first time ever to Serie C2
, the fourth tier of Italian football. As one of the nine promoted teams from Serie D, Mezzocorona also participated in the Scudetto Dilettanti tournament but was eliminated in the group stage.
regular season, Mezzocorona finished a surprising fifth in Girone A, and qualified for the promotional playoffs. The team upset second-placed Carpenedolo
in the semi-finals, winning 2–1 on aggregate. In the finals, the team lost to fourth-placed Lumezzane
due to the fact it was the lower classified team after the pair ended in a 0–0 aggregate tie, thus remaining in the, now called, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In this league it played three seasons until 2010-11 when were relegated to Serie D
.
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 Mezzocorona
Mezzocorona
Mezzocorona , until 1902 Mezzotedesco is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km north of the city of Trento....
, Trentino, but playing in Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
since the capacity of the stadium of Mezzocorona
Mezzocorona
Mezzocorona , until 1902 Mezzotedesco is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km north of the city of Trento....
is less than the minimum required. Its official colours are yellow and green.
After four consecutive season in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, including one in former Serie C2, Mezzocorona was 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...
at the end of the 2010-11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season.
History
Serie D 2006-07
This is a list of division winners, relegated teams and playoff matches in the 2006-2007 season of Italian Serie D football league. The regular season started September 17, 2006 and continued through to May 6, 2007.-Legend:-Girone A:...
, thus winning promotion for the first time ever 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...
, the fourth tier of Italian football. As one of the nine promoted teams from Serie D, Mezzocorona also participated in the Scudetto Dilettanti tournament but was eliminated in the group stage.
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
In the Serie C2 2007-08Serie 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...
regular season, Mezzocorona finished a surprising fifth in Girone A, and qualified for the promotional playoffs. The team upset second-placed Carpenedolo
A.C. Carpenedolo
Associazione Calcio Carpenedolo is an Italian association football club, based in Carpenedolo, Lombardy.Carpenedolo currently plays in Serie D.The team's colors are red and black.-From Lega Pro Seconda Divisione to Serie D:...
in the semi-finals, winning 2–1 on aggregate. In the finals, the team lost to fourth-placed Lumezzane
A.C. Lumezzane
Associazione Calcio Lumezzane is an Italian association football club, based in Lumezzane, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1948. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione....
due to the fact it was the lower classified team after the pair ended in a 0–0 aggregate tie, thus remaining in the, now called, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In this league it played three seasons until 2010-11 when were 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...
.