The first traces of the football in Acri goes back to 1926.[1] The 23 September 1949 is the date of foundation.[2] the same year of foundation coincides with the conquest of first title, the group a of the first division, after winning the play-off against Silana for 2–1.[3]
From 1974 to 1985 the S.S. Acri participated in the highest Calabrian championship, the Promozione.
In 1984–1985 Acri got the first promotion in the Interregional Championship, category where it remained for eight years losing the Serie C2 in Interregional Championship 1986–1987, when it arrived to the second place at one point behind the leader Kroton.
After the relegation occurred in 1993, the S.S. Acri was replaced by S.S. New Acri in the following years. New Acri won the Promozione championship (1998–1999) and Eccellenza championship (1999–2000) and a Calabria Supercup (1999–2000), and participated for two years at Series D from 2000 to 2002.
With the failure of the S.S. New Acri, the football reborn in 2004 when F.C. Football Acri was refounded .[4] In 2010–2011 Acri won Eccellenza championship and the second Calabria Supercup,[5] and it was promoted in Serie D. In Serie D championship 2011–2012, after a first half of championship played at the top, the team collapsed in the second half of championship ending the season at 13th place and it was relegated to Eccellenza after losing the play-out against Nissa. In the same year the national television (RAI) transmitted the championship match Acri-Marsala on channel Rai Sport 1.
Calabria Cup 2015
Lamezia Terme, 4 january 2015.
Acri – Cittanovese 1-0
Scorers: 11' Feraco (A)
In the season 2014–2015 the F.C. Football Acri won the Calabria Cup beating Cittanovese for 1 to 0 in the final played in Lamezia Terme on 4 January 2015.[6] In the national phase of the competition Acri won the second round beating Marsala, but in the quarter of finals the Rossoneri were eliminated by Virtus Francavilla.
Chronological history
Football Club Calcio Acri Società Cooperativa Sportiva Dilettantistica Chronological History
1949 – Foundation of Societa Sportiva Acri.
1949–1950 – 1 in Prima Divisione. – Winner of First Division
1953–1954 – ? in Prima Divisione
1954–1955 – ? in Prima Divisione.
1955–1956 – 13° in Promozione
1956–1957 – 11° in Promozione
1957–1958 – 9° in Promozione
1958–1959 – It retires from Promozione
1959–1960 – 5° in Seconda Categoria.
1960–1961 – ? in Seconda Categoria.
1961–1962 – ? in Seconda Categoria.
1962–1963 – ? in Seconda Categoria.
1963–1964 – ? in Seconda Categoria.
1964–1965 – ? in Seconda Categoria.
1965–1966 – 1° in Seconda Categoria – Promoted in Prima Categoria
1966–1967 – 11° in Prima Categoria.
1967–1968 – 9° in Prima Categoria.
1968–1969 – 7° in Prima Categoria.
1969–1970 – 13° in Prima Categoria.
1970–1971 – 12° in Prima Categoria.
1971–1972 – 5° in Prima Categoria.
1972–1973 – 3° in Prima Categoria.
1973–1974 – 1° in Prima Categoria – Promoted in Promozione.
1974–1975 – 9° in Promozione.
1975–1976 – 4° in Promozione.
1976–1977 – 7° in Promozione.
1977–1978 – 13° in Promozione.
1978–1979 – 9° in Promozione.
1979–1980 – 10° in Promozione.
1980–1981 – 13° in Promozione.
1981–1982 – 4° in Promozione.
1982–1983 – 6° in Promozione.
1983–1984 – 3° in Promozione.
1984–1985 – 2° in Promozione – Promoted in Interregionale.
1985–1986 – 7° in group L of Interregionale.
1986–1987 – 2° in group L of Interregionale.
1987–1988 – 6° in group L of Interregionale.
1988–1989 – 4° in group L of Interregionale.
1989–1990 – 14°in group M of Interregionale.
1990–1991 – 3° in group M of Interregionale.
1991–1992 – 8° in group L of Interregionale.
1992–1993 – 16°in group I of Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti. It retires from Serie D
1996–1997 – 3° in Promozione.
1997–1998 – 4° in Promozione.
1998–1999 – 1° in Promozione – Promoted in Eccellenza.
1999–2000 – 1° in Eccellenza – Promoted in Serie D -It wins Calabria Supercup (1º title).
2000–2001 – 4° in group I of Serie D.
2001–2002 – 18°in group I of Serie D. It retires from Serie D.
2004–2005 – 6° in Promozione.
2005–2006 – 1° in Promozione – Promoted in Eccellenza.
2006–2007 – 3° in Eccellenza.
2007–2008 – 13° in Eccellenza.
2008–2009 – 8° in Eccellenza.
2009–2010 – 3° in Eccellenza.
2010–2011 – 1° in Eccellenza – Promoted in Serie D -It wins Calabria Supercup (2º title).
2011–2012 – 13° in group I of Serie D; It loses the play-out against Nissa.It downgrades in Eccellenza.
2012–2013 – 5º in Eccellenza.
2013–2014 – 10º in Eccellenza.
2014–2015 – 5º in Eccellenza -It wins Calabria Cup (1º title).
2015–2016 – 10º in Eccellenza.
2016–2017 – 5º in Eccellenza.
2017-2018 - 5º in Eccellenza
2018-2019 - 14º in Eccellenza.
2019-2020 - 4º in Promozione.
2020-2021 - 3º in Promozione. Promoted in Eccellenza.
The team's color are black and red. The team's symbol is a wolf.
Stadium
Acri plays its home matches at Stadio Pasquale Castrovillari, a small stadium located north of the city in natural grass.
The stadium is divided into three sectors: the grandstand, or tribuna centrale, with a capacity of 2,200, where the home and organized supporters sit down; the visitors grandstand, situated in front of the tribuna centrale, with a capacity of 1,000; and the curva (although it is not really a curved sector), usually closed.
South down the stadium, there is also a ground training field.
The first Organized groups are the "Commandos Club Acri," born in 1973 and "Erotik Club ", also founded in the seventies. In 1985 Rossonere Brigades were founded. Now ultras groups are The" GRUA "born in nineties and '" Alkool Group ".
Friendship and rivalry
The Acri fans have good relationships with Corigliano, Trebisacce, Sambiase, Locri, Cosenza, and Marsala. More rivalries instead on with Castrovillari and Paolana.
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