Catania and Palermo are the two main cities on the island of Sicily, and the teams are fierce rivals.
The first time the Sicilian derby took place in the context of league football was on November 1, 1936, at Palermo in Serie B level; it ended in a 1–1 draw.
The Sicilian derby has been played 10 times in Serie A: Catania leading their rivals by 5 victories to Palermo's 4; the other occasion was drawn.
[1] The events led FIGC commissioner Luca Pancalli to indefinitely suspend all professional and amateur football games in the country.
[2] For the 2007 season, all Palermo fans were banned from Catania's Stadio Massimino for the Catania-Palermo match on December 2, 2007.