 But in 1996, after having daringly avoided relegation, Licata AC did not register to Eccellenza and was cancelled too; a new team, Santos Licata (then Nuovo Licata, that finally switched to the current denomination), started from Promozione (7th level in the Italian football league system).During the 2005–06 season, Licata won the round A of Sicilian Eccellenza, consequently returning to Serie D for the first time for a decade.In the season 2010–11 it was promoted from Eccellenza Sicily group A to Serie D.

The traditional club colours of Licata is yellow and blue; known in Italy as "gialloblu".