Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Ragusa 2014 is an Italian association football club located in

Ragusa Ragusa is the historical name of Dubrovnik. It may also refer to: Places Croatia * the Republic of Ragusa (or Republic of Dubrovnik), the maritime city-state of Ragusa * Cavtat (historically ' in Italian), a town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Cro ...

, Sicily. It currently plays in

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History

U.S. Ragusa

The football in Ragusa arrived before the foundation of this company, in 1949: since the '30s there were at least 2 teams FUCI and Junior, who played at the stadium ENAL (built in 1928 and inaugurated with a match between national teams of Ragusa and Rosolini finished 2–1 for the Ragusa). There are reports in the 1940–1941 season with a team that bore the name of the city and fighting in Prima Divisione (one level below the Series C). For nearly thirty years the U.S. Ragusa has played in

and Promozione Regionale, but in 1977 came the breakthrough: the Azzurri won Serie D and were promoted to

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. For four years represented the team in the semi-professionals: the first season came 17th (step in Serie C2), the second 16th, 9th in the third and 18th in the final season in 1980–81, which marked the return to Serie D. In Serie C2 returned only in the 2001–02 season, with winning Girone I of Serie D. In 2003, Ragusa was saved and finished at 13th place in the group C. In 2004 came 15th and was forced to play the play-out, winning against Castel di Sangro. In 2005 finished the season once again in 15th place, but this time lost to Taranto to the playoffs, and relegated to Serie D. In 2005–06 the Ragusa came in ninth place in the Girone I of Serie D, after a year full of troubles. On 12 July 2007, the company declares

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due to lack of funds, and debts that would reach 500,000 euros.

A.S.D. Ragusa Calcio

After his bankruptcy the team of Pozzallo, played in the regional championship of

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 ...

, by acquiring the title of Pozzallo Ragusa-Dubrovnik, and moved to playing its home games at the Stadio Aldo Campo di Ragusa. In 2008, the merger between the companies "-Pozzallo Ragusa" and "Ragusa '90" born the new company called A.S.D. Ragusa Calcio, who played in the championship of the season for Eccellenza Sicily 2008–2009.

Serie D and amateur leagues

In the season 2011–12 the team was promoted from

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 ...

after 5 years. The next season Ragusa finished 15th, after beating A.C. Palazzolo. In January 2014 it was excluded from Serie D after 20 match days for renouncing to play four games, and subsequently folded. For the 2014–15 season the club was refounded as USD Ragusa and joined Promozione Sicily. The club returned to Eccellenza in 2017, then relegated back to Promozione in 2018, then promoted back to Eccellenza in 2019. In the 2021–22 season, Ragusa won the regional Coppa Italia Dilettanti tournament, defeating Mazara in the final, and successively won the Eccellenza title on 10 April 2022, with one game left to go, thus ensuring themselves their return to Serie D after eight years.

Colors and badge

Its colors are blue and white.

Honours

U.S. Ragusa

*Champions: 1976–77, 2001–02

A.S.D. Ragusa Calcio

*Champions: 2011–12

U.S.D. Ragusa 2014

*Champions: 2021–22 Coppa Italia Dilettanti Sicilia *Champions: 2021–22

Notable former managers

Pasquale Marino Pasquale Marino (born 13 July 1962) is an Italian football manager and former midfielder. He most recently served as the manager of Crotone. Career Playing career In his playing career, started for his home team, Marsala, Marino never played in ...

Former players

Emanuele Curcio Emanuele Curcio (born 3 May 1953) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 15 appearances for Roma in the 1974–75 Serie A season, scoring twice, and played 71 times in Serie C for Messina and Cosenza. L ...

Andrea Tummiolo Andrea Tummiolo (born 20 March 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Igea Virtus. External links * 1984 births Living people People from Sciacca Italian footballers A.C.R. Messina players Valenzana Mado players Serie A players M ...

References

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