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Ars et Labor Ferrara

Tier 5Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna, Girone AFerrara, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyOn the globe

Founded: 1907
Ground: Stadio Paolo Mazza16,134 seats · opened 1928
Website: spalferrara.it

Fields the teamARS ET LABOR FERRARA - SOCIETA' SPORTIVA DILETTANTISTICA A R.L. IN BREVE: ARS ET LABOR FERRARA SSD A R.L.Società sportiva dilettantisticaCodice fiscale 02188300384

Who owns Ars et Labor Ferrara

ARS ET LABOR FERRARA - SOCIETA' SPORTIVA DILETTANTISTICA A R.L. IN BREVE: ARS ET LABOR FERRARA SSD A R.L fields the team. It is a company, so its shareholders own the club, but public sources do not say who they are.

Company, owner not identified

Ars et Labor Ferrara’s finances

From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.

Insolvency13 August 2025

S.P.A.L. S.r.l. was declared in liquidazione giudiziale by the Tribunale di Ferrara; FIGC revoked its affiliation.

Source: Lega Pro (Lega Serie C)

Licence refused19 June 2025

S.P.A.L. S.r.l., the company that fielded SPAL (the club now playing as Ars et Labor Ferrara), did not register and was not admitted to Serie C 2025-26; its owners said they had put €50m of cash into it over four seasons.

Sources: FIGC, Calcio e Finanza

Where Ars et Labor Ferrara has played

Season by season

2026-275Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna, Girone A
2024-253Serie C, Girone B
2023-243Serie C, Girone B
2022-232Serie B, relegated
2021-222Serie B
2020-212Serie B
2019-201Serie A, relegated
2018-191Serie A
2017-181Serie A
2016-172Serie B, promoted

Not yet established

What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.

What the club pays in wagesPress wage tables give 2021-22 €9,100,000 (Serie B); 2023-24 €9,080,000 (Serie C); 2024-25 €6,500,000 (Serie C), not recorded because S.P.A.L. S.r.l. was not admitted to Serie C 2025-26 and was placed in liquidazione giudiziale in August 2025; today's operator has fielded the team only since 2025-26 (Ars et Labor Ferrara S.S.D. a r.l.).
Who the shareholders areShareholders of ARS ET LABOR FERRARA - SOCIETA' SPORTIVA DILETTANTISTICA A R.L. IN BREVE: ARS ET LABOR FERRARA SSD A R.L. (an Eccellenza club's company) have not been established; only the national Serie C/D press index was swept.

Sources7

Comunicato Ufficiale n. 12: composizione gironi 2026/2027 LND Comitato Regionale Emilia-Romagna, Federation, 5 August 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
Registro pubblico ASD/SSD: ARS ET LABOR FERRARA - SOCIETA' SPORTIVA DILETTANTISTICA A R.L. IN BREVE: ARS ET LABOR FERRARA SSD A R.L. Sport e Salute S.p.A. (Registro nazionale delle attività sportive dilettantistiche), Company registry. Checked 5 October 2026.
Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Stadio Paolo Mazza Wikipedia (it), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna 2026-2027 Wikipedia (it), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Ars et Labor Ferrara Wikipedia (it), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.

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