Pochos Napoli

Founded in 2011, Pochos Napoli is a non-profit association based in Napoli, Italy working on lgbtq+, sport for development.

Pochos Napoli 2012 is an amateur sports association (ASD) based in Naples, Italy, affiliated with AICS and recognised by CONI. It was founded as a group of friends in 2011 and formally constituted as an ASD in 2014 to counter discrimination in sport based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The association runs sports teams in football, volleyball and padel, and organises inclusive tournaments such as Copa Adelante, Toret Cup and Veni Vidi Daje. It also runs the Codice Rainbow anti-discrimination centre in Caivano, which provides education against homophobia and transphobia. The association states it is the only CONI-recognised sports association with the fight against LGBTQ-phobia in its statute. It is registered in the national register of bodies working against discrimination and accepts donations, including the 5x1000 tax allocation.