Football club
Full name | Unione Sportiva Folgore Caratese Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica | ||
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Founded | 2011 | ||
Ground | Stadio XXV Aprile, Carate Brianza | ||
Capacity | 3,210 | ||
Chairman | Michele Criscitiello | ||
Manager | Carmine Parlato | ||
League | Serie D Group B | ||
2023–24 | Serie D Group B, 11th of 20 | ||
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U.S. Folgore Caratese A.S.D. is an Italian association football club, based in Carate Brianza which currently plays in Serie D group A.
History
The club was founded in 2011 after the merger of U.S. Folgore Verano (founded in 1951 and playing in Eccellenza) and U.S. Caratese (founded in 1908 and playing in Serie D). The most notable former player of Caratese has been Moreno Torricelli.
Folgore Caratese was formerly a satellite team of Novara Calcio. The club serves as a training side for Novara's young talents.
Folgore Caratese has been chaired since 2023, and formerly from 2016 to 2022, by journalist Michele Criscitiello, who is also editor-in-chief and co-owner of sports TV channel Sportitalia, the latter serving also as the official club sponsor during the period.
Colors and badge
The team's colors are blue with white border.
Stadium
It plays at the Stadio XXV Aprile in Carate Brianza, which has a capacity of 3,000.
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). www.leccosportweb.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012.
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- "esagonoweb.it". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- "Serie D, fusione tra Caratese e Verano. Squadra satellite del Novara– Legapro– TUTTO MERCATO WEB". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- "Folgore Caratese, Michele Criscitiello è il nuovo presidente" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- "Criscitiello lascia la Folgore Caratese: via tutti dopo la miglior stagione del club" (in Italian). Sprint e Sport. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- "Serie D: Criscitiello torna alla Folgore Caratese, proprietà a Sportitalia" (in Italian). Il Cittadino Monza e Brianza. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
External links
- (in Italian) Official Website Archived 31 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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