Pomigliano CF

Pomigliano
Full namePomigliano Calcio Femminile[1]
Nickname(s)Granata, Le Pantere
Short namePomigliano C.F.
FoundedJune 21, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-21)
StadiumUgo Gobbato Stadium,
Pomigliano d'Arco
Capacity1,600
PresidentRaffaele Pipola
CoachRoberto Carannante
LeagueSerie B
2023–24Serie A, 10th of 10 (Relegated to Serie B)
Websitehttps://pomiglianocalciofemminile.it/

Pomigliano Calcio Femminile, also known as Pomigliano, is an Italian women's association football club based in Pomigliano d'Arco, within Metropolitan City of Naples. It was founded in June 2019 and secured two successive promotions in its first two seasons, to enter Serie A in 2021.

History

In June 2019, Raffaele Pipola the President of ASDC Pomigliano, a club in the men's Serie D, formed a women's section for the club by buying out an existing team called Vapa Virtus Napoli.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, their debut 2019–20 season was stopped early and since Pomigliano were leading their regional Serie C section they were promoted to Serie B.[3] In 2020–21 they finished in second place behind Lazio to claim their second successive promotion, into the top tier Serie A.[4]

Former Italy women's national football team player Manuela Tesse was the coach who secured the second promotion, but she was fired three games into the 2021–22 Serie A season.[5] The season was concluded in eight place, securing the spot in Serie A. In 2022–23 Serie A season Pomigliano CF finished in ninth position, entering the play-off against Lazio, which finished in second position in Serie B. Pomigliano won the play-off and maintained its spot in Serie A.[6] Despite their efforts, Pomigliano faced relegation following their 2023-24 campaign which saw them finish last in Serie A with 12 points.

Players

Current squad

As of 30 January 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
2 DF Italy ITA Gaia Apicella (captain)
3 DF Italy ITA Martina Fusini
4 DF United States USA Aryana Harvey
5 DF Italy ITA Sara Caiazzo
6 DF France FRA Iris Rabot
7 FW Uganda UGA Violah Nambi
8 MF Albania ALB Greis Domi
9 FW Malta MLT Sara Saliba
10 FW Argentina ARG Dalila Ippólito
11 FW Italy ITA Chiara Manca
12 GK United States USA Anna Buhigas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Italy ITA Nicole Arcangeli
15 DF Italy ITA Elena Battistini
17 DF Argentina ARG Marianela Szymanowski
21 MF Italy ITA Virginia Di Giammarino
24 DF Italy ITA Heden Corrado
28 MF Italy ITA Zhanna Ferrario
30 MF Canada CAN Irina Talle
33 DF Italy ITA Debora Novellino
44 GK Switzerland SUI Emilie Gavillet
99 MF Serbia SRB Milica Babic

Former players

For a list of all former and current Pomigliano C.F. players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Pomigliano CF players.

References

  1. ^ "Pomigliano". FIGC. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ Collaro, Gianfranco (21 June 2019). "Granata nel calcio femminile, rilevato il titolo della Vapa Virtus Napoli" (in Italian). Sport Campania. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ Mauro, Paola (14 June 2020). "L'ASD Calcio Pomigliano Femminile promosso ufficialmente in Serie B" (in Italian). Calcio Femminile Italiano. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Calcio femminile, Pomigliano e Lazio festeggiano la promozione in Serie A" (in Italian). Sky Sport Italy. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Il Pomigliano esonera coach Tesse" (in Italian). Calcio Femminile Italia. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Il Pomigliano resta in Serie A, alla Lazio non basta la vittoria per 1-0 nel match di ritorno dello spareggio" (in Italian). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.