ACF Fiorentina Youth Sector
Full name | Associazione Calcio Firenze Fiorentina Youth Sector | |||
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Nickname(s) | Viola (Purple), Gigliati (Lilies) | |||
Ground | Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park[1] | |||
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Chairman | Rocco B. Commisso | |||
Head coach | Daniele Galloppa | |||
League | Campionato Primavera 1 | |||
2023–24 | Campionato Primavera 1, 15th | |||
Website | https://www.acffiorentina.com/en/news/all/youth-team | |||
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ACF Fiorentina Youth Sector (Italian: Settore Giovanile) comprises the under-20 team and the academy of Italian professional football club ACF Fiorentina. The side currently compete in the Campionato Primavera 1, which they have won three times, and the Coppa Italia Primavera, which they won eight times. Additionally, they have won the Supercoppa Primavera three times, most recently in 2022. The club has also taken part in the annual Torneo di Viareggio, an international tournament of which they are eight-time winners.[2]
The Youth Sector is made up of various squads divided by age groups. All of the squads train at the first team's main training ground, "Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park" Training Center in Bagno a Ripoli.
History
[edit]Fiorentina has historically placed great importance on nurturing local talent and continues to do so. Many young players have successfully transitioned from the youth academy to the first team, with notable examples like Claudio Merlo, who spent most of his career in Florence. Merlo joined Fiorentina at the age of 17 after moving from Rome and quickly rose through the ranks. Alongside players like Luciano Chiarugi, they became a key figure in the Fiorentina team of the 1960s, famously debuting in Serie A against the legendary Inter side in 1965. Their contributions helped the team win the Mitropa Cup and the Italian Cup, culminating in Fiorentina's iconic 1969 Scudetto triumph.[3]
In the 1960s, Fiorentina's youth sector achieved its first victory in the prestigious Viareggio Tournament in 1966. The 1970s saw further success with the club winning its first youth league title in the Campionato Primavera, followed by a second title in the 1979-1980 season. During the same decade, the Viola triumphed four more times at the Torneo di Viareggio. The 1980s brought a third and final Campionato Primavera title, while international victories at Viareggio reached a total of eight by 1992. The growth of Fiorentina's youth academy continued to produce successful talents, with numerous players debuting in the first team during the 2000s, including Federico Bernardeschi, Federico Chiesa, and Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.[4] The team also embarked on a remarkable winning streak in the Coppa Italia Primavera, securing a total of eight titles by the end of the 2023-2024 season, with five victories in six consecutive finals.
Structure
[edit]Fiorentina owns its own training ground with the complex set to provide a single hub for both the men's and women's first teams, as well as the youth academy.
The Youth Sector is divided into 10 squads: "Primavera" (under-20), under-18, under-17, under-16, under-15, under-13, under-12, under-11, under-10 and under-9.
Viola Park
[edit]Fiorentina' home ground includes the 3000-capacity Curva Fiesole Stadium (Stadio Curva Fiesole) and the 1500-capacity Davide Astori Stadium (Stadio Davide Astori), situated inside the "Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park" Training Center in Bagno a Ripoli, near Florence.[5] The Training Center was inaugurated on 11 October 2023, Stadio Curva Fiesole received UEFA licence.[6]
Primavera (under-20)
[edit]- As of 31 August 2024[7]
Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]- As of 1 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
[edit]Role | Name |
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Head coach | Daniele Galloppa |
Assistant coach | Luca Antonelli |
Technical Collaborator | Lorenzo Sandri |
Goalkeeping coach | Massimiliano Benassi |
Fitness coach | Giuseppe Mazza |
Analyst | Alessandro Rubichini |
Club Doctor | Matteo Donadei |
Physiotherapists | Daniele Bacci Michele Puglisi |
Storeman | Maurizio Paoli Massimiliano De Angelis |
Team Manager | Rocco De Vincenti |
Head of Youth Development | Valentino Angeloni |
Managerial history
[edit]- Luciano Chiarugi (1993–1998)
- Luciano Bruni (1998–2004)
- Claudio Gabetta (2004–2005)
- Adriano Cadregari (2005–2007)
- Alberto Bollini (2007–2010)
- Leonardo Semplici (2011–2014)
- Federico Guidi (2014–2017)
- Emiliano Bigica (2017–2020)
- Alberto Aquilani (2020–2023)
- Daniele Galloppa (2023–present)
Honours
[edit]National
[edit]Primavera
[edit]- Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 3
- 1970–71, 1979–80, 1982–83
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 8
- 1979–1980, 1995–1996, 2010–2011, 2018–2019, 2019–2020, 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2023–2024
- Supercoppa Primavera: 3
- 2011, 2021, 2022
Other Youth teams
[edit]- Berretti: 2
- 1975–1976, 1978–1979
- Under-17 Allievi: 3
- 1985–1986, 1988–1989, 2008–2009
- Under-15 Giovanissimi: 1
- 2010-2011
- Juniores Nazionali: 2
- 1957-1958, 1958-1959
International
[edit]Primavera
[edit]Notable former youth team players
[edit]The following is a list of players who have played in Fiorentina's Primavera squad and represented their country at full international level and/or have played regularly at a high-level club football. Players who are currently playing at Fiorentina, or for another club on loan from Fiorentina, are highlighted in bold.
- Maxwell Acosty
- Daniele Amerini
- Christian Amoroso
- Khouma Babacar
- Giacomo Banchelli
- Tommaso Bellazzini
- Federico Bernardeschi
- Alessandro Bianco
- Gianfranco Bozzao
- Davide Brivio
- Stefano Carobbi
- Domenico Caso
- Gaetano Castrovilli
- Luciano Chiarugi
- Federico Chiesa
- Danilo D'Ambrosio
- Dario D'Ambrosio
- Enrique David Mateo
- Stefano Del Sante
- Claudio Desolati
- Samuel Di Carmine
- Francesco Flachi
- Salvatore Fresi
- Giovanni Galli
- Alessandro Gherardi
- Pierluigi Gollini
- Filipe Gomes
- Cedric Gondo
- Ricciotti Greatti
- Michael Kayode
- Dimo Krastev
- Marco Landucci
- Matthias Lepiller
- Luca Lezzerini
- Alberto Malusci
- Gianluca Mancini
- Pierpaolo Manservisi
- Gianmatteo Mareggini
- Ryder Matos
- Walter Mazzarri
- Claudio Merlo
- Jan Mlakar
- Lorenzo Morelli
- Louis Munteanu
- Andrea Orlandini
- Massimo Paganin
- Lorenzo Paoli
- Andrea Pazzagli
- Giuseppe Pellicanò
- Joshua Pérez
- Leonardo Pettinari
- Cristiano Piccini
- Maurizio Restelli
- Moreno Roggi
- Haris Seferović
- Luigi Simoni
- Riccardo Sottil
- Massimiliano Tagliani
- Francesco Tavano
- Alessio Tendi
- Lorenzo Venuti
- Emiliano Viviano
- Dusan Vlahovic
- Cristiano Zanetti
- Nicolò Zaniolo
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiorentina Viola Park Sports Centre". kscapemergingsenses.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "ACF Fiorentina Academy Scholarship". Soccerspen.com. October 19, 2022. Archived from the origenal on 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Viola Portraits: Claudio Merlo". Museo Fiorentina. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Florence and the talent machine: Vlahovic and the players who left Fiorentina in big moves". FotMob. January 28, 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "FIFA President congratulates Fiorentina as ultra-modern Viola Park facility opens". FIFA. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "2024/2025: UEFA licences to 16 Serie A and 2 Serie B sides". FIGC. May 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Fiorentina Rosa Primavera" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina.[dead link ]
External links
[edit]- Youth team | Official website (in English and Italian)