successful, with the Lupi finishing fourth but unable to achieve promotion back to Serie B. The following season saw the Lupi get relegated once again as a result of losing to Monopoli on the final matchday, and subsequently, to Catanzaro in the relegation playoffs. The following year in Serie C2, Campobasso was once again relegated following a disastrous 18th place finish, and the club subsequently went bankrupt. The 1990’s and 2000’s The 1990’s was a decade of ups and downs for Campobasso, which saw the club change ownership several times and bounce between the fourth and fifth tiers of Italian football. Finally, in the 1999-00 season, Campobasso achieved promotion back to Serie C2 in front of 16,000 fans at home against Pro Vasto. Campobasso’s first season in Serie C2 was successful, marked by the signing of goal scorer Giorgio Corona. Corona scored an important goal against direct promotion competitor Taranto in front of 18,000 fans at home, helping Campobasso qualify for the promotion playoffs. Campobasso would go on to lose the promotion playoffs to Sora, and the following season, finished 18th in the table and experienced another relegation and subsequent bankruptcy. The early 2000’s were the darkest period in the history of Campobasso, marked by one season of absence from football entirely. The club was refounded under the name Nuovo Campobasso and restarted from the fifth tier. In 2005, Campobasso earned promotion back to Serie D. In 2005-06, Campobasso finished ninth in the table, and the following season, qualified for the promotion playoffs following a fifth place finish. They lost in the promotion playoffs, and were sold to Campanian businessman Ferruccio Capone the following season. Under Capone’s ownership, Campobasso obtained a strong finish in Serie D, finishing third and qualifying for the promotion playoffs during the 2007-08 season. They were eliminated in the playoffs and failed to earn promotion to Serie C2. The 2010’s: Return to Serie C2 and Relegation to Serie D Following strong finishes in Serie D, Campobasso was unlucky in the playoffs and never able to win promotion back to Serie C2. Finally, in 2010, as a result of bankruptcies by other clubs, Campobasso applied for administrative admission to compete in Serie C2. On August 4, 2010, the Italian Federation accepted Campobasso’s application and admitted them to compete in Serie C2 for the 2010-11 season. The following three seasons saw Campobasso finish mid-table in Serie C2 before