Potenza Calcio

Potenza
Full namePotenza Calcio S.r.l.
Nickname(s)Rossoblù (Red-Blues)
Leoni (Lions)
Founded1920 (Potenza S.C.)
2012 (merger)[1]
GroundStadio Alfredo Viviani,
Potenza, Italy
Capacity5,500
ChairmanDonato Macchia[2]
ManagerPietro De Giorgio
LeagueSerie C Group C
2023–24Serie C Group C, 16th of 20
Websitewww.potenzacalcio.eu

Potenza Calcio S.r.l., formerly A.S.D. Rossoblù Potenza F.C. or just Potenza F.C., is an Italian football club based in Potenza, Basilicata. It currently plays in the Serie C.

Potenza Calcio was founded in June 2012 as F.C.D. Rossoblu Potenza, by a merger of two amateur teams Controsenso Potenza and Atella Monticchio. The club had claimed as a phoenix club of Potenza S.C., which was first founded in 1920, adopting an explicit logo after reaching the professional status in 2018.[3] Potenza S.C.was de-registered from Italian Football Federation in April 2012 after played their last season in 2010–11 Eccellenza Basilicata. From 2011–12 to 2012–13 season, another team, Città di Potenza (formerly: Atletico Potenza, P3F Potenza Giocoleria, Lucania Team Giocoleria) was briefly acted as the major successor of Potenza S.C.[3][non-primary source needed][unreliable source?]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2012refound was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Organigramma" (in Italian). Potenza Calcio. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "storia" (in Italian). Potenza Calcio. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Il Potenza S.C. dichiara fallimento e la tradizione calcistica cittadina viene ereditata dall'A.S.D. Atletico Potenza che cambia denominazione in Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Città di Potenza S.r.l.