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The youth sector is responsible for managing all the teams registered by
SSC Napoli into their youth leagues that is governed by the Italian
FIGC 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
Italian football league system, is divided into six squads: 'Primavera', 'Berretti', 'Allievi Nazionali', 'Giovanissimi', 'Esordienti' and 'Pulcini'.
In the 1962-1963 season the
FIGC 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 , 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
Fabio Cannavaro and
Lorenzo Insigne.
Fabio Cannavaro, World champion and Ballon d'Or winner 2006, a product of the Napoli Youth team.
'Primavera' Squad
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli Primavera is the Napoli
football team composed of
footballers 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
first team before the beginning of the
Serie A 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 once in the 1978–79 Primavera season.
They also participate in the
Coppa Italia Primavera and have been Champions once in 1997[1] 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.
Nicolò Frustalupi
