Sassari Torres 1903
Encyclopedia
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Società di Educazione Fisica Torres 1903 (usually referred to simply as Torres) is an Italian association football
club, based in Sassari
, Sardinia. It is actually the oldest football team in Sardinia.
In 2011-12, the team will be playing in Eccellenza Sardinia
.
The team's colors are red and blue.
.
Torres played in Serie C1
in 2005–06 season, finishing 3rd, where it qualified for the promotional playoffs. It lost in the semifinal round; 2–0 on aggregate to Grosseto
.
The club went bankrupt and was refounded for the 2006–07 season and placed in Serie C2
. After the second season in C2, the club again ceased operations due to financial troubles.
After being refounded a second time, the team was placed in Promozione
for the 2008–09 season, the 7th level of Italian football. It placed first in Girone B in the Sardinia region of promozione, winning direct promotion to Eccellenza
.
Antonio Langella
Comunardo Niccolai
Gianfranco Zola
Stefano Guberti
Mario Piga Alessandro Frau
Michele Fini
Adam Federici
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 Sassari
Sassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...
, Sardinia. It is actually the oldest football team in Sardinia.
In 2011-12, the team will be playing in Eccellenza Sardinia
Eccellenza Sardinia
Eccellenza Sardinia is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It consists of 16 teams competing in one group. The winning team is promoted to Serie D, the top level of Italian amateur football...
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The team's colors are red and blue.
History
The club was founded in 1903 and refounded in 2006, after the old club, named Polisportiva Sassari Torres, went bankrupt. After two years under the new name of Sassari Torres 1903, the club has again stopped operating and was refounded with the current name, starting again from PromozionePromozione
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...
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Torres played in Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
in 2005–06 season, finishing 3rd, where it qualified for the promotional playoffs. It lost in the semifinal round; 2–0 on aggregate to Grosseto
U.S. Grosseto F.C.
Unione Sportiva Grosseto Football Club is a professional Italian association football club, based in the city of Grosseto, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1912. The team's most associated nickname is grifone, after its logo, depicting a griffon...
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The club went bankrupt and was refounded for the 2006–07 season and placed in 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...
. After the second season in C2, the club again ceased operations due to financial troubles.
After being refounded a second time, the team was placed in 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...
for the 2008–09 season, the 7th level of Italian football. It placed first in Girone B in the Sardinia region of promozione, winning direct promotion to 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...
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Notable former players
Antonello CuccuredduAntonello Cuccureddu
Antonello Cuccureddu is an Italian football coach and former player.-Career:A central defender, Cuccureddu spent his playing career with Brescia , Juventus , and Fiorentina...
Antonio Langella
Antonio Langella
Antonio Langella is an Italian football striker/winger .-Football career:After playing for a number of lower-rank Sardinian clubs in the beginning of his career, Langella joined Cagliari Calcio in March 2002, then in Serie B...
Comunardo Niccolai
Comunardo Niccolai
Comunardo Niccolai is an Italian former football defender.A tough centre back, Niccolai played for Torres before to join Cagliari Calcio, where he played from 1964 to 1976 and won the only Serie A championship in the entire club history in 1970. He ended his career in 1977 for Perugia...
Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is a retired Italian footballer and manager, who most recently managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010, after having been assistant manager of the Italy U-21 under Pierluigi Casiraghi...
Stefano Guberti
Stefano Guberti
Stefano Guberti is an Italian football player, who currently plays for Torino on loan from Roma-Football career:...
Mario Piga Alessandro Frau
Alessandro Frau
Alessandro Frau is an Italian footballer who plays for Alghero.Frau made his Serie A debut for A.S. Roma against Salernitana on 13 September 1998....
Michele Fini
Michele Fini
Michele Fini is an Italian football player. A midfielder, Fini is currently playing for club A.C. Porto Torres.- Career :...
Adam Federici
Adam Federici
Adam Jay Federici is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Championship club Reading and has featured for the Australian national team.-Club career:...