Following a collaboration in 2015–16 with Castelfranco, the management of
Empoli decided to form a women's football club in June 2016, buying 51% of the shares of the
Castelfranco di Sotto club, and registering the team under the name of Empoli Ladies FBC. In their first season in 2016–17, the team played in the
2016–17 Serie B, finishing in first place and earning promotion to the
Serie A, the top flight of
Italian football. In the same season Empoli reached the semi-finals of the
Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated by eventual champions
Fiorentina. The
first season in the Serie A started with a home draw against
San Zaccaria; they finished in last place and were relegated to the Serie B. The 2018–19 season saw Empoli play in the first Serie B championship organized in a single group. They finished the tournament in second place, gaining promotion back to the Serie A. At the end of the
2021–22 season, which ended with a ninth-place finish in the Serie A and a semi-finals finish in the Coppa Italia, Empoli decided to sell the Empoli Ladies company to
Parma, continuing to operate in the youth sector. == Players ==