In 1927, a new club called Società Sportiva Città dell'Aquila was founded, but lasted only a few years.

[1] In 1936, a train accident on the Terni–Sulmona railway near Contigliano, Lazio seriously injured several of the team's players and left head coach Attilio Buratti dead.

In December 1937, L'Aquila played a Coppa Italia game against Juventus and lost by a three-goal margin, 4–1.

The club spent a total of five consecutive seasons in third-tier Serie C before they were dismissed from play during World War II.

The club won promotion to Serie C2 in 1979, though again, they were relegated to amateur football status in 1982.