ACF Fiorentina Youth Sector

ACF Fiorentina’s Youth Sector covers the club’s under-20 squad and its entire academy system. The Primavera team plays in Campionato Primavera 1, a league it has won four times, and has also lifted the Coppa Italia Primavera on eight occasions. The side has claimed the Supercoppa Primavera three times, most recently in 2022, and is a regular participant in the Torneo di Viareggio, an international youth tournament where Fiorentina has triumphed nine times.

The youth setup is divided into ten age-group teams, from under-9 up to the Primavera (under-20). All squads train at the first team’s main facility, the Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park Training Center in Bagno a Ripoli. This complex, inaugurated on 11 October 2023, spans about 31 hectares and serves as a single hub for the men’s and women’s first teams as well as the academy. It includes two stadiums: the 3,000-seat Curva Fiesole Stadium, which hosts the women’s first team and the Primavera side and holds a UEFA licence, and the 1,500-seat Davide Astori Stadium, used by all other youth teams.

Fiorentina has long emphasized developing local talent. Notable academy graduates include Claudio Merlo, who joined at age 17 from Rome and rose through the ranks to become a key figure in the 1960s team alongside Luciano Chiarugi. Merlo debuted in Serie A against Inter in 1965 and helped Fiorentina win the Mitropa Cup, the Italian Cup, and the 1969 Scudetto. The youth sector’s first major success came in 1966 with victory in the Viareggio Tournament. The 1970s brought the club’s first Primavera league title in 1970–71, a second in 1979–80, and four more Viareggio wins. A third Primavera league title followed in 1982–83, and by 1992 Fiorentina had eight Viareggio trophies. In the 2000s, more academy products broke into the first team, including Federico Bernardeschi, Federico Chiesa, and Dušan Vlahović. The Primavera also enjoyed a dominant run in the Coppa Italia Primavera, winning eight titles by the end of the 2023–24 season, with five victories in six consecutive finals.

In the 2024–25 season, Fiorentina Primavera reached the league final, losing 3–0 to Inter, but qualified for the Youth League via the Domestic Champions Path. They were eliminated in the second round by Legia Warsaw, losing 6–4 on aggregate. After a 34-year gap, the under-18 team won the 2026 Torneo di Viareggio, matching the record nine titles held by AC Milan and Juventus. That same season, after a 43-year wait, the Primavera won the Italian championship by beating Parma 2–1 in the final phase at Viola Park.

The Youth Sector also runs a network of academies across Italy and internationally. Domestically, around 70 affiliated clubs and training centers operate under Fiorentina’s technical model. International projects share the club’s training methods with players, coaches, and partner organizations abroad through academy partnerships, training experiences, and educational programs.

The Primavera squad’s current head coach is Aurelio Andreazzoli, appointed in 2026. Previous managers include Alberto Aquilani (2020–2023), Daniele Galloppa (2023–2026), and others such as Leonardo Semplici, Federico Guidi, and Emiliano Bigica. The team’s honours list includes four Primavera 1 titles (1970–71, 1979–80, 1982–83, 2025–26), eight Coppa Italia Primavera wins, and three Supercoppa Primavera titles.