What is catania soccer?

Catania soccer, also known as Calcio Catania, is an Italian professional football club based in Catania, Sicily. The club was founded in 1929 and has a long and proud history in Italian football.

Catania has spent most of its history playing in the lower divisions of Italian football, but has had several stints in Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. The club's most successful period came in the 1950s and 1960s when they achieved their highest-ever league position of sixth in Serie A.

Catania's traditional colors are dark blue and red, and the team plays its home matches at the Stadio Angelo Massimino, which has a seating capacity of 20,266.

The club has a passionate and loyal fan base, with supporters known as "rossazzurri," meaning "red and blues" in Italian. The team's biggest rivals are Palermo and Messina, both also from Sicily.

Despite some financial difficulties and instability in recent years, Catania soccer continues to attract passionate support from its fans and remains an important part of Sicilian football culture.