A.S.D. Calcio Club Vittoria 2020 is an
Italian association football club, based in
Vittoria, Sicily.
History
The club was founded in 1968. After years as an amateur club, Vittoria were first promoted to
Serie C2 in 1978, being relegated back to
Serie D
The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...
only two years later. The club went bankrupt in 1994 and was refounded as ''A.S. Vittoria'', resuming from
Promozione and returning to Serie D in 1997.
In 2003, under the guidance of head coach
Domenico Giacomarro
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People
* Domenico Alfani, Italian painter
* Domenico Allegri, Italian composer
* Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster
* Domenico Ambrogi
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and with the new denomination of ''F.C. Vittoria'', they returned to
Serie C2 as Serie D playoff winners to fill a league vacancy.
A second consecutive promotion to
Serie C1 followed in 2004 with
Nevio Orlandi
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Career
Playing
Orlandi spent his career playing for several amateur teams, including Akragas throughout ...
as manager, again after winning the league playoffs. The club's stay in the Italian third division however lasted only one season, as they were relegated back to Serie C2 the following year. A number of financial problems then led the club to a disastrous season in 2005–06 and a second consecutive relegation, then followed by exclusion from the Italian football system, being replaced by Junior Vittoria as the top club in the city. The club played and won
Prima Categoria
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in 2006–07 season, being therefore promoted to
Promozione. Junior Vittoria merged with P.D. Comiso soon after, forming A.C.D. Città di Vittoria and playing in
Serie D
The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...
for the 2007–08 season. This new club did not however have any success, and was excluded itself in 2015, after being relegated to Promozione, due to financial struggles.
More attempts to restart the club in 2015 and 2017 followed with little success as well. In 2020, ''Club Calcio Vittoria'' was founded and admitted to Promozione.
Colours and badge
Vittoria's official colours are red and white.
References
Football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in Sicily
Vittoria, Sicily
Association football clubs established in 1968
Serie C clubs
1968 establishments in Italy
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