Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Napoli Femminile, known as Napoli Femminile or simply Napoli, is an Italian women's football club from Naples that competes in Serie A.

Napoli Femminile
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Dilettantistica Napoli Femminile[1]
Nickname(s)Azzurre, Tartarughine
Founded2003
GroundStadio comunale Giuseppe Piccolo
Cercola, Italy
ChairmanRaffaele Carlino
ManagerBiagio Seno
LeagueSerie A
2023–24Serie A, 9th of 10
Websitehttps://napolifemminile.it/

History

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Founded as ASD Calciosmania Napoli, it took the name ASD Napoli Calcio Femminile in 2006 after merging with SSC Venus Napoli. In 2012 it reached the national cup's final, lost to ACF Brescia after extra time,[2] and it attained promotion to Serie A for the first time.[3] In 2017 the club merged with Napoli Dream Team and took the actual name.[4]

After having won group D in Serie C, the club was in first position in Serie B when 2019–20 season was interrupted because of the restrictions related to the breakup of COVID-19 pandemic;[5] the end standings were determined based on a corrective coefficient, resulting in a first place for Napoli Femminile and thus promotion to Serie A.[6] In 2020–21 Serie A season the club ended in 10th position, avoiding the relegation in the last match of the championship.[7] In 2021–22 Serie A season the club ended again in 10th position, but cannot avoid relegation in Serie B since the number of relegated club increased to have ten teams in the following season; relegation arrived in the last match of the season after losing against Pomigliano.[8] In 2022–23 Serie B season the club ended in first position ahead of Lazio and thus promoted to Serie A after one season in the second tier.[9]

Honours

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Current squad

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As of 18 November 2024[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Beatrice Beretta
2 DF   DEN Matilde Lundorf
3 DF   DEN Cecilie Sandvej
4 DF   BIH Gloria Slišković
5 DF   ITA Paola Di Marino
7 DF   ITA Debora Novellino
8 MF   ITA Alice Giai
9 FW   ITA Melania Martinovic
10 FW   SWE Marija Banušić
11 FW   BIH Maja Jelčić
12 DF   ITA Catarina Fracaros (on loan from Inter Milan)
13 MF   USA Natalie Muth
14 MF   UGA Violah Nambi
17 FW   NGA Olamide Adugbe
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   ITA Manuela Sciabica
20 MF   ITA Valentina Gallazzi
21 MF   ITA Virginia Di Giammarino
22 MF   GER Vivien Beil
23 MF   ITA Melissa Bellucci
24 MF   ITA Alessia D'Angelo
28 FW   ITA Ginevra Moretti
33 DF   ITA Alice Pellinghelli
42 GK   CRO Doris Bačić
44 DF   ITA Tecla Pettenuzzo
67 MF   ITA Michela Giordano
90 MF   ITA Gabriella Langella
99 FW   ITA Morena Gianfico

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Napoli Femminile". FIGC. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ Women's football: Brescia wins the Coppa Italia. Giornale di Brescia, 03/06/12
  3. ^ Napoli Calcio Femminile, promoted to A1. Napoli Today, 22/04/12
  4. ^ "La nostra mission". napolifemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ "La Serie B si ferma, la A crede ancora nella ripartenza. Nei prossimi giorni la decisione definitiva" (in Italian). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Futuro del Calcio Femminile: nuove norme e via al professionismo nel 2022" (in Italian). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Napoli Femminile – AS Roma 2-2: #cuoreAzzurro ed è Serie A" (in Italian). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Napoli Femminile – Pomigliano 1-3" (in Italian). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Napoli promosso in Serie A. Lazio, la vittoria con l'Arezzo non basta: biancocelesti allo spareggio contro Pomigliano" (in Italian). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ "First team – SSD Napoli Femminile" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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