SSC Napoli Youth Sector

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

As of 19 September 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Hubert Dawid Idasiak
12 GK Italy ITA Ciro Pinto
21 GK Italy ITA Vincenzo Provitolo
22 GK Italy ITA Valerio Boffelli
2 DF Italy ITA Benedetto Barba
3 DF Italy ITA Davide Costanzo
18 DF Albania ALB Daniel Hysaj
25 DF Italy ITA Balla Mousa Manè
26 DF Italy ITA Pasquale Pontillo
27 DF Italy ITA Johnatan Andrea Spedalieri
28 DF Italy ITA Matteo Marchisano
29 DF Italy ITA Francesco Rossi
33 DF Italy ITA Enrico Giannini
4 MF Italy ITA Salvatore Longobardi
5 MF Italy ITA Gennaro Iaccarino
6 MF Italy ITA Francesco Pio Gioielli
8 MF Italy ITA Dylan De Pasquale
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Spavone
17 MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Flora
23 MF Italy ITA Manuel Di Palma
30 MF Italy ITA Antonio Vergara
35 MF Italy ITA Alessio Lettera
37 MF Italy ITA Francesco De Marco
94 MF France FRA Coli Saco
7 FW Italy ITA Davide Acampa
9 FW Italy ITA Antonio Pesce
10 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Ambrosino
11 FW Italy ITA Antonio Cioffi
14 FW Italy ITA Fabio Scognamiglio
19 FW Italy ITA Domenico Di Dona
24 FW Italy ITA Pasquale Marranzzino
32 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe D'Agostino

Managerial history[edit]

  • 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–present)

Honours[edit]

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

As of 15 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
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)[edit]

As of 19 August 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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[edit]

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

Senior internationals[edit]

Italy
Estonia

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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