CS Lebowski

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CS Lebowski
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Full nameCentro Storico Lebowski
Nickname(s)Gli Ultimi Rimasti
Founded2010
GroundLa Trave [1] ,
Florence, Italy
ManagerAlessio Miliani
League Promozione Toscana (Group B)
2022–237th [2]
Website Club website

Centro Storico Lebowski is a football club based in the city of Florence, Tuscany, in Italy. It currently plays in Promozione - Group B, the sixth tier of Italian football. [3] [4]

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History

On November 26, 2004, a small group of Italian high school students, who had grown tired of the mismanagement of ACF Fiorentina, began following a local amateur team called 'AC Lebowski' who were infamously unsuccessful. In one season they conceded 99 goals and were frequently bottom of the league. Initially confused by their new support, the team quickly accepted their new ultras group, who called themselves The Ultras Lebowski. [5]

In the summer of 2010, following the financial collapse of their beloved club, the former AC Lebowski ultras founded their own club which they called Centro Storico Lebowski, named in honor of the Piazza D'Azeglio where the club was born. The new team began playing in the Terza Categoria, the lowest level of the Italian football league system. [6]

Since then, the club has achieved three promotions and famously signed former Serie A midfielder Borja Valero after his contract with ACF Fiorentina was not renewed in 2021. [7]

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCup
2010-119 III Category 7thFirst Round
2011-129 III Category 8thFirst Round
2012-139 III Category 1stWinner
2013-148 II Category 1stRound of 32
2014-157 I Category 5thRound of 32
2015-167 I Category 6thRound of 32
2016-177 I Category 7thFirst Round
2017-187 I Category 1stFirst Round
2018-196 Promotion 7th
2019-206 Promotion 3rd
2020-21DNP
2021-226 Promotion 10thFirst Round
2021-226 Promotion 7thFirst Round

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