A.C. Cesena
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Cesena SpA |
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| Nickname(s) |
Cavallucci Marini (Seahorses) Bianconero (Black and whites) |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Ground |
Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy |
| Capacity | 23,900 |
| President | Giorgio Lugaresi |
| Head Coach | Andrea Camplone |
| League | Serie B |
| 2015–16 | Serie B, 6th |
| Website | Club home page |
Associazione Calcio Cesena (Italian pronunciation: [tʃɛˈzeːna]) is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna.
The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Serie A for a total of 13 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with a sixth-place finish and a short run in the following season's UEFA Cup. The other three promotions in Serie A have been achieved in 1981, 1987, and 2010, the last one after two consecutive promotions — from the third league (Lega Pro) in 2009 and from Serie B in 2010, both won in the final game of the season. The club currently plays in the Serie B, relegated after one season in the Serie A at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Founded in 1940, Cesena reached Serie B in 1968 and were promoted to Serie A for the first time in 1973. With players such as Pierluigi Cera and Gianluigi Savoldi, the club held its own and finished a respectable 11th place in their debut season, repeating that finish the following year. In the 1975–76 season, Cesena surprised Italy by finishing sixth and subsequently qualifying for the UEFA Cup. The glory was short-lived and they would be relegated the next year.
A second promotion to Serie A followed in 1981 and finished a respectable 10th before being relegated once more in 1983, staying in Serie B for four years. After winning a play-off, they were back in Serie A for 1987–88 and enjoyed a four-year stay, being obdurate enough to just avoid relegation in this time.
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