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  clubname = Fidelis Andria |
  image    = [[File:S.S._Fidelis_Andria_1928_logo.png|180px]]|
  fullname = Fidelis Andria 2018 |
  nickname = Leoni Azzurri ''(Blue Lions)''|
  founded  = 1971 ''(as AS Fidelis Andria)''<br />2005 ''(as AS Andria BAT)'' (refounded)<br />2013 ''(as SS Fidelis Andria 1928)''(refounded)<br />2018 ''(as SSD Fidelis Andria 2018)''(refounded)|
  ground   = [[Stadio Degli Ulivi]]<br />[[Andria]], [[Italy]] |
  capacity = 9,140 |
  chairman = Giuseppe Di Benedetto |
  manager  = Ciro Danucci |
  league   = {{Italian football updater|FidelisAndria}} |
  season   = {{Italian football updater|FidelisAndria2}} |
  position = {{Italian football updater|FidelisAndria3}}|
  website = http://www.fidelisandria.it/|
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'''Fidelis Andria 2018''' or simply '''Fidelis Andria''' is an Italian [[association football|football]] club based in [[Andria]], [[Apulia]]. The club was founded in 1971 and re-founded in 2005, 2013 and 2018. The team competes in {{Italian football updater|FidelisAndria}}.

Fidelis Andria play their home matches at [[Stadio Degli Ulivi]], which has a capacity of 9,140. The stadium is located in [[Andria]] itself.

== History ==

=== A.S. Fidelis Andria (1971–2005) ===
The club was founded in 1971 as '''A.S. Fidelis Andria''' (''Associazione Sportiva Fidelis Andria''). At that time the club worn red and yellow and it was the second club in town.

In 1978, after the collapse of A.S. Andria, the club decided to wear blue and white, which are the traditional colours of the town.

With these colours, the club played for years in the [[Serie B]] and [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]]: last playing in Serie B in 1999.

After the 2004/05 season the club declared bankruptcy.

=== A.S. Andria BAT (2005–2013) ===
[[File:AS Andria BAT logo.png|100px|thumb|left|AS Andria BAT crest]]
In summer 2005 the club was refounded '''A.S. Andria BAT'''<ref>http://www.asandria.it/Storia.php</ref> (''Associazione Sportiva Andria BAT''). The BAT stood for Barletta-Andria-Trani, as in the [[province of Barletta-Andria-Trani]].

The team played in the [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]] from the 2005–06 to 2008–09 seasons.

At the end of the [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2008-09|2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season]] the team was admitted into [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] after the forced relegation of [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]] in [[Serie D]]. At the end of the [[2012-13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] season the club was relegated after the play-offs, but didn't enroll in the [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]] league.

=== S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 (2013–2018) ===
In its place, in summer 2013 a new team called '''S.S.D. Fidelis Andria 1928''' was founded and admitted to [[Eccellenza|Eccellenza Apulia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Condividi l'articolo |title=Fidelis Andria reloaded, sarà Eccellenza per la leonessa |url=http://www.iltribunodellaplebe.it/38-sport/592-fidelis-andria-reloaded-sara-eccellenza-per-la-leonessa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130909103147/http://www.iltribunodellaplebe.it/38-sport/592-fidelis-andria-reloaded-sara-eccellenza-per-la-leonessa#selection-749.1-749.58 |archive-date=September 9, 2013 |website=Il Tribuno Della Plebe |language=it}}</ref>

The team ended the season 2013–2014 in 2nd place. After winning the national play-offs, Fidelis Andria were promoted to [[Serie D]], the top level of the Italian non-professional football association.

In season 2014–15, Fidelis Andria played in Group H of [[2014-15 Serie D|Serie D]]. On April 26, after winning 3–2 away at [[Cavese]], the club was promoted to [[Lega Pro]], the third highest football division in Italy, two matches before the end of the regular season. After the regular season, Fidelis Andria took part in the [[Scudetto]] Serie D tournament, in order to assign the amateur champions' title. The team was eliminated in the group stages.

Since July 1, 2015, having become a member of the Italian Professional Football League (''Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico''), commonly known as [[Lega Pro]], the club  changed its name in '''S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928'''.

Fidelis Andria ended the season [[2015–16 Lega Pro|2015–16]] at 7th place, which allowed the club to participate in the next [[2016–17 Coppa Italia]]. On May 7, after the last match of the season in [[Catania Calcio|Catania]], boss [[Luca D'Angelo]] announced he wouldn't renew his contract with the club.

=== S.S.D Fidelis Andria 2018 (2018– ) ===
In July 2018 the club was declared bankrupt and was denied registration for the upcoming Serie C, based on Covisoc's assessment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://andria.news24.city/2018/07/13/fidelis-andria-la-covisoc-esclude-il-club-dalla-serie-c|title=Fidelis Andria, la Covisoc Esclude il Club dalla Serie C|trans-title=Fidelis Andria, Covisoc Excludes the Club from Serie C|date=13 July 2018|website=Andria News24|language=it|last1=Porro|first1=Antonio|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://andria.news24.city/2018/07/20/la-figc-esclude-ufficialmente-la-fidelis-andria-dal-prossimo-torneo-di-serie-c|title=La FIGC Esclude Ufficialmente la Fidelis Andria dal Prossimo Torneo di Serie C|trans-title=The FIGC Officially Excludes Fidelis Andria from the Next Serie C Tournament|date=20 July 2018|website=Andria News24|language=it|last1=Massaro|first1=Pasquale Stefano|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref> On the date of the deadline for Serie D registration, a group of investors led by Marco Di Vincenzo formed S.S.D. Fidelis Andria 2018 as a reincarnation of S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 to assume its sporting title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pugliain.net/64464-2-fidelis-andria-avvocato-di-vincenzo|title=Fidelis Andria, l'Avvocato Di Vincenzo Presenta Manifestazione di Interesse|trans-title=Fidelis Andria, the Lawyer Di Vincenzo Presents an Expression of Interest|date=31 July 2018|website=Pugliain|last1=Paparella|first1=Fabio|language=it|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref> The reborn club was admitted to Serie D.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://247.libero.it/rfocus/36078087/1/la-ssd-fidelis-andria-in-sovrannumero-alla-serie-d|title=La SSD Fidelis Andria in Sovrannumero alla Serie D|trans-title=SSD Fidelis Andria Enters Serie D by Supernumeration|date=9 August 2018|website=Libero 24x7|language=it|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref>

In June 2022 the club informed the media that the club's main Sponsor for the season 2022-2023 was the American Holding Group "7Crocketts"; the operation has been conduced by the Investment Banking Advisory Firm MergersCorp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mergerscorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220529517122514.pdf|title=Nuovo Sponsor USA In Lega Pro|trans-title=7Crocketts will be main sponsor of Fidelis Andria. New USA Sponsor in Lega Pro|date=29 May 2022|website=Il Sole24 Ore Sport|language=it|last1=Fabio|first1=Tamburini|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref>

== Colors and crest ==
The team's colors are blue and white. The club crest, representing a rampant lion, is based on elements from the city of [[Andria]]'s badge.

== Current squad ==
{{updated|13 August 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/italy/as-fidelis-andria/2359/|title=Fidelis Andria squad|access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>
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{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=ITA|name=Ivan Castiglione}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=DOM|name=[[Tano Bonnin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=Alex Sirri}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=BRA|name=[[Gladestony]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=Davide Derosa}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=Mathieu Coquin}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=Elia Giampa}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=Giuseppe La Monica}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=Lorenzo Liurni}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=Alessandro De Luca}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=ITA|name=Alexander Iacovino}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ALB|name=Daniel Babaj}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=GAM|name=[[Lamin Jallow]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=Crocefisso Cancelli}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=Mattia Carriola}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=BRA|name=Mateus Castro Da Silva}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=ITA|name=Andrea Esposito}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=[[Tommaso Fantacci]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=[[Michele Ferrara]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=ARG|name=Augustìn Marsico}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=Luca Monterisi}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=ITA|name=Luigi Pellegrini}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=[[Andrea Risolo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=Matteo Savarese}}
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== Notable former players ==

* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Nicola Amoruso]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Capparella]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bernardo Corradi]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cristiano Lupatelli]]
* {{flagicon|Palestine}} [[Bruno Pesce]]
* {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Matjaž Florijančič]]
* {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1997)|Adolfo Ovalle]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.fidelisandria.it/}} {{in lang|it}}

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