SSC Napoli Youth Sector

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

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

Squads

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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

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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

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As of 01 October 2024

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   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

Managerial history

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Honours

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

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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   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)

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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   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

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

Senior internationals

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Italy
Estonia
Cyprus

See also

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References

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