Full Name: Ascoli Calcio 1898 City: Ascoli Founded: 1898 Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo del Duca (28,430) Colors: Black, White Previous: Candido Augusto Vecchi (1898-1905), Ascoli Vigor (1905-21), Unione Sportiva Ascolana (1921-45), Associazione Sportiva Ascoli (1945-55), Del Duca Ascoli (1955-71) Nicknames: Bianconeri (The Black and White), Picchio (woodpecker)
The original club name was in honor of an associate of Italian hero Guiseppe Garibaldi. In 1945 the team was rescued from bankruptcy by a publisher named Cino Del Duca, and for ten years the club took his name.
Stadio Cino e Lillo del Duca:
The stadium bears the name of one-time backers Cino and Lillo del Luca.
Full Name: Ascoli Calcio 1898
