Palermo FC

Palermo F.C. is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily. They play in the Serie B, the 2nd level of football in Italy.

Palermo

Full name	Palermo Football Club
Nickname(s)	I Rosanero (The Pink and Blacks) Le Aquile (The Eagles)
Founded	1 November 1900; 124 years ago (1900-11-01) (Anglo Palermitan Athletic and Football Club) 1907; 118 years ago (1907) (Palermo Foot-Ball Club) 1920; 105 years ago (1920) (US Palermo) 1928; 97 years ago (1928) (Palermo FC) 1941; 84 years ago (1941) (US Palermo-Juventina) 1987; 38 years ago (1987) (US Palermo) 2019; 6 years ago (2019) (SSD Palermo)
Ground	Stadio Renzo Barbera
Capacity	36,365[1]
Owner	Hera Hora S.r.l.
Chairman	Dario Mirri
League	Serie B
2022/23	9th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The club was founded in November 1900. It is the oldest football team in South Italy.

Team Names during history

• 1900-1907 Anglo Palermitan AFC
• 1907-1919 Palermo FBC
• 1919-1928 US Palermo
• 1928-1967 Palermo FBC
• 1967-1977 SS Palermo
• 1977-1987 SSC Palermo
• 1987-2020 US Palermo
• 2020-present Palermo Football Club

Former players

• Stefano Sorrentino
• Federico Balzaretti
• Andrea Barzagli
• Fabio Grosso
• Josip Iličić
• Javier Pastore
• Edinson Cavani
• Paulo Dybala
• Franco Vazquez
• Abel Hernandez
• Luca Toni

References

1. "Renzo Barbera" (in Italian). PalermoCalcio.it. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.