Italy · Italy Serie B

Ascoli

Ascoli Picchio FC 1898

Kit impression

Founded

1898

Years standing

128

Home ground

Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Capacity

12,461 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Serie B:
Winners (2): 1977–78, 1985–86
Serie C:
Winners (3): 1971–72, 2001–02, 2014–15
Mitropa Cup:
Winners (1): 1986–87
Supercoppa di Serie C:
Winners (1): 2002

Nickname: Il Picchio (The Woodpecker)

Make The Case

Ascoli are not a spare club. They are Italy Serie B, Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, and 128 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Old enough to matter
1898 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Serie B: and Serie C:. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.
Close to the pitch
Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca holds about 12,461. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.
You get a nickname
Known as Il Picchio (The Woodpecker). That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Abruzzo Airport (PSR)

68 km / 42 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Ascoli Piceno railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca