Como 1907

Como were first promoted to Serie A in 1949 and enjoyed a respectable four-year stay before relegation, the next 20 years were spent moving between Serie B and C but more often the former. A revival in the 1970s saw the club emerge as contenders for promotion to Serie A, this was achieved in 1975, but despite the best efforts of players such as Alessandro Scanziani they would last only a season. They would slump to C1 by 1978, but with a rebuilt team containing stars like Pietro Vierchowod would achieve successive promotions and a two-year stay in Serie A (1980–82).

Como managed another promotion to the top flight in 1984, with a five-year stint in Serie A proving the club's most successful period of recent times. The strikeforce of Dan Corneliusson and Stefano Borgonovo oversaw a 9th-place finish in 1986, which was repeated the following year with far fewer goals scored. The club's defence, led by hard man Pasquale Bruno, proved more than up to the task however. Relegation in 1989 precipitated a rapid decline, with Como spending most of the 1990s in Serie C1 with the exception of 1994–95. Former Chelsea and Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini spent a year on loan at Como.

Bankruptcy and brief promotion to Serie B

The 21st century saw Como experience a brief revival. Promotion to Serie B in 2001 was marred by an appallingly violent incident in a game against Modena, resulting in captain Massimiliano Ferrigno being handed a three-year ban. They nonetheless managed promotion to Serie A in the 2002–03 season. However, the return to Serie A proved a major disappointment with the side in the bottom two all season, and a ban on games at the Sinigaglia after crowd violence. Successive relegations have caused financial difficulties; in December 2004 the club was declared bankrupted.^[4] No investor was successful to take over the club (as the bid from Preziosi was denied^[5]) thus the company "Calcio Como S.p.A." was liquidated. Thanks to FIGC regulation, a new entity Calcio Como S.r.l.^[6] was allowed to admit into 2005–06 Serie D. The liquidator also found former chairman Enrico Preziosi had transferred some assets such as the contracts of the players to his new club Genoa, causing the financial failure of Como. They returned to the rebranded Serie C2, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione in 2008, after having won the Girone B of Serie D.^[2] Como finally returned to Serie C1 (Lega Pro Prima Divisione) after promotion play-offs after defeating Rodengo Saiano with 1–1 aggregate and Alessandria with 4–1 aggregate. In 2015, Como finished fourth in the third-tier, now called Lega Pro. They qualified for the promotion play-offs and earned promotion to Serie B after beating Bassano Virtus in the two-legged final 2–0 on aggregate. They were relegated back down to Lega Pro the following season.

F.C. Como / Como 1907

New economic problems arose in the 2016–17 season, forcing the club to be declared out of business and put on auction. At the fourth auction, the assets of the club were acquired by Akosua Puni Essien, wife of the Ghanaian footballer Michael Essien and first foreign businesswoman in Italian football (via her company F.C. Como S.r.l.).^[7]

However, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) rejected the application of F.C. Como as Como's successor in 2017–18 Serie C,^[8] as the club did not fulfill all the criteria in the Article 52 of N.O.I.F.^[9] At the start of season, another company Como 1907 S.r.l.^[3] was admitted to 2017–18 Serie D instead, excising another sub-clause of the Article 52.^[10][11]

After winning the Round B of Serie D, Como returned to professional football in 2019.

Since 2019, the club has been owned by Indonesian company Djarum Group led by Michael Hartono and Robert Budi Hartono and sponsored by Djarum subsidiary Mola since 2021. As of 2024^[update] former Chelsea and Millwall player Dennis Wise is an advisor to the board. Other minority shareholders include Thierry Henry and Cesc Fàbregas.^[12]

Current squad

As of 2 May 2024^[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	USA	Nicholas Gioacchini
26	DF	NED	Cas Odenthal
27	MF	AUT	Matthias Braunöder (on loan from Austria Vienna)
28	MF	DEN	Oliver Abildgaard
33	MF	FRA	Lucas Da Cunha
44	DF	CYP	Nicholas Ioannou
70	MF	SUI	Samuel Ballet
77	FW	CMR	Jean-Pierre Nsame
84	DF	ITA	Tommaso Cassandro
90	FW	ITA	Simone Verdi
93	DF	ITA	Federico Barba
94	MF	CIV	Ben Lhassine Kone
99	FW	ITA	Tommaso Fumagalli

Primavera

As of 2 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Mazzaglia
31	GK	ITA	Matteo Piombino
32	MF	ITA	Fabio Rispoli

Out on loan

As of 7 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Marco Tremolada (at Renate until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ITA	Alberto Cerri (at Empoli until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	IRL	Liam Kerrigan (at Novara until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	AUT	Marlon Mustapha (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2024)

Notable former players

Internationals

The following is a list of Como players that were internationals whilst playing for the team:^[14]

Trofeo Borgonovo

Since 2012–13 season, a yearly award is given at the end of the season in order to recognize the team's best player or staff member. The trophy is named after Stefano Borgonovo and is organized by the club's supporters.

Up to 2021–22 season, following were awarded:^[15]

League

• Serie B
  • Winners: 1948–49, 1979–80, 2001–02
• Serie C
  • Winners: 1930–31, 1967–68, 1978–79, 2020–21
• Serie D
  • Winners: 2007–08, 2018–19

Cups

• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Winners: 1996–97
• Coppa Italia Serie D
  • Winners: 2007–08

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