The youth sector is responsible for managing all the teams registered by

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into their youth leagues that is governed by the Italian

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for various National and International tournaments. The objective of this policy is to train and enhance young members of SSC Napoli so that they can be launched in the world of professional football, creating a pool of talent from which the first team can draw on.a player and want a chance in your team

Squads

The Youth Sector, according to the

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, is divided into six squads: 'Primavera', 'Berretti', 'Allievi Nazionali', 'Giovanissimi', 'Esordienti' and 'Pulcini'. In the 1962-1963 season the

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 Antonio Juliano (; born 1 January 1943) is a former Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. A creative playmaker, he was renowned in particular for his leadership, technical ability, and ball control, as well as for his vision, stamina, a ...

, 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

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and Lorenzo Insigne. Fabio Cannavaro Napoli 1990

'Primavera' Squad

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli Primavera is the Napoli football team composed of

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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

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before the beginning of the

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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 The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...

once in the 1978–79 Primavera season. They also participate in the

Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...

and have been Champions once in 1997 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

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and

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. Napoli beat all the teams in the group,

and

at home to progress to the last 16 which saw them draw

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which they lost 2-1 in stoppage time with a goal by Aleix Febas Pérez in the 93rd minute.

Primavera squad

*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) *

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(2018 - 2020) * Giuseppe Angelini (2020) *

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(2020 - 2021) * Nicolò Frustalupi (2021–present)

Honours

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**Champions (1): 1978–79 **Runner Up (–): — *

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**Champions (1): 1996-97 **Runner Up (1): 2012-13 * Super Coppa **Runner Up (–): — * Torneo di Viareggio Cup **Champions (1):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

**Runner Up (4):

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

Allievi Nazionali Serie A & B (U17) - Allievi Professionisti (competes against Serie A and B clubs)

*Allievi Nazionali Staff **Head coach: Massimo Carnevale **Assistant coach: Antonio Vanacore **Physical Trainer: Arcangelo Crispino **Goalkeeping coach: Massimiliano Di Gliulo **Team Leader: Luca Lentini

Allievi Lega Pro I & II (U17) - Allievi Lega Pro (competes against Lega Pro clubs)

*Allievi Lega Pro Staff **Head coach: Vincenzo Marino **Assistant coach: Armando Nocerino **Physical Trainer: Giuseppe Trepiccione **Goalkeeping coach: Massimiliano Di Gliulo

Notable former Youth Team players

Below is a list of some

who have played for the Napoli youth squads:

Senior internationals

;Italy *

* Lorenzo Insigne *

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* Ciro Ferrara * Attila Sallustro ;Estonia * Frank Liivak

References

{{Reflist Football academies in Italy S.S.C. Napoli UEFA Youth League teams