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S.S.D. Città Di Gela
S.S.D. Città di Gela, commonly known as just Gela, is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club, based in Gela, Sicily. History The club was founded in 1975 and refounded in 2006 and 2011. Gela played 2005–2006 in Serie C1/B, but, following the bankruptcy of the club, a new society, with the current denomination, was admitted to Serie C2. Following financial troubles it was refounded as Gela Juve-Terranova in 1995, after the merger between the old ''Juventina Gela'' and ''Terranova Gela'', a minor team from the city and with the current name in 2006. Gela has gained some popularity in 2005 because of its commitment against the Racket (crime), racket, in one of the cities of Sicily where Sicilian Mafia, the Mafia is strongest. In summer 2010, Gela Calcio had not won the Lega Pro Prima Divisione, however: the failure of many teams has led the repechage in this league. In summer 2011, it does not appeal against the exclusion of Covisoc and excluded from all foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gela (Sicilian and ; grc, Γέλα) is a city and (municipality) in the regional autonomy, Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is the only in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of Caltanissetta, the provincial capital. Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential ''polis'' in Sicily in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and died in 456 BC. In 1943, during the Allied invasion of Sicily, Invasion of Sicily, the Allies of World War II, Allied forces made their first landing on the island at Gela.La Monte, John L. & Lewis, Winston B. ''The Sicilian Campaign, 10 July17 August 1943'' (1993) United States Government Printing Office pp.56-96 History Ancient era Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
