A.S. Lucchese-Libertas

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Lucchese
Full name Associazione Sportiva Lucchese-
Libertas SRL
Nickname(s) Rossoneri (Red-Blacks)
Founded 1905
Ground Stadio Porta Elisa,
Lucca, Italy
(Capacity 9,900)
Chairman Fouzi Hadji
Manager Piero Braglia
League Serie C1/B
2006-07 Serie C1/A, 8th
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Associazione Sportiva Lucchese-Libertas is an Italian football club, based in Lucca, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1905. Lucchese currently plays in Serie C1/A, having last been in Serie A in 1952. The club also spent many years in Serie B. The team's colors are red and black.

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The club was founded on 25 May 1905, giving the town of Lucca its first football team. Originally named Lucca Football Club the club was founded by the Vittorio brothers and Guido Mensini. The first large achievement by the club was winning the Goblet of the King during the 1919/20 season, not long after the tournaments foundation. The same season Lucca won the Regional cup of Tuscany.

In 1924 the club merged with another local team and changed its name to Sport Union Lucchese Libertas. During the 1920s, notable players at the club included Ernesto Bonino and Johnny Moscardini.

The 1930s saw the club been promoted to Serie B, and then in 1936, Lucchese won promotion to Serie A the top league in Italy, they stayed there for three seasons. The club were relegated to Serie B as World War II started. Prior to the war players such as Egri Erbstein, Aldo Olivieri and Antonio Perduca were fan's favorites.

The team is coached by Luigi Simoni (UEFA Cup winner with Inter Milan).

See Also: Category:A.S. Lucchese-Libertas players
An early Lucchese squad picture.
An early Lucchese squad picture.

Serie B:

  • Champions: 1935-36, 1946-47

Serie C:

  • Champions: 1960-61
  • Runners-up: 1945-46, 1977-78

Serie C1:

  • Runners-up: 1989-90

Serie C2:

  • Champions: 1985-86

Serie D:

  • Champions: 1968-69

Tuscany League Division 1:

  • Champions: 1929-30, 1932-33, 1933-34

Promozione:

  • Champions: 1919-20

Coppa Italia Serie C

  • Champions: 1989-90


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