SSD Brescia Calcio Femminile

Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Brescia Calcio Femminile, known as Brescia Calcio Femminile or simply Brescia, is an Italian women's football club from Capriolo, near Brescia. It was founded in 1985 as FCF Capriolo Arredamenti Ostilio. In 2000 it moved to Bergamo, where it played for five seasons as ACF Pro Bergamo. The team was renamed in 2005 as it returned to Capriolo.[3] Though sharing similar colours and logos with the men's team in the city, Brescia Calcio, the women's team is not a subordinate of it; however, in 2020 a formal partnership agreement was made between them.[4]

Brescia Calcio Femminile
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Dilettantistica Brescia Calcio Femminile[1]
Nickname(s)Leonesse (Lionesses)
Founded1985
GroundCentro Sportivo Club Azzurri,
Brescia
Capacity1,500
ChairmanGiuseppe Cesari[2]
LeagueSerie B
2021–222nd, Serie B

History
Brescia Calcio Femminile Team, season 2015–2016.

In 1994–95 the team won a regional championship. Then in 1996–97 won their Serie D division. They finished second in Serie C in 2001–02 and again in 2003–04 after which they promoted after play-off. In 2006–07 they won Serie B and got promoted to Serie A2. In 2008–09 they won Serie A2.

From 2009–10 to 2017–18, Brescia played Serie A.[5] In its first year at the top level they were 9th, avoiding relegation. In the 2010–11 season Brescia was the surprise team of the league and competed with UPC Tavagnacco for a Champions League spot, finally ranking third. Brescia striker Daniela Sabatino was the second top scorer of the season with 25 goals, just one shy of Patrizia Panico.[6]

They won their first national championship in 2013–14 and a second in 2015–16. Despite several important players leaving to join newly formed Juventus in the summer of 2017,[7] Brescia maintained a high level and finished level on points with Juve in 2017–18, losing a penalty shootout at the end of the championship playoff to finish as runners-up[8] (the same position as in 2014–15 and 2016–17).

On 11 June 2018, it was announced that male professional team A.C. Milan had bought Brescia's spot in Serie A, along with the senior player contracts, in order to start their own women's section.[9] It was also announced that Brescia would participate in the Eccellenza league (amateur fourth tier) instead, with their youth team players.[10] By 2021, the club had climbed back up to Serie B.

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:SSD Brescia Calcio Femminile players.

Honours
  • Serie A champions: 2014, 2016[11]
    • Runners-up: 2015, 2017, 2018
  • Italian Cup winners: 2012, 2015, 2016
    • Finalists: 2017, 2018
  • Super Cup winners: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

See also

References
  1. "Brescia Calcio Femminile". FIGC. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. "ORGANIGRAMMA" (in Italian). A.C.F. Brescia Calcio Femminile. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. Archived 2015-11-09 at the Wayback Machine ACF Brescia
  4. "Accordo tra Brescia Calcio BSFC e Brescia Calcio Femminile" [Agreement between Brescia Calcio BSFC and Brescia Calcio Female] (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. Soccerway
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  7. Juventus Women are building their own legacy, Black & White & Read All Over, 7 December 2017
  8. Storico scudetto al primo anno di vita per la Juventus Women, sconfitto ai rigori nello spareggio il Brescia [Historic Scudetto in the first year of life for Juventus Women, Brescia defeated on penalties in the play-off], La Stampa, 20 May 2018 (in Italian)
  9. "AC Milan acquire A.C.F Brescia sporting rights" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. "Ufficiale: il Brescia cede il titolo sportivo all'AC Milan" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C.F. Brescia Calcio Femminile. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. "Brescia trophies". women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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