AC Prato

Associazione Calcio Prato is an Italian association football club, based in Prato, Tuscany.

AC Prato

Full name	Associazione Calcio Prato S.p.A.
Nickname(s)	Lanieri (Woolworkers), Biancazzurri (White-blues), Fiordalisi (Cornflowers)
Founded	1908; 117 years ago (1908)
Ground	Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato, Italy
Capacity	6,750
Chairman	Stefano Commini
Manager	Lucio Brando
League	Serie D
2023–24	Serie D Group D, 7th
Website	acprato.it
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Prato currently plays in Serie D/E, having last been in Serie B in 1964.

History

The club was founded in 1908.

In season 2010–11 the team played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione ranking 3rd and was beaten from Carrarese in the final of the play-off, but it was later admitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill vacancies.^[1]

Colors and badge

The team's colors are blue, white and gold (like the cornflower).

Famous players and managers

Notable former players include Christian Vieri, Alessandro Diamanti (2nd place at Euro 2012), Vittorio Rossi (Paolo Rossi's father), Massimo Maccarone, Massimo Oddo (World Champion in 2006), Alessandro Matri, Paolo Cecconi & Carlo Cudicini. Notable former managers include Giovanni Ferrari (World Champion in 1934 & 1938), Ferruccio Valcareggi & Enzo Bearzot (World Champion in 1982).

Current squad

As of 2 October 2018^[2]

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 12 GK  ITA Edward Reggiani 13 DF  ITA Tommaso Cecchi 18 FW  ITA Andrea Rozzi 19 DF  ITA Matteo Ghimenti 27 GK  ITA Neri Bellesi — GK  ITA Matteo Brunelli — GK  ITA Andrea Fontanelli — DF  ITA Nicolas Di Filippo — DF  ITA Danilo Piroli — DF  ITA Claudio Sciannamè — DF  ITA Lorenzo Coselli — DF  ITA Giovanni Tomi — DF  ITA Gianluca Bassano — DF  ITA Nicola Ciabatti — DF  ITA Alessio Martini

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ITA Giovanni Calosi — MF  URU Cristian Malán — MF  ITA Marcello Quinto — MF  ITA Lorenzo Benvenuti — MF  ITA Alberto Marini — MF  ITA Vincenzo Carrotta — MF  ITA Tommaso Lunghi — MF  CIV Zah Thomas Kouassi — MF  ITA Filippo Carli — MF  ITA Marco Sforzi — FW  ITA Leonardo Della Nina — FW  ITA Daniele Bazzoffia — FW  ITA Stefano Del Sante — FW  ITA Andrea De Simone — FW  CIV Mande Morrison Yahon

Out on loan

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

Honours

League

• Serie C
  • Winners: 1940–41 (group E), 1945–46 (group A), 1948–49 (group C), 1956–57, 1959–60 (group B), 1962–63 (group B)
• Serie C2
  • Winners: 1979–80 (group A), 1982–83 (group A), 2001–02 (group A)
• Serie D
  • Winners: 1953–54 (group E), 1976–77 (group E)

Cups

• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Winners: 2000–01