ASD Città di Gallipoli Facts for Kids

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Gallipoli

Full name

Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Città di Gallipoli

Nickname(s)

Galletti (Roosters)

Founded

1946
1999 (refounded)
2010 (refounded)
2020 (refounded)

Ground

Antonio Bianco,
Gallipoli, Italy

Capacity

6,000

Chairman

Vincenzo Carrozza

Manager

Alessandro Carrozza

League

Serie D

2022–23

Eccellenza Apulia, 1st

Home colours

Away colours

A.S.D. Città di Gallipoli is an Italian football club. It is based in Gallipoli, a town in southern Italy.

History
Honours
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History

The football club in Gallipoli has changed names and been refounded several times. It has a long history of moving up and down the Italian football leagues.

AC Gallipoli

The club started in 1999 as Associazione Calcio Gallipoli. It quickly moved up through the Italian football system. In the 2003–04 season, it was promoted from Eccellenza Apulia.

After just one season in Serie D, the club changed its name to Gallipoli Calcio in 2005. They then won a third promotion in a row to Serie C1. This was their first time playing in Italy's third-highest league in the 2006–07 season. They finished in the middle of the table that year.

For the 2007–08 season, former Serie A player Dario Bonetti became the new coach. He was later let go, even though the team was playing well. They finished ninth that season. Then, Roma legend Giuseppe Giannini became the coach for the 2008–09 season. Under him, the team won the league and earned a historic first promotion to Serie B.

In July 2009, the club faced problems. The owner, Vincenzo Barba, said the club was for sale for free. Also, their home stadium, Stadio Antonio Bianco, was not big enough for Serie B games. They had to play home games in Lecce. This made it hard to get ready for their first Serie B season. They even had to use their under-19 team for a Coppa Italia match, which they lost badly.

On August 11, 2009, a new company took over the club. The new owner kept Giannini as coach. Even though they were not expected to do well, Gallipoli played strongly in the first half of the season. However, things got worse in the second half. Giannini resigned in March 2010 because players were not getting paid. After a few more coaching changes, Gallipoli was sent back down to the third league in May 2010. The club had serious money problems. In July 2010, a court said the club was bankrupt.

ASD Gallipoli Football 1909

A new club, A.S.D. Gallipoli Football 1909, was started on July 13, 2010. Their goal was to join Promozione, which is the second level of amateur Italian football. In their first season (2010–2011), Gallipoli finished third. They lost in the play-offs to move up to Eccellenza Apulia. They finished third again in the next season's play-offs. But the club was later allowed to join Eccellenza Apulia. In the 2012–13 season, Gallipoli finished seventh.

Finally, Gallipoli won Eccellenza Apulia in the 2013–14 season. This promoted them to Group H of Serie D. After two seasons in Serie D, the team was sent back down to Eccellenza Apulia in 2015–16. They stayed there for the next seven seasons.