The club was founded on 11 January 1914. In 1986, Pasquale "Lillo" Foti became
managing director of the newly re-formed and renamed Reggina Calcio. In 1991, he became president.
Serie A (1999–2009) From the late 1990s to the 2000s, Reggina has been alternating between the top two levels of the Italian league system. They reached the top division of Italian football,
Serie A, for the first time in 1999.
Two years later, they lost a relegation playout to
Verona, being consequently relegated to
2001–02 Serie B. Reggina finished third in Serie B in 2002, earning a return to Serie A. In
2003, Reggina survived a relegation playout against
Atalanta. They would spend the next 7 years maintaining their Serie A status until their eventual relegation in the 2008–09 season. In August 2006, they were indicted as part of the second wave of
Calciopoli investigations. Originally punished with a 15-point deduction for the
2006–07 Serie A, then reduced to 11 points following appeal. Disappointing for a team just relegated from the top division. The top goalscorer for the campaign was
Franco Brienza with 12 goals. The 2010–11 season was regarded as one of the Amaranto's best in Serie B. Shockingly they would conduct their usual coaching merry-go-round, as
Gianluca Atzori would lead them to a 6th-place finish and playoffs to Serie A. they would stumble at the last hurdle losing to Novara in a two-legged playoff. Top players include Acerbi, Missiroli, Tedesco, Brienza, Bonazzoli (C) and
Milan Loanee Adiyiah. Top goal scorer: Bonazzoli with 19 goals The 2012–13 season would be marred by yet another controversy similar to that of 2006. Reggina were penalized for the latest match-fixing scandal that hit Italian shores and were given a −4 penalty as a result. After appeal it was reduced to −2 instead. They were in contention for playoff places right up to the last few rounds, but poor form saw them finish 11th. The 2013–14 season ended in disaster, as Reggina won just six out of 42 games and finished second bottom, resulting in relegation to
Lega Pro. The season also marked Foti's retirement from his role as president, with Giuseppe Ranieri taking over.
Lega Pro For the club's
2014–15 Lega Pro campaign, Reggina began the season with former captain
Francesco Cozza as head coach. After a difficult start to the season and two coaching changes,
youth team coach and former player
Giacomo Tedesco was hired as head coach for the final three weeks of the season. Despite winning two of the final three matches, Reggina finished last in the league and would have to rely on an appeal of their point penalty to lift them out of the relegation zone. The appeal was successful, and 2 points were returned, moving them out of last place. Tedesco guided the team to survival in the playoff over rivals Messina.
Serie D one-year stint Despite avoiding relegation in the 2014–15 season, Reggina failed to meet the deadline to register for Lega Pro and the club declared bankruptcy. A new legal person of the club, "A.S.D. Reggio Calabria", was formed to play in Serie D for the 2015–16 season, Reggio Calabria ended the season in 4th place, losing in the first round of playoffs against
Cavese. During the season, the club also re-incorporated from
associazione sportiva dilettantistica to
società sportiva dilettantistica a responsabilità limitata legal form. Reggio Calabria was owned by Mimmo Praticò, former regional president of
CONI.
Back to Serie C In June 2016, it was reported that the club was renamed from "S.S.D. Reggio Calabria a r.l." to "S.S.D. Urbs Sportiva Reggina 1914 a r.l.". The club was then renamed as Urbs Reggina 1914
S.r.l. Despite finishing as the losing side in the first round of the promotion playoffs of
2015–16 Serie D, the club filed for Lega Pro (later renamed Serie C) repechage to fill one of the vacancies for the 2016–17 season and was successfully admitted. Reggina ended the season in 13th place. In January 2019, facing a crisis with a potential player strike due to non-payment of salaries, the club was sold to Italian entrepreneur Luca Gallo. On 1 July 2019, the club announced a change in name to "Reggina 1914 S.r.l.".
Serie B return Reggina won its Serie C group in
2020, earning a promotion back to the
Serie B for the upcoming season. The team, upon its Serie B return, included experienced players from higher levels, including
Jérémy Ménez and
Germán Denis. In the
2022-23 season under the guidance of manager
Filippo Inzaghi, Reggina finished in a playoff position, despite suffering a five-point deduction for failing to pay taxes and player salaries on time. The deduction was initially seven points, but was reduced to five following an appeal.
2023 exclusion and restart On 1 July 2023, Reggina was excluded from Serie B for the
2023-24 season after Covisoc rejected their application due to financial irregularities. On appeal, the Federal Council confirmed Reggina's exclusion. At the next level of appeal, the
Collegio di Garanzia of the
Italian Olympic Committee withheld the decision. On 3 August, the Administrative Court of Rome again rejected Reggina's request for readmission. On 30 August, Reggina was again rejected at the final level of appeals, the
Council of State. Brescia was readmitted to the league after Reggina's confirmed exclusion. On 1 September 2023, acting mayor of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Paolo Brunetti, received approval from the
Italian Football Federation to enroll a club in
Serie D for the 2023–24 season. The club was successively handed over to a Catania-based consortium led by Antonino Ballarino, named
La Fenice Amaranto (The amaranth phoenix), which submitted a league application and will take part to the season under the new denomination of
LFA Reggio Calabria, as the new club was forbidden to use the Reggina 1914 name or logo for the upcoming season. On 29 May 2024, Ballarino and LFA Reggio Calabria acquired the rights to the name and history of Reggina; the club was formally renamed to
AS Reggina 1914 on 18 July 2024. ==Honours==