Napoli Women

Napoli Women,^[2] formerly known as Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Napoli Femminile (lit. 'Napoli Women's Amateur Sports Society') and more commonly known as just Napoli, is an Italian women's football club from Naples that competes in Serie A.

Napoli

Full name	Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Napoli Femminile[1]
Nicknames	Azzurre, Tartarughine
Founded	2003
Ground	Stadio comunale Giuseppe Piccolo Cercola, Italy
Chairman	Raffaele Carlino
Manager	Biagio Seno
League	Serie A
2024–25	Serie A, 9th of 10
Website	https://napolifemminile.it/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

The club's logo from 2021 until 2025.

Founded as ASD Calciosmania Napoli, it took the name ASD Napoli Calcio Femminile in 2006 after merging with SSC Venus Napoli. In 2012 it reached the national cup's final, lost to ACF Brescia after extra time,^[3] and it attained promotion to Serie A for the first time.^[4] In 2017 the club merged with Napoli Dream Team and took the actual name.^[5]

After having won group D in Serie C, the club was in first position in Serie B when 2019–20 season was interrupted because of the restrictions related to the breakup of COVID-19 pandemic;^[6] the end standings were determined based on a corrective coefficient, resulting in a first place for Napoli Femminile and thus promotion to Serie A.^[7] In 2020–21 Serie A season the club ended in 10th position, avoiding the relegation in the last match of the championship.^[8] In 2021–22 Serie A season the club ended again in 10th position, but cannot avoid relegation in Serie B since the number of relegated club increased to have ten teams in the following season; relegation arrived in the last match of the season after losing against Pomigliano.^[9] In 2022–23 Serie B season the club ended in first position ahead of Lazio and thus promoted to Serie A after one season in the second tier.^[10]

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the club was renamed to Napoli Women.^[2]

Honours

• Serie A2
  • Winners (1): 2011–12 [it] (girone D)
• Serie B
  • Winners (3): 2007–08 [it] (girone E), 2019–20 [it], 2022–23 [it]
• Serie C
  • Winners (1): 2018–19 [it] (girone D),

Current squad

As of 5 October 2025^[11]

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 1 GK  ITA Beatrice Beretta 2 DF  USA Cameron Brooks 4 DF  BIH Gloria Slišković 7 FW  USA Hanna Barker 8 MF  POL Kinga Kozak 9 FW  ITA Morena Gianfico 10 FW  SWE Marija Banušić 11 FW  DEN Cecilie Fløe Nielsen 13 MF  USA Natalie Muth 16 DF  DEN Mille Jusjong Henriksen 17 MF  ITA Alessia Carcassi 19 MF  ITA Manuela Sciabica 20 FW  NOR Mali Motrøen Trøan

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  ITA Teresa Penzo 22 DF  FRA Magou Doucouré 23 MF  ITA Melissa Bellucci 24 MF  ITA Alessia D'Angelo 25 FW  BEL Davinia Vanmechelen 30 GK  GER Sarah Hornschuch 32 DF  ITA Bianca Vergani 42 GK  CRO Doris Bačić 44 DF  ITA Tecla Pettenuzzo 47 GK  ITA Maria Gaglione 67 DF  ITA Michela Giordano 72 MF  ITA Fabiana Vischi 90 MF  ITA Gabriella Langella

Former players

See also

• List of women's association football clubs
• List of women's football clubs in Italy