A.C. Legnano

Foundation

The club were founded in 1913 as Football Club Legnano. Several notable players appeared for Legnano in its early years. Goalkeeper Angelo Cameroni was called up to the Italy national side in 1920; he was the first Legnano player to achieve this. Luigi Allemandi played four seasons with the club from 1921 onwards, until he was bought by Italian giants Juventus. He later won the World Cup with Italy at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Serie A: Club at their peak

Legnano first gained access to Serie A for the 1930–31 season; the previous year they had finished as runners up in Serie B. The first match at the top level of Italian football was the shocking 2–1 defeat of Italy's oldest club, Genoa C.F.C. Unfortunately for Legnano, they finished at the bottom of the table that season and were relegated; other notable results however were a 1–1 draw with eventual runners up A.S. Roma, and a 2–1 defeat of S.S.C. Napoli in Naples. In the 1935–1936 season, the club changed their name to Associazione Calcio Legnano. Left-winger Emilio Caprile was called up by the azzurri, to play in two international games during 1948. He became the first Legnano player to score for Italy with a goal in each match.

Slide down the Italian league

After their last relegation from Serie A in 1953–54, the club have gradually declined. First they came close to promotion to the league with a 3rd position in B, but two years later they were relegated to Serie C. Legnano spent 18…

Serie C2

Winners (2): 1982–83 (group B), 2006–07 (group A) Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti

Winners: 1992–93 (group A) Serie D

Winners: 1999–2000 (group B) Prima Categoria

Winners: 2011–12 (group N) Promozione

Winners: 2012–13 (group A) Prima Categoria:

Runners-up (2): 1919–20 (group C), 1920–21 (group D) Prima Divisione:

Runners-up (2): 1922–23 (group B), 1927–28 (group B) Serie B

Runners-up (3): 1946–47 (group A), 1950–51, 1952–53 Serie D:

Runners-up (2): 1976–77 (group B), 1977–78 (group B) Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti:

Runners-up: 1997–98 (group B) Eccellenza:

Runners-up: 2013–14 (group A)