 Refounded as "Football Club Campobasso", they were admitted to play "Prima Categoria", and returned to Serie D in 1993, but were again cancelled in 1996.Another refoundation, as "Associazione Calcio Campobasso", happened soon later, with the new club joining "Eccellenza" and returning to Serie C2 in 2000.In their first Serie C2 campaign, Campobasso narrowly missed immediate promotion to Serie C1 after being defeating to promotion playoffs despite a second place in the regular season; however, this successful campaign was followed by relegation in 2001–02 and another cancellation weeks later.