Palermo FC

Palermo
Full namePalermo Football Club
Nickname(s)I Rosanero (The Pink and Blacks)
Le Aquile (The Eagles)
Founded1 November 1900; 124 years ago (1900-11-01) as Anglo Palermitan Athletic and Football Club
GroundStadio Renzo Barbera
Capacity36,365[1]
OwnerCity Football Group (94.94%)
Hera Hora S.r.l. (5%)
Associazione Amici Rosanero (0.06%)[2][3]
ChairmanDario Mirri
Head coachAlessio Dionisi
LeagueSerie B
2023–24Serie B, 6th of 20
Websitewww.palermofc.it
Current season

Palermo Football Club (Italian pronunciation: [paˈlɛrmo] ) is an Italian professional football club based in Palermo, Sicily, that currently plays in Serie B. It is part of the City Football Group.

Founded for the first time on 1 November 1900 as Anglo Palermitan Athletic and Football Club, Palermo is one of the oldest clubs in Italy.

Among the club's accomplishments are a Coppa Italia Serie C, won in the 1992–93, and five Serie B league titles. It also appeared in three Coppa Italia finals: in 1973–74, in 1978–79 and in 2010–11; and played 29 seasons in Serie A.

Internationally, the club has made five appearances in European competitions, all in the UEFA Cup/Europa League.

  1. ^ "Renzo Barbera" (in Italian). PalermoCalcio.it. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ "City Football Group acquires majority stake in Palermo FC". palermofc.com. 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Palermo, ecco il nuovo CdA firmato City: c'è Galassi" (in Italian). calcioefinanza.it. 6 July 2022.