Sorrento play their football in the regionalised league system called Serie D. There are 9 regions in Serie D (all containing 18 teams), with Sorrento being in 'Girone G.' The next step up from here is Serie C which is actually split into 5 parts (also containing 18 teams each); Serie C1 is the upper level (itself consisting of 2 zones - Girone A & B), while Serie C2 is the lower level (consisting of Girone A, B, & C.). All of Serie C is known as the Professional League. Above this level is the National Professional League system of Serie A (20 clubs) and Serie B (22 clubs). Serie A is often simply referred to as the 'Football League'. There are actually a further 5 divisions below Sorrento's level in Serie D and these divisions are called Eccelenza, Promozione, Prima Categoria, Seconda Categoria and Terza Categoria.

A quick history:

Sorrento are a post-war team formed in 1945. The first 20 years or so was spent bouncing up and down the Promozione division until, finally, in the 1967-68 season Sorrento finished top and entered the Serie D system for the first time in its history. It wasn't a long stay though as Sorrento won the Girone G Championship at the first attempt and famously got promoted to Serie C (Girone C) for the 1969-70 season - finishing a highly creditable 4th. 1970-71 however saw Sorrento claim its first Serie C title with a haul of 51 points, 1 point clear of Salernitana, and promotion to Serie B for 1971-72. Life was tough in Serie B however (it contained the likes of Lazio, Palermo, Bari, and Brescia), and Sorrento finished in the bottom 3 and were relegated. Spending the 1970s in Serie C mid-table obscurity, the end of the 1977-78 season saw Serie C get split into its two levels present today and Sorrento were one of eight teams to be dropped into Serie C2 for 1978-79. More glory came in 1985-86 when Sorrento finished as runners-up to Licata in the Serie C2 Girone D division, and moved back up into Serie C1. This season proved to be a disaster though and Sorrento finished rock bottom and were relegated once more. The fall didn't stop there though and Sorrento found itself back in the minor Promozione division in 1991-92, a system it had left in the 1960s. It wasn't until the 1998-99 season that Sorrento forced its way back into Serie D. 2003-04 was one of the better seasons for Sorrento, but just missed out by one point on a possible Serie C play-off match, and finished 6th.

Quick directions:

Admittedely only handy if you're in the Campania region of southern Italy. The city of Sorrento itself is on the south side of the Gulf of Naples - right opposite Naples itself and a stone's throw from Vesuvius. The Serie D teams all come from this and neighbouring regions. When in Sorrento itself, the ground is easy to find. Starting off in the city centre at the Piazzo Tasso and heading off east, turn off the Corsa Italia onto the Via Correale. Once at the junction, you can either choose left for Via Califano, or right for Via Rota. Home fans use the north entrance of the 'Stadio Italia' near the 'Tribuna Nord' (North Grandstand) on the Via Califano.