About AC Cesena

AC Cesena was an Italian football club from Cesena in Emilia-Romagna, founded in 1940. Playing in white and black at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi, the club rose through the lower divisions, reached Serie B in 1968 and won promotion to Serie A for the first time in 1973. With players such as Pierluigi Cera and Gianluigi Savoldi it quickly established itself in the top flight.

Cesena's best season came in 1975–76, when the club finished sixth in Serie A and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Its European debut in 1976–77 ended in the first round against 1. FC Magdeburg (0–3 away, 3–1 at home), and the side was relegated the following spring. The Seahorses later returned to Serie A several times, in 1981, 1987, 2010 and 2014, spending a total of thirteen seasons in the top division.

After years of financial difficulties the club went bankrupt and was dissolved in 2018. In the same year Romagna Centro was renamed Cesena FC and took over the identity and traditions of the old club.