US Alessandria Calcio 1912

Brief history

Founded in 1912, Alessandria spent 13 seasons in Serie A between 1929 and 1960 and 21 in Serie B (last in 2022); it also reached one Coppa Italia final in 1936. To date, the most successful period in the team's history was between World War I and World War II, when it was, with Novara, Pro Vercelli and Casale, part of the so-called Quadrilatero Piemontese ("Piedmont Quadrilateral"), which forged great players and won important trophies. The greatest player to have worn the club's characteristic and unique grey shirt is the 2 time FIFA World Cup & 1 time Central European International Cup winner Giovanni Ferrari, other notabilities include FIFA World Cup & Central European International Cup winners Felice Borel & Luigi Bertolini, FIFA World Cup & 1936 Summer Olympics winner Pietro Rava, Central European International Cup winner & 1928 Summer Olympics Bronze medalist Adolfo Baloncieri & UEFA European Championship winner & FIFA World Cup runner-up Gianni Rivera. Other players making it the national team like Carlo Carcano also appeared for Alessandria. With the promotion in 2009 in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the team finally left behind a long period of financial troubles and internal problems that had led the club to bankruptcy in 2003.

From 1912 to today

First football teams in Alessandria and birth of FBC Alessandria

Football arrived in Alessandria in the end of 19th century; there are reports regarding a match played in which a…

Serie B Winners: 1945–46 Serie C Winners: 1973–74 (group A) Serie C2 Winners: 1990–91 (group A) Serie D Winners: 2007–08 (group A) Eccellenza Piedmont-Aosta Valley Winners: 2004–05 (group A) 2025-2026 (group c) Coppa Italia Serie C Winners: 1972–73, 2017–18 Coppa CONI Winners: 1927