Full name | Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Igea Virtus Barcellona |
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Founded | 1946 1964 (refounded) 2011 (refounded) |
Ground |
Stadio Carlo D'Alcontres, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy |
Capacity | 7,000 |
Chairman | Nino Grasso |
Manager | Pasquale Ferrara |
League | Promozione Sicily |
2011–12 | Prima Categoria Sicily/D, 1st |
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Igea Virtus Barcellona is an Italian association football club, based in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily. Currently it plays in Promozione Sicily.
The club was founded in 1946 as Igea Vitus and refounded in 1964 as Associazione Sportiva Nuova Igea, and changed to Football Club Igea Virtus Barcellonain 1993 after the merger with Barcellona.
In July 2010 the club folded after the relegation from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
In the summer 2011 the club was refounded as Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Igea Virtus Barcellona after the merger between the teams of Giovanile Calcio Igea and that of Taormina Trappitello (acquiring its sports title of Prima Categoria Sicily) getting the immediate promotion to Promozione Sicily. The club also won the Coppa Sicily of Prima Categoria.
The team's colors are yellow and red.
The club, more predominantly known as Igea or Barcellona, plays at the Stadio Carlo D'Alcontres.