AS Roma Foundation

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Lore & Background

All three founding clubs were relegated, but the fascist-aligned FIGC bet over the capacity of the new team to give a stronger representation to the capital of Italy, and they were awarded a wild card for the Divisione Nazionale, the Serie A forerunner. The club played its earliest seasons at the Motovelodromo Appio stadium, before settling in the working-class streets of Testaccio, where it built an all-wooden ground Campo Testaccio; this was opened in November 1929. An early season in which Roma made a large mark was the 1930–31 championship, where the club finished as runners-up behind Juventus. Captain Attilio Ferraris, along with Guido Masetti, Fulvio Bernardini and Rodolfo Volk, were highly important players during this period.

In Their Own Story

Sunlight filtered through the high windows of the training center as young players laced up their boots, eyes fixed on the pitch ahead. An elder volunteer watched from the sideline, remembering decades of matches at the Olimpico. Here, amidst the smell of fresh grass and chalk lines, the legacy was not just about trophies, but about the next generation learning teamwork and resilience under the watchful gaze of the eternal city.

Reader's Guide

The AS Roma Foundation operates as a bridge between professional football success and grassroots community welfare. Its primary goal is to utilize sport as a tool for social integration, focusing on youth empowerment and educational support across Rome. Members include dedicated staff, volunteers, and partners who organize workshops, clinics, and outreach programs. They work alongside the club's management to ensure initiatives align with broader values of respect and inclusivity within the sporting world. In the context of local dynamics, the Foundation plays a stabilizing role, offering structure and opportunity to underserved areas. It reinforces the bond between the team and its supporters by demonstrating tangible commitment to the city beyond match day results.

Did You Know?

• AS Roma was founded in the spring of 1927 by Italo Foschi, an important Roman representative of the ruling National Fascist Party.
• The merger that created Roma involved three clubs: Roman FC, SS Alba-Audace, and Fortitudo-Pro Roma SGS.
• Lazio was the only major Roman club to resist the merger, due to the intervention of army General Vaccaro.
• The new club was awarded a wild card for the Divisione Nazionale, the Serie A forerunner, despite all three founding clubs being relegated.
• Roma's first all-wooden ground, Campo Testaccio, opened in November 1929 in the working-class streets of Testaccio.