Calcio Catania is a Italian football club based in Catania, Sicily. The club was formed in 1946 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after years in Serie C. Its last Serie A stint ended in 1991. The team's colors are red and blue.

In 2003, Catania was in the center of controversy that led to the enlargement of Serie B from 20 to 24 teams, known as Caso Catania. The club claimed that Siena used an ilegible player in a 1-1 tie, a result that got Catania relegated, whereas the two extra points from a victory would have kept them safe. They were awarded a 2-0 victory, before the result being reverted, and then re-awarded again. In August, the FIGC decided to let Catania stay in Serie B. Relegated Genoa and Salernitana stayed as well, and the inclusion of newly-reborn Fiorentina expanded the league to 24 for 2003-04. The ruling led to protests and boycotts by the other Serie B clubs that delayed the start of the season. The league went down to 22 teams for 2004-05, while at the same time Serie A expanded from 18 to 20 teams.

External link

• Catania's official website