Serie C in 32 years. Beginning the year as a relegation candidate, Campobasso pulled together an impressive debut season in Serie C, finishing 13th place and comfortably avoiding relegation. The Lupi achieved impressive results, including important results against Bari, Monopoli and Andria. As preparations began for the 2022-23 season, Campobasso was unexpectedly ruled ineligible for readmission to Serie C by the Italian Federation on July 1, 2022 as a result of administrative non-compliance. Under Gesue, Campobasso entered a series of appeal processes that continued through the summer of 2022 and reached the heights of the Italian sporting and legal court system. With fans growing restless and frustrated, they protested against Gesue in the main square of Campobasso, pressuring the owner to cease further appeals and hand the club to new ownership in time for the 2022-23 season. Despite fans’ pleas, Gesue continued to pursue further appeals, and on August 26, 2022, Campobasso was ruled indefinitely ineligible to participate in Serie C by the Consiglio di Stato. On September 7, 2022, the club was ruled ineligible to participate in Serie D. Following the rejected appeals throughout summer 2022, Campobasso was at risk of losing football for the 2022-23 season. Rebirth and New Era of American Ownership On September 11, 2022, one week before the beginning of the season, North Sixth Group, led by Matt Rizzetta, who was a minority shareholder of the predecessor club, purchased 100 percent of the shares of Campobasso 1919, which had previously served as the secondary club of the city. The investment transformed Campobasso 1919 into the primary club of the city, replacing the previous club. Forced to restart from the fifth tier and with less than a week until the season debut, new ownership began assembling a staff, beginning with Pino Di Meo as head coach; Pino De Filippis as sporting director; and Ivano Maselli as CEO. The staff rebuilt the roster from scratch, signing 12 new players, many of whom had Serie C and Serie D experience. The club won its first match away 0-4 against Olimpia Agnonese in front of a packed crowd of fans from Campobasso who traveled to support the new team. Under North Sixth Group, Campobasso 1919 secured exclusive rights to the 21,000 seat stadium Nuovo Romagnoli and opened a new retail store in downtown Campobasso. The ambitions for the Campobasso 1919 project are to build an international club that represents