Calcio Padova

Calcio Padova – Club History

Calcio Padova (Calcio Padova SPA, officially AC Padova) was founded in 1910 in Padua (Padova), a historic university city in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, home to one of the world's oldest universities (founded 1222). The club plays in white and competed in Serie A across multiple periods of their history, with their most sustained top-flight era in the 1990s and early 2000s. Padova represent the proud Veneto region and have recently worked their way back through the Italian football pyramid following financial difficulties.

Key Milestones

1910 – Club founded in Padua. 1939 – Serie A debut. 1964 – Coppa Italia victory. 1994 – Serie A return. 2002 – Serie A competition. 2007 – Financial difficulties; lower division. 2019 – Serie C competition. 2023 – Serie B promotion; return to professional second division.