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

Nicola Radici

Manager

Leonardo Acori

League

Lega Pro/A

2016–17

Lega Pro/A, -

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 17 August, 2016 ^[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	Riccardo Melgrati (on loan from Cesena)
		GK	Thomas Saloni (on loan from Spezia)
		DF	Luca Antonini
		DF	Riccardo Martinelli
		DF	Daniele Ghidotti
		DF	Fabrizio Danese (on loan from Chievo)
		DF	Lorenzo Benucci
		DF	Alessandro Sobacchi (on loan from Inter)
		DF	Fabio Catacchini

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Matteo Cavagna
		MF	Davide Carcuro
		MF	Enrico De Micheli (on loan from Inter)
		MF	Antonio Romano (on loan from Napoli)
		FW	Francesco Tavano
		FW	Roberto Ogunseye (on loan from Inter)
		FW	Gabriele Moncini (on loan from Cesena)
		FW	Ali Sowe (on loan from Chievo)
		FW	Davide Di Molfetta (on loan from Milan)

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 2016–17 clubs

Girone A	Alessandria Cremonese Como Carrarese Giana Erminio Arezzo Pontedera Pavia Livorno Lucchese Olbia Piacenza Renate Pro Piacenza Siena Tuttocuoio Prato Viterbese Lupa Roma Racing Roma

Girone B	AlbinoLeffe Bassano Virtus Gubbio Reggiana Modena Venezia Südtirol Parma FeralpiSalò Padova Pordenone Lumezzane Sambenedettese Teramo Mantova Ancona Santarcangelo Maceratese Alma Juventus Forlì

Girone C	Akragas Casertana Catania Catanzaro Cosenza Fidelis Andria Foggia Fondi Juve Stabia Lecce Matera Melfi Messina Monopoli Paganese Reggina Siracusa Taranto Vibonese Virtus Francavilla

Lega Pro seasons

Seconda Divisione	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29

Prima Divisione	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 2016–17

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 Prima Divisione defunct Divisione Nazionale defunct 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 Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione defunct 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 Supercoppa Italiana

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 Article 52 of N.O.I.F. Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players

Seasons	1999–2000 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 2015–16 2016–17

Original 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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