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The Derby di Sicilia or Sicilian Derby in English, is a local derby between Italian football clubs Catania FC and Palermo FC. Catania and Palermo are the two main cities on the island of Sicily , and the teams are fierce rivals.
The first derby in the Italian top flight was played in Turin on 8 May 1898 between the F.B.C. Torinese and Internazionale F.C. Torino, teams that would merge to create Torino Football Club. When the Serie A began in 1929, three derbies were played in the top flight, which became four in 1935–36.
The Derby delle Due Sicilie ("Derby of the Two Sicilies") is an Italian Serie A derby between the Napoli and Palermo football clubs. [1] It represents the football challenge between the two historical capitals of the Two Sicilies. The first match was played in 1928.
The Derby delle Isole ("Derby of the Islands") is an Italian association football rivalry between Cagliari Calcio and Palermo. [1] [2] Cagliari Calcio play at Unipol Domus, in Cagliari, Sardinia, while Palermo play at La Favorita in Palermo, Sicily; the two grounds are approximately 250 mi (402.34 km) apart.
Notably for Sicilian football, the league featured all three major regional teams, Palermo, Messina and Catania; it was also the first time Palermo played against Calcio Catania on a national scale; their rivalry would then become known as the Sicilian derby. Not considering the 1-0 Palermo win in a Reserve League match in 1929, the first ...
Get a taste of Palermo, Italy, with an insider market tour, street food, and sweets in a secluded convent.
Gazzetta dello Sport frontpage on 3 February. The headline reads: Policeman murdered, football closes The football match between Catania and Palermo, a derby between two of the three Serie A club that hail from Sicily (the other being Messina), was originally scheduled to be played on 4 February at 15:00.
Palermo Football Club (Italian pronunciation: ⓘ) is an Italian professional football club based in Palermo, Sicily, that currently plays in Serie B.It is part of the City Football Group.