 However, on 2 September 2009, Grottaglie returned to Serie D after the decision of the National Court of Arbitration for Sport to reassign the places in the league.In season 2013–14 Grottaglie play the Serie D Group H, and it arrived at 16th but won the relegation play-off and thus remained in Serie D. From 2014 to 2017 Grottaglie was relegated from Serie D (the 4th level of Italian Football) to Prima Categoria (the 8th level of Italian Football).In season 2017/18 Grottaglie play for the first time in Prima Categoria and win the Apulia Cup for the first time in their history.