The Youth Sector, according to the
Italian football league system, is divided into six squads: 'Primavera', 'Berretti', 'Allievi Nazionali', 'Giovanissimi', 'Esordienti' and 'Pulcini'. In the 1962-1963 season the
FIGC decided to create a national youth championship called the Campionato Primavera. In which the Naples has participated in since the first edition with mixed success. In the early sixties a young youth star was born in the median of
Antonio Juliano, who would soon debut in the first team and become the second most capped player to ever play for Napoli with 505 appearances in the league and cup alone. Since then, several future international players have emerged, including the likes of
Fabio Cannavaro and
Lorenzo Insigne.
'Primavera' Squad Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli Primavera is the Napoli
football team composed of
footballers between 15 and 20 years old. According to
Italian Football’s hierarchy, it is the main youth category and is thus above the 'Berretti' squad. Each season, the 'Primavera' squad is the experimental group for the trial and/or promotion of the future members of the
first team before the beginning of the
Serie A season. Players deemed ready for first team football are registered and given a first team squad number. The team currently competes in group C of the
Primavera TIM Championship.They have won the
Primavera TIM Championship better known as
Campionato Nazionale Primavera once in the 1978–79 Primavera season. They also participate in the
Coppa Italia Primavera and have been Champions once in 1997 they also compete in the annual
Torneo di Viareggio one of the most prestigious U-20 championships in the world, an international tournament they have won and been runners-up 4 times. The Primavera team also took part in the very first
UEFA U-19 Champions League now called
The UEFA Youth League after the
Napoli first team qualified for the
Champions League which gave the Primavera team access into the
UEFA U-19 Champions League tournament, Napoli was put into Group F of the tournament with
Olympique de Marseille,
Arsenal F.C. and
Borussia Dortmund. Napoli beat all the teams in the group,
Olympique de Marseille,
Arsenal F.C. and
Borussia Dortmund at home to progress to the last 16 which saw them draw
Real Madrid which they lost 2-1 in stoppage time with a goal by Aleix Febas Pérez in the 93rd minute. ==Primavera squad==