Catania FC

Origins (1901–1908)

Crews of English merchant ships brought football to Sicily and the earliest Catania team can be traced to a match that took place on 2 May 1901 at San Raineri (the peninsula that forms one side of the Port of Messina) against Messina Football Club; the team comprised members of the crew of the Royal Yacht Squadron schooner Catania, owned by the 4th Duke of Sutherland and crewed by Catanians.

The team was a pastime for the Catania's crew, and Catania's first professional football club was founded on 19 June 1908 by Italian film director Gaetano Ventimiglia and Francesco Sturzo d'Aldobrando, who founded the club under the name A.S. Educazione Fisica Pro Patria. Early on, they played against sailors visiting the port of Catania, foreign ships in particular, though their first ever match was against crewmen from the Italian battleship Regina Margherita; the game ended in a 1–1 draw and the Catania line-up that day consisted of Vassallo, Gismondo, Bianchi, Messina, Slaiter, Caccamo, Stellario, Binning, Cocuzza, Ventimiglia and Pappalardo. Just two years later, the club was renamed to Unione Sportiva Catanese (US Catanese).

Foundation and early years (1908–1943)

In northern Italy, football was more organised and clubs in the area competed in the early Italian Football Championships, while the southern clubs competed in competitions such as the Lipton, Sant' Agata, and Agordad cups. US Catanese survived World War I, and after that, played in…

Catania had several presidents over time, some of which have been owners or honorary presidents, below is a list of them since 1946:

Catania had many managers and trainers over time. In some seasons, more than one manager was in charge. Below is a chronological list of them since 1946:

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