A.S.D. Sport Club Palazzolo, known as S.C. Palazzolo or just Palazzolo, is an

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club based in Palazzolo Acreide, in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. As of 2019–20 season, the club played in the

Eccellenza Sicily Eccellenza Sicily ( it, Eccellenza Sicilia) is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Sicily, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups (A and B). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The clubs w ...

division. founded in 1954, the club itself claimed as the successor of the original football club of the ''

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'', which first founded in 1954 and participated in the

Prima Categoria The Prima Categoria is a level of football in Italy. It is the seventh level (since 2014–15) in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within t ...

in 1955–56 season. The major club of the ''comune'', A.C. Palazzolo A.S.D., relocated to the provincial capital also in 2013.

History

A.S.D. S.C. Palazzolo was founded in 2013 after the major football club of the ''

'', A.C. Palazzolo A.S.D., relocated to the provincial capital as

A.S.D. Città di Siracusa Siracusa Calcio 1924 SSD, commonly referred to as Siracusa, is an Italian football club based in Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse, Sicily. ( it, Siracusa, Sicilia) The club currently plays in Serie D, the fourth-tier of football in Italy. History For ...

. The foundation of S.C. Palazzolo was in fact utilized the registration of another club C.S.D. Enzo Grasso, which focused on

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

since 2013 and splitting the registration at

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. S.C. Palazzolo also participated in the division

Promozione The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's lo ...

Sicily immediately, which previously participated by Enzo Grasso. Despite the club finished as the fifth of 2014–15 Promozione Sicily, the team was promoted to

to fill the vacancies. S.C. Palazzolo won 2016–17 Eccellenza Sicily, the fifth level of Italian football pyramid in April 2017. The club promoted directly to

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, the fourth level of the pyramid as well as the top division of non professional league. However, S.C. Palazzolo was relegated at the end of

2017–18 Serie D The 2017–18 Serie D was the seventieth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 167 teams, divided on geographical grounds into 6 grou ...

season. In 2018–19 season the club signed former professional footballer

Fernando Spinelli Fernando Spinelli is an Italian Argentine footballer who plays for Italian Eccellenza club S.C. Palazzolo. He played for a number of Italian Serie C clubs in the 2000s and 2010s. Club career Early career Spinelli played for Chievo's youth team i ...

as well as other. The club finished as the runner-up at the group stage as well as losing finalist in the promotion playoffs.

Players

Current squad

Honours

** 2017

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palazzolo , ASD SC Football clubs in Italy Football clubs in Sicily Association football clubs established in 1954 1954 establishments in Italy Palazzolo Acreide