History of S.C. Siracusa
The history of S.C. Siracusa officially started in 1924, following the bankrupt in 2012 of U.S. Siracusa, based in Syracuse, Sicily. It currently plays in Eccellenza Sicily.
From A.S. Siracusa to U.S. Siracusa
The origins
The earliest clubs representing the city of Syracuse were brought to the city by English sailors. The earliest of which were named Ortigia 1907; as the name suggests that club was founded in 1907, Esperia and Insuperabile. However, cycling remained the most popular sport by far during this time so these clubs did not reach much prominence.
A.S. Siracusa
This club was founded as Gruppo Sportivo Tommaso Gargallo on 1 April 1924, by two men who were part of the military, the lieutenant of the 75° infantry Genisio Pioletti and his advanced captain Luigi Santuccio. The club were entered into the Italian Serie C league. Successively the team switched its denomination to Associazione Sportiva Siracusa.
In 1945–46, Siracusa was admitted to Serie B, where he played for seven consecutive seasons. After a relegation to the amateur leagues, Siracusa returned to Serie C in 1970–71, after two playoffs against Fincantieri, a team from Palermo, both ended in a tie: then, Siracusa won a tie-breaking coin toss and was awarded promotion.
Siracusa Calcio
In 1978–79, the club renamed 'Siracusa Calcio in 1974 won the Italian Serie C Cup, defeating Biellese in the final. That same year, Siracusa promoted to Serie C1, where he played for two seasons. Siracusa played Serie C2 until 1988, when, under coach Paolo Lombardo, the Sicilian club gained promotion to Serie C1. In 1994–95, despite serious financial troubles, Siracusa almost reached promotion to Serie B under head coach Giuliano Sonzogni, losing on playoffs to Avellino. Successively, the team was not able to go on financially, and Siracusa was consequently cancelled by the Italian Football Federation.
U.S. Siracusa
The second local team, U.S. Marcozzi Siracusa 1956 of regional Promozione league, in 1996 switched to U.S. Siracusa, thus taking on the legacy of the old club.
The team reached Serie D in 1999, but quickly relegated to Eccellenza. Siracusa returned to play Serie D in 2002; since then, the Sicilian team unsuccessfully tried to reach a spot into professional football until 2009, when they dominated the Girone I of Serie D, getting finally promoted back to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (formerly known as Serie C2) in advance of six weeks, after a 2–0 home win to Rosarno in front of 5,000 local supporters.[1]
In their first season back into professionalism, Siracusa have re-appointed Giuliano Sonzogni as head coach; fan favourite Sonzogni had already served as head coach in what then proved to be the most successful season in the club history, in 1994–95.
During the 2011-12 season, headed by coach Andrea Sottil, at his first season into Professional Football, Siracusa actually won the Lega Pro Prima Divisione by earning more points than any other team in that year. However, due to financial troubles again, instead of being directly promoted to Serie B, U.S. Siracusa was inflicted a penalty of 5 points in the same season, which caused the relegation of the club to a final third position. Losing then the play-off semifinal to Virtus Lanciano did not help with their promotion to Serie B after almost six decades.
After the end of the 2011-12 season, U.S. Siracusa did not appeal against the exclusion of Federal Council and it is excluded by the Italian professional football.[2]
A.S.D. Città di Siracusa
In summer 2012 the club restarting from Terza Categoria Siracusa that won, but at the end of the season it was dissolved.
From Palazzolo to Sport Club Siracusa
Palazzolo
The club located in Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily was founded in 1954 as Associazione Calcio Palazzolo Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica.
Palazzolo has taken part in Serie D category many times. The first participation in Serie D was in the 2007-08 season in which it was relegated the next year.
The club was promoted to the Serie D after winning the group B of Eccellenza Sicily in the 2010-11 season, but was relegated back in Eccellenza at the and of the 2012-13 Serie D season.
Stadium
The stadium Alessandro Scrofani Salustro, located in Contrada Pantano is one of the most modern and advanced facilities in the province of Syracuse. The two stands, the deck and stairs, approximately 1,300 seats. The turf is made of "synthetic".
Colors and badge
The team's colors were green and yellow.
S.C. Siracusa
During the summer 2013 the club decided to move to Syracuse, changing its denomination to S.C. Siracusa in order to continue the football history of that city[3] restarting from Eccellenza Sicily.
References
- ↑ "Siracusa promosso in Seconda Divisione" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Lega Pro: escluse Spal, Foggia e Siracusa - calcio news 184635 - SPORTMEDIASET". Sportmediaset.mediaset.it. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ↑ "Il Palazzolo si trasferisce a Siracusa e farà domanda di ripescaggio in serie D". Agrigento Sport. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-08-31.