SSC Napoli Youth Sector

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^[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. andBorussia Dortmund. Napoli beat all the teams in the group, Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal F.C. andBorussia 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.

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
15	MF	ITA	Alessandro Spavone
17	MF	ITA	Massimiliano Flora
23	MF	ITA	Manuel Di Palma
30	MF	ITA	Antonio Vergara
35	MF	ITA	Alessio Lettera
37	MF	ITA	Francesco De Marco
94	MF	FRA	Coli Saco
7	FW	ITA	Davide Acampa
9	FW	ITA	Antonio Pesce
10	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Ambrosino
11	FW	ITA	Antonio Cioffi
14	FW	ITA	Fabio Scognamiglio
19	FW	ITA	Domenico Di Dona
24	FW	ITA	Pasquale Marranzzino
32	FW	ITA	Giuseppe D'Agostino

• Primavera Staff
  • Head coach: Nicolò Frustalupi

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–present)

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

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
—	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

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
—	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

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

Senior internationals

Italy

Estonia

• Campionato Nazionale Primavera
• Coppa Italia Primavera
• Supercoppa Primavera
• Youth system
• Reserve team
• Youth Sector (cantera)