F.C. Südtirol

In the early ‘90s came the idea to bring professional football back to South Tyrol, because since the ‘80s with FC Bolzano, no South Tyrolean team played in a professional league. Negotiations for the takeover of FC Bolzano, which was in financial difficulties, failed. A South Tyrolean entrepreneurial group then took over SV Milland, founded in 1974 and based in a district of Brixen, which played before the acquisition in the season 1994/95 in the regional Eccellenza, but was relegated after that season into the Promozione.

1995–2000: In the amateur leagues

The team was renamed FC Südtirol–Alto Adige in 1995; Alto Adige is the Italian name of the province, while Südtirol is its German name. The club started its first season in 1995 in the regional Promozione (then still the seventh-highest league in Italy). Immediate promotion to the Eccellenza was achieved via a first-place finish. From the 1997/98 season, the club played in the national league Serie D (V). Each season, the FC Südtirol was able to improve. In 2000, then under coach Giuseppe Sannino, it was promoted to Serie C2 (IV), the lowest professional league.

2000–2010: FC Südtirol in Serie C2 (IV)

In 2000, the company incorporated as Fußballclub Südtirol S.r.l., thus becoming F.C. Südtirol and relocating to Bolzano, though it was legally based in Brixen until 2011. The club was able to establish itself quickly in the professional league. The aim of the club was to achieve promotion into Serie…

Serie C Winner: 2021–22 Serie C2 Winner: 2009–10