G.S. Mazara 1946
Encyclopedia
Mazara Calcio A.S.D., formerly Gruppo Sportivo Mazara 1946, is an Italian
football team from Mazara del Vallo
, Sicily.
It, in the season 2011-12 plays in Eccellenza Sicily
.
The official team colours are canary yellow and blue. The team is nicknamed gialloblù (referring to the team colours) or, more commonly, canarini (canaries
, referring to the sole shade of yellow).
in 1960–1961, but were relegated three years later. Successively, Mazara played a one-year Serie D stint in 1971–1972 before finally returning to play in the then-fourth highest national division in 1976–1977, after winning 1–0 a promotion playoff to Canicattì. The single playoff match, played at Stadio Renzo Barbera
, Palermo
, featured an attendance of 12,000, the majority being Mazara supporters. Following this promotion, the club played Serie D for 19 consecutive seasons.
, won Serie D gaining a potentially historical first Serie C2
promotion; however, this was then cancelled by the Football Federation because of alleged matchfixing, with bitter rivals Trapani being promoted at canarinis place. Successively, Mazara narrowly missed promotion on several occasions: the club placed second in 1988–1989, just one point behind winners Acireale
; in 1990–1991, third behind Gangi (who then lost playoff to Matera
); in 1993–1994, seventh-placed after having led the table for almost the whole first half of the season.
After nineteen Serie D seasons, in 1994–1995 Mazara, under serious financial troubles, were relegated to Eccellenza
, where another local team, S.C. Mazara 2000, was already playing. Mazara 2000 was a minor, young team who quickly climbed the football pyramid up to Eccellenza, whereas US Mazara appeared to be an old team under decline. Both teams played Eccellenza in 1995–1996, challenging each other in a new, yet somewhat strange, local derby. US Mazara classified fourth in the end, whereas Mazara 2000 obtained a good seventh place. US Mazara, who was under growing economic difficulties, agreed for a merge with Mazara 2000, and Gruppo Sportivo Mazara 1946 (Mazara 1946 Sports Group) were founded.
The newly-founded football team included almost all the best players from the two former local clubs; this brought the first appearance for Mazara 1946, in 1996–1997, to be very successful, as the team managed to win hands down the Eccellenza league and return to Serie D. The first season for the new club in the Italian fifth-ranked division ended in a hard saving, just one point above the relegation places. The 1998–1999 campaign showed itself to be even harder, with Mazara ending the season with the same points as Sancataldese, therefore being forced to play a single-legged relegation playoff. The match, played in Termini Imerese
, ended in a 1–0 win for the canarini, that so escaped relegation once again.
Affected by heavy financial struggles, Mazara however played their 1999–2000 Serie D season with a team mostly composed of young and unexperienced players, and were humiliatingly relegated to Eccellenza with just 8 points in 34 matches, obviously last-placed in the table.
Since then, Mazara experienced a declining time, even relegating to Promozione
(7th-ranked division) in 2003–2004 after losing relegation playoffs to Licata
. The club, with a new property, successfully returned to Eccellenza in 2005–2006 under coach Filippo Cavataio, a native of Mazara and a former centre back
of several Serie C
teams, most notably Trapani. In 2006–2007 the club, again coached by Cavataio, ended the regular season
phase in an impressive third place, behind Alcamo
and Carini, and were therefore admitted to the promotion playoff semifinal, where they eliminated Kamarat (from Cammarata
) in a one-legged semifinal after a 0–0 tie, with Mazara moving to the next round because of their best placement in the regular season; another tie with second-placed Carini in the final however caused elimination for the canarini, who failed to achieve promotion also in the following season, finishing in fifth place after a long battle with Nissa
and bitter rivals Trapani
, who then defeated and eliminated Mazara in the following promotion play-off tournament, with all three matches (two in the regular season, plus a one-legged play-off match) being played behind closed doors
.
In 2008–09 Mazara returned with high expectations of winning the league, and established themselves in the top positions of the league. However, on January 2009 the club unwillingly gained national news due to events in what was supposed to be a key home game against first-placed Villabate: Mazara striker Francesco Erbini scored a goal in the first minutes of the match, but the referee disallowed it and restarted the game as the Mazara footballers were celebrating, thus allowing Villabate to score a goal with no significant opposition on the pitch. The referee successively sent off three Mazara footballers due to heavy protests and then abandoned the pitch minutes later. The Sicilian Football Federation then announced the match had to be replayed on 10 March; Mazara won the game 2–0 and established themselves in first place. On 22 March, after a 4–0 home win against Marsala in a local derby, Mazara mathematically ensured first place in the league table, with a six points advantage to Villabate and only one remaining match to be played, thus marking their return to the Serie D after nine years.
was hailed by financial problems mostly caused by the move from a regional league to a national one, with former player Giovanni Iacono being appointed head coach in a unusual part-time basis. Throughout the season, Mazara found themselves in the bottom side of the league, despite managing to achieve a number of prominent results, such as home wins to fallen giants Messina and arch-rivals, and league leaders, Trapani
. The club also experienced the loss of team captain, and former Palermo striker, Francesco Erbini, who was banned for ten months on February 2010 due to having greeted two club staff members inquiried with mafia
charges as a goal celebration in a football league game on March 2009. Despite such issues, the club ended the season out of the relegation playoff zone, thus ensuring itself a new Serie D season. On July 2010 it was announced a fusion between the main Mazara club and the historical local youth system club Aurora Mazara: such club took the new denomination of Mazara Calcio A.S.D. and will take part to the 2010–11 Serie D season.
Mazara then successfully returned in Serie D
in 2010 as Eccellenza Sicily
champions and played two season before being relegated in 2011 as second-last placed in the Round I of the top amateur league of Italy. In their first season back to Eccellenza, Mazara clearly stated their intentions to go back immediately to Serie D by acquiring several top players, including former Torino
striker Akeem Omolade
.
The original team badge was instead reminiscent of the 1996 merge between the two local and rival clubs U.S. Mazara and S.C. Mazara 2000: both two characteristic elements of the respective original crests, respectively the canary
bird and the seahorse
, are present on it, along with the words "GS MAZARA 1946". Such logo was dropped out in 2010 in favour of a new version that only depicted the canary bird instead.
Mazara plays its home matches at Stadio Nino Vaccara, a small stadium located right along the local Mazaro
river. Originally a dirt floor stadium without seats, Stadio Nino Vaccara undertook a massive restructuring in the early 2000s, with the implementation of a synthetic field and a numbered seats-only grandstand with a roof.
The stadium is divided into three sectors: the numbered grandstand, or tribuna centrale, with a capacity of 1,086; the curva (not really a curved sector, by the way), where the organized supporters sit down, with a capacity of 800; and the gradinata, in front of the grandstand, with a capacity of 1,380, usually opened only in exceptional cases.
Outside the stadium, right aside the main entrance, a number of mural
s are pictured depicting fishermen and fishing boats characteristic of Mazara del Vallo are also pictured.
) Francesco Erbini (Serie C1 player in the 1990s for Palermo
and Marsala
) Renato Greco (Serie B player in the 1990s)
(Palermo
coach in the 1990s) Giuseppe Caramanno (Palermo
and Foggia
coach in the 1990s) Angelo Galfano (current Palermo
Under-20 coach) Čestmír Vycpálek
(Juventus
coach in the 1970s)
Italy
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football team from Mazara del Vallo
Mazara del Vallo
Mazara del Vallo is a town and comune in southwestern Sicily, Italy, which lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river, administratively part of the province of Trapani....
, Sicily.
It, in the season 2011-12 plays 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...
.
The official team colours are canary yellow and blue. The team is nicknamed gialloblù (referring to the team colours) or, more commonly, canarini (canaries
Domestic Canary
The Domestic Canary, often simply known as the canary, is a domesticated form of the wild Canary, a small songbird in the finch family originating from the Macaronesian Islands ....
, referring to the sole shade of yellow).
Foundation and early years
First traces about football in Mazara are dated 1946. However, a team to represent the city of Mazara del Vallo, Unione Sportiva Mazara, was founded only in 1957–1958, and took initially part in the Promozione league. Mazara played Serie DSerie 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...
in 1960–1961, but were relegated three years later. Successively, Mazara played a one-year Serie D stint in 1971–1972 before finally returning to play in the then-fourth highest national division in 1976–1977, after winning 1–0 a promotion playoff to Canicattì. The single playoff match, played at Stadio Renzo Barbera
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Stadio Renzo Barbera is a football stadium in Palermo, Italy. It is currently home of U.S. Città di Palermo football team. The stadium was inaugurated on January 24, 1932 and was named Stadio Littorio in homage to the Fascism. The opening match was Palermo vs Atalanta, with Palermo winning 5–1...
, Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, featured an attendance of 12,000, the majority being Mazara supporters. Following this promotion, the club played Serie D for 19 consecutive seasons.
Promotion attempts
During the 1980s and the early 1990s, Mazara often shown itself as serious candidate to win the Serie D league, but always missing their goal. In 1985 Mazara, under coach Ignazio ArcoleoIgnazio Arcoleo
Ignazio Arcoleo is an Italian footballer and manager.- Playing career :Arcoleo, born in Mondello, a Palermo maritime frazione, to a fishermans' family, started his professional career in 1966/1967 for his home city team. He returned to play for Palermo in 1970, becoming one of the most...
, won Serie D gaining a potentially historical first Serie C2
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...
promotion; however, this was then cancelled by the Football Federation because of alleged matchfixing, with bitter rivals Trapani being promoted at canarinis place. Successively, Mazara narrowly missed promotion on several occasions: the club placed second in 1988–1989, just one point behind winners Acireale
A.S. Acireale
Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Acireale Calcio 1946 is an Italian association football club, based in Acireale, Sicily. The club have spent most of their history in Serie C, although they have played for two seasons in Serie B.-History:...
; in 1990–1991, third behind Gangi (who then lost playoff to Matera
F.C. Matera
Football Club Matera was an Italian association football club located in Matera, Basilicata.Its colors were white and blue.-History:The club was founded in 1930....
); in 1993–1994, seventh-placed after having led the table for almost the whole first half of the season.
Relegation, decline and merger
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...
, where another local team, S.C. Mazara 2000, was already playing. Mazara 2000 was a minor, young team who quickly climbed the football pyramid up to Eccellenza, whereas US Mazara appeared to be an old team under decline. Both teams played Eccellenza in 1995–1996, challenging each other in a new, yet somewhat strange, local derby. US Mazara classified fourth in the end, whereas Mazara 2000 obtained a good seventh place. US Mazara, who was under growing economic difficulties, agreed for a merge with Mazara 2000, and Gruppo Sportivo Mazara 1946 (Mazara 1946 Sports Group) were founded.
The newly-founded football team included almost all the best players from the two former local clubs; this brought the first appearance for Mazara 1946, in 1996–1997, to be very successful, as the team managed to win hands down the Eccellenza league and return to Serie D. The first season for the new club in the Italian fifth-ranked division ended in a hard saving, just one point above the relegation places. The 1998–1999 campaign showed itself to be even harder, with Mazara ending the season with the same points as Sancataldese, therefore being forced to play a single-legged relegation playoff. The match, played in Termini Imerese
Termini Imerese
Termini Imerese is a town and comune in the province of Palermo on the northern coast of Sicily, southern Italy.-Ancient:The site where the town now sits has been populated since prehistoric times, as many archeologial excavations have shown through the years...
, ended in a 1–0 win for the canarini, that so escaped relegation once again.
Affected by heavy financial struggles, Mazara however played their 1999–2000 Serie D season with a team mostly composed of young and unexperienced players, and were humiliatingly relegated to Eccellenza with just 8 points in 34 matches, obviously last-placed in the table.
Since then, Mazara experienced a declining time, even relegating 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...
(7th-ranked division) in 2003–2004 after losing relegation playoffs to Licata
S.S.D. Licata 1931
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Licata 1931 is an Italian association football club located in Licata, Sicily. The traditional club colours of Licata is yellow and blue; known in Italy as giallloblu...
. The club, with a new property, successfully returned to Eccellenza in 2005–2006 under coach Filippo Cavataio, a native of Mazara and a former centre back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
of several 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...
teams, most notably Trapani. In 2006–2007 the club, again coached by Cavataio, ended the regular season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
phase in an impressive third place, behind Alcamo
U.S.D. Alcamo
Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Alcamo is an Italian association football club from Alcamo, Sicily, which played and won the Sicilian Round A of Eccellenza division in the 2006–2007 season....
and Carini, and were therefore admitted to the promotion playoff semifinal, where they eliminated Kamarat (from Cammarata
Cammarata
Cammarata is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 km southeast of Palermo and about 35 km north of Agrigento on the eponymous mountain in a territory rich of forests....
) in a one-legged semifinal after a 0–0 tie, with Mazara moving to the next round because of their best placement in the regular season; another tie with second-placed Carini in the final however caused elimination for the canarini, who failed to achieve promotion also in the following season, finishing in fifth place after a long battle with Nissa
Nissa F.C. A.S.D.
Nissa Football Club Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica, commonly known as Nissa, is an Italian association football club, based in Caltanissetta, Sicily. They will compete the 2008–09 season in Serie D, after having won the Eccellenza Sicily A...
and bitter rivals Trapani
A.S.D. Trapani Calcio
Trapani Calcio is an Italian football club located in Trapani, Sicily. The traditional club colours of Trapani is maroon, known in Italian language as granata...
, who then defeated and eliminated Mazara in the following promotion play-off tournament, with all three matches (two in the regular season, plus a one-legged play-off match) being played behind closed doors
Behind closed doors (football)
The term "Behind Closed Doors" is used in several sports, primarily association football, to describe matches played where spectators are not allowed in the stadium to watch...
.
In 2008–09 Mazara returned with high expectations of winning the league, and established themselves in the top positions of the league. However, on January 2009 the club unwillingly gained national news due to events in what was supposed to be a key home game against first-placed Villabate: Mazara striker Francesco Erbini scored a goal in the first minutes of the match, but the referee disallowed it and restarted the game as the Mazara footballers were celebrating, thus allowing Villabate to score a goal with no significant opposition on the pitch. The referee successively sent off three Mazara footballers due to heavy protests and then abandoned the pitch minutes later. The Sicilian Football Federation then announced the match had to be replayed on 10 March; Mazara won the game 2–0 and established themselves in first place. On 22 March, after a 4–0 home win against Marsala in a local derby, Mazara mathematically ensured first place in the league table, with a six points advantage to Villabate and only one remaining match to be played, thus marking their return to the Serie D after nine years.
Back into Serie D and new fusion
The club's comeback season to Serie DSerie 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...
was hailed by financial problems mostly caused by the move from a regional league to a national one, with former player Giovanni Iacono being appointed head coach in a unusual part-time basis. Throughout the season, Mazara found themselves in the bottom side of the league, despite managing to achieve a number of prominent results, such as home wins to fallen giants Messina and arch-rivals, and league leaders, Trapani
A.S.D. Trapani Calcio
Trapani Calcio is an Italian football club located in Trapani, Sicily. The traditional club colours of Trapani is maroon, known in Italian language as granata...
. The club also experienced the loss of team captain, and former Palermo striker, Francesco Erbini, who was banned for ten months on February 2010 due to having greeted two club staff members inquiried with mafia
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
charges as a goal celebration in a football league game on March 2009. Despite such issues, the club ended the season out of the relegation playoff zone, thus ensuring itself a new Serie D season. On July 2010 it was announced a fusion between the main Mazara club and the historical local youth system club Aurora Mazara: such club took the new denomination of Mazara Calcio A.S.D. and will take part to the 2010–11 Serie D season.
Mazara then successfully returned in 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...
in 2010 as 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...
champions and played two season before being relegated in 2011 as second-last placed in the Round I of the top amateur league of Italy. In their first season back to Eccellenza, Mazara clearly stated their intentions to go back immediately to Serie D by acquiring several top players, including former Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
striker Akeem Omolade
Akeem Omolade
Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Mazara in the regional Eccellenza amateur league. He previously played at Serie A level for Torino, marking five appearances during the 2002–03 season....
.
Colours and badge
The official team colours for GS Mazara 1946, as well as all the other major sports teams in Mazara, are canary yellow and blue, which are also the official colours of the city of Mazara del Vallo.The original team badge was instead reminiscent of the 1996 merge between the two local and rival clubs U.S. Mazara and S.C. Mazara 2000: both two characteristic elements of the respective original crests, respectively the canary
Domestic Canary
The Domestic Canary, often simply known as the canary, is a domesticated form of the wild Canary, a small songbird in the finch family originating from the Macaronesian Islands ....
bird and the seahorse
Seahorse
Seahorses compose the fish genus Hippocampus within the family Syngnathidae, in order Syngnathiformes. Syngnathidae also includes the pipefishes. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning “sea monster”.There are nearly 50 species of seahorse...
, are present on it, along with the words "GS MAZARA 1946". Such logo was dropped out in 2010 in favour of a new version that only depicted the canary bird instead.
Stadium
Mazaro
The Mazaro is a river in Sicily, Italy.The Mazaro river flows 28 km across South-Western Sicily, from its source in Rapicaldo, located within the Salemi city boundaries, to the Mediterranean Sea in Mazara del Vallo....
river. Originally a dirt floor stadium without seats, Stadio Nino Vaccara undertook a massive restructuring in the early 2000s, with the implementation of a synthetic field and a numbered seats-only grandstand with a roof.
The stadium is divided into three sectors: the numbered grandstand, or tribuna centrale, with a capacity of 1,086; the curva (not really a curved sector, by the way), where the organized supporters sit down, with a capacity of 800; and the gradinata, in front of the grandstand, with a capacity of 1,380, usually opened only in exceptional cases.
Outside the stadium, right aside the main entrance, a number of mural
Mural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
s are pictured depicting fishermen and fishing boats characteristic of Mazara del Vallo are also pictured.
Current squad
As of 23 August 2010List of seasons
| Season | promoted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–59 | 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... |
7th | |
| 1959–60 | 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... |
1st | promoted after playoff against Milazzo |
| 1960–61 | 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... |
10th | |
| 1961–62 | 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... |
7th | |
| 1962–63 | 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... |
8th | |
| 1963–64 | 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... |
17th | relegated |
| 1964–65 | 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... |
7th | |
| 1965–66 | 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... |
11th | |
| 1966–67 | 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... |
15th | |
| 1967–68 | 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... |
7th | |
| 1968–69 | 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... |
2nd | |
| 1969–70 | 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... |
1st | 6 points later deducted because of match fixing Match fixing In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as... , AMAT Palermo promoted at its place |
| 1970–71 | 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... |
1st | promoted |
| 1971–72 | 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... |
17th | relegated |
| 1972–73 | 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... |
2nd | |
| 1973–74 | 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... |
3rd | |
| 1974–75 | 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... |
3rd | |
| 1975–76 | 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... |
1st | promoted after playoff against Canicattì |
| 1976–77 | 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... |
7th | |
| 1977–78 | 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... |
10th | |
| 1978–79 | 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... |
12th | |
| 1979–80 | 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... |
8th | |
| 1980–81 | 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... |
18th | 2 points deducted; no relegations in that season |
| 1981–82 | 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... |
14th | |
| 1982–83 | Interregionale 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... |
12th | |
| 1983–84 | Interregionale 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... |
8th | |
| 1984–85 | Interregionale 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... |
1st | 5 points later deducted because of match fixing Match fixing In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as... , Trapani promoted at its place |
| 1985–86 | Interregionale 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... |
11th | |
| 1986–87 | Interregionale 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... |
7th | |
| 1987–88 | Interregionale 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... |
12th | |
| 1988–89 | Interregionale 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... |
2nd | |
| 1989–90 | Interregionale 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... |
6th | |
| 1990–91 | Interregionale 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... |
3rd | |
| 1991–92 | Interregionale 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... |
4th | |
| 1992–93 | Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti 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... |
14th | |
| 1993–94 | Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti 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... |
7th | |
| 1994–95 | Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti 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... |
17th | relegated |
| 1995–96 | 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... |
4th | merged with Mazara 2000 at the end of the season |
| 1996–97 | 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... |
1st | promoted |
| 1997–98 | Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti 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... |
14th | |
| 1998–99 | Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti 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... |
14th | saved from relegation after playoff against Sancataldese |
| 1999–00 | Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti 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... |
18th | relegated |
| 2000–01 | 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... |
6th | |
| 2001–02 | 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... |
7th | |
| 2002–03 | 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... |
3rd | |
| 2003–04 | 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... |
13th | relegated after playoff against Licata S.S.D. Licata 1931 Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Licata 1931 is an Italian association football club located in Licata, Sicily. The traditional club colours of Licata is yellow and blue; known in Italy as giallloblu... |
| 2004–05 | 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... |
5th | |
| 2005–06 | 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... |
1st | promoted |
| 2006–07 | 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... |
3rd | |
| 2007–08 | 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... |
5th | |
| 2008–09 | 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... |
1st | promoted |
| 2009–10 | 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... |
12th | |
| 2010–11 | 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... |
18th | relegated |
| 2011–12 | 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... |
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Notable players
Filippo Cavataio (Serie C1 player in the 1990s for Trapani and Atletico CataniaA.S.D. Atletico Catania F.C.
Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Atletico Catania is an Italian association football club founded in 1986 and based in Catania, Sicily. Throughout its history, the club played extensively at Serie C1 and Serie C2 professional level, almost gaining promotion to Serie B on two occasions during the 1990s...
) Francesco Erbini (Serie C1 player in the 1990s for Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
and Marsala
S.C. Marsala 1912
Sport Club Marsala 1912 is an Italian association football club from the city of Marsala, Sicily. It was founded in 1912 and its official and historical colours are white and blue...
) Renato Greco (Serie B player in the 1990s)
Notable managers
Ignazio ArcoleoIgnazio Arcoleo
Ignazio Arcoleo is an Italian footballer and manager.- Playing career :Arcoleo, born in Mondello, a Palermo maritime frazione, to a fishermans' family, started his professional career in 1966/1967 for his home city team. He returned to play for Palermo in 1970, becoming one of the most...
(Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
coach in the 1990s) Giuseppe Caramanno (Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
and Foggia
U.S. Foggia
Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....
coach in the 1990s) Angelo Galfano (current Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
Under-20 coach) Čestmír Vycpálek
Cestmír Vycpálek
Čestmír Vycpálek was a former Czech football player and manager. He was an uncle of noted football manager Zdeněk Zeman.-Playing career:...
(Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
coach in the 1970s)
Achievements
- Serie DSerie DSerie 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...
:- Runners-up (2): 1984–1985, 1988–1989
- Eccellenza SiciliaEccellenzaEccellenza 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...
:- Winners (2): 1996–1997, 2008–2009
- Promozione SiciliaPromozionePromozione 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...
:- Winners (3): 1970–1971, 1975–1976, 2005–2006
- Runners-up (1): 1972–1973