Ternana Calcio
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Ternana Calcio is an Italian football
club based in the city of Terni
, Umbria
.
The team's colours are red and green.
The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A
(seasons 1972–73
and 1974–75
). The club is currently playing in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A.
The first team from Umbria to reach Serie A, Ternana enjoy a local rivalry with Perugia
, and play their home matches at the Stadio Libero Liberati
.
) just a year later.
, missing a second consecutive promotion the following year.
In 1946, after the World War II, football restarted in Italy and Ternana played in the Serie B
, missing promotion for two consecutive years, and being relegated to Serie C in 1949 and IV Serie
in 1950. A third relegation, this time to Promozione
, came in 1953, and was followed by two years in the regional division for Ternana before returning to IV Serie in 1955. The club returned to Serie C
in 1964, and Serie B
in 1968, the latter under coach Corrado Viciani.
, Cesare Maldini
and Renzo Ulivieri
, Ternana did not manage to return in the top flight, and instead were relegated to Serie C in 1980, despite a prestigious run in the Coppa Italia 1979-80, where Ternana reached the semi-finals, being then eliminated 3–1 on aggregate by AS Roma
.
During the 1980s Ternana played between Serie C1
and Serie C2
, before going bankrupt on 12 December 1987.Managed by an official liquidator, Ternana ended the season and escaped relegation. The club, bought in the summer of 1988 by a consortium headed by Gaspare Gambino, won promotion to Serie C in 1988–89 after winning the penalty shootout in a playoff against Chieti. Successively, Ternana won Serie C1 in 1992 and marked their return to Serie B; this was however followed by financial troubles that prevented new signings
. In their first Serie D campaign, Ternana missed promotion, ending in third place behind Teramo
and local rivals Narnese
. This was followed by another unsuccessful attempt, as Ternana lost promotion to Viterbese
; despite this, the club was later readmitted to Serie C2 to fill a league vacancy (ripescaggio). In 1996–97 and 1997–98, with Luigi Delneri as head coach, Ternana won two consecutive promotions, thus returning to Serie B.
It in the season 2010-11 the club was relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione after the play-off, but August 4, 2011 it was later readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill vacancies..
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 the city of Terni
Terni
Terni is a city in southern Umbria, central Italy, capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 km N of Rome, 36 km NW of Rieti, and 29 km S of Spoleto.-History:...
, Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
.
The team's colours are red and green.
The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
(seasons 1972–73
Serie A 1972-73
The 1972/1973 Serie A season was won by Juventus F.C..-Final classification:-Results:-References and sources:*Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005-External links:...
and 1974–75
Serie A 1974-75
The 1974/1975 Serie A season was won by Juventus F.C..-Final classification:-Results:-References and sources:*Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005-External links:...
). The club is currently playing in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A.
The first team from Umbria to reach Serie A, Ternana enjoy a local rivalry with Perugia
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
, and play their home matches at the Stadio Libero Liberati
Stadio Libero Liberati
Stadio Libero Liberati is a multi-use stadium in Terni, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Ternana Calcio. The stadium was built in 1969 and holds 22,000....
.
Foundation
The club was founded in 1925 as Terni F.B.C after the merger between Terni Football Club and Unione Sportiva Ternana, reaching the II Division in 1926 and the I Division (nowadays known as Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
) just a year later.
From Serie C to Serie B
The club, however, folded in due to financial difficulties, being refounded in 1929 as Unione Fascista Ternana (a denomination that was common during the Italian fascist regime). Folding again in 1933, the club returned to footballing action in 1935 under the name Polisportiva Mario Umberto Borzacchini, after a racing car driver and a native of Terni who had died at the 1933 Monza Grand Prix. In 1938 the new club reached promotion to Serie CSerie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
, missing a second consecutive promotion the following year.
In 1946, after the World War II, football restarted in Italy and Ternana played in the Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, missing promotion for two consecutive years, and being relegated to Serie C in 1949 and IV Serie
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...
in 1950. A third relegation, this time 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...
, came in 1953, and was followed by two years in the regional division for Ternana before returning to IV Serie in 1955. The club returned to Serie C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
in 1964, and Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
in 1968, the latter under coach Corrado Viciani.
From Serie A to the bankrupt
In 1972, Ternana finally won Serie B and reached Serie A for their first time, again with Viciani as coach. However the club did not prove to be ready for Serie A, as they were promptly relegated in their debut appearance in the top flight, managing only three wins in 30 matches. In 1974, again in Serie B, Ternana managed to reach one of the three top spots, winning their second promotion to Serie A; this was however followed by yet another sad relegation. In the following years, despite a number of noted head coaches such as Edmondo FabbriEdmondo Fabbri
Edmondo Fabbri was an Italian football player and coach.Fabbri was born at Castel Bolognese-He was the head coach of the Italy national football team from 1962 to 1966, with a record of 18 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, and led the team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where they were eliminated in the...
, Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini is an Italian football manager and former player. He played as a centre back and spent the majority of his career with AC Milan. Maldini also represented Italy at international level in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. His son Paolo, also a defender, previously held the record for the...
and Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri is an Italian association football manager. He is the current chairman of the Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio .-Career:...
, Ternana did not manage to return in the top flight, and instead were relegated to Serie C in 1980, despite a prestigious run in the Coppa Italia 1979-80, where Ternana reached the semi-finals, being then eliminated 3–1 on aggregate by AS Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
.
During the 1980s Ternana played between 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....
and 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...
, before going bankrupt on 12 December 1987.Managed by an official liquidator, Ternana ended the season and escaped relegation. The club, bought in the summer of 1988 by a consortium headed by Gaspare Gambino, won promotion to Serie C in 1988–89 after winning the penalty shootout in a playoff against Chieti. Successively, Ternana won Serie C1 in 1992 and marked their return to Serie B; this was however followed by financial troubles that prevented new signings
From the refoundation to Serie B
On the summer 1993 the club was refounded as Ternana Calcio and was being forced to begin again from Serie DSerie 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...
. In their first Serie D campaign, Ternana missed promotion, ending in third place behind Teramo
Teramo Calcio
Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Teramo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Teramo, Abruzzo. It is currently in the season 2011–12 playing in Serie D, the fourth division of Italian football...
and local rivals Narnese
A.S.D. Narnese Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Narnese Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Narni, Umbria. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are red and blue.-External link:*...
. This was followed by another unsuccessful attempt, as Ternana lost promotion to Viterbese
A.S. Viterbese Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Viterbese Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Viterbo, Lazio. The club was founded in 1908 and refounded in 2004 as A.S. Viterbo Calcio, but changed its name back during the 2005–06 season. Viterbese currently plays in Serie D. The team's colors are yellow...
; despite this, the club was later readmitted to Serie C2 to fill a league vacancy (ripescaggio). In 1996–97 and 1997–98, with Luigi Delneri as head coach, Ternana won two consecutive promotions, thus returning to Serie B.
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Ternana played Serie B until 2006, when they were relegated to Serie C1 (since the season 2008-09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione).It in the season 2010-11 the club was relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione after the play-off, but August 4, 2011 it was later readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill vacancies..