# Derby di Sicilia

The Derby di Sicilia or Sicilian Derby in English, is a local derby between Italian football clubs Catania FC and Palermo FC. Catania and Palermo are the two main cities on the island of Sicily, and the teams are fierce rivals. However, they have seldom played each other within the Italian football league system, because in many seasons they have played in separate divisions of the league. The first time the Sicilian derby took place in the context of league football was on November 1, 1936, at Palermo in Serie B level; it ended in a 1–1 draw. The Sicilian derby has been played 10 times in Serie A: Catania leading their rivals by 5 victories to Palermo's 4; the other occasion was drawn. The teams have also met in local Sicilian competitions, and friendly matches.
The most notorious derby was on 2 February 2007, when 40-year-old policeman Filippo Raciti died in Catania from severe liver injuries during riots following the derby. The events led FIGC commissioner Luca Pancalli to indefinitely suspend all professional and amateur football games in the country.
For the 2007 season, all Palermo fans were banned from Catania's Stadio Massimino for the Catania-Palermo match on December 2, 2007. Catania subsequently proceeded to defeat Palermo 3–1, a historic derby win for Catania, their first in Serie A.

## Statistics

As of 3 March 2021
| Competition | Played | Palermo | Draws | Catania |
| Serie A | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Serie B | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 |
| Serie C/C1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Coppa Italia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Coppa Italia Serie C | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 85 | 26 | 39 | 20 |

## Results
### League results

| | | Catania vs Palermo | Catania vs Palermo | Palermo vs Catania | Palermo vs Catania |
| Season | Division | Date | Score | Date | Score |
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 3 March 2021 | 0–1 | 9 November 2020 | 1–1 |
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 21 April 2013 | 1–1 | 24 November 2012 | 3–1 |
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 18 December 2011 | 2–0 | 28 April 2012 | 1–1 |
| 2010–11 | Serie A | 3 April 2011 | 4–0 | 14 November 2010 | 3–1 |
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 3 April 2010 | 2–0 | 22 November 2009 | 1–1 |
| 2008–09 | Serie A | 19 October 2008 | 2–0 | 1 March 2009 | 0–4 |
| 2007–08 | Serie A | 2 December 2007 | 3–1 | 12 April 2008 | 1–0 |
| 2006–07 | Serie A | 2 February 2007 | 1–2 | 20 September 2006 | 5–3 |
| 2003–04 | Serie B | 9 November 2003 | 0–2 | 4 April 2004 | 5–0 |
| 2002–03 | Serie B | 18 November 2002 | 2–0 | 19 April 2003 | 3–3 |
| 2000–01 | Serie C1/B | 4 March 2001 | 1–1 | 23 October 2000 | 5–1 |
| 1999–2000 | Serie C1/B | 16 April 2000 | 0–0 | 5 December 1999 | 1–1 |
| 1992–93 | Serie C1/B | 27 September 1992 | 0–0 | 21 February 1993 | 0–2 |
| 1990–91 | Serie C1/B | 9 December 1990 | 1–0 | 5 May 1991 | 3–0 |
| 1989–90 | Serie C1/B | 11 March 1990 | 1–1 | 22 October 1989 | 1–0 |
| 1988–89 | Serie C1/B | 28 May 1989 | 1–1 | 31 December 1988 | 0–0 |
| 1985–86 | Serie B | 1 December 1985 | 1–0 | 4 May 1986 | 0–0 |
| 1982–83 | Serie B | 20 March 1983 | 2–0 | 24 October 1982 | 0–0 |
| 1981–82 | Serie B | 3 January 1982 | 3–1 | 23 May 1982 | 0–2 |
| 1980–81 | Serie B | 21 December 1980 | 3–3 | 24 May 1981 | 2–0 |
| 1976–77 | Serie B | 20 March 1977 | 1–1 | 31 October 1976 | 0–0 |
| 1975–76 | Serie B | 14 December 1975 | 1–1 | 2 May 1976 | 1–1 |
| 1973–74 | Serie B | 6 January 1974 | 1–1 | 19 May 1974 | 1–1 |
| 1971–72 | Serie B | 5 March 1972 | 1–1 | 17 October 1971 | 1–0 |
| 1967–68 | Serie B | 26 November 1967 | 1–2 | 21 April 1968 | 0–0 |
| 1966–67 | Serie B | 11 December 1966 | 1–0 | 7 May 1967 | 0–1 |
| 1962–63 | Serie A | 17 February 1963 | 0–0 | 14 October 1962 | 0–0 |
| 1961–62 | Serie A | 17 September 1961 | 0–0 | 21 January 1962 | 0–0 |
| 1958–59 | Serie B | 9 November 1958 | 0–0 | 22 March 1959 | 1–0 |
| 1957–58 | Serie B | 16 March 1958 | 0–0 | 3 November 1957 | 1–1 |
| 1955–56 | Serie B | 22 January 1956 | 1–1 | 3 June 1956 | 3–3 |
| 1941–42 | Serie C | 1 January 1942 | 4–1 | 8 March 1942 | 1–1 |
| 1939–40 | Serie B | 29 October 1939 | 1–1 | 24 March 1940 | 1–0 |
| 1936–37 | Serie B | 28 February 1937 | 0–1 | 1 November 1936 | 1–1 |

### Cup results

| Season | Competition | Round | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 2000–01 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Round of 16 | 29 November 2000 | Palermo | 1–1 | Catania |
| 2000–01 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Round of 16 | 10 January 2001 | Catania | 2–1 | Palermo |
| 1999–2000 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Round of 32 | 13 October 1999 | Palermo | 2–2 | Catania |
| 1999–2000 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Round of 32 | 27 October 1999 | Catania | 0–0 | Palermo |
| 1998–99 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Group stage | 30 August 1998 | Catania | 2–0 | Palermo |
| 1992–93 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Final group | 13 January 1993 | Catania | 1–2 | Palermo |
| 1990–91 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Round of 16 | 20 December 1990 | Palermo | 2–0 | Catania |
| 1990–91 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Round of 16 | 24 January 1991 | Catania | 1–0 | Palermo |
| 1989–90 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Quarter final | 22 February 1990 | Palermo | 3–1 | Catania |
| 1989–90 | Coppa Italia Serie C | Quarter final | 15 March 1990 | Catania | 1–1 | Palermo |
| 1981–82 | Coppa Italia | Group stage | 6 September 1981 | Palermo | 1–0 | Catania |
| 1980–81 | Coppa Italia | Group stage | 7 September 1980 | Catania | 2–3 | Palermo |
| 1969–70 | Coppa Italia | Group stage | 31 August 1969 | Palermo | 4–1 | Catania |
| 1968–69 | Coppa Italia | Group stage | 15 September 1968 | Catania | 1–1 | Palermo |
| 1964–65 | Coppa Italia | Second round | 6 January 1965 | Palermo | 1–0 | Catania |
| 1959–60 | Coppa Italia | First round | 6 September 1959 | Palermo | 2–0 | Catania |
| 1937–38 | Coppa Italia | Third round | 4 November 1937 | Palermo | 4–1 | Catania |
| 1935–36 | Coppa Italia | Round of 32 | 25 December 1935 | Catania | 1–0 | Palermo |

### Sicilian derbies with Atletico Catania

For five seasons, Palermo played an "alternate" Sicilian derby against Atletico Catania, a minor team which reached its peak during the late 1990s, when it was the major football club in Catania, following the disbandment of the old Calcio Catania. In 1999–2000 and 2000–2001, Palermo contested derbies with both Catania and Atletico Catania, as all three teams were playing Serie C1/B at the time.
| | | Atletico Catania vs Palermo | Atletico Catania vs Palermo | Palermo vs Atletico Catania | Palermo vs Atletico Catania |
| Season | Division | Date | Score | Date | Score |
| 2000–01 | Serie C1/B | 26 November 2000 | 0–1 | 8 April 2001 | 0–0 |
| 1999–00 | Serie C1/B | 10 October 1999 | 0–1 | 13 February 2000 | 1–0 |
| 1998–99 | Serie C1/B | 24 January 1999 | 0–1 | 20 September 1998 | 2–1 |
| 1997–98 | Serie C1/B | 19 October 1997 | 2–0 | 8 March 1998 | 1–0 |
| 1987–88 | Serie C2/D | | 2–2 | | 1–0 |