("Article 52 of the Italian Football Federation regulations for internal organisation") governs the status of phoenix clubs of football in Italy. The article was revised in 2004, 2008, 2010, and 2014. Many Commas, or paragraphs, are present throughout the document. Comma 1 describes the article's main points, while Comma 2 forbids to sell a club sport's rights.
Comma 3 and 4 According to Comma 3, a new company may replace a bankrupt football club from the same city. With this acquisition, the new company has to take over the liabilities to pay any costs, as well as any outstanding taxes.
Examples
Serie B F.C. Bari 1908: (2014)
Serie C Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898: (2014) Carrarese Calcio 1908: (2016) U.S. Foggia: (2004) S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924: (2008) A.C. Monza Brianza 1912: (2004) Delfino Pescara 1936: (2009) Aurora Pro Patria 1919: (2009) S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio: (2006) Savona F.B.C.: (2012)
Comma 4 is similar to Comma 3 in semiprofessional and amatorial leagues.
Serie D A.R.L.S.S.D. Atletico San Paolo Padova: (2014) A.S.D. Città di Foligno 1928: (2015) U.S. Imperia 1923: (2000) A.C.R. Messina: (2009) S.S.D. Vivi Altotevere Sansepolcro: (2014)
Eccellenza S.S.D. Massese: (2009) Fulgor Maceratese: (2009) F.C. Sezze Latina: (2003)
Promozione A.C. Cesenatico: (2000) A.C. Trento S.C.S.D.: (2014) A.S.D. Amici del Verbania: (2006)
Comma 5 Comma 5 allows the merging of two or more clubs. The new team follows the sport rights of any one of the two clubs that is considered to be more convenient. It is one of the oldest FIGC rules, and one team who applied this rule was UC Sampdoria (1946), which inherited and continued the history of its forerunner, SG Sampierdarenese, in Serie A.
Commas 6 through 9 (Lodo Petrucci) Lodo Petrucci (Petrucci Award) was a ruling named after Gianni Petrucci. Ratified in 2004, instead of acquiring the sports title by clearing the debt, FIGC awards the title to a new company based on the historic sporting merit of an old club. However, in such a situation, the new club was automatically relegated to one level below the original club. In 2008, this changed to an automatic relegation two levels below the original club, and was limited to Serie A and B clubs only. However, the ruling was repealed in 2015, as its criteria were too subjective.
Examples Serie A → Serie B Società Civile Campo Torino: (2005) Serie B → Serie C1 Perugia Calcio: (2005) Salernitana Calcio 1919: (2005) Serie C1 → Serie C2 A.S. Andria BAT: (2005) Benevento Calcio: (2005) Reggio Emilia F.C.: (2005) SPAL 1907: (2005) S.S.C. Venezia: (2005)
Some clubs unsuccessfully tried the Lodo Petrucci, so they had to pay part of the old debts to create the new phoenix club. These cases were privately managed by the FIGC without specific rules as the ACF Fiorentina case in 2002: Napoli: (2004) A.C. Ancona: (2004)
Comma 10 Comma 10 of the article allowed a new company to be admitted to Serie D in order to replace the old football club that was not admitted to professional leagues. Formerly Comma 9, it was changed to Comma 10 in the 2010 amendment. One example was the failed auction of Parma F.C., which was in debt with €22.6 million (reduced from €70 million by the resettlement during administration).
Examples City Team Year Ref.Serie DArezzoA.S.D. Atletico Arezzo2010 Avellino Avellino Calcio.12 S.S.D. 2009 U.S. Avellino 1912 2018 Bari S.S.C. Bari 2018Como Calcio Como 2005 Como 1907 2017 Ferrara Real SPAL 2012Foggia A.C.D. Foggia Calcio 2012 Calcio Foggia 1920 2019 Grosseto F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. 2015 Latina2017 Livorno U.S. Livorno 2021 Mantua Mantova F.C. 2010 2017 Messina A.C. Rinascita Messina20082017 Modena Modena Football Club 2018 Monza S.S.D. Monza 1912 2015 Novara Novara Football Club 2021 Padua S.S.D. Biancoscudati Padova 2014 Palermo Palermo Football Club 2019 Parma S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913 2015PerugiaA.S.D. Perugia Calcio S.r.l. 2010 Pisa A.C. Pisa 1909 2009Reggio Calabria A.S.D. Reggio Calabria 2015 LFA Reggio Calabria 2023 Reggio Emilia Reggio Audace F.C. 2018 Rimini A.C. Rimini 1912 S.S.D. a r.l. 2010 Salerno Salerno Calcio 2011 Siena Robur Siena S.S.D.2014 Spezia Spezia Calcio 2008 Trieste US Triestina Calcio 1994 Venice F.B.C. Unione Venezia 2009 Venezia Football Club 2015 Eccellenza Alessandria U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 2003Barletta A.S.D. Barletta 1922 2015 Ferrara Ars et Labor Ferrara Calcio 2025 Imola Imolese 2005 Manfredonia A.S.D. Manfredonia Football 1932 2010 Mantua Mantova Calcio 1994 1994 Olbia A.S.D. Olbia 1905 2010 Siena Siena Football Club 2023 Sora Sora 2005 Trieste Unione Triestina 2012 S.S.D. 2012 Varese Varese Calcio S.S.D. 2015 Promozione Chieti A.S.D. Chieti 2006 Cassino A.S.D. Nuova Cassino Calcio 1924 2010 Gallipoli Gallipoli Football 1909 2010
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