S.S.D. Empoli Ladies FBC

Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Empoli Ladies FBC, or simply Empoli Ladies, is a women's football club based in Empoli, Tuscany, Italy. It was established in 2016 as the women's section of Empoli, following an acquisition of the sporting license of Castelfranco. Debuting in the Serie B, the team has first competed in the Serie A in 2017–18.

Empoli Ladies
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Dilettantistica Empoli Ladies FBC
Nickname(s)[Le] Azzurre (The Blues)
Short nameEmpoli
Founded23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)
GroundCentro Sportivo Monteboro
ChairmanRebecca Corsi
ManagerAlessandro Spugna
LeagueSerie A
2019–20Serie A, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

Following a collaboration in 2015–16 with Castelfranco, the management of Empoli decided to form a women's football club in June 2016, buying 51% of the shares of the Castelfranco di Sotto club, and registering the team under the name of Empoli Ladies FBC.[1] In their first season in 2016–17, the team played in the 2016–17 Serie B, finishing in first place and earning promotion to the Serie A, the top flight of Italian football.[2] In the same season Empoli reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Fiorentina.[3]

The first season in the Serie A started with a home draw against San Zaccaria; they finished in last place and were relegated to the Serie B.[4] The 2018–19 season saw Empoli play in the first Serie B championship organized in a single group. They finished the tournament in second place, gaining promotion back to the Serie A.[5]

Players

Current squad
As of 5 February 2021[6]

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  ITA Alessia Capelletti
3 DF  ITA Lucia Di Guglielmo (captain)
4 DF  ITA Margherita Brscic
5 DF  ITA Marta Varriale
6 MF  NED Anna Knol
7 MF  ITA Cecilia Prugna
8 DF  ITA Nicole Fabbroni
9 FW  ITA Elisa Polli
10 MF  ITA Norma Cinotti
11 MF  ITA Silvia Leonessi
13 GK  ITA Noemi Fedele
14 DF  ITA Aurora De Rita
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ITA Arianna Acuti
18 FW  ITA Benedetta Glionna
19 FW  NED Chanté Dompig
20 DF  ITA Gloria Giatras Zoi
27 DF  ITA Eleonora Binazzi
23 MF  ITA Melissa Bellucci
24 DF  ITA Martina Toniolo
29 MF  ITA Marta Morreale
30 FW  ITA Morena Iannazzo
38 FW  ITA Matilde De Matteis
44 FW  ITA Giorgia Miotto
77 GK  ITA Francesca Fabiano

Managerial history

Below is a list of Empoli Ladies managers from 2016 until the present day.

Name Nationality Years
Alessandro Pistolesi 2016–2020
Alessandro Spugna 2020–present

Honours
  • Serie B
    • Winners (1): 2016–17

See also

References
  1. "Nasce l´ Empoli Ladies FBC". www.empoliladies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. Ladies, Empoli (15 May 2017). "Empoli Ladies promosso in Serie A!". Calcio femminile italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "In finale Brescia e Fiorentina". lnd.it. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Brescia Empoli: Davide sconfitto da Golia". www.empoliladies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "L'Empoli Ladies festeggia la promozione in Serie A". L Football (in Italian). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. "Serie A". Empoli Ladies (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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