The club was founded as
A.S.D. Santarcangelo as a sports association in 1926. It was the most supported club within the
Santarcangelo di Romagna area.
SquadraMia takeover and Lega Pro promotions After a thorough analysis by the founders of
SquadraMia (a non-profit web-venture that aimed to purchase and manage an Italian football team whereby the venture's members vote on matters normally reserved for traditional club management, akin to
Ebbsfleet United F.C. in England), between various clubs who were part of a final evaluation stage. On 23 July 2009, ASD Santarcangelo was chosen as the ideal team for their project with 96.4% of total preferences. The association subsequently acquired 10% of the club shares. In the season 2010–11, Santarcangelo won the Group F of
Serie D and was promoted to
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the first time. After the
2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, the club terminated its agreement with SquadraMia. Following a fifth place in the
2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, Santarcangelo was admitted to the inaugural season of the unified third tier of Italian football, the
2014–15 Lega Pro. ==Colors and symbol==