Full name | Latina Calcio 1932 S.r.l. | |||
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Founded | 1932 | |||
Ground | Stadio Domenico Francioni, Latina, Italy | |||
Capacity | 9,398 | |||
Chairman | Antonio Terracciano | |||
Manager | Gaetano Fontana | |||
League | Serie C Group C | |||
2022–23 | Serie C Group C, 8th of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
Latina Calcio 1932, commonly referred to as Latina, is an Italian football club based in Latina, Lazio. They currently play in the Serie C Group C.
The club was founded in 1932 as Unione Sportiva Latina Calcio and subsequently re-established several times until 2009, when it attained the name U.S. Latina Calcio.
The team reached the Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the first time in 29 years, [1] after being promoted from the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group C in the 2010–11 season. In 2013, they were promoted to Serie B.
On 21 April 2013, the club won its first trophy, the 2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro, [2] after defeating Viareggio in the finals. [3] [4]
Their first Serie B season ended up in third place and eventually losing in the play-off final against Cesena.
At the end of the 2016–17 Serie B season, the club was declared bankrupt after failing to find a new buyer, with debts of over 6 million euros, meaning a new incarnation of Latina would have to begin from the amateur leagues. [5] The club was refounded as Latina Calcio 1932 and competed in Serie D for the 2017–18 season. [6] [7] In August 2021, the club was one of four invited into Serie C to replace four that had been excluded. [8]
The team's colours are black and blue.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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