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club based in

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. It was founded in June 2019 and secured two successive promotions in its first two seasons, to enter

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in 2021.

History

In June 2019, Raffaele Pipola the President of ASDC Pomigliano, a club in the men's

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, formed a women's section for the club by buying out an existing team called Vapa Virtus Napoli. Due to the

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, their debut 2019–20 season was stopped early and since Pomigliano were leading their regional Serie C section they were promoted to Serie B. In 2020–21 they finished in second place behind

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to claim their second successive promotion, into the top tier Serie A. Former

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player

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was the

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who secured the second promotion, but she was fired three games into the 2021–22 Serie A season. On 5th November 2023, the club withdrew from the women's Serie A Femminile "with immediate effect" after just six games in the season due to a "contentious" referee decision.

Players

Current squad

Former players

References

External links

Official website
{{Serie A (women's football)

Pomigliano Pomigliano d'Arco is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, located north of Mount Vesuvius. It is known for its industrial pole among the largest and most influential in southern Italy. In the industrial area there is, amon ...

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