SS Virtus Lanciano 1924

{{short description|Italian football club}} {{for|the club founded in 2016|A.S.D. Lanciano Calcio 1920}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Lanciano | image = Virtuslanciano.png | upright = 0.7 | fullname = S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 | nickname = ''Frentani'' | founded = 1920<br />1941 (refounded)<br />1992 (refounded)<br />2008 (refounded) | ground = Stadio Guido Biondi,<br/>Lanciano, Italy | capacity = 5,639 | chairman = | manager = | league =| season = | position = | website = http://www.virtuslanciano.it/|

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'''S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924''' is an Italian association football club, based in Lanciano, Abruzzo. It last played in Serie B in 2015–16 as '''Virtus Lanciano'''. Virtus Lanciano now competes in youth football only.

==History==

The club was founded in 1919{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} and refounded in 2008 with the name '''S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924'''. That year '''S.S. Lanciano S.r.l.''' bankrupted; anew company '''S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924''' acquired the sports title by using the Article 52 of N.O.I.F.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.figc.it/FigcLegacyAssets/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/261/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_19104_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Attribuzione titolo sportivo S.S. VIRTUS LANCIANO 1924 e revoca affiliazione S.S. LANCIANO|date=25 June 2008|access-date=5 October 2020|first=Giancarlo|last=Abete|journal=Comunicato Ufficiale|issue=117/A|volume=2007–08|publisher=FIGC|language=it|archive-date=5 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005124300/https://www.figc.it/figclegacyassets/assets/contentresources_2/contenutogenerico/261/c_2_contenutogenerico_19104_strillocomunicatoufficiale_lstallegati_allegato_0_upfallegato.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the season 2011–12 it was promoted to Serie B for the first time under the guidance of Carmine Gautieri, who also led the team to its debut season in the second tier, and ended in a safe mid-table position.

Virtus Lanciano gained national news in end-2013 after the club, now headed by Marco Baroni, surprised the whole country by leading the league table undefeated, against all odds, by the end of October.

The club ended the 2015–16 season with relegation, and successively renounced to register for the new Lega Pro season due to financial and administrative issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itasportpress.it/lega-pro/lega-pro-la-virtus-lanciano-non-si-iscrive-la-lettera-della-famiglia-maio/|title=Lega Pro, la Virtus Lanciano non si iscrive. La lettera della famiglia Maio|date=6 July 2016|access-date=5 October 2020|website=itasportpress.it|language=it|author=redazione|archive-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113065536/http://www.itasportpress.it/lega-pro/lega-pro-la-virtus-lanciano-non-si-iscrive-la-lettera-della-famiglia-maio/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first team was excluded altogether from the Italian football league pyramid.

As of 2020–21 season, Virtus Lanciano still runs their youth teams, and have derbies with the illegitimate successor, Lanciano 1920.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ilnuovoonline.it/2020/09/25/calcio-allievi-e-giovanissimi-regionali-2020-2021-ecco-la-nuova-formula-e-i-gironi/|title=Calcio, Allievi e Giovanissimi Regionali 2020/2021: ecco la nuova formula e i gironi|date=25 September 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=ilnuovoonline.it|language=it|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025080202/https://www.ilnuovoonline.it/2020/09/25/calcio-allievi-e-giovanissimi-regionali-2020-2021-ecco-la-nuova-formula-e-i-gironi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Illegitimate Phoenix club== After Virtus Lanciano was withdrew from the Italian football pyramid, another club, A.S.D. Marcianese, renamed itself as A.S.D. Lanciano Calcio 1920.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lancianosport.it/2017/05/16/la-marcianese-cambia-ufficialmente-nome-assemblea-della-societa-per-dare-vita-al-lanciano-calcio-1920/|title=La Marcianese cambia ufficialmente nome: assemblea della società per dare vita al Lanciano Calcio 1920|date=16 May 2017|access-date=5 October 2020|website=lancianosport.it|language=it|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420125215/http://www.lancianosport.it/2017/05/16/la-marcianese-cambia-ufficialmente-nome-assemblea-della-societa-per-dare-vita-al-lanciano-calcio-1920/|url-status=live}}</ref> That club claimed as a Phoenix club of Virtus Lanciano.

That club promoted from Prima Categoria to Promozione and then Eccellenza Abruzzo in 2019.

==Colors and badge== The team's official colors are red and black.

==Notable former players== {{See also|:Category:SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players}} *{{flagicon|Italy}} Alessio Cragno (2016)

==Managers== *{{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Castori (1998–99), (2000–03) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Maurizio Pellegrino (2004–05) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Francesco Monaco (2005–06) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea Camplone (2006–07) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Francesco Moriero (2007–08) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Eusebio Di Francesco (2008–09) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Dino Pagliari (2009–10) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea Camplone (2010–11) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Carmine Gautieri (2011–13) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Marco Baroni (2013–14) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto D'Aversa (2014–16) *{{flagicon|Italy}} Primo Maragliulo (2016)

==References== {{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanciano}} Category:Football clubs in Abruzzo Category:Association football clubs established in 1924 Category:Serie B clubs Category:Serie C clubs Category:Serie D clubs Category:Eccellenza Category:Promozione Category:Phoenix clubs (association football) Category:1924 establishments in Italy Category:Companies based in the Province of Chieti Category:SS Virtus Lanciano 1924