Sicilian derby

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The Sicilian derby (Italian language: Derby di Sicilia, Derby siciliano) is a local derby between Italian football clubs Calcio Catania and U.S. Città di Palermo. 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 nationally was on November 1, 1936, at Palermo, at the Serie B level, and ended in a 1-1 draw. The Sicilian derby has been played six times in Serie A: it was won twice by Palermo, and ended in a draw in the remaining four fixtures. The teams have also met in local Sicilian competitions, and friendly matches.

The most notorious derby was on February 2, 2007, when 40 year-old policeman Filippo Raciti was killed in Catania by 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 leg on December 2, 2007. Catania subsequently proceeded to defeat Palermo 3-1, culminating in a historic win for Catania in their derby, making it the first in Serie A.

1 List of Sicilian derby results
2 References

[edit] List of Sicilian derby results

[edit] Catania vs Palermo

Season	Match	Result	League	Date
2007/08	Catania-Palermo	3-1	Serie A	2 December 2007
2006/07	Catania-Palermo	1-2⁽¹⁾	Serie A	4 February 2007
2003/04	Catania-Palermo	0-2	Serie B	9 November 2003
2002/03	Catania-Palermo	2-0	Serie B	18 November 2002
2000/01	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie C1/B	4 March 2001
1999/00	Catania-Palermo	0-0	Serie C1/B	16 April 2000
1992/93	Catania-Palermo	0-0	Serie C1/B
1990/91	Catania-Palermo	1-0	Serie C1/B	9 December 1990
1989/90	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie C1/B	11 March 1990
1988/89	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie C1/B
1985/86	Catania-Palermo	1-0	Serie B
1982/83	Catania-Palermo	2-0	Serie B	20 March 1983
1981/82	Catania-Palermo	3-1	Serie B	3 January 1982
1980/81	Catania-Palermo	3-3	Serie B	21 December 1980
1976/77	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie B	20 March 1977
1975/76	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie B	14 December 1975
1973/74	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie B	6 January 1974
1971/72	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie B	5 March 1972
1967/68	Catania-Palermo	1-2	Serie B	26 November 1967
1966/67	Catania-Palermo	1-0	Serie B	11 December 1966
1962/63	Catania-Palermo	0-0	Serie A	17 February 1963
1961/62	Catania-Palermo	0-0	Serie A	17 September 1961
1958/59	Catania-Palermo	0-0	Serie B	9 November 1958
1957/58	Catania-Palermo	0-0	Serie B	16 March 1958
1955/56	Catania-Palermo	1-1	Serie B	22 January 1956
1936/37	Catania-Palermo	0-1	Serie B

⁽¹⁾ See 2007 Catania football violence for more details about the riots during and following the match.

[edit] Palermo vs Catania

Season	Match	Result	League	Date
2006/07	Palermo-Catania	5-3	Serie A	20 September 2006
2003/04	Palermo-Catania	5-0	Serie B	4 April 2004
2002/03	Palermo-Catania	3-3	Serie B	19 April 2003
2000/01	Palermo-Catania	5-1	Serie C1/B	23 October 2000
1999/00	Palermo-Catania	1-1	Serie C1/B	5 December 1999
1992/93	Palermo-Catania	0-2	Serie C1/B
1990/91	Palermo-Catania	3-0	Serie C1/B	5 May 1991
1989/90	Palermo-Catania	1-0	Serie C1/B	22 October 1989
1988/89	Palermo-Catania	0-0	Serie C1/B
1985/86	Palermo-Catania	0-0	Serie B
1982/83	Palermo-Catania	0-0	Serie B	24 October 1982
1981/82	Palermo-Catania	0-2⁽¹⁾	Serie B	23 May 1982
1980/81	Palermo-Catania	2-0	Serie B	24 May 1981
1976/77	Palermo-Catania	0-0	Serie B	31 October 1976
1975/76	Palermo-Catania	1-1	Serie B	2 May 1976
1973/74	Palermo-Catania	1-1	Serie B	19 May 1974
1971/72	Palermo-Catania	1-0	Serie B	17 October 1971
1967/68	Palermo-Catania	0-0	Serie B	21 April 1968
1966/67	Palermo-Catania	0-1	Serie B
1962/63	Palermo-Catania	1-1	Serie A	14 October 1962
1961/62	Palermo-Catania	0-0	Serie A	21 January 1962
1958/59	Palermo-Catania	1-0	Serie B	22 March 1959
1957/58	Palermo-Catania	1-1	Serie B	3 November 1957
1955/56	Palermo-Catania	3-3	Serie B	3 June 1956
1936/37	Palermo-Catania	1-1	Serie B	1 November 1936

⁽¹⁾ 2-0 Catania victory later awarded by the Federation. The match ended in a 1-0 win for Palermo.

[edit] Sicilian derbies with Atletico Catania

During five seasons, Palermo played an "alternate" Sicilian derby to Atletico Catania, a minor team which experienced its highest peak during the late 1990s, when was known as the major football club in Catania following disbandment of the old Calcio Catania. In 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, Palermo played derbies with both Catania and Atletico Catania, as all three teams were playing Serie C1/B at the time.

Atletico Catania is now playing Prima Categoria, following its exclusion from professional football in 2001, its final disbandment in 2005 and its following refoundation down from the bottom tiers of Italian football.^[3]

Season	Match	Result	League	Date
2000/01	Atletico Catania-Palermo	0-1	Serie C1/B	26 November 2000
1999/00	Atletico Catania-Palermo	0-1	Serie C1/B	10 October 1999
1998/99	Atletico Catania-Palermo	0-1	Serie C1/B	24 January 1999
1997/98	Atletico Catania-Palermo	2-0	Serie C1/B	19 October 1997
1987/88	Atletico Catania-Palermo	2-2	Serie C2/D

Season	Match	Result	League	Date
2000/01	Palermo-Atletico Catania	0-0	Serie C1/B	8 April 2001
1999/00	Palermo-Atletico Catania	1-0	Serie C1/B	13 February 2000
1998/99	Palermo-Atletico Catania	2-1	Serie C1/B	20 September 1998
1997/98	Palermo-Atletico Catania	1-0	Serie C1/B	8 March 1998
1987/88	Palermo-Atletico Catania	1-0	Serie C2/D