Catania
Full name	Calcio Catania SpA
Nickname(s)	Rossazzurri ("Red and light-blues"), Gli Elefanti ("The Elephants"), Etnei ("Etneans")
Founded	{{{founded}}}
Ground	Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania, Italy
Capacity	20,800
Chairman	Antonino Pulvirenti
Manager	Silvio Baldini
League	Serie A
2006-07	Serie A, 13th
Home colours Away colours

Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and are based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league; Serie A five times. They currently compete in Serie A after climbing back up the football pyramid. Calcio Catanias badge Image by http://www. ... Mount Etna (also known as Mongibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian, a combination of Latin mont- meaning mountain and the local word for beautiful) is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. ... Stadio Angelo Massimino (previously known as Stadio Cibali) is a multi-use stadium in Catania, Italy. ... The Roman Odeon. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Silvio Baldini (born September 11, 1958 in Massa) is an Italian football coach. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... Serie A 2006-07 teams distribution Serie A 2006/2007 logo The Serie A 2006-2007 season (officially Serie A TIM 2006-2007) began September 10, 2006. ... Image File history File links Red border for left arm - football kit. ... Image File history File links football (soccer) jersey with light blue stripes File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Red border for right arm - football kit. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Roman Odeon. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ...

The club has achieved moderate success in the top league, the highest position ever reached by the club is 8th in Serie A twice, both during the early 1960s. The furthest Catania have progressed in cup competitions is the final of the Coppa delle Alpi. This article is about the Italian football league. ... Coppa delle Alpi (translated as The Goblet of the Alps), was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league in 1960. ...

History

The origins of football being played by representatives of the Province of Catania can be traced back to English cargo ships, thanks to the workers who brought the game to Sicily. Specifically the earliest Catania team can be traced to match which took place on 2 May 1901 at San Raineri di Messina against Messina, the team was named Royal Yacht Catania; an English ship with a local Catanian crew.^[2] Catania (Italian: Provincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Hapag-Lloyd Container ship Container ship A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Football Club Messina Peloro is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily originally founded in 1900. ...

Earliest club photograph; as Pro Patria in 1908.

The ship workers team was just a pastime however, Catania's first professional and most stable football club was founded on 19 June 1908, by Italian film director Gaetano Ventimiglia and Francesco Sturzo d'Aldobrando, who founded the club under the name A.S. Educazione Fisica Pro Patria. Early on they would always play against sailors visiting the port of Catania, particularly foreign ships. Though their first ever match was against Regina Margherita an Italian battleship, the game ended in a 1-1 draw and the Catania line-up that day consisted of; Vassallo, Gismondo, Bianchi, Messina, Slaiter, Caccamo, Stellario, Binning, Cocuzza, Ventimiglia and Pappalardo. Just two years later they changed the name to Unione Sportiva Catanese.^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Regina Margherita was a class of battleships built for Italian Regia Marina in 1898 - 1905. ... For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation). ...

In the North of Italy, football was more organised and those clubs competed in the early Italian Football Championships, while Catania and other Southern clubs competed in competitions such as the Lipton, Sant' Agata and Agordad cups. U.S. Catanese surived the First World War and just after it played in the local Coppa Federale Siciliana. Seven seasons later in 1927 they were entered into the Campionato Catanese, which was won in the 1928-29 season. As they gained promotion the club were entered into the Second Division, and changed their name first to Società Sportiva Catania. They first competed in Serie B in the 1934-35 season^[4] where they finished 4th; that season Genoa won the Serie B title. The Italian Football Championship was the most senior football championship in Italy from the 1898 season to the 1928/1929 season. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Coppa Federale Siciliana (which translates as the Sicilian Federal Cup) was a Sicilian football competition which took place in during May 1920. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... It has been suggested that Genoa cricket and football club be merged into this article or section. ...

Catania played in the league for three seasons during this period, before being relegated. Down in Serie C, Catania were crowned champions in the 1938-39 season, finishing above Sicilian rivals Siracusa and Messina (who came in 2nd and 3rd respectively). Their return to Serie B was not a pleasant one, the club finished bottom of the league and won only three games that season. The club's name was briefly changed to Associazione Calcio Fascista Catania during the 1942-43 season in Serie C, which ended prematurely because of the 2nd World War. Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Unione Sportiva Siracusa is an Italian football club located in Syracuse, Sicily. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...

Rebirth

Calcio Catania during 1946.

After World War II ended, a local competition was organised, the Campionato Siciliano. US Catanese were back; at the end of that season a local team named Elefante Catania^[5] were merged into the club. The merged club kept the Catanese name and competed in Serie C during the 1945-46 season, but finished last. In the same league that season a team called Virtus Catania were also present and finished 8th.^[6] Image File history File links Catania1946. ... Image File history File links Catania1946. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...

At the end of the season, Catanese and Virtus merged together to form Club Calcio Catania, with the first president as Santi Manganaro-Passanisi (who had been president of Catanese). They were entered into Serie C where they spent three seasons, after an epic duel with Reggina for first place Catania prevailed with stars such as Goffi, Messora, Ardesi and Prevosti, gaining promotion to Serie B during 1948-49. Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ...

Calcio Catania's Golden years

The late 1950s through 1960s are considered the golden years for the Catanian club, as they managed to achieve promotion to Serie A on two separate occasions during this time. Their first promotion from Serie B came, when in the 1953-54 season Catania feat out Cagliari and Lombardy side Pro Patria to be crowned champions of the division. Their first season in Serie A, saw Catania achieve a respectable 12th place finish, but the club were forcibly relegated due to financial scandal (as were Udinese). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. ... Pro Patria Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. ... Udinese Calcio (in short Udinese) is an Italian football club. ...

Calcio Catania during their second spell in Serie A, in the 1960s.

Under the management of Carmelo Di Bella (who had played for the club in the late '30s) Catania gained promotion from Serie B in the 1959-60 season. The race for promotion in third spot went down to the last day of the season and was very tense. Catania had lost their final game 4-2 to Brescia and needed Parma to get a good result against Triestina for the Sicilian club to secure promotion. That is exactly what happened and Catania had thus gained promotion once more. . Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Carmelo Di Bella (January 30, 1921 - September 9, 1992) was an Italian football (soccer) player and manager. ... Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Lombardy. ... Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Venezia Giulia. ...

Catania returned into Serie A for the 1960-61 season, to begin what would be a six-year stay in the league. Their return season was emphatic as the newly promoted club finished in 8th above top Italian clubs such as Lazio and Napoli. This season produced several notable wins; they beat Napoli and Bologna twice, Sampdoria 3-0 at home and most notably they beat AC Milan 4-3 in Sicily and then on the final day of the season they beat Internazionale 2-0, with goals from Castellazzi and Calvanese. This rubbed the salt into the wounds of Inter who lost the closely contested title that year to Juventus. This article is about the Italian football league. ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio) is a sports club based in Rome, Italy and is the biggest sports association in Europe with 37 disciplines ranging from cricket to basketball to parachute jumping[1]. Its mens football team however is by far its most important and prestigious. ... Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli (also known as Azzurri and Partenopei) are an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania. ... Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed) is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in Serie A. The club was founded March 9, 1908. ... Juventus Football Club (from Latin [1] iuventus: youth, IPA: ); (pronounced yoo-ven-toos) also known as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus, or simply Juve, is a football club from Turin, Italy. ...

Four years later in 1965 they would also finish 8th in the league, this time above Roma and Sicilian rivals Messina. Many of the club's most notable stars played around this time, such as; midfielders Alvaro Biagini and the Brazilian Cinesinho, along with wingers Carlo Facchin and Giancarlo Danova in the side. Catania more than held their own amongst the giants of Italian football, with wins against Juventus (2-0), Fiorentina (2-0) and Lazio (1-0). Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... F.C. Messina Peloro is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. ... Sidney Cunha (born on 1 January 1935, in Rio Grande, Brazil) more commonly known as Cinesinho is a former Brazilian football player. ... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ...

Mixed fortunes in the 70s and 80s

After their relegation in 1966 Carmelo Di Bella left and Catania stayed in Serie B; clashing with Palermo in the Sicilian derby before the Palermitan club were promoted. Catania followed in 1970-71 with a third place finish; though their stay in Serie A this time was very brief and they were relegated back down after one season. Their most impressive results that season was 3-1 win against Lazio and a draw at home against AC Milan, Catania lacked goalscorers at the time as they only scored 18 goals all-together in 30 games. Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... The Sicilian derby (Italian language: Derby di Sicilia, Derby siciliano) is the term commonly used to refer the matches between Sicilian football clubs Calcio Catania and U.S. Città di Palermo. ...

Catania players Mastalli and Cantarutti during the 83 Serie B winning season.

Worse was to come for the club, who in 1973-74 were relegated down to Serie C, but fortunetly for the club they were able to bounce straight back with a promotion into Serie B as champions. A similar situation happened in 1976-77, where they were relegated down to Serie C. This time however, they were not able to bounce right back; they finished 2nd and then 3rd before finally being crowned champions of what was now known as Serie C1 in 1979-80. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...

After three short seasons, Catania were promoted in 3rd place behind AC Milan and Lazio, into Serie A. They played the 1983-84 season in Italy's top league, but it proved to be an especially dismal season, with only one win (which came against Pisa) and 12 points despite the presence of Claudio Ranieri and Brazilian imports Luvanor and Pedrinho. Pisa Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. ... Claudio Ranieri (born October 20, 1951 in Rome) is a former Italian football player and manager, current manager of Juventus. ... Pedro Luís Vicençote, best known as Pedrinho (born in Santo André, São Paulo State, October 22, 1957) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) player in defender role. ...

Decline and revival

The decline of Catania started most evidently after its last relegation to Serie B. The team was no longer able to reach the top division of Italian fooball, and instead continued to decline, being relegated for a while into Serie C1 for the latter part of the 1980s. The lowest point of the club's history, however, was reached in 1993, when the team was cancelled by the FIGC because of financial irregularities. Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

However, after a long judicial battle, the magistrature declared the Italian Federation decision as invalid, and forced it to include the team back into the footballing fold. Catania was thus included in the Sicilian Eccellenza (the sixth level of Italian football), but in the meantime another Sicilian football team, Atletico Leonzio from Lentini (in the Province of Syracuse), had been relocated in the city and renamed Atletico Catania. Despite all of this, the "real" Catania was able to rise back to Serie C in a relatively small number of years, and even back to Serie B in 2002. Eccellenza Sicily (known in its native tongue as Eccellenza Sicilia) is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs on the Isle of Sicily, Italy. ... Leontini (mod. ... Syracuse (It. ... A.S.D. Atletico Catania F.C. is an Italian football club founded in 1986 and are based in Catania, Sicily. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

During 2003, Catania was at the centre of a controversy that led to the enlargement of Serie B from 20 to 24 teams, known as Caso Catania. The club claimed that Siena fielded an ineligible player in a 1-1 tie, a result which saw Catania relegated, whereas the two extra points from a victory would have kept them safe. They were awarded a 2-0 victory, before the result being reverted, and then re-awarded again. In August, the FIGC decided to let Catania, along with Genoa and Salernitana stay in Serie B, the newly-reborn Fiorentina were also added for the 2003-04 season. The ruling led to protests and boycotts by the other Serie B clubs that delayed the start of the season. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Associazione Calcio Siena is a football club based in Siena, Italy. ... The Italian Football Federation (Italian: , FIGC), also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy. ... Genoa Cricket and Football Club (IPA: , pronounced JEH-noa) is a professional football club based in the city of Genoa in Italy. ... Salernitana Sport is a football club based in Salerno, Italy. ... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... Look up Boycott in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The league went down to 22 teams for 2004-05, while at the same time Serie A expanded from 18 to 20 teams. During the start of that season, Antonino Pulvirenti, chairman of the flight company Windjet and owner of Acireale, a Sicilian Serie C1 team, bought the club. Catania's new ownership let the team enjoy a revival, and in 2005-06 Catania ended in second position, earning promotion to Serie A. Windjet is a scheduled and charter passenger airline based in Catania in Italy. ... A.S. Acireale is an Italian football club, based in Acireale, Sicily. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... // 1. ...

Against Atalanta in Serie A during 2006.

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Return to Serie A

The 2006-07 season saw Catania in Serie A for its first appearance in 22 years. In their first season back Catania began well, though they recorded a couple of heavy defeats, their home form saw them peak as high as 4th after 20 games. Serie A 2006-07 teams distribution Serie A 2006/2007 logo The Serie A 2006-2007 season (officially Serie A TIM 2006-2007) began September 10, 2006. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ...

Their return season changed drastically on 2 February 2007, due to the 2007 Catania football violence incident. It happened during the Sicilian derby with Palermo, policeman Filippo Raciti was killed during football-related violence caused by Catania ultras outside the Massimino stadium.^[7] The event led FIGC commissioner Luca Pancalli to cancel all football-related events in the country for a period of time; including league and national team matches. Catania chairman and owner Antonino Pulvirenti announced his willingness to leave the football world, stating it was not possible to go on producing football in Catania. is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... TV images showed the violent clashes (SKY Sports) On February 2, 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Italy. ... The Sicilian derby (Italian language: Derby di Sicilia, Derby siciliano) is the term commonly used to refer the matches between Sicilian football clubs Calcio Catania and 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. ... This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... Varvari choreography at a Montenegrin First League home match Ultras are a specific type of sports team supporter group. ... The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio) is the governing body of football in Italy. ... Luca Pancalli (born 16 April 1964 in Rome) is a sports manager and former swimmer. ...

After the Italian football league restarted, Catania continued on but dropped in form largely. In truth their slump in form had started just before the derby incident and all together they failed to win for twelve games in a row, before beating Udinese 1-0 in late April 2007,^[8] they eventually finished 13th. Udinese Calcio (in short Udinese) is an Italian football club. ...

Current first team squad

As of July 7, 2007^[9]

No. Position Player 1 GK Albano Bizarri 2 DF Gennaro Sardo 3 DF Rocco Sabato 4 DF Andrea Sottil 5 DF Mauro Minelli 6 DF Lorenzo Stovini 7 MF Juan Manuel Vargas 8 MF Mark Edusei 9 MF Giuseppe Colucci 10 FW Giuseppe Mascara 11 FW Umberto Del Core 13 MF Mariano Julio Izco 14 FW Babù 15 FW Takayuki Morimoto 16 GK Ciro Polito

No. Position Player 17 MF Davide Baiocco (captain) 18 FW Mirko Antenucci 19 MF Giacomo Tedesco 20 DF Marcello Gazzola 21 DF Cristian Silvestri 22 MF Cristian Ezequiel Llama 23 DF Christian Terlizzi 24 FW Gionatha Spinesi 25 FW Jorge Andrès Barrio Martinez 27 MF Marco Biagianti 28 GK Raffaele Ioime 29 DF Gianluca Falsini 32 DF Riccardo Nardini 33 FW Gianvito Plasmati

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Ezequiel Llama is an Argentine football midfielderer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Christian Terlizzi (born 22 November 1979 in Rome) is an Italian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Gionatha Spinesi (born 9 March 1978 in Pisa) is an Italian footballer currently playing as striker for Serie A team Calcio Catania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Gianvito Plasmati is a forward for Catania Calcio. ...

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Not including loan returns

No. Position Player MF Giacomo Tedesco (free transfer, from Reggina)[10] FW Babù (from Lecce)[10] GK Albano Bizarri (from Gimnàstic)[11] MF Cristian Ezequiel Llama (from Arsenal de Sarandí)[12] DF Marcello Gazzola (from Sassari Torres)[13] FW Jorge Andrés Martínez (from Nacional)[14] DF Christian Terlizzi (from Sampdoria)

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No. Position Player MF Fabio Caserta (to Palermo) Notable former players Enzo Bearzot Amedeo Biavati Riccardo Carapellese Cinesinho Fabio Gatti Ennio Mastalli Luis Oliveira Pedrinho Claudio Ranieri Giovanni Vavassori Johan Walem See Also: Category:Calcio Catania players Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Giacomo Tedesco (born January 2, 1976 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football (calcio) midfielder who currently plays for Reggina of Italys Serie A. Tedesco participated in 4 games of the UEFA Cup in the 2003-2004 season for Perugia Calcio. ... Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Babù real name Anderson Rodney de Oliveira (born 23 December 1980 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian football striker. ... Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is a football club based in Lecce, Apulia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... A goalkeeper. ... Albano Bizarri is an Argentine football goalkeeper. ... Gimnàstic de Tarragona is a Spanish Catalan sports club based in the city of Tarragona, Catalonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Ezequiel Llama is an Argentine football midfielderer. ... Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually called Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football (soccer) club from the Sarandí neighborhood of Avellaneda department, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Old Pol. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan sports club, best known for its football team, based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Christian Terlizzi (born 22 November 1979 in Rome) is an Italian footballer. ... Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed) is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Fabio Caserta is a Footballer who currently plays for Calcio Catania in Italy. ... US Città di Palermo is an Italian soccer team which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Enzo Bearzot (born 26 September 1927 in Aiello del Friuli) is a former Italian football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Amedeo Biavati (born in Bologna, April 4, 1915 – dead April 22, 1979) was an italian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Riccardo Carapellese (born in Cerignola, Foggia, July 1, 1922 – dead in Rapallo, Genova, October 20, 1995) was an Italian football (soccer) player in striker role. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Sidney Cunha (born on 1 January 1935, in Rio Grande, Brazil) more commonly known as Cinesinho is a former Brazilian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Fabio Gatti (born 4 January 1982 in Perugia, Italy) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for Serie A club S.S.C. Napoli. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Luis Oliveira (born 24 March 1969 in Maranhao São Luis, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Belgian football (soccer) player, who spent most of his playing career in Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Pedro Luís Vicençote, best known as Pedrinho (born in Santo André, São Paulo State, October 22, 1957) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) player in defender role. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Claudio Ranieri (born October 20, 1951 in Rome) is a former Italian football player and manager, current manager of Juventus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Giovanni Vavassori (born January 16, 1952 in Arcene, Bergamo) is an Italian football manager and former centre back. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Johan Walem (born February 1, 1972 in Soignies, Belgium) is a former football midfielder and is now a TV consultant for Belgacom TV. He was one of the best Belgian midfielders of his generation, but he gained surprisingly few caps (36) for the national team, scoring two goals. ... Managerial history   1946-47 - Giovanni Degni. 1947-48 - Giovanni Degni, Nicolò Nicolosi. 1948-49 - Miroslav Banas. 1949-50 - Antonio Magnozzi, Stanislao Klein. 1950-51 - Lajos Politzer. 1951-52 - Marini, Brondi III. 1952-53 - Giulio Cappelli, Fioravante Baldi. 1953-55 - Piero Andreoli. 1955-56 - Piero Andreoli, Ernesto Matteo Poggi. 1956-57 - Ernesto Matteo Poggi. 1957-58 - Ernesto Matteo Poggi, Riccardo Carapellese, Nicolò Nicolosi, Francesco Capocasale. 1958-59 - Blagoje Marianovic, Carmelo Di Bella. 1959-65 - Carmelo Di Bella. 1965-66 - Carmelo Di Bella, Luigi Valsecchi. 1966-67 - Dino Ballacci. 1967-68 - Dino Ballacci, Luigi Valsecchi. 1968-71 - Egizio Rubino. 1971-72 - Antonio Calvanese and Luigi Valsecchi, Carmelo Di Bella. 1972-73 - Carmelo Di Bella. 1973-74 - Carmelo Di Bella, Luigi Valsecchi, Guido Mazzetti, Adelmo Prenna. 1974-75 - Gennaro Rambone, Egizio Rubino. 1975-76 - Egizio Rubino, Guido Mazzetti. 1976-77 - Carmelo Di Bella, Luigi Valsecchi. 1977-78 - Carlo Matteucci, Guido Mazzetti. 1978-79 - Adelmo Capelli. 1979-80 - Gennaro Rambone, Lino De Petrillo.   1980-81 - Lino De Petrillo, Guido Mazzetti. 1981-82 - Giorgio Michelotti, Salvo Bianchetti, Guido Mazzetti. 1982-83 - Gianni Di Marzio. 1983-84 - Gianni Di Marzio, Giambattista Fabbri. 1984-85 - Antonio Renna. 1985-86 - Gennaro Rambone, Salvo Bianchetti, Antonio Colomban. 1986-87 - Gennaro Rambone, Bruno Pace. 1987-88 - Osvaldo Jaconi, Pietro Santin, Bruno Pace. 1988-89 - Bruno Pace, Carmelo Russo. 1989-90 - Carmelo Russo, Angelo Benedicto Sormani. 1990-91 - Angelo Benedicto Sormani. 1991-92 - Giuseppe Caramanno, Franco Vannini. 1992-93 - Salvo Bianchetti. 1993-94 - Franco Indelicato, Lorenzo Barlassina. 1994-95 - Pier Giuseppe Mosti, Angelo Busetta. 1995-96 - Lamberto Leonardi, Aldo Cerantola, Mario Russo. 1996-97 - Angelo Busetta, Giovanni Mei. 1997-98 - Giovanni Mei, Franco Gagliardi. 1998-99 - Piero Cucchi. 1999-00 - Gianni Simonelli. 2000-01 - Ivo Iaconi, Vincenzo Guerini. 2001-02 - Aldo Ammazzalorso, Pietro Vierchowod, Francesco Graziani & Maurizio Pellegrino. 2002-03 - Osvaldo Jaconi, Maurizio Pellegrino, John Toshack, Edoardo Reja, Vincenzo Guerini. 2003-04 - Gabriele Matricciani and Stefano Colantuono. 2004-05 - Maurizio Costantini, Nedo Sonetti. 2005-07 - Pasquale Marino. Stadium information Curva Nord supporters at Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania Name: Stadio Angelo Massimino Location: Catania Capacity: 21,148 Inauguration: 27 November 1937 Pitch Size: 110 x 70 metres Catania first made their debut at the Stadio Angelo Massimino, then called the Stadio Cibali in 1937. The stadium was renamed in hour of former president Angelo Massimino in 2002, Massimini had been president of the club from 1969 until this death in 1996. Riccardo Carapellese (born in Cerignola, Foggia, July 1, 1922 – dead in Rapallo, Genova, October 20, 1995) was an Italian football (soccer) player in striker role. ... Carmelo Di Bella (January 30, 1921 - September 9, 1992) was an Italian foo