A.C. Carpi (1909–2000) The club was founded in the summer of 1909 by local student Adolfo Fanconi as
Jucunditas (
Latin for "gaiety"), and changed their denomination to
Associazione Calcio Carpi a few years later. Carpi played three seasons in the Italian Football Championship, the precursor to
Serie A, from the
1919–20 season until
1921–22. Starting from the 1930s, they mostly played between
Serie C and
Serie D. Carpi achieved their best result in 1997, a third-placed finish under coach
Luigi De Canio which allowed them to play the
Serie B promotion playoffs then lost to
Monza. Carpi had achieved just two points from its opening six matches. On 3 November, the club performed a U-turn, and Castori was rehired. The club's
debut top-flight season ultimately ended in relegation by a single point, with the club having found itself in a relegation dogfight from virtually the start of the season. The
following season saw another complete reconstruction of the first-team, with several important players returning to their parent clubs from loan, as Carpi sought an immediate return to Serie A. However, they fell to
Benevento in the playoff final.
Decline and Bankruptcy (2017–2021) In the
2017–18 Serie B season, Carpi placed 11th, but the
following season was marred by difficulties that caused the team's relegation to
Serie C after six years, after having placed last with just 29 points. The
2019–20 Serie C season started well for Carpi, which placed second in its group before the
COVID-19 pandemic halted the season. Carpi then went to the playoffs, but lost to
Novara in the quarter finals. The
following season saw Carpi placing 15th in its group, narrowly avoiding relegation. However, in July 2021, the COVISOC rejected the club's admission to the
2021–22 Serie C, citing unpaid taxes and contributions between 2020 and 2021. The club was successively excluded entirely from Italian football.
Athletic Carpi / A.C. Carpi (2021–current) In 2021, following the disbandment of the original Carpi, a new but distinct club named
Athletic Carpi played in the
2021–22 Serie D season. On 13 September 2022, the club, renamed
A.C. Carpi, eventually acquired all the naming and historical rights of the original one, thus formally becoming the direct heir of Carpi FC 1909. ==Honours==