Eccellenza Apulia
Encyclopedia
| Eccellenza Apulia |
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| Founded |
| 1991 |
| Nation |
 Italy |
| Feeder 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... |
| Relegation To |
| Promozione 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... |
| Number of Teams |
| 18 |
| Cups |
| ??? |
| Current Champions (2006-07) |
| Fasano A.S. Fasano Associazione Sportiva Fasano is an Italian association football club located in Fasano, Apulia. The club plays in Eccellenza Apulia and it has played in Serie D the last time in the season 2009-10 when it was relegated to Eccellenza. Its colors are blue and white.... |
Eccellenza Apulia (known in its native tongue as Eccellenza Puglia) is the regional Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is competed amongst 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted 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...
. The club who finishes second also have the chance to gain promotion, they are entered into a national play-off which consists of two rounds.
2007-08 clubs
| Team | City | Province |
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| U.S.D. A.Toma Maglie | Maglie Maglie Maglie is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.-History:The Maglie area was settled as early as the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, and before, as testified by the presence of archaic dolmens and menhirs, and by the Cattìe site, discovered in 1980,... |
Lecce Province of Lecce The Province of Lecce is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. Totally included in the Salento peninsula, it is the second most populous province in Apulia and the twenty-first most populous in Italy.... |
| U.S. Audace Cerignola | Cerignola Cerignola Cerignola is a town and comune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, 40 km southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any comune in Italy, at 593.71 km², after Rome and Ravenna.-History:... |
Foggia Province of Foggia The Province of Foggia is a province in the Apulia region of Italy.This province is also known as Capitanata, originally Catapanata, because during the Middle Ages it was governed by a catapan, as part of the Catapanate of Italy... |
| A.S. Bisceglie 1913 Donuva | Bisceglie Bisceglie Bisceglie is a town and comune on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of c. 54,000, in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia , southern Italy.... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
| A.S.D. Atletico Corato | Corato Corato Corato is a town and comune in Italy. It is located in Bari province, Puglia region, southeastern Italy. Founded by the Normans, it became subject to Alfonso V, king of Aragon, at the end of the 15th century, and later to the Carafa family. The chief features of the ancient centre of the town,... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
| A.S.D. Copertino | Copertino Copertino Copertino is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.-History:Following Charles of Anjou's successful campaign in 1266, the Hohenstaufen tower of Copertino was held first by the de Pratis family and then by Walter VI of Brienne, Duke of Athens, Duke of... |
Lecce Province of Lecce The Province of Lecce is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. Totally included in the Salento peninsula, it is the second most populous province in Apulia and the twenty-first most populous in Italy.... |
| A.S.D. Leonessa Altamura A.S.D. Leonessa Altamura Associazione Sportiva Dilettante Leonessa Altamura is an Italian association football club located in Altamura, Apulia. It currently plays in the Eccellenza Apulia. Its colors are red and white.... |
Altamura Altamura Altamura is a town and comune of Apulia, southern Italy. It is located on the Murge plateau in the province of Bari, 45 km South-West of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. As of 2011 its population was of 69,728.-Overview:... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
| A.S.D. Francavilla Calcio | Francavilla Fontana Francavilla Fontana Francavilla Fontana is a town and comune in the province of Brindisi . And it's also called "Imperiali Town" after the feudal lords that ruled the town from the end of 16th to 18th century.-Geography:... |
Brindisi Province of Brindisi The Province of Brindisi is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Brindisi. Surrounded by vineyards and artichoke fields, Brindisi is a major sailing port for the southern part of Italy.... |
| U.S.D. Lucera Calcio | Lucera Lucera Lucera is a town and comune in the Province of Foggia, in the Apulia region of southern Italy.-Ancient era and early Middle Ages :Lucera is an ancient city founded in Daunia, the centre of Dauni territory . Archeological excavations show the presence of a bronze age village inside the city boundaries... |
Foggia Province of Foggia The Province of Foggia is a province in the Apulia region of Italy.This province is also known as Capitanata, originally Catapanata, because during the Middle Ages it was governed by a catapan, as part of the Catapanate of Italy... |
| A.C.D. Massafra | Massafra Massafra Massafra is a town and comune in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.-History:According to some hypotheses, Massafra was founded in the 5th century by refugees from the Roman province of Africa, invaded by the Vandals... |
Taranto Province of Taranto The Province of Taranto is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Taranto.It has an area of 2,437 km², and a total population of 580,588... |
| A.S.D. Molfetta Calcio | Molfetta Molfetta Molfetta is a city and comune of the province of Bari in the southern Italian region of Apulia, on the Adriatic coast, at sea-level. It is 25 km WNW of Bari.It has a well restored old city, and its own dialect.- History :... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
| A.S.D. Liberty Bari 1909 | Bari Bari Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
| Nuova Nardò Calcio S.R.L. | Nardò Nardò Nardò is a town and comune of 31,185 inhabitants and comune in the southern Italian region of Apulia, in the province of Lecce.-History:... |
Lecce Province of Lecce The Province of Lecce is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. Totally included in the Salento peninsula, it is the second most populous province in Apulia and the twenty-first most populous in Italy.... |
| A.S.D. Nuova Polisportiva Noci | Noci Noci Noci is a city and comune in the province of Bari in the region of Puglia, Italy. It has about twenty thousand inhabitants. On a West to east line it is located between Gioia del Colle and Alberobello. Most buildings in the town are built in a traditional style and all of the buildings are packed... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
| Ostuni Sport | Ostuni Ostuni Ostuni is a city and comune in the province of Brindisi , with a population of about 32,000 located about 8 km from the coast. Its main economic activities include tourism, attracted by its nearby pristine beaches, as well as a vibrant olive and grape agribusiness.- History :The region around... |
Brindisi Province of Brindisi The Province of Brindisi is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Brindisi. Surrounded by vineyards and artichoke fields, Brindisi is a major sailing port for the southern part of Italy.... |
| A.S.D. Mesagne | Mesagne Mesagne Mesagne is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes... |
Brindisi Province of Brindisi The Province of Brindisi is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Brindisi. Surrounded by vineyards and artichoke fields, Brindisi is a major sailing port for the southern part of Italy.... |
| A.S. Real Altamura | Altamura Altamura Altamura is a town and comune of Apulia, southern Italy. It is located on the Murge plateau in the province of Bari, 45 km South-West of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. As of 2011 its population was of 69,728.-Overview:... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
| A.S.D. Virtus Casarano | Casarano Casarano Casarano is a town and sixth most populous comune in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of Santa Maria Della Croce is one of the oldest Christian sites in the... |
Lecce Province of Lecce The Province of Lecce is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. Totally included in the Salento peninsula, it is the second most populous province in Apulia and the twenty-first most populous in Italy.... |
| A.S.D. Victoria Locorotondo | Locorotondo Locorotondo Locorotondo is a comune in the Province of Bari, Italy, with a population of c. 14,000. The city is known for its wines and for its round historical center, from which derives its name, meaning "Round place"... |
Bari Province of Bari The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari... |
Champions
Here are the past champions of the Apulia Eccellenza, organised into their respective seasons.- 1991–92 Noci
- 1992–93 Toma Maglie
- 1993–94 San Severo
- 1994–95 Massafra
- 1995–96 MartinaA.C. MartinaA.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.- History :...
- 1996–97 NoicattaroA.S. Noicattaro CalcioAssociazione Sportiva Noicattaro Calcio was an Italian association football club located in Noicattaro, Apulia. In their last season they played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione...
- 1997–98 Aradeo
- 1998–99 Virtus Locorotondo
- 1999–00 Ostuni
- 2000–01 Ars et Labor GrottaglieA.D.C. Ars et Labor GrottaglieAssociazione Dilettantistica Calcio Ars et Labor Grottaglie is an Italian association football club located in Grottaglie, Apulia. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are white and blue.- History :...
- 2001–02 Fortis Trani
- 2002–03 BitontoU.S. BitontoUnione Sportiva Bitonto is an Italian association football club located in Bitonto, Apulia. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are black and green.-External links:...
- 2003–04 GallipoliGallipoli CalcioGallipoli Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Gallipoli, Apulia.- History :The club was founded in 1999 as Associazione Calcio Gallipoli to represent the town of Gallipoli from the province of Lecce...
- 2004–05 MonopoliA.C. MonopoliA.S.D. Liberty Monopoli is an Italian association football from Monopoli, Apulia. The club was refounded in 2003, and, after winning Eccellenza Apulia in 2004–05 , has played Serie D/H in 2005/2006, ending it in second place, and successively reaching the Serie D playoff finals ; therefore,...
- 2005–06 BarlettaA.S.D. BarlettaSocietà Sportiva Barletta Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Barletta, Apulia. At the pinnacle of the club's success, they were promoted to Serie B in the 1987-88 season and remained there until the 1990-91 season....
- 2006–07 FasanoA.S. FasanoAssociazione Sportiva Fasano is an Italian association football club located in Fasano, Apulia. The club plays in Eccellenza Apulia and it has played in Serie D the last time in the season 2009-10 when it was relegated to Eccellenza. Its colors are blue and white....
- 2007–08 FrancavillaA.S.D. Francavilla CalcioAssociazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Francavilla Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Francavilla Fontana, Apulia.In the season 2010-11, from Serie D group H relegated to Eccellenza Apulia.The team's colors are white and blue....
- 2008–09 Virtus CasaranoA.S.D. Virtus CasaranoA.S.D. Virtus Casarano is an Italian association football club located in Casarano, Puglia. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are red-azure.-External links:*...
- 2009–10 Nardò
- 2010–11 MartinaA.C. MartinaA.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.- History :...