AC Bra

Italian football club
Football club
Bra
Full nameAssociazione Calcio Bra s.r.l.
Founded1913; 113 years ago (1913)
GroundStadio Attilio Bravi,
Bra, Italy
Capacity830
ChairmanGiacomo Germanetti
ManagerFabio Nisticò
LeagueSerie C Group B
2024–25Serie D Group A, 1st of 20 (promoted)

Associazione Calcio Bra is an Italian association football club, based in Bra, Piedmont. The club competes in the Serie C Group B.

History

Established as Unione Sportiva Braidese, with light blue and white as official colours, the team played its inaugural match on 1 May 1913, drawing 1–1 against Mondovì. The club's early years were characterized by intermittent activity until 1926, when they inaugurated the "Madonna dei Fiori" stadium (named after the nearby church) with a friendly match against Torino, which ended in a 2–1 defeat. In the 1926–27 season, the team made its debut in the Terza Divisione Piemontese, securing immediate promotion to the Seconda Divisione. By 1930, they reached the Prima Divisione but withdrew after one season due to financial and organizational challenges. The club ceased operations in 1933 but was re-established in 1937 as Associazione Calcio Bra, adopting yellow and red as their official colours.[1]

After World War II, AC Bra was admitted to Serie C in 1946. However, the club faced relegation shortly thereafter and experienced several periods of inactivity and reformation. In 1955, the club was shortly renamed Virtus Bra. Despite ongoing challenges, including another dissolution in 1959, AC Bra persisted, re-entering competitive football in the lower tiers and gradually climbing the ranks.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, the team was promoted from Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley/B to Serie D.[2]

At the end of the 2012–13 season, the team was promoted from Serie D/A to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Although they faced relegation in the 2013–14 season, the club demonstrated resilience.

After another decade spent in Serie D, on 13 April 2025, Bra was promoted to Serie C after winning their group.

Players

As of 16 January 2026[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Davide Franzini (on loan from Bologna)
2 DF  ITA Damiano Lia
3 DF  ITA Benedikt Rottensteiner (on loan from Südtirol)
4 DF  ITA Paolo Cannistrà
6 DF  ITA Riccardo Sganzerla
7 MF  ITA Samuele Giallombardo
8 MF  ITA Stefano Tuzza
9 FW  ITA Gianmarco Di Biase (on loan from Juventus)
10 MF  ITA Matteo Pautassi
11 FW  KOS Ismet Sinani
12 GK  ITA Daniele Menicucci
14 MF  ITA Giorgio Lionetti
16 MF  FIN Daniel Armstrong (on loan from Atalanta)
17 DF  ITA Alessandro Fiordaliso
20 DF  ITA Umberto Morleo (on loan from Catanzaro)
21 FW  GRE Elios Minaj
22 GK  ITA Davide Renzetti (on loan from Lazio)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  ITA Luca Corsi
27 MF  ITA Riccardo Campedelli (on loan from Cesena)
28 MF  ITA Samuele Dimatteo
29 MF  ITA Tommaso Maressa
31 DF  ITA Eros De Santis
36 DF  ITA Matteo Rabuffi
37 MF  ITA Mattia Leoncini
47 MF  ITA Mattia La Marca
55 MF  ITA Andrea Nesci
72 DF  ITA Francesco Pio Cucciniello
76 FW  ROU Alexandru Capac (on loan from Atalanta)
77 MF  ITA Alessio Brambilla (on loan from Cremonese)
92 FW  ITA Enrico Baldini
99 MF  ITA Alexander Chianese
DF  ITA Martin Miculi
FW  NGA Franklyn Akammadu
FW  ITA Gabriel Gaglioti

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ITA Davide Aloia (at Este until 30 June 2026)

Colors and badge

The team's colours are yellow and red.

References

  1. ^ "Asd Bra". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. ^ "SERIE D mercato giallorosso in fermento". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. ^ "AC Bra squad". WorldFootball. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  • Official website
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