# 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

## 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 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

* Scudetto
** Champions (1): 1978–79
** Runner Up (–): —
* Coppa Italia
** Champions (1): 1996-97
** Runner Up (1): 2012-13
* Super Coppa
** Runner Up (–): —
* Torneo di Viareggio Cup
** Champions (1): 1975
** Runner Up (4): 1969, 1984, 1990, 1991

## 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:
| Paolo Cannavaro Giuseppe Taglialatela Jacopo Dezi Antonio Floro Flores Luigi Vitale Antonio Bocchetti Guglielmo Stendardo Armando Izzo Mariano Arini Roberto Insigne Alfonso De Lucia Luigi Sepe Antonio Di Nardo Raffaele Ametrano Angelo Pagotto Vincenzo Bernardo Raffaele Pucino Carmelo Imbriani Raffaele Longo Fabio Liverani Salvatore Bruno | Ferdinando Coppola Dino Fava Salvatore Russo Roberto Sorrentino Roberto Amodio Camillo Ciano Gennaro Esposito Raffaele Maiello Igor Łasicki Sebastiano Luperto Frank Liivak Giuseppe Fornito Gennaro Tutino Leandro Vitiello Mariano Stendardo Emanuele Troise Giorgio Di Vicino Raffaele Longo Francesco Di Gennaro Dario Bova Soma Novothny |

### Senior internationals
#### Italy

* Fabio Cannavaro
* Lorenzo Insigne
* Fabio Liverani
* Antonio Juliano
* Francesco Baiano
* Ciro Ferrara
* Attila Sallustro
* Alessio Zerbin
* Armando Izzo
* Paolo Cannavaro

#### Estonia

* Frank Liivak

#### Cyprus

* Rafail Mamas