F.C. Pozzuoli

The is the main football club of , in Italy.

It is a professional Italian football club, founded in 1902 as Puteoli Sport, changing its name to U.S. Puteolana in 1919 and was refounded as Comprensorio Puteolano in 1992. In 2008, by union between the club with Gragnano (Serie D), was born A.S.D. Atletico Puteolana 2008. In the summer 2009 his sports title was transferred to Real Boschese and so was excluded from all Italian football. Since the summer 2012 the new club of the city is S.S.D. Puteolana 1902 Internapoli but in 2014 the club reacquires the historical denomination becoming S.S.D. Puteolana 1902.

The historic Puteolana have played in the First Division Championship (Serie A), during the early 1920s, the last time they played in a professional league was Serie C2 in 2003.

The nicknames of the team were Diavoli rossi (Red Devils).

The club was founded during 1902 as an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports under the banner of Puteoli Sport, this is the foundation date that the club officially carries with it today. A few years later in 1909 the name was changed to Puteoli Sporting Club.

For the 1913–14 season they were entered into a FIGC organised league in the form of the Terza Categoria, which at the time was the third level of Italian football (today's equivalent is Serie C1).

After World War I the club was renamed for the third time, this time to Unione Sportiva Puteolana. They were entered into the Prima Categoria Championship (Serie A) for the 1919–20 season; here they competed against the top clubs in the Campania region and qualified for the semi-finals of Southern Italy, eventually losing out to Fortitudo Roma.

The following season they were entered into the championship again, beating sides such as Naples and Salernitana. Despite qualifying for the next round FIGC put them in last place due to irregularities, ending their season early.

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