S.S.D. Empoli Ladies FBC

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Empoli Ladies
Empoli F.C. logo.svg
Full nameSocietà Sportiva Dilettantistica Empoli Ladies FBC
Nickname(s)[Le] Azzurre (The Blues)
Short nameEmpoli
Founded23 June 2016; 5 years ago (2016-06-23)
Ground
Chairman
Manager
LeagueSerie A
2019–20Serie A, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website

Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Empoli Ladies FBC, known as Empoli Ladies or simply Empoli, 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 , the team has first competed in the Serie A in 2017–18.

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 , 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 ; 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[]

For a list of former and current S.S.D. Empoli Ladies FBC players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:S.S.D. Empoli Ladies FBC players.

Current squad[]

As of 18 August 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 Italy ITA
4 DF Italy ITA (on loan from Juventus)
6 MF Netherlands NED
7 MF Italy ITA Cecilia Prugna
8 MF Italy ITA
9 FW Netherlands NED
10 MF Italy ITA
11 FW Italy ITA (on loan from Juventus)
12 DF Italy ITA
13 DF Italy ITA
14 DF Italy ITA
16 MF Italy ITA
18 MF Italy ITA (on loan from Juventus)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Italy ITA
20 DF Italy ITA
22 FW Italy ITA (on loan from AC Milan)
23 MF Italy ITA Melissa Bellucci (on loan from Juventus)
24 GK Italy ITA
25 FW Italy ITA (on loan from Fiorentina)
26 FW Italy ITA (on loan from Sassuolo)
27 DF Italy ITA
33 DF Italy ITA
38 FW Italy ITA
55 DF Italy ITA
61 GK Italy ITA
82 MF Italy ITA

Managerial history[]

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

Name Nationality Years
Italy 2016–2020
Alessandro Spugna Italy 2020–2021
Italy 2021–present

Honours[]

    • Winners (1):

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 18 August 2021.

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