A.S. Leonzio 1909
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| Full name | Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Sicula Leonzio |
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| Founded | 1909 1988 (refounded) 1994 (refounded) 2003 (refounded) 2012 (refounded) 2013 (refounded) |
| Ground | Stadio Angelino Nobile, Lentini, Italy |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Chairman | Giuseppe Leonardi |
| Manager | Aimo Diana |
| League | Serie C |
| 2016–17 | Serie D/I, 1st |
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Sicula Leonzio, commonly known as Sicula Leonzio or Leonzio, is an Italian football club located in Lentini.
It currently participates in the 2017–18 Serie C.
The club was founded in 1909 as Sport Club Leonzio by some students attending the Technical and Commercial Institute of Augusta. Among them, Giuseppe Messina, Angelino Nobile and Francesco Siracusano were from Lentini. They chose black and white as club's colors. In 1914, the marchioness Riso organised a four team competition that saw the participation of US Catanese, Megara Augusta, Leonzio and Carlentini. The award consisted of a diploma and a golden metal. Leonzio reached the final, in which they faced Carlentini in an away match in the nearby town in what was the first derby of Leonzio history. However, the first match was suspended because a brawl erupted. The organizers decided to replay the game in the neutral venue of Agnone Bagni. Leonzio eventually won the competition, managing to attract the first interest of Lentinesi towards football.
After having participated in regional and juvenile tournaments for decades, Leonzio was admitted to the 1945–46 Serie C. At the end of the season economic troubles, which have characterized the club throughout its history, prevented Leonzio to renew the registration to the league. After then additional years spent in minor regional champions, the club is admitted through repechage to 1956–57 Promozione Sicilia, the higher tier of regional tournament in Sicily. The permanence in this league lasted for three seasons, as Leonzio was relegated to Prima Categoria during the 1959–60 season. Leonzio had to wait until the 1968–69 season to be promoted back on the fourth tier of Italian football league system, conquering the 1969–70 Serie D under the management of Adelmo Prenna, who also a playing footballer of the team.
Starting from the 1969–70, Leonzio competed for ten consecutive seasons in Serie D, achieving the second place as a best result in the 1972–73 Serie D.
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