Centro Storico Lebowski is a football club based in the city of Florence, Tuscany, in Italy. It currently plays in Promozione - Group B, the sixth tier of Italian football.[2][3]
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| Full name | Centro Storico Lebowski | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Ultimi Rimasti | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | La Trave[1], Florence, Italy | ||
| Manager | Alessio Miliani | ||
| League | Promozione Toscana (Group B) | ||
| 2023–24 | 6th | ||
| Website | https://cslebowski.it/ | ||
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History
editOn 26 November 2004, a small group of Italian high school students, who had grown tired of the mismanagement of ACF Fiorentina, began following a local amateur team called 'AC Lebowski' who were infamously unsuccessful. In one season they conceded 99 goals and were frequently bottom of the league. Initially confused by their new support, the team quickly accepted their new ultras group, who called themselves The Ultras Lebowski.[4]
In the summer of 2010, following the financial collapse of their beloved club, the former AC Lebowski ultras founded their own club which they called Centro Storico Lebowski, named in honor of the Piazza D'Azeglio where the club was born. The new team began playing in the Terza Categoria, the lowest level of the Italian football league system.[5]
Since then, the club has achieved three promotions and famously signed former Serie A midfielder Borja Valero after his contract with ACF Fiorentina was not renewed in 2021.[6]
Season to season
edit| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 9 | III Category | 7th | First Round |
| 2011-12 | 9 | III Category | 8th | First Round |
| 2012-13 | 9 | III Category | 1st | Winner |
| 2013-14 | 8 | II Category | 1st | Round of 32 |
| 2014-15 | 7 | I Category | 5th | Round of 32 |
| 2015-16 | 7 | I Category | 6th | Round of 32 |
| 2016-17 | 7 | I Category | 7th | First Round |
| 2017-18 | 7 | I Category | 1st | First Round |
| 2018-19 | 6 | Promotion | 7th | |
| 2019-20 | 6 | Promotion | 3rd | |
| 2020-21 | DNP | |||
| 2021-22 | 6 | Promotion | 10th | First Round |
| 2022-23 | 6 | Promotion | 7th | First Round |
| 2023-24 | 6 | Promotion | 6th | Final |
References
edit- ^ "Centro Storico Lebowski: Florence's fan-owned football club". 31 October 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "BBC World Service - World Football, CS Lebowski: The team inspired by The Dude". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "From struggling football club to vital community hub: the story of CS Lebowski". thinking city //. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Beresford, Chloe (18 October 2015). "How CS Lebowski fans set up their own football club ... and honoured The Dude". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "CS Lebowski Is A Club Inspired By The Dude. For $21, You Can Be An Owner". The18. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Italy's Small Lebowski aims to make a big statement for fan power". 21 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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