Ars et Labor Ferrara Calcio
| Full name | Ars et Labor Ferrara Calcio | ||
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| Nicknames | I Biancazzurri (The White and Blues) Gli Estensi (The House of Este) | ||
| Founded | March 1907 as Circolo Ars et Labor 2005 (refounded) 2012 (refounded) 2025 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy | ||
| Capacity | 16,134 | ||
| Chairman | Juan Martín Molinari | ||
| Head coach | Stefano Di Benedetto | ||
| League | Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie C Group B, 17th of 20 (excluded) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Ars et Labor Ferrara, formerly known as SPAL (Italian pronunciation: [spal]), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. During the 2024–25 season the team played in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
Founded in 1907, since 1928 they have played their home matches at Stadio Paolo Mazza, named after Paolo Mazza (chairman of the club between 1946 and 1977).
In total, SPAL have participated in 24 top-tier, 28 second-tier, 43 third-tier, 7 fourth-tier and 1 fifth-tier league seasons. The club's best finish was when they came fifth in the 1959–60 Serie A; they also reached the 1961–62 Coppa Italia final.
The club was chaired by the American lawyer and businessman Joe Tacopina and the manager was Francesco Baldini until the 2025 liquidation, after which the team's legacy is carried on by Ars et Labor Ferrara.