U.S. Città di Palermo, the top football club in Sicily and among the major ones in the Italian Serie A, has a long history, which spans from its foundation in 1898 to the most recent successes.The club was refounded a number of times, more recently in 1986, and played in all the Italian professional leagues from Serie A to Serie C2 in different times. Its recent renaissance in the early 2000s brought the rosanero back to Serie A and later on to gain a spot in the UEFA Cup for the first time in the club history, thus giving the club a worldwide popularity. The club is currently involved in the Italian top division, winning UEFA Cup qualification for three consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2007.
