A.C. Legnano
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Dilettantistica Legnano |
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| Nickname(s) | I Lilla (the Lilacs) |
| Founded | 1913 2011 (refounded) |
| Ground |
Stadio Giovanni Mari, Legnano, Italy |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Owner | Gaetano Paolillo |
| Chairman | Vanessa Paolillo |
| Manager | Stefano Di Gioia |
| League | Serie D |
| 2015–16 | Eccellenza Lombardy/A, 2nd (Promoted after play-offs) |
| Website | Club home page |
Associazione Calcio Dilettantistica Legnano or ACD Legnano are an Italian association football club based in Legnano, Lombardy. Founded in 1913, Legnano played three seasons in Serie A and a total of eleven seasons in the top tier of the Italian football league system.
Legnano's most recent appearance in Serie A dates back to 1954, whereas in 1957 the club took part for the last time – to date – in a Serie B championship (the second tier of Italian football). Since then the club have played at their highest at the third tier of the Italian league.
The team's colours are lilac and white. After financial struggles and bankruptcy in 2010 the club folded and reformed in 2011 as ASD Legnano Calcio 1913; in 2015 they regained the right to name themselves ACD Legnano Calcio and to merge their history with the one of the 97-year-old club previously folded.
The club were founded in 1913 as Football Club Legnano.
Several notable players appeared for Legnano in their early years. Goalkeeper Angelo Cameroni was called up to the Italian national side in 1920; he was the first Legnano player to achieve this. Luigi Allemandi played four seasons with the club from 1921 onwards, until he was bought by Italian giants Juventus. He later won the World Cup with Italy at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
Legnano first gained access to Serie A for the 1930–31 season; the previous year they had finished as runners up in Serie B. The first match at the top level of Italian football was the shocking 2–1 defeat of Italy's oldest club, Genoa C.F.C.
Unfortunately for Legnano, they finished at the bottom of the table that season and were relegated; other notable results however were a 1–1 draw with eventual runners up A.S. Roma, and a 2–1 defeat of S.S.C. Napoli in Naples.
In the 1935–1936 season, the club changed their name to Associazione Calcio Legnano.
Left-winger Emilio Caprile was called up by the azzurri, to play in two international games during 1948. He became the first Legnano player to score for Italy with a goal in each match.
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