Padova

In the 1940s, the team was coached by Béla Guttmann.^[] It is widely regarded that, Padova's golden days^[] were the late 1950s, when the team managed by Nereo Rocco, reached the heights^[] of third place in 1958 thanks to players such as; Kurt Hamrin.^[], Sergio Brighenti and Aurelio Milani.^[] as Padova remained a force^[] in Serie A, before relegation in 1962.^[] The rest of the 1960s would see the club in Serie B before going into a serious decline ahead of a 1980s revival.^[]

The revival would see Padova return to Serie B in the early 1980s, and within a decade they would be serious^[][][] promotion contenders.^[] A play-off win over Cesena in 1994 saw the club return to Serie A after 32 years.^[] After a dire^[][][] start to the 1994–95 season, Padova looked like fulfilling most experts' predictions of a swift return to Serie B.^[] They nonetheless found their form in the second half of the year and when they recorded a 1–0 win away to Juventus, they were six points clear of the drop zone.^[] However, they eventually ended up contesting the relegation play-off against Genoa, due to a late Inter Milan goal assisted by a Rubén Sosa corner, which they won on penalties.^[][]

There would be no such luck^[] the following year, as Padova were relegated, with further relegations in 1998 and 1999.^[] Since 2001, they have resided in Serie C1 and Lega Pro Prima Divisione.^[] The team returned in Serie B at the end of the 2008–2009 season.^[]

In total, Calcio Padova participated in 11 Prima Divisione/Divisione Nazionale championships between 1914–15 and 1928–29 (best place being 3rd in 1922–23) and 16 Serie A championships between 1929–30 and 1995–96 (best place being 3rd in 1957–58); in Coppa Italia, the best place was runner-up in 1967.^[] Padova won a Coppa Italia Serie C in 1980, and played also 34 Serie B championships (won in 1947–48) and 29 Serie C1/C2/Lega Pro Prima Divisione championships (won in 1936–37, 1980–81 and 2000–01). Padova finished runner-up the Anglo-Italian Cup of 1983.^[]

In the 2013–14 Serie B season, Padova were relegated after finishing 20th, and on 15 July 2014, the team did not sign up to the 2014–15 Lega Pro championship.^[] In April 2015, the company was put into liquidation.

Biancoscudati Padova

The club was founded in the summer of 2014, with the name Società Sportiva Dilettantistica a r.l. Biancoscudati Padova, after the non-inclusion of Calcio Padova in Lega Pro and Serie D.

The first official match was Biancoscudati Padova-Castellana (2–0), valid for the Coppa Italia Serie D, played 24 August 2014.

On 19 April 2015, by virtue of a 2–1 away victory against Legnago, the team secured promotion to Lega Pro.

On 5 June 2015, changed its name to Biancoscudati Padova Spa.

On 6 July 2015, changed its name to Calcio Padova Spa, after the old Calcio Padova changed its name to Football Padova Spa – società in liquidazione.