Lucchese 1905

Foundation

The club was founded on 25 May 1905, giving the town of Lucca its first football team. Originally named Lucca Football Club the club was founded by the Vittorio brothers and Guido Mensini. The first large achievement by the club was winning the Goblet of the King during the 1919–20 season, not long after the tournament's foundation. The same season Lucca won the Regional cup of Tuscany.

From U.S. Lucchese-Libertas to A.S. Lucchese Libertas

U.S. Lucchese-Libertas

In 1924 the club merged with another local team and changed its name to Unione Sportiva Lucchese-Libertas. During the 1920s, notable players at the club included Ernesto Bonino and Giovanni Moscardini. The 1930s saw the club promoted to Serie B, and then in 1936, Lucchese won promotion to Serie A, the top league in Italy, where they stayed for three seasons. The club were relegated back to Serie B as World War II started. Prior to the war, players such as Egri Erbstein, Aldo Olivieri and Antonio Perduca were fan's favorites. Lucchese won promotion again to Serie A in 1947 and remained there for 5 seasons.

A.S. Lucchese Libertas

In 1984 the club changed its name to A.S. Lucchese Libertas. The club spent also several seasons in Serie B (last 1998–99) and Serie C1, being also coached by Luigi Simoni, UEFA Cup-winning coach with Inter Milan. In 2008 the club folded due to serious financial issues and was admitted in the Italian bottom (amateur) division Terza Categoria…

Serie B Champions: 1935–36, 1946–47 (Group B) Serie C Champions: 1960–61 Runners-up: 1945–46, 1977–78 Serie C1 Runners-up: 1989–90 Serie C2 Champions: 1985–86, 2009–10 Serie D Champions: 1968–69, 2008–09, 2013–14 Tuscany League Division 1 Champions: 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34 Promozione Champions: 1919–20 Coppa Italia Serie C Champions: 1989–90