This is a list of the seasons played by A.C.R. Messina, from their entry into the Prima Divisione in 1921 until the present day. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions are listed.
Messina's greatest league success is its Serie B title in 1963. This led to the first of two spells in Serie A, which lasted for two years before relegation in 1965. Financial troubles saw the club drop as low as the seventh-division Promozione Sicilia by 1993, but a series of mergers and name changes allowed a meteoric rise in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The club was promoted after winning the sixth-division Eccellenza Sicilia in 1996, and a series of promotions saw them reach Serie A just eight years later. This second spell in the top division lasted three years, and included their best-ever result of 7th in 2005, missing out on a place in the UEFA Cup by just one place.
U.S. Messinese (1921–22)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank 1921–22Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 Prima Divisione Sicilia (1) 10 4 2 4 31 19 12 10 3rd
Messina F.C. (1922–24)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank 1922–23 Prima Divisione Sicilia (1) 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 2nd 1923–24 Prima Divisione Sicilia (1) 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 2nd
U.S. Messinese (1924–41)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Finals P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Cup 1924–25 Prima DivisioneSicilia (1) 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1st Sud SF B 6 0 2 4 2 11 2 4th 1925–26 Prima DivisioneSicilia (1) 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 2nd Sud SF A 8 0 0 8 2 29 0 5th The structure of Italian football was reorganised in 1926, and Messinese was reassigned to the new third division. 1926–27 Seconda DivisioneSud D (3) 12 19 1st Sud 6 4 3rd 1927–28 Seconda DivisioneSud D (3) 10 8 1 1 32 12 20 17 1st Sud 6 1 2 3 7 15 4 4th No Seconda Divisione Sud was held in 1928–29. 1929–30 Prima DivisioneSud (3) 28 14 7 7 57 34 23 35 2nd 1930–31 Prima DivisioneSud E (3) 22 12 3 7 50 26 24 27 3rd 1931–32 Prima DivisioneF (3) 28 18 5 5 75 30 45 41 2nd Grp B 4 3 0 1 8 3 6 1st 1932–33 Serie B (2) 32 11 8 13 49 53 30 10th 1933–34 Serie B Grp A (2) 24 11 5 8 38 28 10 27 5th 1934–35 Serie B Grp A (2) 29 12 8 9 52 45 32 8th 1935–36 Serie B (2) 34 19 6 9 59 52 44 4th R4 1936–37 Serie B (2) 30 11 6 13 39 52 28 10th Rel P-O 7 4 0 3 16 14 8 3rd PR3 1937–38 Serie B (2) 32 4 7 21 27 75 141 point deducted. 17th PR3 1938–39 Serie C Grp H (3) 22 27 3rd Elim C 1939–40 Serie C Grp H (3) 28 30 8th R1 1940–41 Serie C Grp H (3) – – – – – – – – 13thRetired during the championship. All their matches were voided. R1
U.S. Mario Passamonte (1942–45)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank After an interregnum of one season, Mario Passamonte took Messinese's former spot in Serie C. 1942–43 Serie C Grp N (3) 18 12 5th No football took place between 1943 and 1945 due to World War II.
A.S. Messina (1945–47)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Finals P W D L F A GD Pts Rank 1945–46 Serie C Centrale e Sud F (3) 20 24 5th 1946–47 Serie C Sud C (3) 20 28 2ndQualified after tie-breaker: Messina-Reggina 4-1, Messina-Crotone 1-1, Reggina-Crotone 2-0. Sud 10 6 5th
A.C. Riunite Messina (1947–98)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Play-offs Cup Top Scorer 1947–48 Serie C Sud C (3) 30 33 7th 1948–49 Serie C Grp D (3) 36 40 4th 1949–50 Serie C Grp D (3) 34 51 1stPromoted after tie-breaker: Messina-Cosenza 1-1; Cosenza-Messina 1-6. 1950–51 Serie B (2) 40 16 7 17 50 48 39 15th 1951–52 Serie B (2) 38 16 13 9 37 23 14 45 3rd 1952–53 Serie B (2) 34 15 8 11 42 34 38 4th 1953–54 Serie B (2) 34 9 12 13 23 27 30 10th 1954–55 Serie B (2) 34 11 14 9 46 43 36 7th 1955–56 Serie B (2) 34 11 9 14 41 45 31 11th 1956–57 Serie B (2) 34 9 11 14 28 35 29 14th 1957–58 Serie B (2) 34 8 11 15 23 40 27 16th 1958–59 Serie B (2) 38 12 14 12 49 42 38 10th R3 1959–60 Serie B (2) 38 15 7 16 35 38 37 8th R2 1960–61 Serie B (2) 38 13 15 10 45 34 11 41 6th R3 1961–62 Serie B (2) 38 14 11 13 53 46 39 7th R2 1962–63 Serie B (2) 38 18 14 6 50 31 19 50 1st R2 1963–64 Serie A (1) 34 9 10 15 25 46 28 14th R1 Paolo Morelli, 9 1964–65 Serie A (1) 34 7 8 19 26 44 22 17th R1 Romano Bagatti, 10 1965–66 Serie B (2) 38 9 20 9 27 29 38 7th R1 1966–67 Serie B (2) 38 11 15 12 36 40 37 11th R2 1967–68 Serie B (2) 40 10 16 14 21 37 36 15th Rel – 5th R1 1968–69 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 10 17 11 31 26 37 8th 1969–70 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 12 15 11 23 21 39 7th 1970–71 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 11 16 11 25 26 38 8th 1971–72 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 12 14 12 37 38 38 9th 1972–73 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 11 9 18 31 38 31 18th 1973–74 Serie D Grp I (4) 34 20 9 5 57 20 37 49 1st 1974–75 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 14 11 13 39 39 0 39 7th 1975–76 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 14 14 10 29 22 42 5th 1976–77 Serie C Grp C (3) 38 8 12 18 22 38 28 19th 1977–78 Serie D Grp I (4) 34 12 15 7 33 21 12 39 6th 1978–79 Serie C2 Grp D (4) 34 11 14 9 36 29 36 5th 1979–80 Serie C2 Grp D (4) 34 12 7 15 32 31 31 13th 1980–81 Serie C2 Grp D (4) 34 10 12 12 26 30 32 15th 1981–82 Serie C2 Grp D (4) 34 10 15 9 31 27 35 6th 1982–83 Serie C2 Grp D (4) 34 16 14 4 32 16 16 46 1st 1983–84 Serie C1/B (3) 34 33 10th 1984–85 Serie C1/B (3) 34 42 3rd 1985–86 Serie C1/B (3) 34 45 1st R2 1986–87 Serie B (2) 38 12 16 10 29 28 40 7th Grp 1987–88 Serie B (2) 38 12 11 15 36 38 35 12th Grp 1988–89 Serie B (2) 38 13 12 13 46 42 38 8th Grp 1989–90 Serie B (2) 38 11 12 15 28 44 34 14th Rel – W Grp 1990–91 Serie B (2) 38 9 19 10 34 45 37 12th R2 1991–92 Serie B (2) 38 10 13 15 31 38 33 19th R1 1992–93 Serie C1/B (3) 34 8 13 13 27 30 29 12th R1 Due to financial problems, Riunite Messina was reassigned to the seventh division in 1993. 1993–94 Promozione Sicilia A (7) 32 9 9 14 30 34 27 13th 1994–95 Eccellenza Sicilia B (6) 34 13 10 11 43 34 36 8th From 1995, 3 points were awarded for a win. 1995–96 Eccellenza Sicilia B (6) 34 12 12 10 37 31 48 8th 1996–97 Eccellenza Sicilia B (6) 30 9 10 11 28 32 37 10th 1997–98 Eccellenza Sicilia A (6) 30 9 7 14 42 45 34 14th Riunite Messina was dissolved in 1998.
A.S. Messina (1993–99)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Play-offs Messina was founded following Riunite Messina's reassignment to the seventh division in 1993. 1993–94 Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti I (5) 38 17 13 8 57 26 31 47 3rd 1994–95 Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti I (5) 34 16 12 6 53 26 27 44 3rd From 1995, 3 points were awarded for a win. 1995–96 Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti I (5) 34 17 8 9 50 30 20 59 3rd Scudetto H – 1st 1996–97 Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti I (5) 38 4 8 26 24 79 182 points deducted. 20th 1997–98 Eccellenza Sicilia B (6) 30 11 7 12 30 24 40 7th 1998–99 Eccellenza Sicilia B (6) 30 0 3 27 17 124 3 16th Messina was dissolved in 1999.
U.S. Peloro (1994–97)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Play-offs Peloro was founded by a merger of two Messina clubs, as a rival to both Riunite Messina and A.S. Messina, in 1994. 1994–95 Eccellenza Sicilia B (6) 34 14 12 8 46 34 12 40 4th From 1995, 3 points were awarded for a win. 1995–96 Eccellenza Sicilia B (6) 34 23 8 3 58 21 37 77 1st Prom – W 1996–97 Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti I (5) 38 15 14 9 49 24 25 59 6th
F.C. Messina Peloro (1997–09)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Play-offs Cup Top Scorer 1997–98 Campionato Nazionale Dilettanti I (5) 34 21 11 2 62 19 43 74 1st Scudetto 3 – 2nd 1998–99 Serie C2 Grp C (4) 34 16 10 8 36 20 16 58 2nd Play-offs – RU 1999–2000 Serie C2 Grp C (4) 34 19 13 2 39 13 26 70 1st 2000–01 Serie C1/B (3) 34 16 13 5 40 26 14 61 2nd Play-offs – W 2001–02 Serie B (2) 38 11 14 13 41 42 47 16th R3 2002–03 Serie B (2) 38 10 16 12 51 54 46 15th Grp 2003–04 Serie B (2) 46 21 16 9 71 45 26 79 4th Grp 2004–05 Serie A (1) 38 12 12 14 44 52 48 7th R2 Riccardo Zampagna, 12 2005–06 Serie A (1) 38 6 13 19 33 59 31 17th Arturo Di Napoli, 13 2006–07 Serie A (1) 38 5 11 22 37 69 26 20th R4 Christian Riganò, 19 2007–08 Serie B (2) 42 13 10 19 38 62 49 14th R1 Raffaele Biancolino, 10 In 2008, Messina Peloro gave up its Serie B membership, and was reassigned to the fifth division. 2008–09 Serie D Grp I (5) 36 47 12th
A.C. Rinascita Messina (2009–14)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Play-offs 2009–10 Serie D Grp I (5) 34 10 11 13 41 38 41 13th 2010–11 Serie D Grp I (5) 36 15 8 13 43 48 494 points deducted. 9th 2011–12 Serie D Grp I (5) 34 16 11 7 50 36 14 593 points deducted due to financial irregularities. 4th Prom – R2 2012–13 Serie D Grp I (5) 34 23 8 3 59 24 35 761 point deducted due to financial irregularities. 1st Scudetto – Grp 2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B (4) 34 15 12 7 43 33 10 57 1stRanked ahead of Casertana on head to head record.
A.C. Riunite Messina 1947 (2014–17)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank Cup Top Scorer 2014–15 Lega Pro Sud (3) 38 6 16 16 38 55 34 15th R1 Giorgio Corona, 12 2015–16 Lega Pro Sud (3) 34 10 15 9 37 41 45 8th Diogo Tavares, 10 2016–17 Lega Pro Sud (3) 38 12 10 16 38 52 442 points deducted for administrative failures. 14thRiunite Messina 1947 was relegated for failing to submit its paperwork to Lega Pro in time. R2 Demiro Pozzebon, 8
A.C.R. Messina (2017–Date)
Season Division P W D L F A GD Pts Rank 2017–18 Serie D Grp I (4) 34 14 11 9 57 39 18 53 6th 2018–19 Serie D Grp I (4) 34 11 10 13 40 44 43 12th
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