A.C. Prato

Prato

Full name

Associazione Calcio Prato SpA

Nickname(s)

Lanieri, Biancazzurri (White-blues)

Founded

1908

Ground

Stadio Lungobisenzio,
Prato, Italy

Capacity

6,800

Chairman

Paolo Toccafondi

Manager

Alessio De Petrillo

League

Lega Pro/B

2014–15

Lega Pro/B, 14th

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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

Prato currently plays in Lega Pro group B, 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 who has played for Juventus F.C., A.C. Milan, Internazionale FC and ACF Fiorentina amongst others as well as Alessandro Diamanti who played for Fiorentina, Livorno, West Ham and currently Bologna and Massimo Maccarone, Massimo Oddo and Carlo Cudicini. Notable former managers include Ferruccio Valcareggi and Enzo Bearzot.

Current squad

As of 25 December 2015 ^[2]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Lorenzo Bardini
		GK	Francesco Rossi
		DF	Lorenzo Benucci
		DF	Filippo Boni
		DF	Fabio Formato
		DF	Daniele Ghidotti
		DF	Tommaso Ghinassi
		DF	Matteo Lorenzo (on loan from Inter)
		MF	Matteo Cavagna
		MF	Isuf Çela
		MF	Alessandro Corvesi
		MF	Gianmarco Gabbianelli (on loan from Inter)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Riccardo Gaiola (on loan from Inter)
		MF	Giulio Grifoni
		MF	Morten Knudsen (on loan from Inter)
		MF	Matteo Serrotti
		MF	Lapo Toccafondi
		FW	Aladje (on loan from Sassuolo)
		FW	Lorenzo Benedetti
		FW	Alessandro Capello (on loan from Cagliari)
		FW	Cosimo Chiricò
		FW	Cristian Kouamé
		FW	Roberto Ogunseye (on loan from Inter)

References

↑ "Calcio, Lega Pro; Ripescaggi: 5 in I Divisione e Rimini in II". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
↑ "Rosa Giocatori Stagione 2015/16" (in Italian). A.C. Prato. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

External links

(Italian) Official website

Lega Pro 2015–16 clubs

Girone A	AlbinoLeffe Alessandria Pavia Bassano Virtus Cremonese Südtirol FeralpiSalò Renate Mantova Torres Giana Erminio Lumezzane Savona Pordenone Cittadella Padova Virtus Entella Cuneo

Girone B	Ascoli Reggiana SPAL Arezzo Robur Siena Pistoiese Pisa Ancona L'Aquila Prato Tuttocuoio Carrarese Pontedera Santarcangelo Maceratese Pro Piacenza Lucchese Rimini

Girone C	Lecce Benevento Foggia Matera Juve Stabia Cosenza Casertana Catanzaro Ischia Fidelis Andria Akragas Lupa Roma Martina Franca Vigor Lamezia Melfi Paganese Monopoli Lupa Castelli

Lega Pro seasons

Seconda Divisione	1926–27 1927–28

Prima Divisione	1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35

Serie C	1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78

Serie C1	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08

Lega Pro Prima Divisione	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Lega Pro	2014–15 2015–16

Football in Italy

Overview	National association League system List of clubs List of venues Records Scudetto Capocannoniere

International	Italy Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Italy women

Leagues	Lega Serie A Lega Serie B Lega Pro Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Lega Calcio (defunct)

League competitions	Serie A Serie B Lega Pro Lega Pro Prima Divisione defunct Lega Pro Seconda Divisione defunct Serie D Eccellenza Promozione Prima Categoria Seconda Categoria Terza Categoria

Cup competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Coppa Italia Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione Coppa Italia Serie D Coppa Italia Dilettanti

Youth competitions	Campionato Nazionale Primavera Coppa Italia Primavera Supercoppa Primavera Torneo di Viareggio Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti

Women's competitions	Serie A Coppa Italia

Awards	Gran Galà del Calcio AIC Italian Football Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous	Totonero 1980 Totonero 1986 Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B financial doping scandals 2006 Italian football scandal 2011–12 Italian football scandal 2015 Italian football scandal Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players

Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Original Italian Serie B clubs, 1929–30

Atalanta Bari Biellese Casale La Dominante (Sampdoria forerunner) Fiorentina Fiumana Lecce Legnano Monfalcone (as Monfalconese) Novara Parma Pistoiese Prato Reggiana Spezia Venezia Verona

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