Derby_di_Sicilia

Derby di Sicilia

Derby di Sicilia

Local derby between Italian football clubs

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. However, they have seldom played each other within the Italian football league system, because in many seasons they have played in separate divisions of the league. The first time the Sicilian derby took place in the context of league football was on November 1, 1936, at Palermo in Serie B level; it ended in a 1–1 draw. The Sicilian derby has been played 10 times in Serie A: Catania leading their rivals by 5 victories to Palermo's 4; the other occasion was drawn. The teams have also met in local Sicilian competitions, and friendly matches.

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The most notorious derby was on 2 February 2007, when 40-year-old policeman Filippo Raciti died in Catania from severe liver injuries during riots following the derby.[1] The events led FIGC commissioner Luca Pancalli to indefinitely suspend all professional and amateur football games in the country.[2]

For the 2007 season, all Palermo fans were banned from Catania's Stadio Massimino for the Catania-Palermo match on December 2, 2007. Catania subsequently proceeded to defeat Palermo 3–1, a historic derby win for Catania, their first in Serie A.

Statistics

As of 3 March 2021

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Results

League results

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Cup results

Season
Competition
Round
Date
Home team
Result
Away team
2000–01Coppa Italia Serie CRound of 1629 November 2000Palermo
1–1
Catania
10 January 2001Catania
2–1
Palermo
1999–2000Coppa Italia Serie CRound of 3213 October 1999Palermo
2–2
Catania
27 October 1999Catania
0–0
Palermo
1998–99Coppa Italia Serie CGroup stage30 August 1998Catania
2–0
Palermo
1992–93Coppa Italia Serie CFinal group13 January 1993Catania
1–2
Palermo
1990–91Coppa Italia Serie CRound of 1620 December 1990Palermo
2–0
Catania
24 January 1991Catania
1–0
Palermo
1989–90Coppa Italia Serie CQuarter final22 February 1990Palermo
3–1
Catania
15 March 1990Catania
1–1
Palermo
1981–82Coppa ItaliaGroup stage6 September 1981Palermo
1–0
Catania
1980–81Coppa ItaliaGroup stage7 September 1980Catania
2–3
Palermo
1969–70Coppa ItaliaGroup stage31 August 1969Palermo
4–1
Catania
1968–69Coppa ItaliaGroup stage15 September 1968Catania
1–1
Palermo
1964–65Coppa ItaliaSecond round6 January 1965Palermo
1–0
Catania
1959–60Coppa ItaliaFirst round6 September 1959Palermo
2–0
Catania
1937–38Coppa ItaliaThird round4 November 1937Palermo
4–1
Catania
1935–36Coppa ItaliaRound of 3225 December 1935Catania
1–0
Palermo

Sicilian derbies with Atletico Catania

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, as all three teams were playing Serie C1/B at the time.

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References

  1. [1]
    Miami Herald. "CONI responds to deadly soccer rioting". Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  2. [2]
    BBC (2 February 2007). "Italian league halted by violence". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
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