Sport in Sicily

Sport in Sicily developed at a high level only from the second post-war period onwards, although there is no lack of examples between the two wars, with different clubs in the major Italian leagues.

The handball team of Ortigia Syracuse, three-time national champion from '87 to '89.

The first championship in the national team championship was won in the 1977-78 season in volleyball by the team of Paoletti Catania.[1]

National titles won by Sicilian teams

At the end of the 2020 sports season, the Sicilian teams won a total of 86 national titles in team sports. Only the titles won by the maximum league of each sport are taken into consideration.

  Female titles
ChampionshipTeamCityProvinceSeasonsTotalNote
Water polo Orizzonte Catania Catania '92, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '08, '10, '11, '19 20 [2]
Canoe polo Polisportiva Canottieri Catania Catania '99, '09, '11, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19 10 [3]
Badminton Mediterranea Badminton Cinisi Palermo '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13 9 [4]
Field hockey CUS Catania Catania '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '96, '14 7
Field hockey indoor CUS Catania Catania '80, '85, '88, '91, '93, '97 6
Canoe polo KTS Syracuse Syracuse '97, '13, '14, '15. '19 5 [5]
Handball Ortigia Syracuse Syracuse '87, '88, '89 3
Flag football Pink Elephants Catania Catania '14, '17, '18 3
Basketball Libertas Trogylos Priolo Syracuse '89, '00 2
Handball De Gasperi Enna Enna '99, '02 2
Beach Soccer Catania Beach Soccer Catania Catania '08, '18 2
Tennis table Top Spin Messina Messina '99, '19 2 [6]
Tennis table Emaia Vittoria Syracuse '90, '91 2
Cricket Cirnechi Catania Catania '01, '02 2
Softball Islanders Catania Catania '18, '19 2
Volleyball Pallavolo Catania Catania Catania '78 1 [Note 1]
Football Jolly Catania Catania '78 1
Volleyball Alidea Catania Catania '80 1
Handball EOS Syracuse Syracuse '00 1
Canoe polo Canoa Club Palermo Palermo '00 1
Athletics CUS Palermo Palermo '95 1
Tennis table Città di Siracusa Syracuse Syracuse '12 1
American football Cardinals Palermo Palermo '12 1 [Note 2]
American football Elephants Catania Catania '02 1 [Note 3]
Total Italian Champion titles won by Sicilian teams 86

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See also

Notes
  1. This was the first ever championship for a Sicilian team in any sport.
  2. National championship of American football 9 players
  3. National championship of American football 8 players

References
  1. "Quarantennale scudetto Paoletti" (in Italian). globusmagazine.it. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020. nel 1978 conquistò il titolo italiano di pallavolo – il primo assoluto vinto da una società siciliana
  2. "Ventesimo scudetto per le pallanuotiste etnee. Sul podio, ma da dilettanti" (in Italian). ilsole24ore.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "CANOA POLO: AL LAGHETTO DELL'EUR A ROMA TRE SCUDETTI E UN SECONDO POSTO PER IL CIRCOLO CANOA CATANIA" (in Italian). globusmagazine.it. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020. ...serie A femminile, con la Sfre Polisportiva Canottieri Catania capace di centrare il decimo titolo italiano, il settimo consecutivo.
  4. "Campionati Italiani a squadre - Albo d'oro" (in Italian). badmintonitalia.it. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. "Scudetto 2018 torna in Sicilia" (in Italian). canoapolo.it. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020. Dopo 2 anni di predominio ligure, i ragazzi di Siracusa (già KST) e che gareggiano col nome di Polisportica Canottieri Ct Ortea Palace riescono a prendersi la rivincita e a riportare il titolo in Sicilia
  6. "Campionato A/1 maschile - Albo d'oro" (in Italian). fitet.org. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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