AC Rimini 1912

The Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 ( until June 2010 Rimini Calcio ) is an Italian football club from the city of Rimini Romagna. The club colors are red and white. As the stadium Stadio Romeo Neri club serves, it can accommodate 9,768 spectators.

History

The beginnings

Initially the club was still Libertas, however, the club was renamed already in the 1920s, in Rimini FC. Since the same time Rimini playing with red and white jerseys. In the season 1929/30, the Stadio Romeo Neri then still Stadio Comunale was built. In the 1930s, the club played in the championship against regional opponents such as AC Cesena, Ravenna Calcio or city rivals Dopolavoro Ferroviario Rimini.

In the 1947/48 season Rimini finished second in its group in the C series the first place, instrumental in this success was the then keeper Giorgio Ghezzi. This was later to play for Inter Milan, where he gained the nickname Kamikaze and made ​​it to the national team. After that, it was not quite as good for Rimini, the in the 1950s, played one no longer about the promotion to Serie B, but to avoid relegation.

In the 1960s, several players Rimini shaped the jump in the Serie A and in some cases even in the national team managed in the sequence, about Sergio Santarini, Sandro Carlini and Franco Nanni.

Promotion to Serie B

Early 1970s, the newly elected president Gilberto Gaspari brought new impulses in the association while he began to strengthen Rimini Calcio systematically and promised to create in three years, the rise in the B series. 1976 this promise was also fact. However, it soon came to problems that have led to coach and later the President were changed. Not unexpectedly, the club eventually rose 1976/77 from, although an extra point would have meant relegation.

At the end of the season, only a year earlier Come coach Helenio Herrera left the club again and was replaced by Osvaldo Bagnoli.

Serie C1

The following years were marked by several coach changes, the success of Rimini Calcio this changed nothing essential. 1982, the renowned trainer Arrigo Sacchi has been committed, who then gave his coach debut there. He finished his first season at the respectable fifth place, but he left the club to train at Fiorentina. Just one year later, he returned to the 1984/85 season back, only to leave the club again a year later, this time he moved to Parma.

The 90s and subsequently

Rimini Calcio played in the beginning of the 1990s in Serie C2. Initially classified you look at the season end in the upper midfield. In the 1997/98 season Rimini played first time in years to the rise. However SPAL overhauled on the final day of the season Riminesen yet, so the direct ascent was impossible in the Serie C1. In the playoffs, Rimini met in the first round on AC Spezia, which scored the winning goal in the 94th minute.

In the following season, Matteo Brighi made ​​his debut, the interest of several Serie A clubs in Rimini drew up. Rimini made ​​it again in the play-offs, but you failed again just - this time at the AC San Dona. In the 1999/2000 season the club managed to qualify for the first time in the play-off final. On neutral ground in Arezzo, a gate of the opponent ASD Vis Pesaro in 1898 destroyed but again the hope of the fans of Rimini.

Beginning of the new millennium did not change much in Rimini - you continued to play to move up missed this in the years 2001 and 2002, but again, as one against Teramo Calcio and SS Sambenedettese Calcio eliminated each.

2002/ 03 met Rimini Calcio in Serie C2 on the zwangsabgestiegene from Serie A team of Florentia Viola (formerly Fiorentina ), finishing behind this second place in the league. Once again in the play-offs played one this time against U.S. Grosseto and in the final against AS Gubbio. This time the club Rimini prevailed and was promoted to Serie C1.

For the following 2003/04 season in Serie C1, the team was able to increase significantly, and placed on the table top. Again Rimini played in the play-offs, but this time for the promotion to the Serie B. In the derby against AC Cesena failed to chance. In the season 2004/ 05 Rimini played in a group, where with teams like Napoli, Avellino Calcio, AC Reggiana, Padova Calcio and U.S. Foggia waited tough opponents who had a few years ago are all still played in Serie A. Not unsurprisingly, however, Rimini played with Avellino Calcio around the table top. Ultimately, Rimini but could secure the top position, which the club again played for the first time in 23 years in Serie B.

This successful season was finished by winning the Supercoppa C series. Rimini defeated while the winner of the other group of Serie C1, U.S. Cremonese with a 5-2 victory, which you could afford a 2:4 defeat in the second game. After a convincing first leg round of Rimini got into the 2005/06 season after a series of defeats in Abstiegsnot and secured the league in Serie B until the final day final. For the first match of the season 2006/ 07 Rimini was randomly assigned to the Stadio Romeo Neri compulsion relegated Juventus. Following the announcement of the draw for the sale of season tickets rose abruptly. Against Juve Rimini succeeded in the opening game on 9 September 2006 a historic 1:1 compensation for the Riminesen achieved their captain Adrian Ricchiuti. December 31, 2006 Rimini Calcio stood for the first time in its 100 -year history on the first place in the Serie B, and that in a championship, because of prominent teams such as Juventus, Napoli, Bologna and Genoa medially almost more attention than the Serie A experienced, coupled with a true spectator boom.

By the 18th place in Serie B season 2008/ 09 Rimini dismounted in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione. After the failed comeback in the second highest league in the 2009/10 season, the club went bankrupt and was withdrawn from the league in all professional leagues. Then, the club was re-established in June 2010 as AC Rimini 1912 and took part in the operation of the game fünftklassigen Series D. There, the club 2010/11 took third place and increased after ascent games against FC Turris on the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in.

Former Players

  • Ghana Ahmed Barusso
  • Italy Matteo Brighi
  • Italy Luca Bucci
  • Italy Ilario Castagner

Former coach

Achievements

  • A- Team: Serie C1: 1 ( 2004/ 05)
  • Supercoppa Series C: 1 (2004/ 05)
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