| Full name | ASD Napoli Beach Soccer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Azzurri | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Games Village Mugnano | ||
| Chairman | Raffaele Moxedano | ||
| Coach |  Franco Palma | ||
| League | Serie A LND | ||
The ASD Napoli Beach Soccer is a professional beach soccer team based in Naples, Italy.
| Full name | ASD Napoli Beach Soccer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Azzurri | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Games Village Mugnano | ||
| Chairman | Raffaele Moxedano | ||
| Coach | Franco Palma | ||
| League | Serie A LND | ||
The ASD Napoli Beach Soccer is a professional beach soccer team based in Naples, Italy.
Founded in 2009, Napoli Beach Soccer won the Serie A with an incredible run that saw the Partenopei win its group-stage and defeat both Lignano Sabbiadoro (6-3) and Terranova Terracina (4-3) in the final eight [1] before win a 6–5 final against Milano Beach Soccer with one goal each for Diego Maradona Sinagra and Hilaire and the winning goal of Alessandro Tiberi, the Serie A topscorer and best player with 22 goals and the saves of Salguero, the argentinian player voted the best goalkeeper of the league. [2] In the following season, Napoli lost 2-5 the 2010 Supercoppa Italiana final against Milano Beach Soccer that five days later will be crown the new Italian champions. After a 6th place in 2010, Napoli team was inactive for 4 years until it won the 2015 Serie B with Amici Dello Sport and almost qualified for a Playoff spot in the 2016 Serie A. In 2023, the Azzurri won the regular season but they lost both the semifinal (against Catania and the 3rd place Payoff against Pisa). [3]
The 26th September Napoli Beach Soccer started its journey in the 2023 BSWW World Winners Cup with a 16–2 win against Vion BS, the in following two days the Campania club defeated 7-4 the Kebbi BS and 2-1 the Copenhagen BSC. In the knock-out stage, Napoli overcame 15-1 Marseille BT (Round 16), 5-3 Barra de Santiago (Quarterfinal) and 4-2 Pafos BSC (Semifinal). The 1st October 2023, Napoli Beach Soccer won the third BSWW World Winners Cup final with a 6–3 win in Alghero against Riga FC [5] (goals: Emmanuele Zurlo and Lucao (Lucas Azevedo) in the first period; Fabio Sciacca, Paolo Palmacci and Salvatore Sanfilippo in the second one and a Lucao goal in the third and last period), while Pafos FC won the bronze medal with a 6–3 win against Bahia de Mazarron. Sebastiano Paterniti was selected as Best Goalkeeper while Lucao was voted the Best Player of WWC 2023.
One year later the Azzzurri debuted in the Euro Winners Cup were it top its group (11–2 against Havana Shots Aargau, 7–4 against Erciş Spor and 7-6 eat the Greek club Napoli Patron) and won 6–2 against West Deva (Round 16) before be defeated 3–6 by Huelva in the quarterfinal. Few month later, Napoli Beach Soccer won the 2025 Coppa Italia with a 6–3 win in San Benedetto del Tronto against Viareggio Beach Soccer [6] after it defeated 5-2 Genoa, 6-1 Milano Beach Soccer and 6-5 Catania Beach Soccer (title holder) with two goals of Bê Martins (voted 2022 and 2024 World Best Player at Beach Soccer Stars ceremony), one of Leo Martins, a bicycle kick of Fabio Sciacca and a last minute goal of Raffaele Moxedano, the chairman of the club. In the same year it lost the final of the fifth World Winners Cup 1–3 against Kfar Qassem BS Club. [7]
Notable Players
Notable Coaches
6–3 against Riga BS
6–5 against Milano BS
6–3 against Viareggio BSSerie B Beach Soccer