AC Cesena
AC Cesena, commonly referred to as Cesena (Italian pronunciation: [tʃeˈzɛːna]), was an Italian football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. The club spent most of its history in professional leagues such as Serie A and Serie B, but went bankrupt and folded in 2018. Another club from Cesena, A.S.D. Romagna Centro Cesena, claims to be the bankrupted club's successor and in 2019 changed its name to "Cesena F.C.".
| Full name | Associazione Calcio Cesena S.p.A. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | I Cavallucci Marini (The Seahorses) I Bianconeri (The White and Blacks) | |||
| Founded | 1940 | |||
| Dissolved | 2018 | |||
| Ground | Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy | |||
| Capacity | 23,900 | |||
| Head Coach | Domenico Toscano | |||
| League | Serie C | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie B, 13th of 22 | |||
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The club was formed in 1940 and won its first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in Serie A for a total of 13 seasons, their best achievement coming in 1976 with a sixth-placed finish and a short run in the following season's UEFA Cup. The other four promotions to Serie A were achieved in 1981, 1987, 2010 (after two consecutive promotions — from the third league (Lega Pro) in 2009 and from Serie B in 2010, both won on the final day of the season) and 2014.