{{short description|Italian football club}} {{Infobox Football club | clubname = Napoli | image = Napoli Women logo (2025).png | image_size = 170 | fullname = Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Napoli Femminile<ref>{{Cite web |title=Napoli Femminile |url=https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/club/club-serie-a/ssdarl-napoli-femminile/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=FIGC}}</ref> | nickname = Azzurre, Tartarughine | founded = 2003 | ground = Stadio comunale Giuseppe Piccolo<br />Cercola, Italy | chairman = Raffaele Carlino | manager = Biagio Seno | website = https://napolifemminile.it/ | league = Serie A | season = 2024–25 | position = Serie A, 9th of 10 |pattern_b1 = _napoli8081h |body1 = 2696d9 |pattern_la1 = _napoli8081h |leftarm1 = 2696d9 |pattern_ra1 = _napoli8081h |rightarm1 = 2696d9 |pattern_sh1 = |shorts1 = 2696d9 |pattern_so1 = |socks1 = 2696d9 |pattern_b2 = _napoli8384a |body2 = FFFFFF |pattern_la2 = _napoli8384a |leftarm2 = FFFFFF |pattern_ra2 = _napoli8384a |rightarm2 = FFFFFF |pattern_sh2 = |shorts2 = FFFFFF |pattern_so2 = |socks2 = FFFFFF |pattern_b3 = _napoli8384t |body3 = FF0000 |pattern_la3 = _napoli8081a |leftarm3 = FF0000 |pattern_ra3 = _napoli8081a |rightarm3 = FF0000 |pattern_sh3 = |shorts3 = 406ed0 |pattern_so3 = |socks3 = FF0000 }} '''Napoli Women''',<ref name="namechange">{{Cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/news/ufficiale-lorganico-per-la-stagione-2025-26-dodici-squadre-al-via-ternana-women-parma-e-genoa-le-neopromosse-lj5h38q8|title=Ufficiale l'organico per la stagione 2025-26: dodici squadre al via, Ternana Women, Parma e Genoa le neopromosse|trans-title=The roster for the 2025-26 season is official: twelve teams are starting, with Ternana Women, Parma, and Genoa the newly promoted teams|publisher=Italian Football Federation|date=19 June 2025|lang=it}}</ref> 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.
== History == 150px|right|thumb|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,<ref>[http://www.giornaledibrescia.it/sport/calcio-femminile-brescia-vince-la-coppa-italia-1.1230091 Women's football: Brescia wins the Coppa Italia.] Giornale di Brescia, 03/06/12</ref> and it attained promotion to Serie A for the first time.<ref>[http://www.napolitoday.it/sport/napoli-calcio-femminile-serie-A1-promozione.html Napoli Calcio Femminile, promoted to A1.] Napoli Today, 22/04/12</ref> In 2017 the club merged with ''Napoli Dream Team'' and took the actual name.<ref>{{cite web |title=La nostra mission |url=https://napolifemminile.it/societa-napoli-femminile/ |website=napolifemminile.it |accessdate=27 July 2020 |language=Italian |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926092031/https://napolifemminile.it/societa-napoli-femminile/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/news/la-serie-b-si-ferma-la-a-crede-ancora-nella-ripartenza-nei-prossimi-giorni-la-decisione-definitiva/|title=La Serie B si ferma, la A crede ancora nella ripartenza. Nei prossimi giorni la decisione definitiva|language=it|date=20 May 2020|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref> the end standings were determined based on a corrective coefficient, resulting in a first place for Napoli Femminile and thus promotion to Serie A.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://figc.it/it/federazione/news/futuro-del-calcio-femminile-nuove-norme-e-via-al-professionismo-nel-2022/|title=Futuro del Calcio Femminile: nuove norme e via al professionismo nel 2022|language=it|date=25 June 2020|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref> In 2020–21 Serie A season the club ended in 10th position, avoiding the relegation in the last match of the championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://napolifemminile.it/2021/05/22/napoli-femminile-as-roma-2-2-cuoreazzurro-ed-e-serie-a/|title=Napoli Femminile – AS Roma 2-2: #cuoreAzzurro ed è Serie A|language=it|date=22 May 2021|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://napolifemminile.it/2022/05/14/napoli-femminile-pomigliano-1-3/|title=Napoli Femminile – Pomigliano 1-3|language=it|date=14 May 2022|accessdate=5 January 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/news/napoli-promosso-in-serie-a-lazio-la-vittoria-con-larezzo-non-basta-biancocelesti-allo-spareggio-contro-pomigliano/|title=Napoli promosso in Serie A. Lazio, la vittoria con l'Arezzo non basta: biancocelesti allo spareggio contro Pomigliano|language=it-IT|date=28 May 2023|accessdate=17 September 2023}}</ref>
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the club was renamed to '''Napoli Women'''.<ref name="namechange"/>
==Honours== *'''Serie A2''' **'''Winners (1)''': {{ill|2011–12|it|Serie A2 2011-2012 (calcio femminile)}} (girone D) *'''Serie B''' **'''Winners (3)''': {{ill|2007–08|it|Serie B 2007-2008 (calcio femminile)}} (girone E), {{ill|2019–20|it|Serie B 2019-2020 (calcio femminile)}}, {{ill|2022–23|it|Serie B 2022-2023 (calcio femminile)}} *'''Serie C''' **'''Winners (1)''': {{ill|2018–19|it|Serie C 2018-2019 (calcio femminile)}} (girone D),
==Current squad== {{Updated|16 April 2026|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://napolifemminile.it/rosa/|title=First team – Napoli Women|language=it|access-date=26 February 2026}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rendell |first=Sarah |last2=Christenson |first2=Marcus |date=2026-01-22 |title=Women’s transfer window January 2026: all deals from world’s top six leagues |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2025/dec/29/womens-transfer-window-january-2026-all-deals-world-top-six-leagues |access-date=2026-04-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=1|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Beatrice Beretta}} {{fs player|no=5|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=Emma Veletanlic}} {{fs player|no=7|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Hanna Barker}} {{fs player|no=8|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Kinga Kozak}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Marija Banušić}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=Cecilie Fløe}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Synne Kjølholdt}} {{fs player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Natalie Muth}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=Laura Høgh Faurskov}} {{fs player|no=16|nat=DEN|pos=DF|name=Mille Jusjong Henriksen}} {{fs player|no=17|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Alessia Carcassi}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Manuela Sciabica}} {{fs player|no=20|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Mali Motrøen Trøan}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|no=21|nat=DEN|pos=GK|name=Freja Thisgaard}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Melissa Bellucci}} {{fs player|no=24|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Alessia D'Angelo}} {{fs player|no=25|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Davinia Vanmechelen}} {{fs player|no=27|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Elli-Noora Kainulainen}} {{fs player|no=30|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Sarah Hornschuch}} {{fs player|no=32|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Bianca Vergani}} {{fs player|no=44|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Tecla Pettenuzzo}} {{fs player|no=47|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=Maria Gaglione}} {{fs player|no=67|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Michela Giordano}} {{fs player|no=77|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Vittoria Musumeci}} {{fs player|no=90|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Gabriella Langella}} {{Fs end}}
=== Out on loan === {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=Morena Gianfico|other=at Trastevere until 30 June 2026}} {{fs player|no=21|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Teresa Penzo|other=at Trastevere until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|no=72|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Fabiana Vischi|other=at Trastevere until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs end}}
=== Former players ===
== See also == * List of women's association football clubs * List of women's football clubs in Italy
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://women.soccerway.com/teams/italy/carpisca-napoli/12660/ Team profile] at women.soccerway.com * {{Official website}}
{{Serie A (women's football)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Napoli}} Category:Association football clubs established in 2003 Category:2003 establishments in Italy Category:Serie A (women's football) clubs Category:Women's football clubs in Italy Category:Football clubs in Naples Category:Women in Naples
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