Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Italian football club based in Salerno, Campania. Salernitana returned to Serie A in 2021, after a break of 23 seasons, having finished second in Serie B. The club is the heir of the former Salernitana Calcio 1919[4] and there is a sports continuity also with the former Salerno Calcio in the 2011–12 season which restarted from Serie D[5] due to Article 52 NOIF of FIGC.[6]