ACF Fiorentina (women)

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Fiorentina
Fiorentina Women's FC Crest
Full nameACF Fiorentina S.r.l[1]
Nickname(s)Fiorentina, Viola, Gigliate
FoundedJuly 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07)
StadiumStadio Gino Bozzi
Capacity3,800
ChairmanRocco Commisso
CoachPatrizia Panico
LeagueSerie A
2021–22Serie A, 7th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

AFC Fiorentina, or simply Fiorentina, 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.[2][3] Upon its foundation, Fiorentina Women's FC became the first ever professionally affiliated women's football club in the history of Italy.[4][5][6][7][8] The team competes in Serie A.

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.[9] The Fiorentina Women's FC for the second consecutive year became the Coppa Italia title holders for their 3–1 win over Brescia.[10] The Fiorentina Women's FC qualified to participate in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 UEFA Champions League competitions.[11][12][13]

The first president of the Fiorentina Women's FC was Sandro Mencucci, who was CEO of ACF Fiorentina.[14][15][16]

Players

Current squad

As of 28 August 2022[17]

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 Italy ITA Katja Schroffenegger
2 FW United States USA Jenna Menta
4 DF United States USA Jazmin Jackmon
5 DF Italy ITA Alice Tortelli (captain)
6 MF Germany GER Stephanie Breitner
7 MF Italy ITA Federica Cafferata
8 MF Italy ITA Alice Parisi
9 FW Italy ITA Daniela Sabatino
10 MF Italy ITA Michaela Catena
11 FW Hungary HUN Zsanett Kaján
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Slovenia SVN Kaja Eržen
17 FW Italy ITA Margherita Monnecchi
19 MF Italy ITA Miriam Longo
20 FW Serbia SRB Milica Mijatović
23 MF France FRA Sarah Hutchet
30 MF Italy ITA Giulia Giacobbo
34 DF France FRA Laura Agard
55 GK Italy ITA Federica Russo
87 MF Spain ESP Verónica Boquete
88 MF Iceland ISL Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir

Captains

Former players

For a list of all former and current Fiorentina Women's F.C. players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Fiorentina Women's F.C. players.

Honours

Finals

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rilascio licenze UEFA 2022–2023" (PDF). FIGC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°25/A (2015–16)" (PDF) (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ^ Comunicato LND n.5 del 20 luglio 2015||language=Italian
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "In Italy, a Top Club Stands Alone in Supporting Women's Soccer". The New York Times. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Home". calciodonne.eu.
  8. ^ "Fattori: Fiorentina are pioneers". FIFA. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Fiorentina Women's Un altro Trofeo La Loro Prima Coppa Italia" (in Italian). lanazione.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  10. ^ Nazione, La (16 May 2018). "Coppa Italia, la Fiorentina Women's va in finale". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Fiorentina Create History With Maiden Title". FIFA.com. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Ecco la Fiorentina Women's Football Club" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Mercato e società le scelte di Della Valle" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 28 March 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Dopo nove mesi resucita la Fiorentina" (in Italian). orig. Il Giornale della Toscana rep. violachannel.tv. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  17. ^ "PRIMA SQUADRA FEMMINILE".
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