:Cosenza Calcio

{{Main|Cosenza Calcio 1914}}

The club was founded in 1926 as "Cosenza Foot-Ball Club"[https://www.solocosenza.com/la-storia/ LA STORIA a cura di Giorgio Porto][https://web.archive.org/web/20151120041928/http://www.kennedyclub.org/album%20storia/Origini/origini.htm Notizie contrastanti sui primi colori sociali del Cosenza Calcio] (the year 1914 is a reference to the first historic match played in the town of Cosenza on 23 February 1914) and enjoyed a long time in the professional leagues, spending several years in the Serie B. They also won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1983. In 2003, Cosenza 1914 was expelled from professional league.{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/1.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_4929_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°38/A (2003–04)|date=31 July 2003|access-date=11 August 2015|publisher=FIGC|language=it|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064018/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/1.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_4929_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|url-status=live}}

In 2003 an illegitimate phoenix club was found as A.S. Cosenza F.C.. In 2004, old Cosenza won the appeal and was admitted to 2004–05 Serie D. Thus that season there was a derby. In 2005 new Cosenza switched its denomination into A.S. Cosenza Calcio,{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/64.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_6866_lstAllegati_Allegato1_upfAllegato.pdf|title=CAMBIO DI DENOMINAZIONE SOCIALE|date=27 January 2006|access-date=24 August 2016|publisher=FIGC|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015733/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/64.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_6866_lstAllegati_Allegato1_upfAllegato.pdf|archive-date=28 October 2013|url-status=dead}} after the fall of old Cosenza.

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In 2007, A.S. Cosenza Calcio gave up its Serie D membership, but all the team players later joined new club Fortitudo Cosenza, born as relocation of Rende Calcio, a team from the neighbouring city of Rende which was relegated to Serie D in 2006–07 season and moved to Cosenza soon after. The new club quickly managed to win the Serie D/Girone I championship in 2007–08, ensuring a place back into the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (the renamed Serie C2) for the 2008–09 season.

Following this, the new club renamed itself, taking the old historical denomination of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l. with the aim to rise up the Italian football pyramid. In 2008–09, their first season in the Lega Pro, Cosenza showed all of their intentions by winning the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione/Girone C championship. The team played the 2009–10 season in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione/Girone B, finishing 11th in the table.

At the end of the 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season the team was relegated after losing the playoff. The team was then excluded from professional Championship by Co.Vi.So.C. of Italian Football Federation{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/15.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_29152_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°19/A (2011–12)|date=18 July 2011|access-date=30 October 2017|department=Consiglio Federale|publisher=Italian Football Federation (FIGC)|location=Rome|language=it|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030132/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/15.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_29152_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|url-status=live}} and it didn't appeal.

During the professional seasons, former chairman Damiano Paletta was suspended in June 2009 for 6 months for irregularities in administration.{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/29.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_21505_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale (C.U.) N°100/CDN (2008–09)|date=12 June 2009|access-date=13 August 2015|department=Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (CDN)|publisher=FIGC|language=it|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212646/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/29.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_21505_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|url-status=live}} The ban was reduced after an appeal.{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/63.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_22542_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=C.U. N°52/CGF (2009–10)|date=23 October 2009|access-date=13 August 2015|department=Corte di Giustizia Federale (CGF)|publisher=FIGC|language=it|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212704/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/63.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_22542_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|url-status=live}}

For the bankruptcy of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l., former managers Eugenio Funari, Paolo Pagliuso (former chairman) and his son Luca Pagliuso, Giuseppe Citrigno and Francesco Iannucci were banned from football for 2 years to 5 years. due to irregularities in management.{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/85.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_38181_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=C.U. N°35/CDN (2013–14)|date=19 November 2013|access-date=22 August 2016|department=CDN|publisher=FIGC|language=it|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216214125/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/85.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_38181_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|url-status=live}}

In 2013 the membership of Cosenza Calcio 1914 S.r.l. was finally revoked.{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/77.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_37492_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=C.U. N°72/A (2013–14)|date=11 September 2013|access-date=30 October 2017|department=Presidente Federale|publisher=FIGC|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102233510/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/77.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_37492_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|archive-date=2 November 2013|url-status=dead}}

In mid-2011 the club was refounded as Nuova Cosenza Calcio and restarted from Serie D{{cite web|url=http://www.nuovacosenza.com/sport/11/calcio/agosto/NcosenzaD.html|title=Il Nuovo Cosenza Calcio iscritto in serie D. Quasi pronta la sqaudra disegnata da Fiore|date=5 August 2011|access-date=24 August 2016|publisher=nuovacosenza.com|language=it|archive-date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829065330/http://www.nuovacosenza.com/sport/11/calcio/agosto/NcosenzaD.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lnd.it/index.php?page%3Duser.news.selectNews%26id%3D128775 |title=Lega Nazionale Dilettanti |access-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329060619/http://www.lnd.it/index.php?page=user.news.selectNews&id=128775 |archive-date=29 March 2012 }} After a mediocre start, they sacked coach Enzo Patania and hired Tommaso Napoli.{{cite web|url=http://www.nuovacosenza.com/sport/12/calcio/gen/napoliOK.html|title=Tommaso Napoli è il nuovo tecnico del Cosenza|date=17 January 2012|access-date=24 August 2016|publisher=nuovacosenza.com|language=it|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234748/http://www.nuovacosenza.com/sport/12/calcio/gen/napoliOK.html|url-status=live}} They won nine and drew seven without a loss to finish the regular season in second place to HinterReggio in Group I and entered in the promotion playoffs.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-d/2011-2012/girone-i/|title=Summary - Serie D - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} They won six in a row to become champions of the playoffs.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-d/2011-2012/final-stages/|title=Summary - Serie D - Italy - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} The club won the promotion playoffs by beating SandonàJesoloCalcio 3–2 in the final, but not being automatically promoted shall remain still in Serie D.

On 5 August 2013, the team announced that it was promoted to the professional league, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/530-il-cosenza-e-in-lega-pro-guarascio-alla-fine-abbiamo-avuto-ragione.html|title=Il Cosenza è in Lega Pro. Il presidente Eugenio Guarascio: "Alla fine abbiamo avuto ragione"|date=5 August 2013|access-date=24 August 2016|publisher=Cosenza Calcio|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924221902/http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/530-il-cosenza-e-in-lega-pro-guarascio-alla-fine-abbiamo-avuto-ragione.html|archive-date=24 September 2016|url-status=dead}} Circa 2013 the club refer itself simply as Cosenza Calcio,{{cite web|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/628-il-nuovo-marchio-c-e-la-storia-c-e-il-lupo-c-e-cosenza.html|title=Il nuovo marchio: c'è la storia, c'è il lupo, c'è Cosenza|date=30 August 2013|access-date=13 August 2013|publisher=Cosenza Calcio|language=it|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105905/http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/628-il-nuovo-marchio-c-e-la-storia-c-e-il-lupo-c-e-cosenza.html|url-status=dead}} a name change in Italian Chamber of Commerce was done some time later.

Cosenza was promoted again to the unified 2014–15 Lega Pro after ending the 2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season in fourth place. The team mathematically secured the promotion in March 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/1392-il-cosenza-calcio-conquista-matematicamente-la-lega-pro-unica-battuto-il-gavorrano-con-un-gol-di-mosciaro.html|title=Il Cosenza Calcio conquista matematicamente la Lega Pro unica. Battuto il Gavorrano con un gol di Mosciaro|date=30 March 2014|access-date=24 August 2016|publisher=Cosenza Calcio|language=it|archive-date=30 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030213712/http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/1392-il-cosenza-calcio-conquista-matematicamente-la-lega-pro-unica-battuto-il-gavorrano-con-un-gol-di-mosciaro.html|url-status=dead}}

In 2018, Cosenza promoted to Serie B.

The team's official colours are red and dark blue, probably in honor to Genoa C.F.C.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kennedyclub.org/album%20storia/Origini/origini.htm |title=Dati contrastanti sulle origini del Cosenza Calcio |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120041928/http://www.kennedyclub.org/album%20storia/Origini/origini.htm |archive-date=20 November 2015 |url-status=dead }} {{unreliable source?|date=March 2019|reason=probably user-generated content}}

{{updated|2 March 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Prima Squadra|url=https://www.ilcosenza.it/team/prima-squadra/ |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Cosenza Calcio}}

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• Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2014–15
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