Campobasso FC
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Campobasso Football Club, commonly referred to as Campobasso, is an Italian football club located in Campobasso, Molise, currently playing in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football.
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Full name | Campobasso Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Lupi (Wolves) Rossoblu (Red and Blues) | ||
Founded | 1919 | ||
Ground | Avicor Stadium Selvapiana, Campobasso, Italy | ||
Capacity | 21,800 | ||
Owner | North Sixth Group | ||
Chairman | Matt Rizzetta | ||
Manager | Rosario Pergolizzi | ||
League | Serie C | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club is the primary team of the region of Molise and traces its roots back to 1919. Campobasso plays its home games in the Nuovo Stadio Romagnoli, the largest outdoor stadium in Molise and one of the largest in Southern Italy, with a capacity of 21,800. In 2022, the club was acquired by United States-based holding company North Sixth Group and an investment group backed by Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Montreal-based real estate investor Angelo Pasto and other international investors.
Campobasso made its debut in 1919 and reached the height of its success in the 1980s when the club was promoted to Serie B and played five consecutive seasons in the second tier of Italian football.
The club's primary colours are red and blue, and the nickname is the Lupi (Wolves).