APD Leonfortese
| Full name | Associazione Polisportiva Dilettantistica Leonfortese |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 2016 (refounded) |
| Ground | Stadio Comunale, Leonforte, Italy |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Manager | Antonio Russo |
| Coach | Seby Catania |
| League | Eccellenza Sicily/A |
| 2021–22 | Promozione Sicily/C, 3rd (promoted) |
Associazione Polisportiva Dilettantistica Leonfortese is an Italian association football club, based in Leonforte, Sicily. The club was first founded in 1967, and currently plays in Eccellenza.
History
[edit]In 2014, the club was promoted in Serie D for the first time in its history after being crowned Eccellenza Sicily champions by the end of the 2013–14 season.[1] They played a total two seasons at the Serie D level, being relegated at the end of the 2015–16 Serie D campaign following a 0–1 relegation playoff loss to Gelbison.[2] The club was successively excluded from Eccellenza and had to restart from Prima Categoria,[3] returning to play Eccellenza only in 2022.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eccellenza, Leonfortese che festa: serie D e addio Eccellenza" (in Italian). Agrigento Notizie. 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Il giorno più brutto per la Leonfortese: sconfitta e retrocessione" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Il Calcio ennese entra in crisi, scomparsa la Leonfortese" (in Italian). Vivi Enna. 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Calcio Promozione. La Leonfortese festeggia la promozione in Eccellenza" (in Italian). Telenicosia. 22 May 2022.