Empoli Football Club is a football club based in Empoli, Tuscany, formed in 1920 though its first official match was in 1921.
In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions. Most recently, Empoli was relegated from Serie A to Serie B in 2004, but secured promotion back to Serie A in the next season, finishing first in Serie B. 2007–08 was the seventh Serie A season for Empoli, quite a record for a town...
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Empoli Football Club is a football club based in Empoli, Tuscany, formed in 1920 though its first official match was in 1921.
In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions. Most recently, Empoli was relegated from Serie A to Serie B in 2004, but secured promotion back to Serie A in the next season, finishing first in Serie B. 2007–08 was the seventh Serie A season for Empoli, quite a record for a town of only 45,000 inhabitants, whose team founds its fortunes on their youth divisions, among the most renowned in Italy. As of season 2008-09, Empoli has been situated in Serie B.
The team's colours are blue and white.
Empoli's history was relatively obscure before the 1980s when they attained Serie B status. In 1986, this small-town club managed the remarkable feat of promotion to Serie A. Playing their first few home games in Florence, Empoli's Serie A debut resulted in a 1–0 win over Inter. Helped by a 9-point deduction from Udinese, they...
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