U.S. Avellino 1912

Foundation

The club was founded as U.S. Avellino on 12 December 1912 to give the town of Avellino a footballing representative. The early history of the club is quite obscure as they only competed at a lower level against regional sides. Avellino competed in IV Divisione from 1913 until after the Second World War; today's equivalent of that level is Serie D.

Post-war emergence

For the earlier part of their history the club did not achieve anything of note, until being placed in Serie C for the 1945–46 post-War season. In the 1946–47 season they narrowly missed out on getting through to the interregional final, after finishing third in their group. Avellino beat out the likes of Catania, Reggina and Messina to win promotion to Serie B at the end of the 1940s. However, the club were accused of match fixing and the federation relegated them to Serie D. Although they were promoted to Serie C after one season, Avellino were relegated to spend six consecutive seasons at Serie D level. Eventually Avellino returned, but, in six seasons, and Avellino gained promotion to Serie C in three of them and were relegated twice.

1970s and 1980's: Ten consecutive seasons in Serie A and Torneo Estivo 1986

Avellino were promoted to Serie B in 1973 and Serie A in 1978. A truly remarkable feat for a southern provincial side was a 10-year stay in Serie A (1978 to 1988), with the club holding a mid-table place for the majority of that period. Their best finish was 8th in…

National titles

Torneo Estivo del 1986 Winners: 1986 Serie B Runners-up: 1977–78 Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione Champions: 2013 Coppa Italia Serie C Runners-up: 1972–73 Scudetto Serie D Champions: 2018–19

Interregional titles

Serie C1 Champions: 2002–03, 2012–13 Runners-up: 1994–95, 2004–05, 2006–07 Serie D Champions: 1961–62, 1963–64, 2018–19