FC Sudtirol

F.C. Sudtirol is an Italian association football club, based in the city of Bolzano, in the autonomous province South Tyrol. The club was formerly known as its bilingual name F.C. Sudtirol – Alto Adige. The club currently plays in Serie C.

History

In the early 90s came the idea to bring professional football back to South Tyrol, because since the 80s with FC Bolzano no South Tyrolean team played more in a professional league. The negotiations for the takeover of FC Bolzano failed. A South Tyrolean entrepreneurial group then took over the SV Milland, which was in financial difficulties. The SV Milland (based in a district of Brixen) played before the acquisition in the season 1994/95 in the regional Eccellenza, but relegated after the season into the Promozione.

1995-2000: In the amateur leagues

The team was renamed to FC Sudtirol–Alto Adige in 1995; Alto Adige is the Italian name of the province while Sudtirol its German native name. The club started its first season in 1995 in the regional Promozione (then still the seventh highest league in Italy). The immediate promotion to the Eccellenza has been achieved. Also in this league the team immediately reaches the first place. From the 1997/98 season the club played in the national league Serie D (V). Each season, the FC Sudtirol was able to improve and achieved in 2000, then under coach Giuseppe Sannino, the promotion to Serie C2 (IV), the lowest professional league.

2000–2010: FC Sudtirol in Serie C2 (IV)

In 2000 the company incorporated as Fusballclub Sudtirol S.r.l., thus becoming F.C. Sudtirol and relocating to Bolzano (though it was legally based in Brixen until 2011). The club was able to establish itself quickly in the professional league. The aim of the club was to realize the promotion into Serie C1 as soon as possible. The team failed in the following seasons each time in the play-offs. The FC Sudtirol got into financial difficulties and then put more o

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