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Catania Football Club, commonly known as Catania, is an Italian football club based in the city of Catania, Sicily, that plays in Serie C.. Originally founded in 1908 as Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica, the club boasts 17 appearances in the top flight, reaching eighth place in Serie A on four occasions: during the early 1960s and again in 2012–13.
The club changed their name from Atletico Leonzio to Atletico Catania, doing a controversial move, specially in the eyes of the club's fans from Lentini. They played for seven seasons in Serie C , coming close to promotion to Serie B twice, reaching the playoffs in both 1996–97 and 1997–98, but missing out both times.
The maximum number of paying spectators in a league (including season ticket holders) was reached on 14 September 2002 (Catania-Genoa 3-2) with about 28,200 spectators; similar to that for the 1998 Italy-Slovakia football match, but on 28 May 2006 (Catania-AlbinoLeffe 2-1) it was sold out with just 21,327 paying spectators even if there was a ...
TG Calcio 24 (TG Football/Soccer 24) and QSVS News, the first is broadcast from 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM every day except when QSVS is aired, it has different format from the others, because there is an only host who says news and does telephone calls with some of the guests that take part to the broadcasts. QSVS News is similar but there are two hosts.
The 2023–24 season was Catania FC's 95th season in existence and second consecutive season in the Serie C. They also competed in the Coppa Italia Serie C.
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A banner against violence in football at the Massimino stadium, Catania. (translated: "Catania, wake up. Catania, show your indignation.") The Sicilian derby riots happened a week after the death of an amateur football club official named Ermanno Licursi, who was beaten to death during a riot soon after a Terza Categoria league match. [16]
For five seasons, Palermo played an "alternate" Sicilian derby against Atletico Catania, a minor team which reached its peak during the late 1990s, when it was the major football club in Catania, following the disbandment of the old Calcio Catania. In 1999–2000 and 2000–2001, Palermo contested derbies with both Catania and Atletico Catania ...