CS Lebowski explained

Clubname:CS Lebowski
Fullname:Centro Storico Lebowski
Nickname:Gli Ultimi Rimasti
Founded:2010
Ground:La Trave[1],
Florence, Italy
Manager:Alessio Miliani
League:Promozione Toscana (Group B)
Season:2023–24
Position:6th
Website:https://cslebowski.it/
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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.[2] [3]

History

On 26 November 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCup
2010-119III Category7thFirst Round
2011-129III Category8thFirst Round
2012-139III CategoryWinner
2013-148II CategoryRound of 32
2014-157I Category5thRound of 32
2015-167I Category6thRound of 32
2016-177I Category7thFirst Round
2017-187I CategoryFirst Round
2018-196Promotion7th
2019-206Promotion3rd
2020-21DNP
2021-226Promotion10thFirst Round
2022-236Promotion7thFirst Round
2023-246Promotion6thFinal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centro Storico Lebowski: Florence's fan-owned football club. 31 October 2023. en. 11 March 2024.
  2. Web site: BBC World Service - World Football, CS Lebowski: The team inspired by The Dude . 11 March 2024 . www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: 9 December 2018 . From struggling football club to vital community hub: the story of CS Lebowski . 11 March 2024 . thinking city // . en.
  4. News: How CS Lebowski fans set up their own football club ... and honoured The Dude. The Guardian . 18 October 2015. en. 11 March 2024 . Beresford . Chloe .
  5. Web site: CS Lebowski Is A Club Inspired By The Dude. For $21, You Can Be An Owner. . 11 March 2024 . The18.
  6. Web site: Italy's Small Lebowski aims to make a big statement for fan power. 21 September 2021. en. 8 March 2024.