One of the oldest clubs in Southern Italy,[3] the original white-shielded club was established on 21 November 1908 by a group of local flour-mill and pasta-factory industrialists, with the support of members of Torre Annunziata’s middle class. The club colors are white, the color of the raw material that dominated the local economy at the time—flour. The club’s badge is a stylised version of the coat of arms of the House of Savoy, and its home matches are played at the Alfredo Giraud Stadium. The official Savoia anthem is "L'inno al Savoia," written by F. Manfredi and D. Ausiello in 1933.[4][5]
In the 1923–24 season Savoia were crowned champions of Central-Southern Italy[6] and competed in the final for the national title.[3] The club has taken part in five top-tier seasons prior to the introduction of the round-robin tournament[7] and four second-tier seasons, three of which were in Serie B.[8] Between 1944 and 1955 the club was known as Torrese.[9][10]
History
From foundation to the post-war years
On 21 November 1908 a group of industrialists from Torre Annunziata’s flour-milling and pasta-making sector founded Unione Sportiva Savoia in the town. Ciro Ilardi became the first president,[11] while the founding members included Italo Moretti, Leonida Bertone and Willy Fornari, the latter also serving as the first coach.[12] The origin of the name remains uncertain. One theory links it to the battle cry of the Savoyard troops – Avanti Savoia! – with which several of the founders had fought for the Royal House.[11][13] Another hypothesis is that it is a tribute to the ruling family.[11][13] A third claims the club was founded in the Savoia cinema-theatre in Torre Annunziata, whose name was then adopted.[11]
The club joined the FIGC in 1915[12] and made its official debut in the 1916 Coppa Internazionale, finishing third alongside Naples, Puteoli, Bagnolese and Internazionale.[14] During the Great War it won the Campania third-category championship.[15] On 3 November 1919, after losing a play-off for promotion to Prima Categoria against Pro Caserta,[16] the club entered the Promozione championship, finishing third yet gaining admission to the 1920–21 Prima Categoria following the enlargement of the leagues. During this period, Savoia merged with the town’s second team, Pro Italia,[17] and on 13 June 1920 the Campo Oncino was inaugurated.[17]
In its first two top-flight seasons the club failed to progress beyond the regional phase, finishing third and then second under coaches Alfredo Fornari and later Carlo Garozzo. Subsequently, under the ownership of the Voiello company, Savoia enjoyed its first and most successful golden era, winning three consecutive Campania regional titles,[18][19] the championship of Central-Southern Italy and contesting the 1924 national finals against Genoa.[20][21] Until then Central-Southern champions had always suffered heavy defeats against northern clubs,[22][23][24][25][26] but after an honourable 3–1 loss in the first leg, Savoia made history in the return leg by drawing 1–1 against Genoa, becoming the first Central-Southern club to remain unbeaten in a match against a northern side.[27] The coach during that three-year period was Raffaele Di Giorgio, assisted by Wisbar in the final two seasons. The line-up of the runners-up of Italy was: Visciano; Nebbia, Lobianco; Cassese, Gaia, Borghetto; Orsini, Ghisi I, Bobbio, Mombelli, Maltagliati.
Financial difficulties subsequently forced president Teodoro Voiello to relinquish control, effectively suspending the club’s national activity.[28] After the 1926–27 Seconda Divisione, lost only in a play-off against Terni,[29] the club was nevertheless promoted to Prima Divisione by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori for sporting merit following the enlargement of the leagues.[30] The financial crisis worsened after an attempted match-fixing incident against Fiorentina, for which the FIGC imposed a 4,500-lire fine that led to bankruptcy[31] and a further one-year hiatus, compounded by the closure of the historic Campo Oncino. Following these events, the Campo Formisano was inaugurated in 1929.
From the 1930s – during the first half of which the club was known as Fascio Sportivo Savoia – the team competed regularly in Serie C until the post-war period, except for the two-year spell of 1936–38 when it was renamed first Associazione Calcio Torre Annunziata[32] and then Spolettificio Torre Annunziata.[33] Effectively a military side[33] composed mainly of players undertaking national service at the local barracks, it dominated its league, winning fourteen matches and drawing one in sixteen games to regain Serie C.[34] The signing of Enrico Colombari, who ended his playing career in Torre Annunziata and started his coaching career there, helped the team earn second place in 1938–39 behind Fulvio Bernardini’s MATER; then, under coach Osvaldo Sacchi, the club achieved its best-ever Coppa Italia result, reaching the round of 32 in 1939; later, with Ruggero Zanolla, it finished fifth in 1940–41 and third in 1942–43.
In 1944, for political reasons, the club abandoned both the Savoy coat of arms and the name Savoia, becoming first Ilva Torrese and then Unione Sportiva Torrese.[9] During the final years of World War II it participated in the 1944 Coppa della Liberazione[35] and the 1945 Campionato Campano,[36] finishing second and ninth respectively.[37] When league football resumed, Torrese placed fourth in 1945–46 and, thanks to the withdrawals of Benevento and Gladiator, earned its first-ever promotion to Serie B.[38] Under president Carotenuto, coach Dario Compiani and the attacking trio of Calleri, Ghezzi and Rossi, the team finished sixth in 1946–47,[39] still the highest position achieved by the white-shielded club since the introduction of the round-robin tournament. With the reduction of the leagues, twelfth place in 1948 meant relegation to Serie C. From that year the club began to weaken, entering a slow decline that saw four relegations against just one promotion, culminating in bankruptcy in 1955, the same year the Campo Formisano – home to the whites for roughly a quarter of a century – was closed.
1955–2000
After the 1955 refounding the club reverted to its former name Unione Sportiva Savoia, but the lack of a home ground and chronic shortage of funds ushered in a dark decade without significant successes. After years playing on fields across the province of Naples, the municipal stadium was finally inaugurated on 25 January 1962 and, two years later, the club was renamed the Associazione Polisportiva Savoia. Under coach Bruno Pesaola in the first year and the duo Spartano–Lopez in the second, the club won two consecutive championships and returned to Serie C in 1965. It failed to stay up, however, despite a respectable campaign that left it one point above the relegation zone with six matches remaining, only for six straight defeats to wipe out the advantage. Relegation followed after a 2–0 play-off loss to Nardò.
Relegated again to Serie D, Savoia played four highly competitive seasons, finishing second twice – in 1967 a point behind Giuseppe Wilson’s Internapoli and in 1968 behind Matera – before winning the league in 1970 at the expense of historic rivals Turris. After a solid first year back in Serie C, new financial problems triggered a double relegation; only D’Amelio’s intervention saved the club from bankruptcy. With Gioacchino Coppola as president, the team promptly returned to Serie D. Under businessman Franco Immobile the club enjoyed both economic stability and consistent results, culminating in a 1978 play-off for the newly created Serie C2. Despite the defeat, the FIGC readmitted the Oplontini due to their sporting merit, returning them to professional football. That year the club added the foundation year to its name, becoming Associazione Calcio Savoia 1908. After two excellent fifth- and fourth-place finishes and one mid-table result, the team was relegated to the Interregionale in 1982, remaining there for eight consecutive seasons, six of which were under President Michele Gallo.
The acquisition by the Farinelli family laid the foundations for a new successful cycle that lasted until the new millennium. In 1989, under president Pasquale Farinelli, Savoia won promotion to Serie C2 after a season-long battle with Stabia, the first promotion in fifteen years. An inconsistent 1993 campaign forced another play-out, this time against Licata. The Sicilians – who had reached the play-out after a draw with Monopoli later revealed to involve sporting fraud – won, but in the summer the Campanians were readmitted to professional football due to a series of bankruptcies in C1 and C2. The club retained its status until 1995. With the Farinellis’ departure and limited resources, new president Viglione entrusted the technical area to a young Luigi De Canio, who secured the team's safety in his first year before winning promotion to Serie C1 in 1995, defeating Matera 2–1 in the play-off final at Foggia’s Zaccheria.
At the end of that season businessman Mario Moxedano purchased the club from Franco Salvatore and cleared its debts. The ambitious president invested heavily in the transfer market, bringing to Torre Annunziata players such as Carruezzo, De Rosa, Porchia, Marasco and Veronese, and succeeded in returning the club to Serie B after more than half a century. Promotion was narrowly missed in 1997 when Savoia lost the play-off final 1–0 to Ancona. It was achieved in 1999: having qualified for the play-offs from the last available spot and starting as underdogs, Osvaldo Jaconi’s side first eliminated Palermo in a double-legged semi-final and then local rivals Juve Stabia 2–0 in the final at Avellino’s Partenio.
Despite Ghirardello’s 16 goals, the Serie B season was difficult, although it remains one of the most important post-war chapters in the club’s history: Savoia finished 19th and were relegated, yet recorded notable results such as home wins against Empoli and Sampdoria (both 1–0), an away victory (3–1) against Salernitana and draws against Napoli at the San Paolo and Brescia at the Rigamonti. The following year in C1 Savoia again attempted to reach the second division but, after an explosive start and a historic 5–1 home win over an eventually promoted Palermo, missed the promotion play-offs only on head-to-head record against Ascoli.
21st century
At the end of the 2000–01 season president Moxedano announced the sale of the club to Sorrento businessman Antonino Pane, who quickly committed numerous financial irregularities, preventing registration for Serie C1 and causing bankruptcy. For these events Pane was later sentenced to six years in prison.[40]
Restarting from Eccellenza after merging with historic local club Internapoli and taking the temporary name Intersavoia for one season,[41] the club climbed back to Serie D, spending eight consecutive seasons there and losing three play-off finals between 2003 and 2007.
Relegated to Eccellenza in the club’s centenary year, Savoia collapsed financially and withdrew mid-season,[42] suffering a second relegation in two years.
Refounded on 19 June 2010 by the directors of fellow city club Atletico Savoia (then competing in Promozione), with the approval of the mayor and the ultras, the club took the name Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Calcio Savoia and enrolled in the Promozione Campania for 2010–11.
On 17 February 2011 the club purchased at auction, held at the Court of Torre Annunziata, the historic trademark Associazione Calcio Savoia 1908,[43][44] which had been deposited after the 2001 bankruptcy.
By winning back-to-back Promozione and Eccellenza titles, as well as a regional Coppa Italia title,[45] the club returned to Serie D in 2012.[3]
Savoia in 2014–15, the club’s most recent season in Serie C
A new ownership group led by Avellino businessmen headed by Sergio Contino took over; after a mid-table season they sold their 70% stake to entrepreneur Lazzaro Luce,[46] who later acquired the remaining 30%.[47][48] On 17 April 2014 Savoia returned to the professional ranks after a thirteen-year absence.[49]
On 3 October 2014 the Luce family sold the club to the Consorzio Stabile Segesta led by Quirico Manca,[50] who first led the team to on-field relegation and then to a new bankruptcy, caused in part by exorbitant wages – never paid – to the 46 registered players,[51] resulting in expulsion from the national leagues.
Refounded through a merger between Campania and Futsal Oplonti, A.S.D. Oplonti Pro Savoia was formed, inheriting the white-shielded sporting tradition and enrolling in the 2015-2016 Eccellenza Campania.[52][53]
Under president Antonio Nuzzo,[54] on 30 August 2017 the club adopted the name A.S.D. Savoia 1908[55][56] and won a second regional Coppa Italia,[57] setting the club record for goals scored in a single season (130)[58] and earning promotion to Serie D.
In July 2018 the club passed to Alfonso Mazzamauro and reverted to the historic name U.S. Savoia 1908.[59] On 21 November of the same year the 110th anniversary was celebrated.[60] After two high-placed finishes (second and third), in July 2021 Mazzamauro transferred the sporting title elsewhere, causing the club to lose its right to compete in Serie D.[61] It restarted in Eccellenza thanks to the sporting title held by new president Pellerone,[62][63] who on 1 November 2022 transferred it free of charge to the supporters,[64] who in turn handed it to new president Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy. On 9 November he presented the Casa Reale Holding SpA project,[65] listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange,[66] through which he acquired the club and became president on 23 November.[67]
In the summer of 2024 the club acquired the sporting title of A.S.D. Portici 1906 and thus registered for Serie D without sporting merit.
1926–1927 – 1st in Group C of the Southern Seconda Divisione. 2nd in the Southern final group after losing a playoff. Promoted to Prima Divisione by the Federation.
1927–1928 – 7th in Group D of Prima Divisione. Withdraws during the season, after twelve matchdays, due to severe financial problems caused by the Savoia-Fiorentina case, which led to the club's bankruptcy.
1929–1930 – 1st in Campania Group B of Terza Divisione. 1st in the Campania final group of Terza Divisione. Initially promoted to Seconda Divisione, later admitted by decree by the Federation to Prima Divisione.
1937–1938 – 1st in the Campania group of Prima Divisione. Promoted to Serie C.[69]
Wins the Coppa Campania.
Wins the Targa Capocci.
1944 – Changes its name to Torrese for political reasons.
1945–1946 – 4th in Group D of the Centro-Sud National League Serie C. Promoted to Serie B by the F.I.G.C. for having kept the club alive even during the war.
1947–1948 – 12th in Group C of Serie B. Relegated to Serie C.
1950–1951 – 19th in Group D of Serie C. Relegated to Promozione.
1955 – Returns to the name U.S. Savoia.
1964–1965 – 1st in Group F of Serie D. Promoted to Serie C.
1965–1966 – 17th in Group C of Serie C. Relegated to Serie D after losing a playoff.
1969–1970 – 1st in Group G of Serie D. Promoted to Serie C.
1970 – The club is awarded by the C.O.N.I. the Silver Star for Sporting Merit.
1971–1972 – 20th in Group C of Serie C. Relegated to Serie D.
1977–1978 – 5th in Group G of Serie D. Promoted to Serie C2 for sporting merits despite losing a playoff.
1980 – The club is awarded by the C.O.N.I. the Bronze Star for Sporting Merit.
1981–1982 – 16th in Group D of Serie C2. Relegated to the Campionato Interregionale due to head-to-head disadvantage against Siracusa.
1989–1990 – 1st in Group M of the Campionato Interregionale. Promoted to Serie C2.
1992–1993 – 16th in Group C of Serie C2. Relegated to the Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti after losing the play-outs and subsequently repêchaged.
1994–1995 – 4th in Group C of Serie C2. Promoted to Serie C1 after winning the play-offs.
1996–1997 – 3rd in Group B of Serie C1. Loses the promotion playoff.
1998–1999 – 5th in Group B of Serie C1. Promoted to Serie B after winning the play-offs.
1999–2000 – 19th in Serie B. Relegated to Serie C1.
2000–2001 – 6th in Group B of Serie C1. At the end of the season, it was expelled for financial irregularities and removed from professional leagues.
2003–2004 – 4th in Group G of Serie D. Loses the play-off final.
2004–2005 – 3rd in Group G of Serie D. Loses the play-off final.
Italian Junior National Champion.
2006–2007 – 5th in Group I of Serie D. Loses the play-off final.
2011–2012 – Wins the Coppa Italia Dilettanti Campania (1st title).
2013–2014 – 1st in Group I of Serie D. Promoted to Lega Pro.
2014–2015 – 20th in Group C of Lega Pro. Relegated to Serie D.
2017–2018 – Wins the Coppa Italia Dilettanti Campania (2nd title).
2020–2021 – 3rd in Group G of Serie D. Loses the play-off final.
Colours and symbols
Colours
When U.S. Savoia was founded in 1908, the club colors were chosen to reflect Torre Annunziata’s economy, which was dominated by flour mills and pasta factories. White was chosen because it is the color of flour, the primary raw material.[11] The colour has remained in use ever since, with only a few exceptions. The first change occurred in May 1919, when U.S. Savoia played the Trofeo Corriere di Napoli wearing light-blue shirts.[70] White returned soon after, only to disappear again nearly twenty years later. During the 1937–38 Prima Divisione, the team played in light blue because the club had changed its name to Spolettificio Torre Annunziata.[71] At the end of the season, the white colors and the name U.S. Savoia were restored. The last time the club colors deviated from white was in the 1945 Campionato Campano, when light blue was worn again.[36] Although white is the official color, black shorts and/or socks have frequently been used and have alternated over the years.
1908
1919
1920s
1930s
1937–1938
1945
1946–1947
1994–1995
Crest used in the 1920s
Crest used in the 1930s
Crest used in the 1937–38 season
Crest used in 1968
Centenary crest used in 2008
Crest used in 2018
Crest used from 2019
Logo in use since November 2022
Official symbols
Crest
The club’s first symbol was the coat of arms of the House of Savoy, used from the foundation in 1908 until 1930. From that year (after the name change to Fascio Sportivo Savoia) until 1936 it was accompanied by the fasces and enclosed in a blue oval. In the 1937–38 Prima Divisione season the club was called Spolettificio Torre Annunziata (being composed of soldiers from the local Royal Arms Factory) and adopted the artillery insignia as its crest. The following year the Savoy coat of arms returned, only to be abandoned in 1944 for historical-political reasons,[9] along with the name, which became U.S. Torrese. No crest was used until 1955, when the club was refounded as U.S. Savoia and readopted the Savoy coat of arms. In 1978 a stylised shield was introduced, divided longitudinally: on the left a vivid red shield crossed in white, on the right the inscription A.C. SAVOIA 1908 in black on a white background, bordered by a brilliant gold frame with chiaroscuro highlights. This emblem has been essentially retained even after the 2015 refounding; the only changes have concerned the border (now black) and the wording on the right side, changed to OP SAVOIA.
Anthem
Se giuoca il Savoia nessuno s'annoia…
—Chorus of the Inno al Savoia
In 1933 the Inno al Savoia was composed – a march with lyrics by Maestro F. Manfredi and music by Maestro D. Ausiello.[4][5] All trace of the anthem had been lost until 2010, when it was rediscovered in an old newspaper article;[4] with the original music and lyrics, it was rearranged and re-recorded.[4]
Facilities
Stadium
Interior of the Stadio Alfredo GiraudMain entrance of the stadium
The first playing field used by Savoia was called Campo Montagnelle. It measured fifty meters in length and almost thirty meters in width, with a surface that turned into quicksand on rainy days.[11]
On 13 June 1920 the Campo Oncino was inaugurated. Memorable matches were played there, including the Savoia–Genoa of 7 September 1924 for the awarding of the scudetto.
From the 1929–30 season the club moved to the new Campo Formisano, named after the family that provided the land. It measured 101 × 60 metres and held 5,000 spectators.[72] It effectively replaced the Campo Montagnelle.[73]
Savoia plays its home matches at the Stadio Alfredo Giraud, inaugurated in 1962 as the Comunale. With a capacity of 12,750, in 1982 it was named after Alfredo Giraud – father of former players Raffaele, Michele and Giovanni[74] and vice-president of the 1924 runners-up of Italy.[17] Modernised in 1999 for the club’s Serie B promotion, it was renovated again in 2010 with the installation of latest-generation artificial turf.
Training ground
Savoia trains at the facilities of the Stadio Alfredo Giraud in Torre Annunziata.
Organization
Savoia is an association comprising a president, an honorary president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer and ten directors. It was established in the summer of 2011.
The club's headquarters are located on Corso Umberto I. The following is a list of the official headquarters used by Savoia throughout its history:
Chronology of official headquarters
1908 – Cinema-Teatro Savoia, where the club was founded[75]
The club is a member of the Oplontis Onlus non-profit consortium, which operates in the territory of the city of Torre Annunziata with the aim of protecting minors and the most vulnerable sections of society.[104] On 2 October 2013, represented by its president Lazzaro Luce, the club joined the awareness campaign against violence towards women organised by the "Ferma il Femminicidio" group of Torre Annunziata.[105][106]
Youth sector
The Juniores team became Italian champions in the 2004–05 season.[107] The Savoia youth sector comprises the Allievi, Giovanissimi, Esordienti, Pulcini and Primi calci teams,[108] which compete in their respective regional championships. All youth teams play their home matches at the Stadio Alfredo Giraud in Torre Annunziata.
On several occasions members of the House of Savoy have paid tribute to the club for its sporting achievements.
Presence in popular culture
During the 1923–24 season, Savoia became the first team from central-southern Italy to avoid defeat against a northern side.[27] On more than one occasion the club and representatives of the royal House of Savoy have met. In 1999, following promotion to Serie B, Prince Vittorio Emanuele wrote a letter of congratulations to the club while he was still living in exile.[109] In 2003, after the Savoia family returned to Italy, news emerged that the Royal House wished to purchase the Savoyard coat of arms of the bankrupt A.C. Savoia 1908, which was held by the Torre Annunziata court and was up for sale for 50,000 euros.[110] In 2015, club officials met Prince Emanuele Filiberto in Milan and presented him with the club's jersey.[111] That same year, the club's players attracted national attention when they chose to train in the public square in front of the Giraud stadium after several months of unpaid wages.[112] In autumn 2022, Naples' Direzione Investigativa Antimafia revealed that the club had been forced to pay a pizzo of €130,000 to local Camorra clans in order to continue its sporting activities undisturbed.[113][114][115]
Managers and presidents
Below are the chronological lists of managers and presidents since the club's foundation:[116]
Savoia made their debut in the Italian top flight, then known as Prima Categoria, on 28 November 1920[191] in the Campania Group A: Savoia–Puteolana 1–1. Their last appearance at that level came on 24 May 1925[192] in Lazio–Savoia 1–1.
In the top tier, Savoia contested five championships (all before the introduction of the single-group format), earning 95 points from 67 matches, with 41 wins, 13 draws and 13 defeats. They scored 148 goals and conceded 70, giving a points-per-game average of 1.42 – second only to Pro Vercelli in the all-time ranking of the pre-single-group era.[193] Their best finish was second place in the 1923–24 season.[22]
The club has participated in five second-tier championships, achieving one promotion in the pre-single-group era; their best post-Serie B result was sixth place in the 1946–47 season, when they competed under the name Torrese.
They have taken part in 25 third-tier seasons (with four promotions), 22 fourth-tier seasons (five promotions) and 30 fifth-tier seasons (five promotions). The 2024–2025 season was the club's 102nd season.
Individual statistics
The player with the most appearances in the white-shielded shirt is Giulio Negri with 266 matches; he also holds the record for most seasons played (13). The club’s all-time top league goalscorer is Giulio Bobbio, while Francesco Scarpa holds the overall goalscoring record with 50 goals. The single-season record is held by Salvatore Montaperto, who scored 35 goals in the 2011–12 Eccellenza Campania season.
Francesco Scarpa, Savoia’s all-time leading goalscorer
45 Secondo Rossi (1946–1947, 1949–1950, 1953–1955)
43 Giovanni Bacchiocchi (1979–1983, 1984–1985)
42 Salvatore Montaperto (2011–2012)
42 Vincenzo Caso Naturale (2017–2018, 2020–2021)
39 Gennaro Esposito (2016–2018)
36 Giulio Negri (1939–1948, 1949–1953)
34 Ernesto Ghisi (1922–1925, 1931–1932)
34 Nino De Caro (1957–1960)
Supporters
Savoia supporters
History
Given the relatively small population of its catchment area, the club's supporters are renowned for their consistently impressive attendance numbers. During the 1964 promotion play-offs to Serie D against Boys Caivanese, a crowd of 23,000 was recorded.[195] On 18 January 2012, the Coppa Italia Dilettanti semi-final against Gladiator drew 6,000 spectators – a figure rarely seen at that level of amateur football.[196]
A distinctive tradition among Savoia fans is the chant known as “bianchi alè”,[197][198] performed for many years at the end of every match, with the team gathering beneath the curva to join the ultras in song.[197][198]
The Curva Sud houses several ultra groups, including Ultras Oplontini,[199]Vecchi Supporters 1986, Bronx 2004, Rione Carminiello 2004,[200] and UCS (Ultras Cani Sciolti). More recent additions include Black Lions (formed in 2022). Past groups include Gioventù Torrese,[198]Brigate Intifada, Falange Sudista, Morrison Group, Piranhas Group and Savoia Supporters.[201] The very first organised group remains Savoia Club Fedelissimi A. Bellomo, founded in 1975.
Twinnings and rivalries
Savoia fans are twinned with supporters of Acireale[202] and Ebolitana[203] – the latter dates back to 1985, making it the oldest bond of its kind. Friendly relations exist with the supporters of Paganese[204] (both groups share a rivalry with Nocerina), Sarnese[205] and Catania[206] (established in 2001). In recent years a friendship has also developed with German club Arminia Bielefeld.[207] The twenty-year twinning with Benevento ended in 2016.[208]
The fiercest rivalries are with Turris[209] (due to geographical proximity; clashes reached a peak on 18 January 1998)[210][211][212] and Nocerina[213][214] (during clashes in 1995 gunshots were fired).[215] The animosity with Nocerina is sometimes traced back to the famous brawl between Pompeian and Nocerian gladiators in the Amphitheatre of Pompeii in AD 59.[216]
Four city derbies have been played in Torre Annunziata. In the distant 1919–20 Promozione (the forerunner of today’s Serie B), Savoia twice defeated local rivals Pro Italia 1–0 and 3–0;[16] the latter club was soon absorbed by Savoia itself.[74]
The second and final city derby took place in the 1953–54 Promozione against Rovigliano, ending 0–0[233] and 4–3[234] in Savoia’s favour.
The most passionately contested fixture for Savoia supporters is the so-called derby of the two towers[235] against Turris – a reference to the two neighbouring coastal towns of Torre Annunziata and Torre del Greco. Other highly charged encounters include those with Juve Stabia (from nearby Castellammare di Stabia), Nocerina, Cavese and Avellino, all of which are regularly monitored by the Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Manifestazioni Sportive.
↑In particular, A.S.D. Campania Calcio (headquartered in the Neapolitan district of Ponticelli, registration number 933514) merged with A.S.D. Futsal Oplonti of Torre Annunziata (registration number 935415), giving birth to A.S.D. Oplonti Pro Savoia, registration number 943214, with headquarters in the town of Torre Annunziata.
↑Offensive chants from the Savoia supporters directed at Vicenza fans, audible during the live television broadcast of the Savoia–Vicenza match shown on TELE+ Nero on the evening of Monday 17 January 2000
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