SSD Empoli Ladies FBC
| Full name | Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Empoli Ladies FBC | |||
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| Nickname(s) | [Le] Azzurre (The Blues) | |||
| Short name | Empoli | |||
| Founded | 23 June 2016 | |||
| Ground | Centro Sportivo Monteboro | |||
| Chairman | Rebecca Corsi | |||
| Manager | Alessandro Spugna | |||
| League | Serie A | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie A, 8th of 12 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Empoli Ladies FBC, or simply Empoli Ladies, 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 Serie B, 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 2016–17 Serie B, 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 San Zaccaria; 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
Current squad
- As of 5 February 2021[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
Below is a list of Empoli Ladies managers from 2016 until the present day.
| Name | Nationality | Years |
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| Alessandro Pistolesi | 
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2016–2020 |
| Alessandro Spugna |
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2020–present |
Honours
See also
References
- ^ "Nasce l´ Empoli Ladies FBC". www.empoliladies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Ladies, Empoli (15 May 2017). "Empoli Ladies promosso in Serie A!". Calcio femminile italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "In finale Brescia e Fiorentina". lnd.it. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Brescia Empoli: Davide sconfitto da Golia". www.empoliladies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "L'Empoli Ladies festeggia la promozione in Serie A". L Football (in Italian). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Serie A". Empoli Ladies (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
