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| Full name | Società Sportiva Audace Cerignola srl | ||
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| Founded | 1912 | ||
| Ground | Stadio Domenico Monterisi, Cerignola, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Danilo Quarto | ||
| Manager | Michele Pazienza | ||
| League | Serie C Group C | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie C Group C, 7th of 20 | ||
S.S. Audace Cerignola, commonly known as Audace Cerignola or simply Cerignola, is an Italian association football club from Cerignola, Apulia. They play in the Serie C Group C.
The club was originally founded in 1912 as Gruppo Sportivo Cerignola. They played Serie C from 1935 to 1937, after which they exclusively took part at amateur leagues.
The club voluntarily stepped out in 2013 due to financial issues, and restarted from Prima Categoria only a year later. In 2017 they returned to play Serie D, a league they had not played since the year 2000.
In 2019, Audace Cerignola ended the season in an impressive second place, behind AZ Picerno; in the following playoffs, they made it to the final, where they defeated Taranto, thus ensuring a priority slot in the Serie C repechages.
However, due to a number stadium-related issues, the Italian Football Federation denied Serie C entry to the club. [1] After winning a first appeal to the Italian National Olympic Committee Court, [2] and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities, [3] on 5 August 2019 the CONI Court once again overturned the latter's decision, confirming Audace Cerignola's right to take part in the 2019–20 Serie C. [4]
Audace Cerignola were finally promoted to Serie C in the 2021–22 Serie D season, as Group H champions, under the guidance of head coach Michele Pazienza. [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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