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Polisportiva Viribus Unitis is an Italian association football club located in Somma Vesuviana, Campania. It currently plays in Eccellenza.

Viribus Unitis

Full name	Polisportiva Viribus Unitis
Founded	1917
Ground	Stadio Felice Nappi, Somma Vesuviana, Italy
Capacity	2,500
Chairman	Antonio Della Corte
Manager	Vincenzo Scafa
League	Eccellenza Campania
2011–12	Serie D/H, 16th
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded during 1917 in Somma Vesuviana (which lies within the Province of Naples), north of Mount Vesuvius). The club was affiliated in 1919 and took its name from the ship SMS Viribus Unitis with Riccardo Angrisani as its first president. The founders of the club were:

The commissioners for Virbus were Vincenzo Bianco and Gioacchino Mosca. At the time, the club was a multi-sports one: as well as playing football it competed in cycling, marathon running and general athletics.[1]

In 1989 Viribus was merged with Polisportiva Somma.

In the season 2011–12 it was relegated to Eccellenza.

Colors and badge

Its colors are red and blue.

Honours

• Eccellenza Campania
  • Champions: 1997–98
• Promozione
  • Champions: 1996–97

References

External links

• (in Italian) Official homepage

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