S.S.D. Città di Gela, commonly known as just Gela, is an 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 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

. 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

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, in one of the cities of Sicily where the Mafia is strongest. In summer 2010, Gela Calcio had not won the

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978� ...

, 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 football. However, the club reformed in the same year and joined

Terza Categoria The Terza Categoria is the lowest level of amateur football in Italy. It is the ninth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Terza Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the ...

Ragusa for 2011–12, finishing at fifth in the Group A of Ragusa division and on 27 September 2012 Gela's application for inclusion by repechage in Group I of Sicilian

Seconda Categoria The Seconda Categoria is a level of football in Italy. It is the 8th level (since 2014-15) in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the ...

was accepted. The club was admitted to

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 ...

Sicily before the 2013–14 season. On 23 February 2014, 4 days before the season ended Gela won the championship of Prima Categoria Sicily Group H and was promoted to

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. On 17 April 2016, Gela won the championship of Eccellenza Sicily Group A and was promoted to

2016–17 Serie D The 2016–17 Serie D was the sixty-ninth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 162 teams, divided on geographical grounds into 9 gro ...

. On 25 June 2019, the team failed, returning to the

. In 2020 the team was promoted in

References

External links

Official site
Football clubs in Italy Football clubs in Sicily Gela Association football clubs established in 1975 Serie C clubs 1975 establishments in Italy {{Sicily-stub