Founded in 1931, the team has been affiliated with the FIGC since 1973 and currently plays the Serie D championship, a category in which it achieved second place in the 2021-2022 season as its best placement .

The company was founded in 1931 with the name of Unione Sportiva Francavilla, playing friendly matches and regional tournaments until 1973, when the team affiliated with the FIGC and was taken by Giuseppe Sarubbi starting from the second category, where it finished with a seventh place.

The president was Felice Viceconte who remained only one season, the one he served at FC Francavillato be promoted back to the first category after a second-place finish.

The team participated in the Serie D championship for the second consecutive season, finishing in 11th place with 46 points, winning the salvation on the penultimate day.

The most positive season in Serie D is undoubtedly that of the year 2015–16, when the Sinnici team ranks third in group H, and reaches a historic play-off final (lost 0–1 against Fondi).

At the end of the 2019–20 championship, fifteenth consecutive in Serie D, closed early due to the health emergency linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team relegates to Excellence but is later rescued to organic complements in Serie D. In the 2021–22 season the coach Ranko Lazic, after having reached and exceeded the 500 games at the helm of the club, ceases to be in charge and becomes sporting director.

The following season Francavilla overcame all kinds of predictions and became winter champion, also thanks to the contribution of its best players, Antonio Croce and Angelo Nolé.

In the final of the season, despite some unexpected defeats, Francavilla managed to win second place in the standings and consequently access to the play-offs thanks to a beautiful goal from home idol De Marco in the penultimate day against Bitonto.

The Nunzio Fittipaldi stadium hosts the matches of the Francavilla Football Club: located in Via Vigna Chiesa 6, it has a grassy surface, covered grandstand and a small separate sector, it has a capacity of about 1200 seats.