San Marino Calcio San Marino Calcio San Marino Calcio is a Sammarinese expatriated football club based in Serravalle, playing in the Italian football league system, unlike fellow Sammarinese clubs. Being a full member of the Italian league system means the club would represent Italy in continental competitions should it qualify similarly to Monaco representing France and Welsh clubs representing England. The club was founded in 1960 as S.S. Serenissima ("Società Sportiva Serenissima"). Serenissima merged with S.S. Juvenes in 1973, changing its name to A.C. San Marino ("Associazione Calcio San Marino") and in 1988–89 to its current name, San Marino Calcio. The club currently
Calcio Fiorentino attended a game of "bridge fighting" – put on in his honor during a visit to Venice. The king is recorded as saying: "Too small to be a real war and too cruel to be a game". Interest in "Calcio" waned in the early 17th century. However, in 1930 it was reorganized as a game in Kingdom of Italy, under Benito Mussolini. It was widely played by amateurs in streets and squares using handmade balls of cloth or animal skin. Today, three matches are played each year in "Piazza Santa Croce" in Florence in the 3rd week of June. A