Early history (1912–1931) On 22 December 1912, on the idea of board member Vico Signorelli, Società Canottieri Lecco (founded on 27 September 1895 at the Caffè del Teatro Sociale) set up its own football section. The club colors were blue and light blue, taken from the historic Canottieri uniform. The first headquarters was set up in Francesco Nullo street. On 13 April 1913, the
Blucelesti (noted in some documents as "Canottieri Lecco Football Club") played their first match in a 4–1 defeat to
Milan. They then participated in local friendlies and tournaments, coached by
Achille Todeschini. Canottieri Lecco's debut in a
FIGC-sanctioned tournament took place in the season: they played their first game on 5 December 1920, beating Olona 6–2 away from home. Canottieri were close to promotion to
Serie A; however, after a 0–0 draw against
Como-based meant that Lecco remained in
Promozione. A year later, in 1922, Eugenio Ceppi was elected president of Canottieri, who put his own land to build a new sports field (which eventually became the
Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi). In the following decade, the
Blucelesti had fluctuating performances. In 1926, after finishing runners-up in the league, they were admitted to the
Prima Divisione via repechange, remaining there for three years. On 22 July 1931, after forming a provisional commission made up of the lawyer Vittorio Rigoli, the accountant Achille Gilardenghi, the engineer Nino Todeschini and the surveyor Giovanni Lanfritto, Canottieri (at the same time as the death of Eugenio Ceppi) decided to abandon the football sector due to the high economic efforts required (
ITL 50,000).
Di Nunno presidency (2017–present) On 9 June 2017, Paolo Di Nunno purchased the club at auction, which became Calcio Lecco 1912. During the
2022–23 Serie C season, Lecco finished in third place and qualified to the national round of the promotion play-offs. After defeating
Ancona,
Pordenone and
Cesena, Lecco qualified to the final against
Foggia, who they beat 5–2 on aggregate thanks to three goals by
Franco Lepore. They were thus promoted to the Serie B for the first time in 50 years. ==Players==