Aurora Pro Patria 1919 facts for kids
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| Full name | Aurora Pro Patria 1919 S.r.l. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | I Tigrotti (The Little Tigers) | ||
| Founded | 1919 1995 (refounded) 2009 (refounded) |
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| Ground | Stadio Carlo Speroni, Busto Arsizio, Italy |
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| Capacity | 4,627 | ||
| President | Patrizia Testa | ||
| Manager | Riccardo Colombo | ||
| League | Serie C Group A | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie C Group A, 8th of 20 | ||
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Aurora Pro Patria 1919, often called Pro Patria, is an Italian football club. They are based in Busto Arsizio, a town in Lombardy, Italy. The team currently plays in Serie C, which is a professional football league in Italy.
The name "Pro Patria" comes from Latin. It means "For the Fatherland".
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History
Pro Patria et Libertate
The club was first started in 1919. Its original name was Pro Patria et Libertate.
Pro Patria played in Serie A fourteen times. Serie A is Italy's top football league. Most of these seasons were in the first half of the 1900s. Their last time in Serie A was during the 1955–56 season.
In 1995, the club was removed from Serie D. This meant they could no longer play in that league.
Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B.
To keep the club's history alive, another team, Gallaratese, took over. They changed their name to Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B.. The letters G.B. stand for Gallarate and Busto Arsizio. This new club was seen as the direct continuation of the old Pro Patria.
The team played in the fourth division until 2002. That year, they won their way up to Serie C1 through special playoff games. In 2008, they went down to Serie C2 after losing to Hellas Verona. However, they were later allowed back into Lega Pro Prima Divisione because another team left a spot open.
In 2008, new owners took over the club. They had big plans to get the team back into Serie B. But even with good games in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2008–09 season, the club faced financial difficulties. In April 2009, the club was declared unable to pay its debts.
Aurora Pro Patria 1919
On June 27, 2009, a new club was formed called Aurora Pro Patria 1919. This club bought the rights to the team from the old company. The new owners were the Tesoro family, who are builders from Apulia.
In the 2009–10 season, the team was moved down to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. They were promoted back to Lega Pro Prima Divisione in the 2012–13 season. In 2014–15, they were moved down to Serie D. But again, they were allowed back into Lega Pro to fill empty spots. However, they were moved down to Serie D for a second time in a row. This put the club back into the amateur levels of Italian football.
Pro Patria is an important football club in the Varese area. But because of how they have played recently, the team has not been as famous as it once was.
2013 racism incident
On January 3, 2013, Pro Patria was playing a friendly match against A.C. Milan. During the game, a small group of people in the crowd made offensive chants towards some black A.C. Milan players. These players included M'Baye Niang, Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Muntari, and Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Kevin-Prince Boateng reacted by kicking the ball into the stands. Then, the entire A.C. Milan team walked off the field to protest. This caused the game to be stopped. Because of this incident, Pro Patria was later made to play one game without any fans in the stadium.
Players
Current squad
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Out on loan
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Notable former players
Ferdinando Piro- Bruno Bolchi
Norberto Hofling- Federico Gatti
- Kubala laszlo
Honours
Pro Patria has won some important titles:
See also
In Spanish: Aurora Pro Patria 1919 para niños
