V.F. Colligiana
| Full name | Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Olimpia Colligiana |
|---|---|
| Founded | 21 April 1922 (as U.S. Colligiana) 1946 (as V.F. Colligiana) 2010 (as A.S.D. Colle Giovane) |
| Ground |
Stadio Gino Manni, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Italy |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Chairman | Massimo Rugi |
| Manager | Paolo Molfese |
| League | Serie D/E |
| 2012–13 | Eccellenza Tuscany/B, 1st (promoted) |
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Olimpia Colligiana is an Italian association football club based in Colle di Val d'Elsa, Tuscany. It plays in the Serie D league.
The U.S. Colligiana club was founded 21 April 1922 with Remo Bocci as its first chairman. Initially the club was also involved in other sports, such as gymnastics and cycling.
The club quickly rose through the Italian leagues, making the Third Division (fourth level of Italian football) in the 1926–27 season (finishing in second place under coach Frigerio) and 1927–28 season. In the 1928–29 season U.S. Colligiana made it to the championship tournament in the Second Division (third level of Italian football), finishing fifth place in group G. U.S. Colligiana continued to play in the Second Division until the birth of the National Division Serie B, but was then downgraded to level IV and played only moderately well.
In 1946 the club was renamed Valdelsa Football Colligiana.
With the exception of the Serie C 1947-48, V.F. Colligiana only played in the amateur leagues, playing in over twenty Serie D championships (known by different names over the years, including Second Division, Third Division Interregional, IV series, National Amateur Championship and League Inter [2]) until the 2008–09 season when it advanced to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B.
The 1957–58 season was one of the most important for Colligiana. Under the chairmanship of Englishman Justin Gallant and coach Gino Manni, Colligiana set an Italian and European record of 17 consecutive wins, becoming Tuscan first division champion and making national television and newspapers. The record for consecutive wins had previously been held by Siena, the so-called "miracle" team, with 14 wins in the 1955–56 season (before Siena, Juventus held the record with 11 wins).
In the 1968–69 season Colligiana hoped to be included in the new First Class championship by the Association for Promotion, but the club was accused of fraud and demoted to the Second Class. Colligiana won the championship against Castellina and came first in the series. The championship club included Uliano Vettori, Paul Fratiglioni, Sergio Ciampoli, Charles Swan, Vito Galgani, Simoni, Nevio Vannuccini, Gasparri, Pietro Fratiglioni, Angelo Tonani, Ciardi, Mario Tozzi, Fleano Pineschi and Palazzini.
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