President Massimo Cellino has driven Brescia Calcio into the ground. © ANSA / FILIPPO VENEZIA / Z97

Court seals Brescia Calcio's fate

Roberto Baggio, Andrea Pirlo, Pep Guardiola and Mario Balotelli once wore the jersey of Brescia Calcio – now the history of the traditional club has also come to a legal end.

July 29, 2026

From: dl

The court in Brescia, northern Italy, has ordered the club's liquidation. This is the final act in a crisis that had already forced the club, founded in 1911, out of Italian professional football in the summer of 2025.

At that time, Brescia was denied a license for the 2025/26 Serie C season. Club president Massimo Cellino had failed to meet the necessary financial obligations, and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) subsequently revoked the club's license. After 114 years, Brescia thus disappeared from professional football.

World stars wore the Brescia Calcio jersey.

This followed a dramatic fall from grace within just a few months. Due to financial irregularities and outstanding payments, Brescia had been penalized with a points deduction in Serie B and subsequently relegated. Among the reasons for this was the discovery that tax credits, which had been used to cover salaries and taxes, did not exist.

Roberto Baggio in 2002 wearing the Brescia Calcio jersey. © APA

With the ordered liquidation, the official winding-up of the club begins. According to media reports, the debts amount to almost 20 million euros. For decades, Brescia was one of the most well-known names in Italian football. Besides Baggio, Pirlo, and Guardiola, stars like Gheorghe Hagi, Luca Toni, and Alessandro Altobelli also played for the club.

New club in Brescia aims to make a fresh start

Brescia Calcio was dissolved in the summer of 2025 after its license was revoked. Brescia now has a new professional club: Union Brescia, which is aiming for promotion from Serie C to Serie B this season. They narrowly missed out last year. What will happen to the historic name Brescia Calcio remains unclear.