S.S.D. Sporting Lucchese

:"For other uses of the word "Lucchese", see Lucchese"Football club infobox
clubname = Lucchese


fullname = Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Sporting Lucchese
nickname = Rossoneri (Red-Blacks)
founded = 1905
2008 "(refounded)"
ground = Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca, Italy
capacity = 7,400 | chairman = Giuliano Giuliani
manager = Giancarlo Favarin
league = Serie D/E
season = 2007-08
position = Serie C1/B, 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 D, 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.

History

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.

Early years: 1920s and 1930s

In 1924 the club merged with another local team and changed its name to Unione Sportiva Lucchese-Libertas. During the 1920s, notable players at the club included Ernesto Bonino and Giovanni 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.

Recent times

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

In 2008 the club folded and was refounded as Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Sporting Lucchese.The new team Sporting Lucchese participate in the championship Serie D/e, while the old team pending bankruptcy Lucchese libertas participating in championship Terza Categoria

Notable former players

:"See Also: "

*flagicon|Belgium Luis Oliveira
*flagicon|Italy Aldo Olivieri
*flagicon|Italy Corrado Grabbi
*flagicon|Italy Salvatore Tedesco
*flagicon|Italy Francesco Cozza
*flagicon|Italy Ivan Franceschini
*flagicon|Italy Eusebio Di Francesco
*flagicon|Cameroon Pierre Wome
*flagicon|Romania Iosif Fabian

Honours

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

External links

* [http://www.lucchesecalcio.it/ Official site]