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About US Lecce
US Lecce (also known as U.S. Lecce or Unione Sportiva Lecce) is a professional Italian football club based in Lecce, Italy. US Lecce was founded in 1908 as Sporting Club Lecce. In its first years, US Lecce mostly played in regional leagues and competitions and until the 1980's the team played in Serie B and Serie C.
US Lecce achieved its promotion to Serie A for the first time in the club's history in 1985 but finished at the bottom of the table and the team was relegated to play the next season in Serie B. US Lecce returned to Serie A only in 1988 and finished in the 9th place; this time, US Lecce remained in Serie A for 3 seasons before being relegated again.
US Lecce achieved promotion back to Serie A for the 1993/94 season and again finished at the bottom of the table; the second relegation came the following year. US Lecce returned to Serie A in 1999 for the next three years and was relegated again in the fourth year but returned to Serie A in 2003.
In the 2004/05 season, US Lecce finished at the 10th position and at the end of the 2005/06 season, the team was relegated to Serie B after finishing in the 19th place. The 2006/07 season started somewhat better for Lecce and eventually, the team finished the season in mid-table at the 9th place of the Serie B table.
During the 2007/08 season US Lecce had to fight to achieve promotion to Serie A for the next season; at the end of the season, US Lecce secured its place in the final and then won the first leg away match before securing a 1-1 draw in the second leg and at the Via del Mare to gain promotion for the eight time. US Lecce News
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