Coppa Federale Siciliana (which translates as the Sicilian Federal Cup) was a Sicilian football competition which took place during May 1920. The tournament took place just once, in the aftermath of World War I.RSSSF.com The winners of the competition were Palermo.
Sicilian football clubs were not entered into the Italian Football Championship after the war and the tournament was organized in an attempt to set up a viable alternative for the four main clubs on the island at the time; Palermo, Messinese, Catanese and Marsala. A couple of notable ommissons from the competition were Trapani and Paternò.
Semi-finals First Leg, 5-5-1920 Messinese 9 - 1* Catanese Palermo 7 - 0 MarsalaSecond Leg, 11-5-1920 Catanese 2 - 6** MessineseMarsala 0 - 1 Palermo
(*) result uncertain, either 9-1 or 2-0 in favour of Messinese.RSSSF.com
(**) Could be non-disputed because of problems with stadium.
Final
First leg Palermo, 18-5-1920 Palermo 3 - 2 Messinese
Second leg Messina, 23-5-1920 Messinese 0 - 0 Palermo
Messinese: Lucchesi, Prestamburgo, Nebbia, Fulci, Stracuzzi, Starvaggi, De Zardo, Barone, Gallina, De Nicola, Allegra.
Palermo: De Lucia, Bottega, Mannino, Sichera, Trabucco, Pirandello, Grippi, Aliotta, Brancaleone, Ferro, Frangipane.
Referee: Peregalli.
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