A.S.D. Cuneo Calcio Femminile
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Cuneo Calcio Femminile is a women's association football club from Italy. The team competed in the top-level Serie A twice, last in 2016–17. After that season they sold their Serie A licence to Juventus, who were starting a women's professional team. The club only fielded youth teams since afterwards, as an affiliated club of Cuneo.
| Full name | Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Cuneo Calcio Femminile |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Chairperson | Eva Callipo[1] |
| League | – |
| 2016–17 | Serie A, 7th of 12 |
History
The history of the club began in 1985 in some youth leagues.[2] The name Cuneo Calcio Femminile though only was adopted later after renamings. In the 1990s the club was promoted to the Serie B but did not play there for monetary reasons.
In 2009 Eva Callipo became vice-chairperson and chairperson in 2012. Under her the club finally played the Serie B and won it twice. In its final season in 2016-17 the clubs was spared relegation on the last matchday. After the season the club sold its place to Juventus F.C., which the male professional club started their own women team.[3] At the same time Cuneo Calcio Femminile was affiliated to A.C. Cuneo 1905, the male professional club of the city Cuneo .[4]
Honours
- Serie B division champions: 2013–14, 2015–16
References
- "Dirigenti - staff" (in Italian). A.S.D. Cuneo Calcio Femminile. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- http://www.campioni.cn/2017/06/19/leggi-notizia/argomenti/calcio/articolo/calcio-femminile-cuneo-e-se-oltre-30-anni-di-storia-terminassero-con-un-tweet.html
- BLANGETTI, ILARIA (1 July 2017). "È ufficiale: alla Juve i diritti del Cuneo femminile". La Stampa (Cuneo edition) (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Collaborazione A.C. Cuneo 1905 e Cuneo Calcio Femminile" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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