A.C.D. Paternò 2004
| Full name | Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Paternò 1908 |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Etnei (Etneans), Rosso-azzurri (Red and light-blues) |
| Founded | 1908 1953 (refounded) 1991 (refounded) 2004 (refounded) 2011 (refounded) 2012 (refounded) |
| Ground |
Stadio Falcone e Borsellino, Paternò, Italy |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Chairman | Stefania Amato |
| Manager | Antonino Pannitteri |
| League | Eccellenza |
| 2013–14 | Promozione Sicily/C, 2nd (promoted) |
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Paternò 1908 is an Italian association football club located in Paternò, Sicily.
It currently plays in Eccellenza.
The first football team in Paternò is generally believed to have been established in 1908. Following World War II, several teams were founded in the city, including Polisportiva Paternò, which managed to reach Serie D in 1961/1962. Following the promotion, Paternò attempted to win the league and advance to Serie C over the following years, fielding talented players such as Gaetano Troja, the young striker who played Serie A with Palermo, and goalkeeper Marcello Trevisan, who would later play for Napoli. Notably, in the 1965/1966 season Paternò was on the verge of being promoted, as the team placed first with a one-point lead over Massiminiana of Catania, but a defeat in the season's final match left the team short as Massimiana overtook them at the top of the table and advanced to Serie C. In 1976/1977 Paternò was relegated to Promozione, but managed to quickly return to Serie D the following year. The last and final promotion for Polisportiva Paternò came in 1985/1986; the old club would be not get another opportunity to play in Serie D before its demise in 1989/1990. The next year, a new club, named Associazione Sportiva Paternò Calcio, was founded, and managed to reach Eccellenza in 1993/1994.
Paternò would return to play Serie D in 2000/2001, following a clear triumph in the 1999/2000 Eastern Sicilian Eccellenza round. The Serie D season started with a new coach, Pasquale Marino, and no particular expectations to win the league. The surprising season ended in with a league win that brought Paternò to Serie C2 for the first time. Paternò's first Serie C2 campaign was even more astounding, as the rossoblu ended the regular season in third place, and successively defeated S.S.C. Giugliano in the playoff semi-finals and Foggia in the finals, thereby gaining a third consecutive promotion. The ensuing 2002/2003 Serie C1 campaign was however not as successful, as Paternò ultimately was defeated by L'Aquila in the relegation playoffs; however, the team was admitted back to Serie C1 due to league vacancies.
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