A.C. Prato

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

Prato
Full nameAssociazione Calcio Prato SpA
Nickname(s)Lanieri, Biancazzurri (White-blues)
Founded1908
GroundStadio Lungobisenzio,
Prato, Italy
Capacity6,800
ChairmanNicola Radici
ManagerMarco Amelia
LeagueSerie D/Giro D
2020–21Serie D/D, 4th (Playoffs Loser)
WebsiteClub website

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 and white.

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. 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Honours
Winners: 1940–41 (group E), 1945–46 (group A), 1948–49 (group C), 1956–57, 1959–60 (group B), 1962–63 (group B)
Winners: 1979–80 (group A), 1982–83 (group A), 2001–02 (group A)
Winners: 2000–01
Winners: 1953–54 (group E), 1976–77 (group E)

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.
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