The club was founded as Associazione Calcio Benevento in 1929,[1] their original home was the Meomartini which was built by Ciccio Minocchia.

[2] After working their way up the country's lower divisions during their early years, Benevento reached Prima Divisione, Italy's third highest professional league at the time, in the 1934–35 season.

[5] This streak ended on 3 December 2017, with a 95th-minute equalising header from goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli for a 2–2 home draw against A.C.

[8] In June 2020, with seven matches still left in the league season, the club won promotion back to the first-division of Italian football following an impressive Serie B campaign.

[10] However, a dramatic downturn in form from January until the end of the campaign, scoring only 16 goals and winning just one of the final 22 matches in that time, meant that the club again fell back into Serie B for the 2021–22 season.

Curiously, the match they won was a 1–0 away victory on 21 March against Juventus, with the reverse fixture finishing in a draw.

Benevento eventually finished in 18th place, with four points fewer than Torino in the final non-relegation position.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.