Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Igea Virtus is an
Italian association football club, based in
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (; Sicilian: ''Baccialona Pizzaottu'') is a town and '' comune'' of about 50,000 inhabitants in the north coast of Sicily, Italy, from Messina towards Palermo. It belongs to the Metropolitan City of Messina.
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, Sicily. Currently it plays in
Eccellenza
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History
From Igea Virtus to F.C. Igea Virtus Barcellona
The club was founded in 1946 as ''Igea Virtus'' and refounded in 1964 as Associazione Sportiva Nuova Igea'', ''and changed to Football Club Igea Virtus Barcellona in 1993 after the merger with ''Barcellona''.
In July 2010 the club folded after the relegation from
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
A.S.D. Igea Virtus Barcellona
In the summer of 2011, the club was refounded as Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Igea Virtus Barcellona after the merger between the teams of ''Giovanile Calcio Igea'' and that of Taormina ''Trappitello'' (acquiring its sports title of
Prima Categoria Sicily) getting the immediate promotion to
Promozione Sicily. The club also won the Coppa Sicily of Prima Categoria.
2019 refoundation
After the folding of the original club in 2019, it was refounded once again, through a relocation from nearby Terme Vigliatore of a
Promozione team to Barcellona, under the new denomination of ''A.S.D. Igea 1946''. Under this new structure, the club was promoted back to Eccellenza in 2020. After changing its denomination to A.S.D. Nuova Igea Virtus, the club won promotion to
Serie D
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in 2023.
Colors and badge
The team's colors are yellow and red.
Stadium
The club, more predominantly known as Igea or Barcellona, plays at the
Stadio Carlo D'Alcontres
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Formation and early reco ...
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References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in Italy
Football clubs in Sicily
Association football clubs established in 1946
Serie C clubs
1946 establishments in Italy
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