Sorrento Calcio 1945

The club was founded in 1945 and after playing lower divisions, they earned the right to be enrolled into the Promozione Campania league for the 1949–50 season. Sorrento finished bottom of the league, in a season which was dominated by stronger local rivals such as Avellino and Casertana. Under the name Flos Carmeli, which is a Roman Catholic reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary meaning Faith, Love, Obedience and Service, the club returned to the league during the mid-1950s. This time their positioning was more stable, and they had a new ground in the form of Stadio Italia. The name of the Sorrentine club was changed back to the original Sorrento Calcio in 1957. In the late 1960s, Sorrento began to become far more successful on the field, they achieved successive promotions. First they won Promozione Campania by three points and then in their debut Serie D season of 1968–69 they were champions on goal difference, after finishing level on points with Torre del Greco side Turris.

1970s league success

The side from the province of Naples experienced Serie C level football for the first time in the 1969–70 season. Sorrento achieved a respectable 4th-place finish above more famous clubs such as Lecce and Messina, as well as regional rivals Salernitana and Avellino. In the following season, Sorrento improved further and were crowned champions of Serie C; just one point above Salernitana to clinch the title. With players such as Giuseppe Bruscolotti in the squad,…

Serie C: 1 Champions: 1970–71 Serie C2: 1 Champions: 2006–07 Runners-up: 1984–85 Serie D: 2 Champions: 1968–69, 2005–06 Coppa Italia Serie C: 1 Champions: 2008–09 Coppa Italia Serie D: 1 Champions: 2005–06 Eccellenza Campania: 1 Champions: 1997–98 Promozione Campania: 2 Champions: 1967–68, 1993–94 Runners-up: 1992–93