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Gifa Palermo

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Gifa Palermo
Founded1979
LeagueSerie A2 (women)
Based inPalermo, Italy Italy
ColorsPink and black    
PresidentFabio Gioia
Head coachElisa Petruso
Championships2 Women's LEN Trophy
Websitehttp://www.gifawaterpolo.it

Gifa Palermo is an amateur Italian multi-sports club from Palermo, founded in 1979[1] with major activities in the areas of diving and water polo. Currently its main activities are the women's water polo team and a center for start swimming and water polo. In 2004, the company was awarded the Bronze Star CONI. The president of the club is Fabio Gioia.

Water polo team

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Eight years after the founding of the club, in 1987, a group of ex-swimmers chose the sports club to found a women's water polo team,[1] in 1989 after two seasons in the lower divisions, Gifa arrived in A1, a category in which it played uninterruptedly since then, getting even six second places. In the prize list of the team include two LEN trophies, won in 1999-00 and in 2001-02.[2] The team colors are pink and black. Currently the team plays in the championship serie A2.

Honours

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Women's LEN Trophy

  • Winners (2): 1999-00, 2001–02
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References

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  1. ^ a b Historique Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine sur le site officiel du club ; page consultée le 21 avril 2010.
  2. ^ Palmarès des coupes européennes Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, Ligue européenne de natation, 2007 ; page consultée le 21 avril 2010.