Como 1907

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HISTORY OF THE CLUB 2009-2024

A new start with Sent Entertainment and the promotion to Serie A

Como played six Serie C seasons from 2009 to 2015, first under the presidency of Antonio Di Bari and Amilcare Rivetti, and then, from 2012 under Pietro Porro. After three seasons under the guidance of Carlo Sabatini, Como won the playoffs, finishing fourth in the league when Simone Andrea Ganz shone by scoring 18 goals. The following Serie B season was disappointing in all respects with Como in bottom place from the first to the last day, changing three coaches and using 41 players.

With relegation came bankruptcy, however bankruptcy trustee Francesco De Michele and coach Fabio Gallo still guided the club to a brilliant seventh place. At the bankruptcy auction, Como was taken over by Akosua Puni Essien, who changed the name of the club to FC Como.

FC Como’s non-inclusion in the league meant that the club had to start from Serie D in the 2017/18 season. Then on 4 April 2019, the Club was acquired by its current owners, the UK-based media and entertainment company SENT Entertainment Ltd. SENT is developing a solid corporate structure and guaranteeing Como 1907 financial stability and investments, new sports infrastructure, focus on the Youth Academy, the stadium, and of course the First Team.. SENT had a fantastic start, with the club winning the Serie D league with an all-time points record and starting the 2019/20 season in Serie C.

Como 1907 began the 2020-2021 season with high hopes to prove themselves in Serie C. Unfortunately, the global pandemic proved a challenge, but the team fought hard and at the end of the season the club won Serie C, and was promoted to Serie B.

The team’s momentum continued throughout the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons in Serie B. In the 2023-2024 season, the club achieved its the next big ambition: the return to Serie A.

Testimonials

“What is the most beautiful stadium in the world?” – asked Gianni Brera – “The Giuseppe Sinigaglia in Como, because it’s located in the most beautiful place in the world”

Gianni Brera

The Sinigaglia has always given me an emotional boost. I’ve always been connected to this club because I’ve also grown as a man in Como, which explains the affection.

Giacomo Gattuso

I made the pass that led to Cappellini’s goal against Verona, I remember yelling my lungs out. Twenty years later, I returned to coach Como, because to me, Como is always Como.

Marco Tardelli

Como is a big part of my life

Stefano Borgonovo

Timeline

1907-1926

Origins and the First Leagues

Origins and the First Leagues

The first football game played in Como was played in the spring of 1906 on the shore of the lake by a team from the nearby Rowing Club “Canottieri Lario”, against caretakers and Native Americans from the famous Buffalo Bill Circus, who were camped where the Sinigaglia stadium was later built.

The match was refereed by Colonel William Cody (Buffalo Bill) himself and ended in a draw. However, it inspired a small group of football enthusiasts, who decided in May 1907 to found the Como Football Club.

On 1 October 1911, the first official pitch was inaugurated in Via Dei Mille. Having a grandstand meant the team could participate in the Promotion League in 1912/13 . The following year the arrival of Gustavo Carrer, the National Team’s striker, brought professionalism to the club, which was promoted to the First Category league, equivalent to today’s Serie A.

The suspension of the leagues during World War One did not dampen the enthusiasm for football in Como. The team stayed in the First Category and played epic derbies against Esperia, the city’s other team.

In 1922 the club faced economic problems, and despite being top of their First Division group and third place in the final group, Como was not included in the play-offs for the major league, and so was relegated to the Second Division.

Honors

SERIE C

Champions

SERIE D

Champions

SERIE C

Coppa Italia

SERIE D

Coppa Italia

ALLIEVI NAZIONALI

Champions