Ravenna is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Cesare Casadei, but the city has produced 44 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Davide Ballardini, Andrea Mandorlini, Martina Piemonte and Claudio Rivalta. Among them are 38 male and 6 female players. Documented players span more than 90 years, from 1914 to 2004.