Società Sportiva Città di Campobasso, commonly referred to as Campobasso FC, is an Italian football club located in Campobasso, Molise, currently playing in Eccellenza, the fifth tier of Italian football. The club is the primary team of the region of Molise and traces its roots back to 1919. Campobasso plays its home games in the Nuovo Stadio Romagnoli, which is the largest outdoor stadium in the region of Molise and one of the largest in Southern Italy with a capacity of 21,800. In 2022, the club was acquired by United States-based holding company North Sixth Group and an investment group backed by Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Montreal-based real estate investor Angelo Pasto and other international investors. Campobasso made its debut in 1919 and reached the height of its success in the 1980’s when the club was promoted to Serie B and played five consecutive seasons in the second tier of Italian football. During this period, Campobasso became a popular team across Italy and defeated larger clubs including Lazio, Parma, Genoa, and its most historic victory, a 1-0 home win against Juventus in the Coppa Italia. Among its trophies, Campobasso has won the 2014 Coppa Italia Dilettanti, and it has won three Serie D championships in 1974-75, 1999-2000 and 2020-21. The primary colors of the club are red and blue and the nickname is the Wolves. History The Origins The first traces of football in Campobasso date back to 1917, when rumors of the club’s formation were published in the newspaper Il Foglietto. In May 1919, Unione Sportiva Campobasso was founded. The club’s first president was Mercurio Magno, who was originally from Toro and was the property owner of what is today the government building of the Province of Campobasso, Palazzo Magno. With Italian football still in its early development and without a unified governing body, Campobasso played its first season against a collection of opponents, which included other local teams, military teams and teams of Austrian war prisoners who were held in Italy. Until 1929, the club played its games primarily against military opponents as well as regional teams such as Isernia, Benevento and Chieti. Campobasso’s first season in organized Italian football took place in the 1929-30 season. Since this was prior to Italy’s formation of Molise as a region, Campobasso competed in the Campania region of the Terza Divisione. Beginning this season, the club began playing its games at