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Full name | Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Asti |
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Founded | 1975 |
Ground | Stadio Censin Bosia |
Head coach | Davide Montanarelli [1] |
League | Eccellenza Piedmont-Aosta Valley |
2025-26 | Serie D group A |
Website | www |
A.S.D. Asti, known as Asti and formerly A.S.D. Alfieri Asti or A.S.D. Colline Alfieri Don Bosco (Colline Alfieri D.B. or just Colline Alfieri [nb 1] ), [2] [3] is an Italian football club based in Asti, Piedmont. FIGC registration number of the club is 63,519. [4] The club spent entire history in the Piedmont - Aosta Valley divisions of the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti.
The club was founded in 1975. The club was based in another town, Celle Enomondo, and known as several other names: [5] ILSA C.D.C., [6] U.S. Cellese, [6] A.S. Celle Vaglierano [6] and A.C. Celle General Cab. [7] [nb 2]
The club was promoted to Prima Categoria for the first time in 2009, [5] [6] as the winner of Group P of Seconda Categoria Piedmont - Aosta Valley. Group P was composed of clubs entirely from the Province of Asti. [9]
In 2010 the club was promoted to Promozione Piedmont - Aosta Valley division, [6] [ non-primary source needed ] despite finishing fifth in the Prima Categoria Piedmont - Aosta Valley Group F. [10] At the same time the club was renamed to A.S.D. Colline Alfieri Don Bosco, [nb 1] as a collaboration with another sport club A.S.D. Don Bosco Asti. [6] [ non-primary source needed ] [nb 3] The club also relocated its registered office to San Damiano d'Asti at the same time. [7]
A.S.D. Colline Alfieri Don Bosco promoted to Eccellenza Piedmont-Aosta Valley from Promozione Piedmont - Aosta Valley in 2016 as a repêchage. [5] [12] [13] The club also played in the Eccellenza division in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. The club hired Mario Benzi as head coach in November 2014. [14]
The club was renamed to "A.S.D. Alfieri Asti" in 2017. [15] [16] At the same time, the major club of the city, Asti Calcio F.C. (ex-A.C.D. Asti) folded. [17] The club also promoted youth team coach Davide Montanarelli as the head coach of the first team. [18]
The club finished as the joint-runner-up of the Group B of Eccellenza Piedmont - Aosta Valley division in the 2018–19 season. [19] However, the club lost the promotion play-off against the other runner-up, Canelli S.D.S. [20] Both teams also from the province of Asti and that match was the fifth provincial derby of the teams in that season. [21]
In 2019, Alfieri Asti was renamed again, dropping the word "Alfieri". [11] [22]
The club uses the Stadio Comunale di Asti as home stadium. The stadium is also known as Stadio Censin Bosia, [24] [25] named after footballer Vincenzo Bosia . A.S.D. Asti shared the stadium with two other clubs of the city: San Domenico Savio and Nuova Sca, [26] and in the past, Asti Calcio F.C.
The club also used Campo Sandro Salvadore [nb 4] [24] [29] as well as Campo Comunale di Celle Enomondo, on 9 Strada Pozzo, Celle Enomondo as football fields. [24] [30] [31]
In 2015–16 season, the first team of the club had used the football field in Moncalvo, but declared its headquarters in Asti. [32]