Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Unione Polisportiva Comunale Tavagnacco, also known as Graphistudio Tavagnacco for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian women's football club from Tavagnacco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Tavagnacco
Full nameAssociazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Unione Polisportiva Comunale Tavagnacco[1]
Founded1989
GroundStadio Comunale Tavagnacco
Capacity1.000
ChairmanRoberto Moroso
CoachChiara Orlando
LeagueSerie B
2021–229th, Serie B
Websitehttp://www.upctavagnacco.com/

History

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Founded in 1989, by 2001 UPC Tavagnacco reached the Serie A, where it has played since.[2] After struggling to avoid relegation in its first years in Serie A, the club has joined the championship's elite in recent years, ranking between the 2nd and 6th positions since 2007. In 2011 Tavagnacco was league runner up and it also reached the Italian Women's Cup final, which it lost 0–3 to Torres Calcio. It consequently qualified for the first time for the UEFA Champions League,[3] where it was defeated in the Round of 32 by Swedish champion LdB Malmö.[4]

Honours

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Overall competition record

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Season Division Place Coppa UEFA
1997–98 3 0?
1998–99 2 (Gr. B) 06th
1999–00 2 (Gr. B) 08th Round 2
2000–01 2 (Gr. B) 01st Round 2
2001–02 1 11th
2002–03 1 11th
2003–04 1 12th Quarterfinals
2004–05 1 10th Round of 16
2005–06 1 09th Semifinals
2006–07 1 07th Round 2
2007–08 1 04th Quarterfinals
2008–09 1 03rd Round 1
2009–10 1 03rd Semifinals
2010–11 1 02nd Finalist
2011–12 1 03rd Semifinals Round of 32
2012–13 1 02nd Winner
2013–14 1 03rd Winner Round of 32
2014–15 1 06th Finalist
2015–16 1 05th Quarter-final
2016–17 1 06th Semi-final

UEFA competition record

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Season Competition Stage Opponent Result Scorers
2011–12 Champions League Round of 32   LdB Malmö 2–1 (h) 0–5 (a) Camporese, Riboldi
2013–14 Champions League Round of 32   Fortuna Hjørring 3–2 (h) 0–2 (a) Camporese, Tuttino, Zuliani

Current squad

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As of 1 September 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ITA Valeria Gardel
3 DF   ITA Elisa Donda
5 DF   ITA Federica Veritti
6 FW   CHN Jade Zhou
8 MF   ITA Francesca Blasoni
11 DF   ITA Erika Covalero
12 GK   ITA Costanza Nicola
13 FW   ITA Caterina Ferin
14 DF   ITA Chiara Cecotti
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   ITA Benedetta Brignoli
16 MF   ITA Valentina Puglisi
18 DF   JPN Mizuho Kato
19 DF   ITA Eleonora Pozzecco
20 DF   ITA Gaia Milan
22 GK   ITA Marika Fontana
24 DF   ITA Francesca Molinaro
32 DF   ITA Teresa Gallo
DF   AUT Nike Winter

Former players

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For details of current and former players, see Category:ASD UPC Tavagnacco players.

Staff

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Management:

  • Chairman: Roberto Moroso
  • Sports director: Glauco Di Benedetto
  • Secretary: Paolo Foschiani
  • Marketing director: Luigi Gressani

Sports:

  • Head coach: Sergio Tomadini
  • Assistant coach: Marco Rossi
  • Goalkeeper coach: Alessandro Pinat

Medical:

  • Physio: Sara Pozzetto

References

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  1. ^ "Tavagnacco". FIGC. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ UPC Tavagnacco Società
  3. ^ Calcio femminile, Graphistudio Tavagnacco-Chiasellis 6–0 e le padrone di casa accedono alla Champions league!
  4. ^ Avanti Torres, Tavagnacco KO!. ilcalciofemminile.it, 5 October 2011
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