SS Barletta 1922
Italian club reborn after 2015 bankruptcy, now in Serie C.
SS Barletta 1922 is an Italian football club from the city of Barletta, in the Apulia region. The team currently plays in Serie C, Italy’s third division, after earning promotion from Serie D at the end of the 2025–26 season.
The club’s history includes a period as a professional side under the name Società Sportiva Barletta Calcio. Its most successful era came in the late 1980s: Barletta won promotion to Serie B for the 1987–88 season and stayed there until 1990–91. In 2015, the original club went bankrupt. A new phoenix club, A.S.D. Barletta 1922, was formed and admitted to the 2015–16 Eccellenza league on 6 August of that year.
In the 2007–08 Serie D season, Barletta finished second in Girone H, which earned them a spot in the promotional play-offs. They were one of nine teams in the group stage but placed second in their group and missed the semi-finals. However, they were ranked as the best second-place team across the three groups and received a special promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, as one of the five top teams from the play-offs.
The club’s official colors are white and red, which gives them the nickname “i biancorossi.”
- founded
- 1922
- location
- Barletta, Apulia
- colors
- White and red
- nickname
- i biancorossi
- current_division
- Serie C (as of 2025–26 promotion)
- peak_achievement
- Promotion to Serie B in 1987–88 season
Lore & Background
The first club was founded in 1922. At the pinnacle of the club's success, they were promoted to Serie B in the 1987–88 season and remained there until the 1990–91 season. Barletta played in the professional league as Società Sportiva Barletta Calcio. In 2015, the club went bankrupt, and a new phoenix club, A.S.D. Barletta 1922, was admitted to the 2015–16 Eccellenza on 6 August.
In the 2007–08 season in Serie D, Barletta finished 2nd in Girone H, qualifying them for the promotional play-offs. They qualified as one of the nine teams in the group stage of the playoffs, but finished second in their group and did not advance to the semi-finals. Ranked as the best second-placed team in the three groups, it won special promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, one of the five top teams in the promotional play-offs.
Their official colours are white and red, giving the club the nickname 'i biancorossi'.
Reader's Guide
SS Barletta 1922 represents a resilient chapter in Italian football, marked by a rise to Serie B in the late 1980s and a subsequent bankruptcy in 2015 that forced a restart in the amateur Eccellenza league. The club's ability to climb back to Serie C by the 2025–26 season underscores its persistence. The 2007–08 season highlighted a narrow playoff miss, yet a special promotion was secured. The club's identity is tied to its white and red colors and the nickname 'i biancorossi'. Its history illustrates the volatility of lower-tier Italian football, where financial collapse can lead to rebirth under a new legal entity while retaining the original founding year in its name.
Did You Know?
- The club was founded in 1922.
- Barletta was promoted to Serie B in the 1987–88 season and stayed until 1990–91.
- In 2015, the club went bankrupt and a phoenix club, A.S.D. Barletta 1922, was admitted to Eccellenza on 6 August.
- Their official colours are white and red, earning the nickname 'i biancorossi'.
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