Wikipedia - SS Monopoli 1966

Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966 is an Italian association football club located in Monopoli, Apulia. They currently play in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.

History

A.S. Liberty Monopoli

Former Liberty Monopoli logo

A new club was founded in the summer 2010 as A.S. Liberty Monopoli, after the relocation of Eccellenza club A.S.D. Liberty Bari 1909 from Bari to Monopoli.

In the 2011–12 season the team was promoted from Eccellenza Apulia to Serie D.

S.S. MonosPolis and S.S. Monopoli 1966

In the summer 2012 the club was renamed S.S. MonosPolis, then in 2014 Società Sportiva Monopoli 1966

In the 2014–15 season won the Coppa Italia Serie D and was the finalist of the nation play off of Serie D; in the summer 2015 it was admitted to Lega Pro for involvement in the sporting fraud of several teams that were, as a consequence, relegated. Since then, Monopoli has played in what is now known as Serie C.

Monopoli er et italiensk fodboldhold, der spiller i Serie C, den tredje division i det italienske fodboldsystem. Klubben har base i byen Monopoli i Apulien.

Monopoli blev grundlagt i 1932 og har spillet i forskellige divisioner i sin historie, men har aldrig spillet i Serie A, den bedste division i det italienske fodboldsystem. Klubben har vundet Lega Pro Seconda Divisione én gang, i 2016-17 sæsonen.

Monopolis hjemmebane er Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, som har en kapacitet på over 5.000 tilskuere. Klubbens farver er rød og hvid, og dens kælenavn er "Biancorossi" (de rødhvide).

Nogle af de mest berømte spillere, der har spillet for Monopoli, omfatter:

* Michele Paolucci
* Massimo Maccarone
* Antonio Candreva
* Gianluca Lapadula