A.S.D. Akragas Calcio
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Akragas Calcio, commonly referred to as simply Akragas, is an Italian association football club
based in Agrigento
, Sicily; the club was founded in 1939. Previously Akragas played in Serie C
but currently they play in Eccellenza Sicily
for the 2007–08 season.
for the first time for the 1939–40 season.
By the late 1940s Agrigento had fallen in stature, they were competing down in the regional Promozione Sicily
league after being relegated; the decline fully set in by 1952 and the club became defunct due to financial difficulties.
version of the name, the club paid homage to the city's Magna Graecia
roots. A noted figure in Sicilian football, Carmelo Di Bella
was put in place as the club's first manager, while Gaspare Gallo was its first captain. To attract the attention of the supporters of defunct Agrigento, Akragas changed its colour, abandonning its violet and taking the white and blue of Agrigento.
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Serie D
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Promozione Sicily
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Prima Categoria Sicily
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Football in Italy
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based in Agrigento
Agrigento
Agrigento , is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, and capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas , one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden...
, Sicily; the club was founded in 1939. Previously Akragas played in Serie C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
but currently they play in Eccellenza Sicily
Eccellenza Sicily
Eccellenza Sicily is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs on the Isle of Sicily, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
for the 2007–08 season.
History
An ancestor of the club was known to have played since at least the early-1930s as Associazione Calcio Agrigento. The club had moderate success in the lower divisions of Italian football; it progressed beyond the regional Sicilian scene to Serie CSerie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
for the first time for the 1939–40 season.
By the late 1940s Agrigento had fallen in stature, they were competing down in the regional Promozione Sicily
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...
league after being relegated; the decline fully set in by 1952 and the club became defunct due to financial difficulties.
Return as Akragas
Following the previous club's closure, little Akragas was revamped and a new team was set up by chairman Enzo Lauretta during 1952. The club was renamed Unione Sportiva Akragas, rather than using the ItalianizedItalian language
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version of the name, the club paid homage to the city's Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia
Magna Græcia is the name of the coastal areas of Southern Italy on the Tarentine Gulf that were extensively colonized by Greek settlers; particularly the Achaean colonies of Tarentum, Crotone, and Sybaris, but also, more loosely, the cities of Cumae and Neapolis to the north...
roots. A noted figure in Sicilian football, Carmelo Di Bella
Carmelo Di Bella
Carmelo Di Bella was an Italian football player and manager. Di Bella spent the vast majority of his career in Sicily where he was a prominent figure in the footballing scene, especially in relation to the island's most successful clubs; Catania and Palermo.-Playing career:Di Bella, a left wing,...
was put in place as the club's first manager, while Gaspare Gallo was its first captain. To attract the attention of the supporters of defunct Agrigento, Akragas changed its colour, abandonning its violet and taking the white and blue of Agrigento.
Honours
Serie C2Serie C2
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- Runners-up (1): 1982–83
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...
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- Winners (2): 1980–81; 1991–92
- Runners-up (1): 1958–59
Promozione Sicily
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...
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- Winners (2): 1956–57; 1977–78
Prima Categoria Sicily
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...
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- Runners-up (1): 1952–53