Foundation of Piacenza F.C. Piacenza Football Club was founded in 1919 with
Giovanni Dosi as the first club president. Dosi was an ambitious manager, taking control of every
social,
technical, and
administrative aspect of the club, with the sole focus at bringing the club into the national championship under the
FIGC. After spending much of the club's early life in the regional leagues, they entered into
Serie C for the 1935–36 season, coming close to gaining promotion into
Serie B during 1938 but lost out to
Fanfulla.
From Serie B to Serie D After World War II, Piacenza competed in Serie B for the first time, competing there for two seasons before falling back down to Serie C in 1948. The club were punished for illicit sportsmanship in 1956 and were relegated to
Serie D. This proved to be quite a heavy blow for the club as they would continue to
yo-yo between Serie C and D until 1964. Piacenza finally returned to Serie B in 1969, under coach Tino Molinari and president Vincenzo Romagnoli. Piacenza's history until recent times was mostly undistinguished, with brief spells in Serie B in the 1940s and further spells in
1969–70,
1975–76, and
1987–88 to
1988–89.
Between Serie A and Serie B Promotion in 1991 saw a rise in the side's fortunes under coach
Gigi Cagni, with the club promoted to Serie A for the first time in 1993, but was immediately relegated in the next season, despite the presence of players such as midfielder Daniele Moretti, winger
Francesco Turrini, and forward
Giampietro Piovani. For much of the season, Piacenza had battled into mid-table and were even a few points short of a European place, but were relegated on the last day of the season in a tight scrap. The club wisely chose to retain Cagni and most of his squad, and they would achieve promotion as Serie B champions in 1995. The following five years saw the club win many supporters with its all-Italian lineup and successful battles against relegation. This period also saw Piacenza produce a generation of talented players from its youth academy, such as future
Italian international players
Filippo Inzaghi,
Simone Inzaghi,
Alberto Gilardino, as well as
Alessandro Lucarelli. In 1997 the club acquired legendary hard man defender
Pietro Vierchowod. Despite his advancing years, Vierchowod proved an outstanding purchase, more than holding his own in defence and even scoring decisive goals in the relegation battle. Relegation in 2000 was followed by an instant return to Serie A for two years with outstanding form shown by players like midfielder
Enzo Maresca, as the club reached as high as 12th place in the
2001-02 season. Piacenza was relegated in
2002-03, finishing in 16th position and thus returned to Serie B. The club remained in Serie B without threatening to mount a promotion challenge. However following a poor 2010–11 Serie B season, Piacenza found themselves in a relegation playoff against
Albinoleffe which they lost due to Albinoleffe's higher league position.
2012: Final bankruptcy after relegation On 22 March 2012 Piacenza Calcio in strong financial difficulty was declared bankrupt by the court of Piacenza. In this season it was ranked 15th and relegated from
Lega Pro Prima Divisione to
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione after play-out. On 19 June 2012 the club was finally declared bankrupt and the team was disbanded.
The refoundation: from Lupa Piacenza to Piacenza Calcio 1919 Following the bankruptcy of Piacenza Football Club, regional amateur club
A.C.D. LibertaSpes, recently promoted in the season 2011–12 to
Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna after winning
Promozione Emilia–Romagna Group A, was renamed to
Lupa Piacenza after the obtaining the brand for four years from an association "Salva Piace", in order to continue the football history of Piacenza Football Club (aka Piacenza Calcio). In mid-2013 Lupa Piacenza was renamed
Piacenza Calcio 1919. In
2013–14 Serie D season Piacenza Calcio was placed in the group B along with other team of the same city Pro Piacenza 1919 (formerly Atletico B.P. Pro Piacenza). In the
2015–16 Serie D season, Piacenza Calcio secured promotion to
Lega Pro by winning the Group B title with 96 points and 30 wins over the course of the season, beating second placed
Lecco by 16 points. The club didn't manage any further promotions however, and after a few seasons in Serie C, they were relegated to Serie D in the summer of 2023. == Stadium ==