Fiorentina Women's F.C.

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
CoachAntonio Cicotta
LeagueSerie A
2017–20183rd
WebsiteClub website

In the 2016–2017 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 its first double since 1926 when the Fiorentina Women's FC won the Coppa Italia.[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 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 UEFA Champion's League competitions.[10][11][12] In 2018 Fiorentina Women's FC became the title holders of the 2018 Italian Super Cup when they won against Juventus 1–0.[13] [14]

The first president of the Fiorentina Women's FC was Sandro Mencucci, who was CEO of ACF Fiorentina.[15][16] [17]

Players

Current squad
As of 9 August 2020.[18]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF  USA Janelle Cordia
4 DF  DEN Janni Arnth
5 DF  ITA Alice Tortelli
6 MF  GER Stephanie Breitner
7 MF  ITA Greta Adami
8 MF  ITA Alice Parisi
10 FW  ITA Tatiana Bonetti
11 MF  ITA Valery Vigilucci
12 MF  ITA Marta Mascarello
14 MF  ITA Michela Catena
15 DF  ITA Chiara Ripamonti
22 MF  ITA Azzurra Corazzi
23 GK  ITA Noemi Fedele
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  BEL Davina Philtjens
25 MF  DEN Frederikke Thøgersen
26 FW  SCO Lana Clelland
33 DF  ITA Martina Fusini
87 GK  SWE Stéphanie Öhrström
— GK  ITA Camilla Forcinella
— GK  ITA Katja Schroffenegger
— DF  IRL Louise Quinn
— MF  NED Tessel Middag
— FW  ITA Sara Baldi
— FW  ITA Martina Piemonte
— FW  ITA Daniela Sabatino
— DF  ITA Martina Zanoli

Captains
  • Giulia Orlandi (2015–2017)
  • Alia Guagni (2017–2020)

Former players

Honors

Titles

Qualifications and Finals

  • Supercoppa Italiana: 2017
  • UEFA Women’s Champions League: 2017–2018, 2018–2019

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. 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. "Fiorentina Women's, le ragazze conquistano la Coppa Italia" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 26 May 2018. [Fiorentina Women's, le ragazze conquistano la Coppa Italia Archived] Check |archiveurl= value (help) from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  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. 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. "La Fiorentina batte la Juve e vince la Supercoppa femminile" (in Italian). Corriere Dello Sport. 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  14. "Calcio donne, la Fiorentina batte la Juventus e vince la Supercoppa" (in Italian). la Nazione. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  15. "Ecco la Fiorentina Women's Football Club" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  16. "Mercato e società le scelte di Della Valle" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 28 March 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  17. "Dopo nove mesi resucita la Fiorentina" (in Italian). orig. Il Giornale della Toscana rep. violachannel.tv. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  18. http://it.violachannel.tv/fiorentina-womens
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