Coppa Federale Siciliana
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Coppa Federale Siciliana (which translates as the Sicilian Federal Cup) was a Sicilian
Sicily
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 football competition which took place in during May 1920. The tournament took place just once, in the aftermath of World War I
World War I
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. The winners of the competition were Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

.

Sicilian football clubs were not entered into the Italian Football Championship
Italian Football Championship
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 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
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

, Messinese
F.C. Messina Peloro
Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...

, Catanese
Calcio Catania
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 and Marsala
S.C. Marsala 1912
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. 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 Marsala
Second Leg, 11-5-1920
Catanese 2 - 6** Messinese
Marsala 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.

First Leg

Palermo, 18-5-1920
Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

 
3 - 2 Messinese
F.C. Messina Peloro
Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...


Second Leg

Messina, 23-5-1920
Messinese
F.C. Messina Peloro
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0 - 0 Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...



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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