SS Audace Cerignola

The club was originally founded in 1912 as Gruppo Sportivo Cerignola. They played Serie C from 1935 to 1937, after which they exclusively took part at amateur leagues.

The club voluntarily stepped out in 2013 due to financial issues, and restarted from Prima Categoria only a year later. In 2017 they returned to play Serie D, a league they had not played since the year 2000.

In 2019, Audace Cerignola ended the season in an impressive second place, behind AZ Picerno; in the following playoffs, they made it to the final, where they defeated Taranto, thus ensuring a priority slot in the Serie C repechages.

However, due to a number stadium-related issues, the Italian Football Federation denied Serie C entry to the club.{{cite news |url=https://www.ysport.eu/ripescaggi-e-riammissioni-serie-b-e-serie-c-le-decisioni-del-consiglio-federale/ |publisher=Ysport.eu |language=it |access-date=12 July 2019 |date=12 July 2019 |title=Ripescaggi e Riammissioni Serie B e Serie C: le decisioni del Consiglio Federale}} After winning a first appeal to the Italian National Olympic Committee Court,{{cite news |url=http://www.sporterni.it/notizia.php?id=16272 |publisher=Sporterni |language=it |access-date=23 July 2019 |date=23 July 2019 |title=Accolti ricorsi sia di Bisceglie che Cerignola. Girone C a 21 squadre?}} and FIGC declining Audace Cerignola's admission due to other stadium-related technicalities,{{cite news |url=https://www.teleregionecolor.com/2019/07/25/figc-bisceglie-in-c-respinto-il-cerignola/ |publisher=Teleregione |language=it |access-date=25 July 2019 |date=25 July 2019 |title=Figc: Bisceglie in C, respinto il Cerignola}} on 5 August 2019 the CONI Court once again overturned the latter's decision, confirming Audace Cerignola's right to take part in the 2019–20 Serie C.{{cite news |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2019/08/05/serie-c-cerignola-riammesso-esito-collegio-di-garanzia-coni.html |publisher=SKY Sport Italia |language=it |access-date=6 August 2019 |date=5 August 2019 |title=Serie C: Audace Cerignola ripescata, accolto il ricorso dal Collegio di Garanzia del Coni}}

Audace Cerignola were finally promoted to Serie C in the 2021–22 Serie D season, as Group H champions, under the guidance of head coach Michele Pazienza.{{cite web |url=https://www.foggiatoday.it/sport/calcio/serie-d-audace-cerignola-bitonto-1-0-promozione-serie-c.html |publisher=FoggiaToday |language=it |accessdate=24 April 2022 |date=24 April 2022 |title=Cerignola in festa: l'Audace è in Serie C}}

{{updated|3 February 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Italy - USD Audace Cerignola - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/italy/audace-cerignola/40205/ |access-date=10 August 2022|website=Soccerway}}

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• [http://www.audacecerignola.it/ Official website]

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