Sicily
Island in the Mediterranean
Follow Sicily on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| 2025 | Sicily national football team wins their second consecutive Sikelia Cup, maintaining their championship status with a strong performance. |
| June 14 2025 | Sicily beat Côte d'Ivoire LFP 5 - 1. |
| June 11 2025 | Sicily and Cape Verde diaspora played a match with a score of 3 — 0. |
| June 7 2025 | Current population data for Sicily's ten largest cities recorded, with Palermo leading at 625,956 inhabitants, representing a significant urban center in the region. |
| April 2025 | Sicilia FA presents new official jerseys produced by new official supplier Insula Sportiva. |
| April 2025 | Construction of the Strait of Messina Bridge is set to begin. |
| 2024 | Andrea Saraniti joins the Sicily national football team, scoring 1 goal in 2 caps. |
| 2024 | Sicily national football team participated in the Corsica Cup tournament, finishing in 3rd place with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, scoring 2 goals and conceding 1 goal. |
| May 25 2024 | Sicily and Sardinia played a match with a score of 1 — 0. |
| May 23 2024 | Sicily drew with Saint-Martin 1 - 1 but lost on penalties 3 - 4. |
| May 22 2024 | Sicily national football team participates in the Corsica Cup, with coach Giovanni Marchese selecting the squad for the tournament running from May 22-25, 2024 |
| 2023 | Sicily won the Sikelia Cup, securing their first tournament title in the competition's history. |
| 2023 | Sicily was again scheduled to participate in the CONIFA European Football Cup, but the event was cancelled for a second time. |
| 2023 | Three additional underwater volcanoes, potentially active, were discovered off the coast of Sicily. |
| October 18 2023 | Sicily announces its withdrawal from CONIFA after not participating in any CONIFA tournaments. |
| June 13 2023 | Francesco Italia continues as Mayor of Syracuse after being re-elected with centrist independent lists. |
| June 12 2023 | Francesco Italia is re-elected as mayor of Syracuse, winning a second term in office. |
| June 10 2023 | Sicily beat Corsica 1 - 0. |
| March 31 2023 | The Messina Bridge project received presidential approval. |
| March 16 2023 | Prime minister Giorgia Meloni's government revived the Messina Bridge project through a decree. |
| 2022 | Simone Brugaletta begins his career with the Sicily national football team, becoming one of the players with most caps (4). |
| 2022 | Davis Curiale joins the Sicily national football team, becoming a top player with 4 caps and 2 goals. |
| 2022 | Giovanni Marchese appointed as the manager of the Sicily national football team, taking over leadership of the side. |
| 2022 | Sicily won the Antudo Cup, securing their first tournament title with a perfect record of 1 win, 1 match played, 0 losses, 4 goals scored, and 1 goal conceded. |
| 2022 | Sicily was scheduled to participate in the CONIFA European Football Cup, but the event was cancelled. |
| 2022 | Renato Schifani becomes the current President of Sicily, leading a centre-right coalition government. |
| June 10 2022 | Sicily beat Sardinia 4 – 1. |
| 2021 | Sicilia F.A. participates in the CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup with a futsal selection. |
| 2021 | Public activities of the Sicilia F.A. are launched, marking the team's initial public engagement. |
| 2021 | Franco Battiato passes away, marking the end of a significant artistic career. |
| August 11 2021 | A new highest temperature record for Europe was set near Syracuse, Sicily, demonstrating the region's intense summer climate characteristics. |
| June 27 2021 | CONIFA's Global Executive Committee officially accepts Sicily as a member association. |
| June 2 2021 | The Sicilia Football Association (Sicilia F.A.) officially announced a media partnership with football TV channel WeSport.it through social media platforms. |
| May 15 2020 | Official foundation of Sicilia F.A. (Football Association), with Salvatore Mangano elected as President and key leadership positions established. |
| 2019 | Initial project for the Sicilian national football team begins with first contacts with CONIFA, involving a Founding Committee from Palermo, Catania, and Messina metropolitan cities. |
| June 2019 | A police investigation confirmed strong connections between the Sicilian Mafia in the Palermo area and American organized crime, particularly the Gambino crime family. |
| 2018 | Sicily recorded an unemployment rate of 21.5%, which was one of the highest rates in both Italy and Europe. |
| June 27 2018 | Francesco Italia takes office as the mayor of Syracuse, Sicily. |
| 2016 | Daniele Garozzo wins gold medal in the Men's Individual Foil at the Summer Olympics |
| 2013 | Mount Etna was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as one of the world's most active volcanoes with significant historical and mythological importance. |
| June 25 2013 | Giancarlo Garozzo is elected Mayor of Syracuse, representing a shift to the centre-left political landscape. |
| May 30 2013 | Comiso-Ragusa Airport was opened to commercial traffic and general aviation after being refurbished and converted from military to civil use. |
| February 26 2013 | The Messina Bridge project was again cancelled by prime minister Mario Monti's government due to budget constraints. |
| 2012 | Giorgio Avola wins gold medal at the Summer Olympics in the men's team foil event |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Sicily national football team, List of mayors of Syracuse, Sicily, Sicily, List of people from Sicily, Gangi, Sicily & Strait of Sicily, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.