This is how the iconic Italian club announced its squad for the new season.

Italian football club Palermo has unveiled its squad numbers for the upcoming season in an unconventional manner, opting to display them using classic Italian bronze door knockers, commonly found on entrances of older residential buildings. The team's jerseys feature numbers engraved with the last names of players, arranged as if they were a list of residents in a building. New signings have their names affixed with pieces of paper and tape, mimicking the process of new tenants moving into a property. For example, Joel Pohjanpalo will wear number 20, Gabriel Strefezza number 7, Filippo Ranocchia number 10, and captain Jacopo Segre number 8. The final list of numbers for the 2026/27 season was published mid-August. Palermo currently competes in Serie B after narrowly missing promotion to Serie A last season. In the semifinals of the playoff race, they faced Catanzaro and lost the first leg 3-0. However, they managed to secure a 2-0 victory in front of over 33,000 fans at the Renzo Barberi stadium, which was insufficient for advancement. For long-time followers of Italian football, Palermo represents one of the cult clubs of Serie A during the early years of the 21st century. Recognizable by their pink-and-black jerseys, passionate president Maurizio Zamparini, and a string of outstanding players, the Sicilian side became one of the most intriguing teams in the league at that time. The club returned to Serie A in 2004 after 31 years away and immediately finished sixth, securing their first European campaign in history. The following season saw them reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, and after the Calciopoli scandal, they officially concluded the championship in fifth place. During their peak years, they regularly contended for European spots, reaching the Coppa Italia final in 2011, where they lost to Inter. Many notable players who later achieved great careers passed through Palermo. Players such as Luca Toni, Edinson Cavani, Javier Pastore, Paulo Dybala, Amauri, Andrea Barzagli, and Fabio Grosso played for the club. At one point, Palermo was known for discovering top-tier talents before European giants. The decline was just as dramatic as the rise. After years of financial and ownership issues, the club was expelled from professional football in 2019. The new Palermo had to start from Serie D, the fourth tier of Italian football. They quickly secured promotion to Serie C in their first season and, through playoffs, returned to Serie B in 2022. That summer, the majority stake in the club was acquired by City Football Group, the ownership group led by Manchester City. Since then, Palermo has been striving to make the final step and return to Serie A, where they have not competed since their relegation in 2017.