U.S. Ragusa
Encyclopedia
Unione Sportiva Ragusa is an Italian association football
club located in Ragusa
, Sicily. It currently plays in Eccellenza
, having been excluded from Serie D
in 2007 for bankruptcy
. Its colors are blue and white.
Pasquale Maida Emanuele Manitta
Giuseppe Mascara
Gianvito Plasmati
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 Ragusa
Ragusa, Italy
Ragusa is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily, with around 75,000 inhabitants. It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valleys, Cava San Leonardo and Cava Santa Domenica...
, 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...
, having been excluded from 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 2007 for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
. Its colors are blue and white.
Notable former players
Salvatore Guastella Giorgio LucentiGiorgio Lucenti
Giorgio Lucenti is an Italian footballer who plays for Potenza at Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-Biography:Born in Ragusa, Sicily, Giorgio and his brother Gaetano started his career at Ragusa. He then signed by Palermo. In summer 1997, he was transferred to A.S. Roma, but in January 1998 left for Serie...
Pasquale Maida Emanuele Manitta
Emanuele Manitta
Emanuele Manitta is an Italian football goalkeeper.-Early career:A native of Caltagirone, Sicily, he spent one season at youth rank of A.S. Bari before to move to Sicilian amateur club U.S. Ragusa, at that time at Serie D. He then moved to Peloro Calcio of Serie D...
Giuseppe Mascara
Giuseppe Mascara
Giuseppe Mascara is an Italian professional football player currently playing for Napoli in the Italian Serie A. He is equally adept at playing as a striker or as a wide forward.-U.S. Ragusa:...
Gianvito Plasmati
Gianvito Plasmati
Gianvito Plasmati is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for A.S.G. Nocerina.-Early career:Plasmati started his career at Ferrandina Calcio in 1999, before moving to fellow Serie D club F.C. Matera in 2000...