Palermo play in Serie A in Italy. They were founded in 1898 and play in a pink and black strip. They are nicknamed 'The Eagles'. Palermo play their home games at the Stadio Renzo Barbera which has a capacity of 36,980. They reached the 4th round of the UEFA Cup in 2006.

Palermo have failed to win any of the major European Competitions. They have featured rarely in past seasons but had a good run in 2006. Their UEFA Cup run in 2005/06 came to an end against Schalke. After winning the first leg 1 - 0 Palermo were well beaten 0 - 3 in the second leg.