AC Arezzo is an Italian football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany. They currently feature in the Lega Pro Prima Division A.
AC Arezzo were established on September 10, 1923 by a group of friends and football supporters as Juventus Football Club Arezzo in honour of Juventus. In 1930 they were merged with a few smaller Arezzo club and were rechristened as Unione Sportiva Arezzo.
Country | Italy |
City | Arezzo |
Founded | 1923 |
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US Arezzo started life in the Serie C division in 1935 but suffered relegation from that division in 1953 due to financial problems. Five years later, though, Arezzo returned to the Serie C and in 1996 they gained promotion to the Serie B for the first time in their history.
US Arezzo suffered relegation immediately but regained promotion in 1969 and played in Serie B until 1975. They dropped down again and went up in 1982.
Arezzo continued to suffer relegation and promotion and eventually gained promotion to the second tier of Italian football in 2004 but after that continued to go down.
AC Arezzo play their home matches at the Stadio Citta di Arezzo that can accommodate 13,128 spectators. They bear the nickname “Amaranto”.