AC Prato

AC Prato

Full name	Associazione Calcio Prato S.p.A.
Nickname(s)	Lanieri (Woolworkers), Biancazzurri (White-blues), Fiordalisi (Cornflowers)
Founded	1908;117 years ago (1908)
Ground	Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato, Italy
Capacity	6,750
Chairman	Asmaa Gacem
Manager	Luca Saudati
League	Serie D
2023–24	Serie D Group D, 7th
Website	acprato.it
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Associazione Calcio Prato is an Italian association football club, based in Prato, Tuscany.

Prato currently plays in Serie D/E, having last been in Serie B in 1964.

History

The club was founded in 1908.

In season 2010–11 the team played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione ranking 3rd and was beaten from Carrarese in the final of the play-off, but it was later admitted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione to fill vacancies. ^[1]

Colors and badge

The team's colors are blue, white and gold (like the cornflower).

Famous players and managers

Notable former players include Christian Vieri, Alessandro Diamanti (2nd place at Euro 2012), Vittorio Rossi (Paolo Rossi's father), Massimo Maccarone, Massimo Oddo (World Champion in 2006), Alessandro Matri, Paolo Cecconi & Carlo Cudicini. Notable former managers include Giovanni Ferrari (World Champion in 1934 & 1938), Ferruccio Valcareggi & Enzo Bearzot (World Champion in 1982).

Current squad

As of 2 October 2018 ^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK   ITA Edward Reggiani 13 DF   ITA Tommaso Cecchi 18 FW   ITA Andrea Rozzi 19 DF   ITA Matteo Ghimenti 27 GK   ITA Neri Bellesi — GK   ITA Matteo Brunelli — GK   ITA Andrea Fontanelli — DF   ITA Nicolas Di Filippo — DF   ITA Danilo Piroli — DF   ITA Claudio Sciannamè — DF   ITA Lorenzo Coselli — DF   ITA Giovanni Tomi — DF   ITA Gianluca Bassano — DF   ITA Nicola Ciabatti — DF   ITA Alessio Martini

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   ITA Giovanni Calosi — MF   URU Cristian Malán — MF   ITA Marcello Quinto — MF   ITA Lorenzo Benvenuti — MF   ITA Alberto Marini — MF   ITA Vincenzo Carrotta — MF   ITA Tommaso Lunghi — MF   CIV Zah Thomas Kouassi — MF   ITA Filippo Carli — MF   ITA Marco Sforzi — FW   ITA Leonardo Della Nina — FW   ITA Daniele Bazzoffia — FW   ITA Stefano Del Sante — FW   ITA Andrea De Simone — FW   CIV Mande Morrison Yahon

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Honours

League

• Serie C
  • Winners: 1940–41 (group E), 1945–46 (group A), 1948–49 (group C), 1956–57, 1959–60 (group B), 1962–63 (group B)
• Serie C2
  • Winners: 1979–80 (group A), 1982–83 (group A), 2001–02 (group A)
• Serie D
  • Winners: 1953–54 (group E), 1976–77 (group E)

Cups

• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Winners: 2000–01

References

1. "Calcio, Lega Pro; Ripescaggi: 5 in I Divisione e Rimini in II". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
2. "Rosa Giocatori Stagione 2015/16" (in Italian). A.C. Prato. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

External links

• (in Italian) Official website