Queer Sports Leagues in Naples

Pochos is Naples’ first gay five-a-side soccer (calcetto) team. Created by local activists, it brings together gay, lesbian, and heterosexual players to break taboos in the football world and promote full integration of LGBT people in sports .

Volley Napoli Rainbow is an amateur volleyball club in Naples that welcomes LGBT+ people and allies. It uses sports as a means of socialization and aims to foster solidarity by 'washing away prejudice' through collective play .