US Triestina Calcio 1918

From the foundation to Serie A

Between 1900 and 1915, several football clubs were active in Trieste. Some, such as Edera, founded in 1904, originated from gymnastics societies, while others, including Circolo Sportivo Ponziana Trieste (1912) and Foot-Ball Club Trieste, were more directly associated with football. Following the end of the First World War, Ponziana and Trieste merged on 18 December 1918 to form Unione Sportiva Triestina. The meeting took place at the historic Caffè Battisti on Viale XX Settembre. According to Dante di Ragogna in La storia della Triestina, the merger was encouraged by the military authorities after both clubs had been using the parade ground of the Caserma G. Oberdan as their playing field. The movement of players and supporters caused overcrowding around the barracks, leading the military command to request the creation of a single club. Captain Guglielmo Tonon negotiated a compromise allowing football activity to continue only if the two teams merged into one organisation. Representatives present at the founding meeting included Tranquillini, Stritzel and Zigoi for Trieste, and Godina, Zack and Flaider for Ponziana. The merger was ratified on 19 January 1919, when a triumvirate composed of Bertazzoni, Fonda and Vaccari was appointed to oversee the club's early activities. A final assembly on 2 February 1919 officially confirmed the creation of Unione Sportiva Triestina, which adopted the halberd of Trieste topped by a star as its…

Serie B Winners: 1957–58 Serie C1 Winners: 1961–62, 1982–83 Coppa Italia Serie C Winners: 1993–94