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AC Prato

Full name	Associazione Calcio Prato S.p.A.
Nickname(s)	Lanieri (Woolworkers), Biancazzurri (White-blues), Fiordalisi (Cornflowers)
Founded	1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Ground	Stadio Lungobisenzio, Prato, Italy
Ground Capacity	6,750
Chairman	Stefano Commini
Manager	Lucio Brando
League	Serie D
2021–22	Serie D Group D, 7th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

Prato currently plays in Serie D/E, 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.

Colors and badge

The team's colors are blue, white and gold (like the cornflower).

Famous players and managers

Notable former players include Christian Vieri, Alessandro Diamanti (2nd place at Euro 2012), Vittorio Rossi (Paolo Rossi's father), Massimo Maccarone, Massimo Oddo (World Champion in 2006), Alessandro Matri, Paolo Cecconi & Carlo Cudicini. Notable former managers include Giovanni Ferrari (World Champion in 1934 & 1938), Ferruccio Valcareggi & Enzo Bearzot (World Champion in 1982).

Current squad

No. Position Player 12 GK Edward Reggiani 13 DF Tommaso Cecchi 18 FW Andrea Rozzi 19 DF Matteo Ghimenti 27 GK Neri Bellesi GK Matteo Brunelli GK Andrea Fontanelli DF Nicolas Di Filippo DF Danilo Piroli DF Claudio Sciannamè DF Lorenzo Coselli DF Giovanni Tomi DF Gianluca Bassano DF Nicola Ciabatti DF Alessio Martini

No. Position Player DF Giovanni Calosi MF Cristian Malán MF Marcello Quinto MF Lorenzo Benvenuti MF Alberto Marini MF Vincenzo Carrotta MF Tommaso Lunghi MF Zah Thomas Kouassi MF Filippo Carli MF Marco Sforzi FW Leonardo Della Nina FW Daniele Bazzoffia FW Stefano Del Sante FW Andrea De Simone FW Mande Morrison Yahon

Out on loan

Honours

League

• Serie C
  • Winners: 1940–41 (group E), 1945–46 (group A), 1948–49 (group C), 1956–57, 1959–60 (group B), 1962–63 (group B)
• Serie C2
  • Winners: 1979–80 (group A), 1982–83 (group A), 2001–02 (group A)
• Serie D
  • Winners: 1953–54 (group E), 1976–77 (group E)

Cups

• Coppa Italia Serie C
  • Winners: 2000–01

See also

In Spanish: Associazione Calcio Prato para niños