F.C. Calcio Acri

The first traces of the football in Acri goes back to 1926. The 23 September 1949 is the date of foundation. the same year of foundation coincides with the conquest of first title, the group a of the first division, after winning the play-off against Silana for 2–1. From 1974 to 1985 the S.S. Acri participated in the highest Calabrian championship, the Promozione. In 1984–1985 Acri got the first promotion in the Interregional Championship, category where it remained for eight years losing the Serie C2 in Interregional Championship 1986–1987, when it arrived to the second place at one point behind the leader Kroton. After the relegation occurred in 1993, the S.S. Acri was replaced by S.S. New Acri in the following years. New Acri won the Promozione championship (1998–1999) and Eccellenza championship (1999–2000) and a Calabria Supercup (1999–2000), and participated for two years at Series D from 2000 to 2002. With the failure of the S.S. New Acri, the football reborn in 2004 when F.C. Football Acri was refounded . In 2010–2011 Acri won Eccellenza championship and the second Calabria Supercup, and it was promoted in Serie D. In Serie D championship 2011–2012, after a first half of championship played at the top, the team collapsed in the second half of championship ending the season at 13th place and it was relegated to Eccellenza after losing the play-out against Nissa. In the same year the national television (RAI) transmitted the championship match Acri-Marsala on channel…