FC Neapolis
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| Full name | Football Club Sporting Neapolis | ||
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| Nickname(s) | biancoblu | ||
| Founded | 1936 (Football Club Sangiuseppese) 2006 (Football Club Neapolis) | ||
| Ground | Stadio Arturo Collana, Naples, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Ezio Bouchè | ||
| Manager | Armando Canonico | ||
| League | Serie C2 | ||
| 2006-07 | Serie D/I, 1st | ||
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Football Club Sporting Neapolis is an Italian football club located in Naples, Campania. It has strong ties with San Giuseppe Vesuviano as that is where the previous club played and was named from 1936 until 2006.
Since 2006 after going bankrupt Football Club Sangiuseppese was taken over and renamed Neapolis, the club also moved area slightly and changed its colours to white and blue. During the 2006-07 season, they achieved promotion into Serie C2.
History
The club started its life as Football Club Sangiuseppese, it was founded in 1936 in the Province of Naples town San Giuseppe Vesuviano. The club wore yellow and blue shirts, known in Italy as gialloblù, starting their league performances in Terza Divisione. These early seasons were not very successful and the club commonly finished bottom.
Sangiuseppese eventually gained promotion to Seconda Divisione in 1939, their efforts in Second Divisione saw them reach the quarter-finals of the end-grouping. For a brief period after World War Two, the club played in Serie C for the 1946-47 and 1947-48 seasons. After that the club fell into obscurity.
1970-71 saw the club return to more notable success, they were competing in Seconda Categoria and won promotion from it to the Prima Categoria. Four years after this, the club achieved another promotion and they were placed into the Promozione Campania; club trainers during this period included Montalto, Improta, Sgambato, Ambrosio and Lovless respectively.
Sangiuseppese won promotion up into the Interregionale league after 1980-81, today's equivelent is Serie D. Spilabotte's goals helped the club during the two seasons they spent up in it. They competed against clubs such as Crotone, Juve Stabia and Savoia before being relegated. The relegation itself in 1982-83 was difficult for the club to take as two teams who survived had the same amount of points as them, but Sangiuseppese had a worse goal difference.
After their relegation the club played in regional competitions such as Promozione Campania eventually declining as low as the Prima Categoria.
Neapolis - recent events
Sangiuseppese became bankrupt in 2006, so Mario Moxedano and Ezio Bouchè took over the club. For a while their name was changed to Football Club Neapolis and then Football Club Sporting Neapolis[1]. Although the club had changed name and has moved to Naples (training at Sant'Antimo), many of the former Sangiuseppese players remained at the club.
Neapolis were successful in the 2006-07 season, they achieved promotion from Serie D after beating out competition from Angri and Siracusa. For the 2007-08 season, the club will be playing in Serie C2.
Current squad
As of May 30, 2007[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Serie D / Interregionale
- Champions: 1989-90, 2006-07
- Eccellenza Campania
- Champions: 1998-99
- Promozione Campania
- Champions: 1979-80, 1980-81, 1988-89, 1997-98
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