San Frediano Rondinella SS

San Frediano Rondinella Società Sportiva S.S.D.R.L. (usually known simply as Rondinella) is an Italian association football club based in Florence (Italy).

Founded in 1946 as Rondinella Firenze in a restaurant in the district of San Frediano (in Florence) and from the very beginning it has won the title of the Florentine "first alternative" to the more famous and glamorous Fiorentina or la Viola as they are known in the Tuscan capital.

In 1953 the municipal administration assigned the Torrino di Santa Rosa as its registered office to Rondinella, a medieval stone building on the banks of the Arno, almost a monument to Florence.

The first president was Luigi Mochi, but among the founders there was also Brunetto Vannacci, who later became president himself and who still acts as honorary president.

By 1953 the club had progressed to the Promozione division and however 'i rossoneri' still hadn't established a permanent home ground.

1957 brought about a further promotion into Serie D which saw them face some of the best known Tuscan teams for the first time, such as Empoli, Pisa and U.S. Pistoiese.

In 1963 they merged with Marzocco assuming the name of Rondinella Marzocco Firenze or R.M. Firenze. A name they kept until 1997, when Rondinella merged with Impruneta Calcio, another semi-professional soccer team in Florence, and thus became known as Rondinella Impruneta.

In 1979, Rondinella Marzocco Firenze finally established a permanent residence, moving into the Stadio Comunale delle Due Strade, where they continued to play to this day.