SSC Napoli Youth Sector

Napoli Primavera
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Calcio Napoli Primavera
Nickname(s)Azzurrini
Founded1926
GroundStadio Arena Giuseppe Piccolo
OwnerAurelio De Laurentiis
PresidentEdoardo De Laurentiis
Head coachNicolo Frustalupi
LeagueCampionato Primavera 1

The youth sector is responsible for managing all the teams registered by SSC Napoli into their youth leagues that is governed by the Italian FIGC for various National and International tournaments. The objective of this policy is to train and enhance young members of SSC Napoli so that they can be launched in the world of professional football, creating a pool of talent from which the first team can draw on.a player and want a chance in your team

Squads

The Youth Sector, according to the Italian football league system, is divided into six squads: 'Primavera', 'Berretti', 'Allievi Nazionali', 'Giovanissimi', 'Esordienti' and 'Pulcini'.

In the 1962-1963 season the FIGC decided to create a national youth championship called the Campionato Primavera. In which the Naples has participated in since the first edition with mixed success. In the early sixties a young youth star was born in the median of Antonio Juliano, who would soon debut in the first team and become the second most capped player to ever play for Napoli with 505 appearances in the league and cup alone. Since then, several future international players have emerged, including the likes of Fabio Cannavaro and Lorenzo Insigne.

'Primavera' Squad

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli Primavera is the Napoli football team composed of footballers between 15 and 20 years old. According to Italian Football’s hierarchy, it is the main youth category and is thus above the 'Berretti' squad. Each season, the 'Primavera' squad is the experimental group for the trial and/or promotion of the future members of the first team before the beginning of the Serie A season. Players deemed ready for first team football are registered and given a first team squad number. The team currently competes in group C of the Primavera TIM Championship.They have won the Primavera TIM Championship better known as Campionato Nazionale Primavera once in the 1978–79 Primavera season.

They also participate in the Coppa Italia Primavera and have been Champions once in 1997[1] they also compete in the annual Torneo di Viareggio one of the most prestigious U-20 championships in the world, an international tournament they have won and been runners-up 4 times.

The Primavera team also took part in the very first UEFA U-19 Champions League now called The UEFA Youth League after the Napoli first team qualified for the Champions League which gave the Primavera team access into the UEFA U-19 Champions League tournament, Napoli was put into Group F of the tournament with Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal F.C. and Borussia Dortmund. Napoli beat all the teams in the group, Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal F.C. and Borussia Dortmund at home to progress to the last 16 which saw them draw Real Madrid which they lost 2-1 in stoppage time with a goal by Aleix Febas Pérez in the 93rd minute.

Primavera squad

As of 01 October 2024

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
GK  ITA Francesco Gisondi
GK  ITA Claudio Turi
GK  ITA Andrea Petrone
GK  ITA Andrea Sorrentino
DF  ITA Mattia Esposito
DF  ITA Vittorio Gambardella
DF  ITA Vitali Khraban
DF  ITA Pasquale Stasi
DF  ITA Alfonso De Luca
DF  ITA Chritian Garofalo
DF  ITA Francesco Distratto
DF  ITA Raffaele Colella
MF  ITA Emmanuele De Chiara
MF  ITA Giuseppe D'Angelo
MF  ITA Domenico Avvisati
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Francesco Gioeilli
MF  ITA Gabriele Zago
MF  ITA Ciro Borrelli
MF  ITA Jordan Napoletano
MF  ITA Antonio Cimmaruta
MF  ITA Antonio Arzillo
FW  ITA Matteo Malasomma
FW  ITA Salvatore Borriello
FW  ITA Luigi Picca
FW  ITA Donato Distratto
FW  ITA Ernesto Ballabile
FW  ITA Christian Raggioli
FW  ITA Diego Pinzolo
FW  ITA Edoardo Della Salandra
FW  SRB Matija Popovic
  • Primavera Staff
    • Head coach: Dario Rocco

Managerial history

  • Mario Corso(1978-1982)
  • Luigi Caffarelli(1997-2007)
  • Raimondo Marino(2003-2004)
  • Roberto Miggiano(2010-2011)
  • Adolfo Sormani(2011-2012)
  • Giampaolo Saurini (2012–2017)
  • Loris Beoni (2017 - 2018)
  • Roberto Baronio (2018 - 2020)
  • Giuseppe Angelini (2020)
  • Emmanuel Cascione (2020 - 2021)
  • Nicolò Frustalupi (2021–2023)
  • Andrea Tedesco (2023-2024)

Honours

Allievi Nazionali Serie A & B (U17) - Allievi Professionisti (competes against Serie A and B clubs)

As of 15 September 2019

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
GK  ITA Francesco Baietti
GK  ITA Ciro Pinto
DF  ITA Benedetto Barba
DF  ITA Lorenzo Carannante
DF  ITA Mauro Sepe
DF  ITA Francesco Somma
DF  ITA Antonio Vittiello
DF  ITA Gioele Cirillo
DF  ITA Domenico Verdile
DF  ITA Roberto Natale
MF  ITA Francesco Rossi
MF  ITA Enrico Pio De Martino
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Gennaro Iaccarino
MF  ITA Manuel Matrone
MF  ITA Raffaele D'Angelo
MF  ITA Bruno Umile
MF  ITA Davide Accampa
MF  ITA Giuseppe D'Agostino
FW  ITA Luca Assalve
FW  ITA Paolo De Simone
FW  ITA Antonio Vergara
FW  ITA Antonio Cianciulli
FW  ITA Ambrosino
FW  ARG Ludovico Benjamín Pelagotti
  • Allievi Nazionali Staff
    • Head coach: Massimo Carnevale
    • Assistant coach: Antonio Vanacore
    • Physical Trainer: Arcangelo Crispino
    • Goalkeeping coach: Massimiliano Di Gliulo
    • Team Leader: Luca Lentini

Allievi Lega Pro I & II (U17) - Allievi Lega Pro (competes against Lega Pro clubs)

As of 19 August 2015

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
GK  ITA Alessandro D'Andrea
GK  ITA Antonio Maisto
DF  ITA Gabriel Casolare
DF  ITA Roberto Rea
DF  ITA Niccolò Bartiromo
DF  ITA Alberto Senese
DF  ITA Andrea Mambella
DF  ITA Giovanni Calvano
MF  ITA Salvatore Micillo
MF  ITA Antonio Illuminato
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Matteo Coglitore
MF  ITA Carmine Cristiano
MF  ITA Nicola D'Alessandro
MF  ITA Christian Velotti
FW  ITA Ciro Palmieri
FW  ITA Francesco Pirone
FW  ITA Vincenzo Di Dato
FW  ITA Sergio Gianfrancesco
FW  ITA Angelo Lieto
FW  ITA Marco Merola
  • Allievi Lega Pro Staff
    • Head coach: Vincenzo Marino
    • Assistant coach: Armando Nocerino
    • Physical Trainer: Giuseppe Trepiccione
    • Goalkeeping coach: Massimiliano Di Gliulo

Notable former Youth Team players

Below is a list of some footballers who have played for the Napoli youth squads:

Senior internationals

Italy
Estonia
Cyprus

See also

References

  1. ^ "Napoli Youth trophies list - AiScore". m.aiscore.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.