Cuneo
Full nameAssociazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Cuneo Calcio Femminile
Dissolved2017
ChairpersonEva Callipo[1]
League–
2016–17Serie A, 7th of 12

Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Cuneo Calcio Femminile is a women's association football club from Italy. The team competed in the top-level Serie A twice, last in 2016–17. After that season they sold their Serie A licence to Juventus, who were starting a women's professional team. The club only fielded youth teams since afterwards, as an affiliated club of Cuneo.

History

The history of the club began in 1985 in some youth leagues.[2] The name Cuneo Calcio Femminile though only was adopted later after renamings. In the 1990s the club was promoted to the Serie B but did not play there for monetary reasons.

In 2009 Eva Callipo became vice-chairperson and chairperson in 2012. Under her the club finally played the Serie B and won it twice. In its final season in 2016-17 the clubs was spared relegation on the last matchday. After the season the club sold its place to Juventus F.C., which the male professional club started their own women team.[3] At the same time Cuneo Calcio Femminile was affiliated to A.C. Cuneo 1905, the male professional club of the city Cuneo .[4]

Honours

  • Serie B division champions: 2013–14, 2015–16

References

  1. ↑ "Dirigenti - staff" (in Italian). A.S.D. Cuneo Calcio Femminile. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Calcio femminile: Cuneo, e se oltre 30 anni di storia terminassero con un tweet?". 19 June 2017.
  3. ↑ BLANGETTI, ILARIA (1 July 2017). "È ufficiale: alla Juve i diritti del Cuneo femminile". La Stampa (Cuneo edition) (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Collaborazione A.C. Cuneo 1905 e Cuneo Calcio Femminile" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.


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