Rimini Calcio FC - last updated on 20 December 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Rimini Calcio Football Club S.r.l.
Foundation: 1912
City: Rimini
Colours: Red and white
Website: www.riminicalcio.com
Honours:
Serie C - 2 (1975-76, 2004-05)
Super Coppa di Lega Serie C1 - 1 (2004-05)
A bit of history:
The club was founded as Libertas Rimini in 1912, and first adopted their trademark red and white shirts in the 1920s, the 1929-30 season also saw the building of the stadium still used by the club today; Stadio Romeo Neri. The club name was changed to Rimini Calcio F.C. in 1938.
Rimini competed in regional leagues (the equivalent of the modern day Serie C system) for many years of their existence. They were unable to gain promotion to Serie B until 1976.
During the 1970s the club spent three seasons in Serie B, finishing in the bottom half of the table; they were relegated in 1978-79, but achieved promotion straight back up the following season. Rimini were relegated again during 1981-82, this time however, they did not achieve promotion back up straight away. Rimini spent the next twenty-four seasons in the Serie C league system, dropping as low as C2/C at one point.
However, the 2000s proved to be a brighter time for Rimini; they reached the C2/B playoffs six successive times before gaining promotion to C1/A. In 2004-05, they became Serie C champions (as well as Serie C1 Super Cup winners) and returned to Serie B for the first time since the early 1970s.
On September 9, 2006, Rimini gained the national news after having gained a shocking 1-1 home draw against Juventus F.C., with Italian-Argentine attacking midfielder Adrián Ricchiuti scoring the equaliser, despite a sending off for Rimini midfielder Domenico Cristiano soon after the 1-0 Juventus lead. They even reached the top of Serie B by early 2007.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
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