A.S.D. Castiglione
Encyclopedia
Associazione Sportiva Dilenttantistica Castiglione is an Italian association football
club located in Castiglione di Sicilia
, Sicily. It currently plays in Eccellenza
. The team's colors are white and orange.
Lega Calcio in its early years, but did take part in local friendlies, and Sicilian
tournaments. The team often took place in the Trofeo Catanese, which included Calcio Catania
, US Siracusa, S.S.D. Acireale Calcio 1946, Unione Sportiva Ragusa, and A.C.R.D. Acicatena
.
After its foundation in the late 1940s Castiglione Calcio was officially entered into the Italian
Lega Calcio a few years later, and began to play its football within the amateur divisions of the Italian
League set-up. Following the newly installed format of the Lega Calcio, Castiglione Calcio was placed in the Seconda Categoria
, and was re-named A.S.D. Castiglione Calcio. For the 2003–2004 season, the club was led by coach Nino Brunetto and the club's current leadership decided to remain in command of the team, leaving the balance unchanged. Castiglione
demonstrated that they were ready to climb up the Italian
League, as the club won the Seconda Categoria
title by one point over Roccalumera
.
SEASON 2004/2005
Following their promotion to the Prima Categoria
, Castiglione, changed coaches, as Gaetano Mirto took over the helm. Castiglione spent the bulk of the 2004–2005 season, high up in the Prima Categoria
table, and on the final match day was promoted again, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Linguaglossa Calcio, who would now remain in the Italian 8th tier.
SEASON 2005/2006
Following their promotion to Promozione
, the 7th tier of Italian football, Castiglione made few changes to the team, but drafted several players, under the advise of coach Mirto. Following the dilemma of financial issues that nearly cost the team its place with the Promozione
, the club launched and did not stop. Coming to the conclusion of yet another impressive season, Mirto found his team just two points adrift of Fiumefreddo Calcio. The Eastern Sicilian
club won the play-off contest in Pozzallo Plagonia 1–0 in extra ends and the team won promotion to Eccellenza
. During the season the club also participated in the Coppa Italia
, but was eliminated in the second round. Youth coach Antonino Tedesco led the Castiglione Primavera youth squad to a second place finish in the Junior Championship and also and Provincial Group win.
SEASON 2006/2007
Now in Eccellenza
, the club again nearly dropped out due to economic problems which postponed the decision to enter the team until the last minute. The club officially remained in the division, and the coach Mirto remained. He put together a team of youth supported by several players of more experience, who remained with the club. After a positive start, and a solid mid-season position, Mirto found his team in the play-outs, after a late season stumble. After the final contest of the season, Castiglione met Plagonia Spadaforese in the play-outs. After holding a better seasonal head to head record, Castiglione had the advantage and a 0–0 draw allowed the club to remain in Eccellenza. In the same year the regional final of the Coppa Italia
also took place. The Primavera also won the regional final beating teams like Palazzolo, Fiumefreddo and Nissa. On the national stage the juniors were defeated for the first time in the second round by Pianura.
SEASON 2007 – 2008
Castiglione had another string of good performances during Eccellenza
2007–2008, as the club would dominate the league, and hence gain promotion to Serie D
. The conquest to Serie D
by a small central club like Castiglione di Sicilia
, was extraordinary. No one could suppose that the exceptional escalation, in a few years, would bring the Castiglione from the Seconda Categoria
up to the highest levels of the Lega Calcio amateur football with three consecutive promotions (Seconda Categoria to Eccellenza) and after a salvation won the play-out, and then, winning Eccellenza Sicilia to earn promotion again. The club's exceptional exploits were very much equally divided between companies, the technical staff, and team environment. The club's two presidents, Carmelo Ginardi and Giovanni Zumbo, Nino Mollica, and head coach Gaetano Mirto, all remained with the club for its Serie D
adventure.
SEASON 2008–2009
For the Serie D
adventure, ASD Castiglione Calcio started off well, but soon dropped down the table, and by the end of the season was fighting for salvation. Their efforts were not enough, and the club finished second from bottom in the Serie D G/I table and was relegated back down to the Eccellenza
. The league was won however by fellow Sicilians
, US Siracusa.
SEASON 2009–2010
Castiglione came back down to the amateur divisions for the 2009–2010 season, but will fight for re-promotion with longtime coach Gaetano Mirto.
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
club located in Castiglione di Sicilia
Castiglione di Sicilia
Castiglione di Sicilia is a comune in the Province of Catania in Sicily.-Geography:...
, Sicily. It currently plays in Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
. The team's colors are white and orange.
Foundation
ASD Castiglione Calcio was founded in 1946, when a group of locals opted to put together a team, then known as Castiglione Calcio. The team was not officially entered into the ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Lega Calcio in its early years, but did take part in local friendlies, and Sicilian
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
tournaments. The team often took place in the Trofeo Catanese, which included Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
, US Siracusa, S.S.D. Acireale Calcio 1946, Unione Sportiva Ragusa, and A.C.R.D. Acicatena
A.C.R.D. Acicatena
Associazione Calcio Riunite Dilettantistica Acicatena is an Italian association football club located in Aci Catena, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D. Its colors are white and red....
.
Story
SEASON 2003/2004After its foundation in the late 1940s Castiglione Calcio was officially entered into the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Lega Calcio a few years later, and began to play its football within the amateur divisions of the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
League set-up. Following the newly installed format of the Lega Calcio, Castiglione Calcio was placed in the Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria is the actual name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 9th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Prima Categoria level...
, and was re-named A.S.D. Castiglione Calcio. For the 2003–2004 season, the club was led by coach Nino Brunetto and the club's current leadership decided to remain in command of the team, leaving the balance unchanged. Castiglione
Castiglione
-Places:Towns in Italy, many of which were simply called Castiglione prior to the unification of Italy in the 19th century:* Castiglion Fibocchi, in the province of Arezzo* Castiglion Fiorentino, in the province of Arezzo...
demonstrated that they were ready to climb up the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
League, as the club won the Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria is the actual name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 9th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Prima Categoria level...
title by one point over Roccalumera
Roccalumera
Roccalumera is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 180 km east of Palermo and about 25 km southwest of Messina...
.
SEASON 2004/2005
Following their promotion to the Prima Categoria
Prima Categoria
Prima Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the eighth level in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within the Prima Categoria level progresses to their...
, Castiglione, changed coaches, as Gaetano Mirto took over the helm. Castiglione spent the bulk of the 2004–2005 season, high up in the Prima Categoria
Prima Categoria
Prima Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the eighth level in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within the Prima Categoria level progresses to their...
table, and on the final match day was promoted again, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Linguaglossa Calcio, who would now remain in the Italian 8th tier.
SEASON 2005/2006
Following their promotion to Promozione
Promozione
Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level...
, the 7th tier of Italian football, Castiglione made few changes to the team, but drafted several players, under the advise of coach Mirto. Following the dilemma of financial issues that nearly cost the team its place with the Promozione
Promozione
Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level...
, the club launched and did not stop. Coming to the conclusion of yet another impressive season, Mirto found his team just two points adrift of Fiumefreddo Calcio. The Eastern Sicilian
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
club won the play-off contest in Pozzallo Plagonia 1–0 in extra ends and the team won promotion to Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
. During the season the club also participated in the Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
, but was eliminated in the second round. Youth coach Antonino Tedesco led the Castiglione Primavera youth squad to a second place finish in the Junior Championship and also and Provincial Group win.
SEASON 2006/2007
Now in Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
, the club again nearly dropped out due to economic problems which postponed the decision to enter the team until the last minute. The club officially remained in the division, and the coach Mirto remained. He put together a team of youth supported by several players of more experience, who remained with the club. After a positive start, and a solid mid-season position, Mirto found his team in the play-outs, after a late season stumble. After the final contest of the season, Castiglione met Plagonia Spadaforese in the play-outs. After holding a better seasonal head to head record, Castiglione had the advantage and a 0–0 draw allowed the club to remain in Eccellenza. In the same year the regional final of the Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
also took place. The Primavera also won the regional final beating teams like Palazzolo, Fiumefreddo and Nissa. On the national stage the juniors were defeated for the first time in the second round by Pianura.
SEASON 2007 – 2008
Castiglione had another string of good performances during Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
2007–2008, as the club would dominate the league, and hence gain promotion to Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
. The conquest to Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
by a small central club like Castiglione di Sicilia
Castiglione di Sicilia
Castiglione di Sicilia is a comune in the Province of Catania in Sicily.-Geography:...
, was extraordinary. No one could suppose that the exceptional escalation, in a few years, would bring the Castiglione from the Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria is the actual name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 9th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Prima Categoria level...
up to the highest levels of the Lega Calcio amateur football with three consecutive promotions (Seconda Categoria to Eccellenza) and after a salvation won the play-out, and then, winning Eccellenza Sicilia to earn promotion again. The club's exceptional exploits were very much equally divided between companies, the technical staff, and team environment. The club's two presidents, Carmelo Ginardi and Giovanni Zumbo, Nino Mollica, and head coach Gaetano Mirto, all remained with the club for its Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
adventure.
SEASON 2008–2009
For the Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
adventure, ASD Castiglione Calcio started off well, but soon dropped down the table, and by the end of the season was fighting for salvation. Their efforts were not enough, and the club finished second from bottom in the Serie D G/I table and was relegated back down to the Eccellenza
Eccellenza
Eccellenza is the sixth level of Italian football. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions...
. The league was won however by fellow Sicilians
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, US Siracusa.
SEASON 2009–2010
Castiglione came back down to the amateur divisions for the 2009–2010 season, but will fight for re-promotion with longtime coach Gaetano Mirto.
Squad
External links
- Official homepage
- http://www.castiglionecalcio.it/home.html
- http://www.calciocatania.it