Calcio Monza
old logo circa 2004–2013
|
|
| Full name | S.S. Monza 1912 Srl |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Brianzoli Biancorossi (White-Reds) |
| Founded | 1 September 1912 as Monza F.B.C. 2004 (A.C. Monza Brianza 1912) 2015 (S.S.D. Monza 1912) |
| Ground |
Stadio Brianteo, Monza, Italy |
| Capacity | 18,568 |
| President | Nicola Colombo |
| Head coach | Marco Zaffaroni |
| League | Lega Pro |
| 2016–17 | Serie D, 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Società Sportiva Monza 1912, or S.S. Monza 1912, commonly referred to as Monza, is an Italian football club based in Monza, Lombardy.
Founded in 1912, Monza plays in Lega Pro (third division) as of 2017[update], having last been in Serie B in 2000. Monza spent the last few years in Serie C1 and Serie C2.
Monza was founded on 1 September 1912. The club took the name of Monza Foot-Ball Club and adopted the blue and white colours.
It wasn't the merger of two clubs as commonly believed just because those teams Pro Monza and Pro Italia (both born in 1910) merged becoming the football section of a cycling team called Veloce Club Monzese which met Monza F.C. a couple of times always as winners.
The club's first win came on 15 September 1912 against Juventus Italia of Milan. The setting for the game was outside the town limits at Triante (Monza's west suburbs) commonly called "out doors", a pitch lent from the Township. There Monza F.C. played many friendly matches including the Colli's Cup. Monza won the Cup with a score of 3 to 2, defeating Saronno F.C. in the final.
When at the end of 1912–13 season that football section abandoned the V.C.M. for unknown reasons, they changed name in Pro Monza and asked Monza F.C. for merging with them and another team called Juventus (the football team of a gymnic monzese association called S.G.M. Forti e Liberi).
The merged club took the name of Associazione Calcio Monza, or commonly known as A.C. Monza. A.C. Monza entered the Italian Football Federation (F.I.G.C.) and debuted in the league system in the Terza Categoria (the lower level) in the season 1913–14, where they won third place in their section. After changing pitch in 1914 they entered the upper level, the top Lombardy's league called Promozione, where they finished in 6th.
Monza had been promoted top division (Prima Categoria, first category) in 1919–20 after ending second the Promozione finals, top level they played up to 1922. Relegated in Division 2 because of important changes in F.I.G.C. championships, was promoted to Prima Divisione (Division 1) (second level of Italian championships) at the end of 1926/27. Challenged several times the top charts and failed promotion after entering Prima Divisione finals in 1934–35.
...
Wikipedia