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.

Fabio Cannavaro, World champion and Ballon d'Or winner 2006, a product of the Napoli Youth team.

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

Managerial history

  • Italy Mario Corso(1978-1982)
  • Italy Luigi Caffarelli(1997-2007)
  • Italy Raimondo Marino(2003-2004)
  • Italy Roberto Miggiano(2010-2011)
  • Italy Adolfo Sormani(2011-2012)
  • Italy Giampaolo Saurini (2012–2017)
  • Italy Loris Beoni (2017 - 2018)
  • Italy Roberto Baronio (2018 - 2020)
  • Italy Giuseppe Angelini (2020)
  • Italy Emmanuel Cascione (2020 - 2021)
  • Italy Nicolò Frustalupi (2021–2023)
  • Italy 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 Italy ITA Francesco Baietti
— GK Italy ITA Ciro Pinto
— DF Italy ITA Benedetto Barba
— DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Carannante
— DF Italy ITA Mauro Sepe
— DF Italy ITA Francesco Somma
— DF Italy ITA Antonio Vittiello
— DF Italy ITA Gioele Cirillo
— DF Italy ITA Domenico Verdile
— DF Italy ITA Roberto Natale
— MF Italy ITA Francesco Rossi
— MF Italy ITA Enrico Pio De Martino
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Gennaro Iaccarino
— MF Italy ITA Manuel Matrone
— MF Italy ITA Raffaele D'Angelo
— MF Italy ITA Bruno Umile
— MF Italy ITA Davide Accampa
— MF Italy ITA Giuseppe D'Agostino
— FW Italy ITA Luca Assalve
— FW Italy ITA Paolo De Simone
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Vergara
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Cianciulli
— FW Italy ITA Ambrosino
— FW Argentina 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 Italy ITA Alessandro D'Andrea
— GK Italy ITA Antonio Maisto
— DF Italy ITA Gabriel Casolare
— DF Italy ITA Roberto Rea
— DF Italy ITA Niccolò Bartiromo
— DF Italy ITA Alberto Senese
— DF Italy ITA Andrea Mambella
— DF Italy ITA Giovanni Calvano
— MF Italy ITA Salvatore Micillo
— MF Italy ITA Antonio Illuminato
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Matteo Coglitore
— MF Italy ITA Carmine Cristiano
— MF Italy ITA Nicola D'Alessandro
— MF Italy ITA Christian Velotti
— FW Italy ITA Ciro Palmieri
— FW Italy ITA Francesco Pirone
— FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Di Dato
— FW Italy ITA Sergio Gianfrancesco
— FW Italy ITA Angelo Lieto
— FW Italy 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.