Aurora Pro Patria 1919
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| Full name | Aurora Pro Patria 1919 S.r.l. |
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| Nickname(s) | Tigrotti (Little Tigers) |
| Founded | 1919 1995 (refounded) 2009 (refounded) |
| Ground |
Stadio Carlo Speroni, Busto Arsizio, Italy |
| Capacity | 4,627 |
| President |
 Pietro Vavassori |
| Manager |
Paolo Tomasoni
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| League | Lega Pro |
| 2014–15 | Lega Pro/A, 17th |
Aurora Pro Patria 1919 (commonly referred to as Pro Patria) is an Italian association football club, based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. They currently plays in Lega Pro.
In Latin, Pro Patria translates to "For the Fatherland".
The club was founded in 1919.
It played fourteen times in Serie A during the first half of the 20th century, the last time being in 1955–56.
In 1995 the Pro Patria et Libertate is not enrolled in the Serie D.
The Gallaratese of Gallarate admitted to Serie C2, in order to keep the historical brand alive, it changed its name to Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B. (G.B. being for Gallarate and Busto Arsizio, respectively): the club is direct heir of the Pro Patria et Libertate.
It played in the fourth tier until 2002, when the club won promotion to Serie C1 after playoffs. In 2008 the club was relegated to Serie C2 after losing in the playoffs to Hellas Verona by 2–1 on aggregate, but was later readmitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill a vacancy.
On June 2008, a club takeover was completed, and ambitious plans for a return to Serie B were unveiled. However, impressive performances in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2008–09 were accompanied by financial troubles, that led to the club being declared insolvent by the local magistrature in April 2009 due to excessive financial debts. The club's president was later arrested and has to stand trial on charges related to the bankruptcy. The drive to Serie B came to nothing for the team in the most bitter way, badly losing the home return match of their playoff final against Padova, who played with 10 men after an early sending off.
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