ACF Fiorentina

Official Club Songs: Associazione Calcio Fiorentina

Short Name: Fiorentina

Nicknames:

  • La Viola – (“The Violet”) this is the most popular nickname, derived from the club’s signature purple violet kits. 
  • I Gigliati – (“The Lilies”) refers to the fleur-de-lis symbol that represents Florence and appears on the club’s crest. 
  • I Toscani – (“The Tuscans”) emphasizing the club’s regional identity within Tuscany.

Founded: 29 August 1926

City: Florence

Part of Italy: Tuscany

Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

Training Facility: Viola Park

  • Via Pian di Ripoli, 50012 Bagno a Ripoli FI, Italy
  • +39 055 503011

Official Website: https://www.acffiorentina.com/en 

Official Club Songs: Canzone Viola

Serie A seasons: 86

Serie A Titles: 2

Coppa Italia: 6

Supercoppa Italiana: 1

UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1

Other Achievements As Club: 

  • Runners Up of Serie A five times (1956/1957, 1957/1958, 1958/1959, 1959/1960, 1981/1982)
  • Runners Up of UEFA Cup (1989/1990)
  • Runners Up of UEFA Conference League (2022/2023)

Players who have won the Ballon d’Or:

  • None

Retired numbers:

  • Number 13 (In honor of Davide Astori who played for the club 2015-2018)

Current Owner: New ACF Fiorentina S.r.l.

Current Chairman: Rocco B. Commisso

Current Manager: Raffaele Palladino (2024-)

Current Assistant Manager: Daniel Niccolini (30 June 2021-)

Current 1st Captain: Cristiano Biraghi (2024-)

Current 2nd Captain: Luca Ranieri (2024-)

Current 3th Captain: Christian Koumame (2024-)

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