History of A.S. Atletico Calcio
The history of Associazione Sportiva Atletico Calcio has covered 45 years of the football from the club based in Cagliari and Villasor, Sardinia. It was a professional Italian football club, founded in 1963. Since 2008 the club is definitely excluded from Italian football.
From 1963 to 2008
Associazione Sportiva Atletico Calcio was founded in 1963 as Atletico Cagliari and was renamed before Atletico Sirio in 1996 and again Atletico Elmas in 1998. Only in the summer 2002 it was renamed with the last denomination.
The team has played 10 seasons in Serie D: from 1996-97 to 1999-2000 and from 2001-02 to 2006-07 when it was relegated to Eccellenza.
In the summer 2008, after its 11th place in Eccellenza Sardinia, Atletico Elmas merged with Decimese Aurora & Decimo founding A.S.D. Atletico Decimomannu and so it was dissolved.[1]
Colors and badge
Its colors were white, yellow and green.
Stadium
It played at the Stadio San Biagio Villasor in Villasor, which has a capacity of 1,200.
From 2008 to today
After two seasons from 2008 to 2010 in Eccellenza Sardinia, in the summer 2010 A.S.D. Atletico Decimomannu was merged with Polisportiva Elmas Elmas (club of Prima Categoria Sardinia) founding A.S.D. Atletico Elmas.
In the summer 2012, after a 15th place, it didn't join 2012-13 Eccellenza and was relegated to Promozione.