U.C. Sampdoria (women)

Sampdoria
Full nameUnione Calcio Sampdoria S.p.A.[1]
Nickname(s)I Blucerchiati (The Blue-circled)
La Samp
Il Doria
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
ChairmanMarco Lanna
Head coachSalvatore Mango
LeagueSerie A
2022–23Serie A, 8th of 10
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Active teams of UC Sampdoria

Unione Calcio Sampdoria (Italian pronunciation: [sampˈdɔːrja, sanˈdɔːrja]) colloquially known as Sampdoria Women, is the women's team of U.C. Sampdoria.

History

After starting its activity at youth levels, the team was granted the access to play the women's Eccellenza [it] (fourth tier of Italian women's football). In their first season, Sampdoria were in the second position and lost the final of the promotion-play offs.[2] The club was established on 15 June 2021 by acquiring the sports title of a San Gimignano-based team Florentia San Gimignano S.S.D. playing in Serie A.[3][4] On 7 July 2021, Antonio Cincotta was hired as team coach.[5] Sampdoria's first Serie A match was on 29 August when they won 2–1 against Lazio, Ana Lucía Martínez e Yoreli Rincón were the first two goalscorer of Sampdoria's history.[6] The first Sampdoria president was Massimo Ferrero. However, after his arrest in December 2021, Marco Lanna became the new president of the company.[7]

Managerial history

Below is a list of Sampdoria Women coaches from 2020 until the present day.

Name Nationality Years
Enrico Calvi  Italy 2020–2021
Antonio Cincotta  Italy 2021–2023
Salvatore Mango  Italy 2023–current

Presidential history

Below is a list of Sampdoria Women presidents from 2020 until the present day.

Name Nationality Years
Massimo Ferrero  Italy 2020–2021
Marco Lanna  Italy 2022–current

Players

Current squad

As of 18 January 2024[8]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rilascio licenze UEFA 2022–2023" (PDF). FIGC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Calcio femminile: Samp ko, il Pavia Academy vola in Serie C - Genova 24". Genova24.it (in Italian). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  3. ^ Sport, Sky. "La Sampdoria giocherà nella prossima Serie A femminile". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  4. ^ "Juve Women, UFFICIALE: la Sampdoria sarà in Serie A". Juventus News - Ultime Notizie Juve - il BiancoNero (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Antonio Cincotta è il nuovo allenatore della Sampdoria Women - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  6. ^ FIGC (2021-08-29). "Debutti vincenti per Milan, Sassuolo e Sampdoria, successo storico per le blucerchiate". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  7. ^ "Chi è Marco Lanna, il nuovo presidente della Sampdoria | DAZN News Italia". DAZN. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  8. ^ "UC Sampdoria - Fußballverein - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 2021-07-20.