Catania FC

Catania Football Club, commonly known as Catania, is an Italian football club based in the city of Catania, Sicily, that plays in Serie C.

Catania
Full nameCatania
Football Club s.r.l.
Nickname(s)I Rossazzurri (The Red and Blues)
Gli Elefanti (The Elephants)
Gli Etnei (The Etneans)
Founded1946 (1946)
GroundStadio Angelo Massimino,
Catania, Italy
Capacity23,266
OwnerRoss Pelligra (through Elefante 1946 Pty Ltd)
ChairmanRoss Pelligra
CoachCristiano Lucarelli
LeagueSerie C Group C
2022–23Serie D Group I, 1st of 18 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Third colours

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. It is the 12th most popular team in Italy, with around 600,000 fans. The club also went through a number of dissolutions and refoundations, the last of which happended in 2022.

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