ACF Fiorentina (women)

The Fiorentina Women's Football Club, also known as the Fiorentina Women's FC, is an Italian women's association football club based in Florence, Italy and part of the professional football club ACF Fiorentina. The club was founded in 2015 when ACF Fiorentina acquired the Serie A license of the existing women's club A.C.F. Firenze.[1][2] Upon its foundation, Fiorentina Women's FC became the first ever professionally affiliated women's football club in the history of Italy.[3][4][5][6][7] The team competes in Serie A.

Fiorentina Women's Football Club
Full nameFiorentina Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)Fiorentina, Viola, Gigliate
Short nameFiorentina Women's FC
FoundedJuly 2015 (2015-07)
StadiumStadio Gino Bozzi
Capacity3,800
ChairmanRocco Commisso
CoachPatrizia Panico
LeagueSerie A
2020–214th
WebsiteClub website

In the 2016–17 season, the Fiorentina Women's Football Club won both the Serie A Championship and the Coppa Italia Championship. This was the first scudetto for the club ACF Fiorentina since 1969 and also the first Serie A championship won by ACF Fiorentina's current owner Andrea Della Valle. On 17 June 2017, the club ACF Fiorentina won their first double.[8] The Fiorentina Women's FC for the second consecutive year became the Coppa Italia title holders for their 3–1 win over Brescia.[9] The Fiorentina Women's FC qualified to participate in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 UEFA Champions League competitions.[10][11][12]

The first president of the Fiorentina Women's FC was Sandro Mencucci, who was CEO of ACF Fiorentina.[13][14][15]

Players

Current squad
As of 14 January 2022[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Katja Schroffenegger
2 DF  ITA Maria Paola Mazzoni
3 DF  ITA Martina Zanoli
5 DF  ITA Alice Tortelli (captain)
6 MF  GER Stephanie Breitner
7 MF  POR Cláudia Neto
8 FW  SWE Karin Lundin
9 FW  ITA Daniela Sabatino
10 FW  ITA Michaela Catena
11 MF  ITA Valery Vigilucci
12 MF  ITA Marta Mascarello
17 FW  ITA Margherita Monnecchi
19 FW  ITA Valentina Giacinti (on loan from Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  ITA Sara Baldi
23 MF  FRA Sarah Hutchet
24 FW  ITA Danila Zazzera
26 DF  ITA Isabel Pirriatore
27 DF  UKR Darya Kravets
28 MF  ITA Serena Ceci
33 DF  ITA Francesca Vitale
46 GK  ITA Sabrina Tasselli
68 DF  SWE Ronja Aronsson
77 DF  ITA Federica Cafferata
83 DF  ITA Giorgia Fortunati
87 MF  ESP Verónica Boquete

Captains

Former players

Honours

Finals

See also

References
  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°25/A (2015–16)" (PDF) (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. Comunicato LND n.5 del 20 luglio 2015||language=Italian
  3. "Nasce la Fiorentina Women's Football Club, Mencucci: "Vogliamo fare la storia del calcio femminile"" (in Italian). La Nazione. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "In Italy, a Top Club Stands Alone in Supporting Women's Soccer". The New York Times. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. "Breaking down barriers in Italy as ACF Fiorentina starts first ever professionally affiliated women's football club". womenssoccerunited.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. http://www.calciodonne.eu/
  7. "Fattori: Fiorentina are pioneers". FIFA. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. "Fiorentina Women's Un altro Trofeo La Loro Prima Coppa Italia" (in Italian). lanazione.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  9. Nazione, La (16 May 2018). "Coppa Italia, la Fiorentina Women's va in finale". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  10. "Fiorentina Women's via alla gran festa" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  11. "Fiorentina Create History With Maiden Title". FIFA.com. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  12. "Impresa Fiorentina Women's, la Champions ora è realtà" (in Italian). la Nazione. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  13. "Ecco la Fiorentina Women's Football Club" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  14. "Mercato e società le scelte di Della Valle" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 28 March 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  15. "Dopo nove mesi resucita la Fiorentina" (in Italian). orig. Il Giornale della Toscana rep. violachannel.tv. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  16. "PRIMA SQUADRA FEMMINILE".
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