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Polisportiva Virtus Castelfranco Calcio

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Virtus Castelfranco
Full namePolisportiva Virtus Castelfranco Emilia Calcio
Nickname(s)Castello (The Castle), Biancogialli (The White & Yellow)
Short nameVirtus
Founded1991; 34 years ago (1991)
GroundStadio Fausto Ferrarini
Capacity1,280
PresidentDiego Di Cosmo
Head coachFrancesco Cattani
LeagueEccellenza
2023–2024Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Group A, 5 of 18
Websitewww.virtuscastelfranco.it
Current season

Polisportiva Virtus Castelfranco Emilia Calcio, commonly known as Virtus Castelfranco or Castelfranco (pronounced [kastelˈfraŋko]), is an Italian football club based in Castelfranco Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, who compete in Eccellenza, the fifth tier of the Italian football league system.

History

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Founded in 1991 following the merger of two local clubs — Polisportiva Castelfranco and Virtus Castelfranco — the newly formed team began its journey in the Prima Categoria. Within just five years, it earned promotion to the highest level of amateur football, where it has since competed in seventeen seasons.[1]

In the season 1996–97 it was promoted from Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna to Serie D for the first time in their history.[1]

Colors and badge

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Its colors are white and yellow.

References

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  1. ^ a b "STORIA E PREROGATIVE" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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