ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina, is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Founded by a merger in August 1926, and refounded in August 2002 following bankruptcy, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A seasons.
Francesco Toldo is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.
Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani is an Italian football manager and former football player who played as a forward.
Christian Riganò is an Italian football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
This page details football records in Italy.
Andrea Ivan is an Italian association football coach and former player who used to play as goalkeeper. He currently works as a goalkeeping coach for Sporting Arno, an amateur football club of Florence.
A.S.D. Pro Recco is an Italian water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1.
Alessandro Diamanti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League club Western United. At club level, he has previously played for Prato, Empoli, Fucecchio, Fiorentina, AlbinoLeffe, West Ham United, Brescia, Bologna, Guangzhou Evergrande, Watford, Atalanta, Palermo, Perugia and Livorno.
This article covers the history of Italian football club ACF Fiorentina.
Felice Evacuo is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward.
S.S. Lazio finished third in Serie A this season and reached the quarter final of the Coppa Italia and the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup.
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina fell a couple of steps back in its first season following striker Gabriel Batistuta's departure. While Batistuta finally won a long overdue Serie A title with Roma, Fiorentina had a struggling season, where coach Fatih Terim suddenly resigned and accepted the same job in Milan instead, and the club sensationally opted for recently retired Roberto Mancini to take over.
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina endured a nightmare season, which proved to be the last for the initial club. The economy was in tatters, and despite the €40 million sale of playmaker Rui Costa, the financial problems just got worse as the season lingered on. Without Rui Costa and vital goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, the remainder of the Fiorentina squad was exposed when striker Enrico Chiesa ruptured his cruciate ligament in the fifth league game of the season.
The 1998–99 U.C. Sampdoria season ended with the club's relegation to Serie B just eight years after winning the Serie A title in 1990–91. Similarly to Napoli the year prior, the club was no longer a financial power when it came to signing players, while its high-profile signing, Ariel Ortega, did not deliver to the degree Sampdoria had hoped for.
Udinese Calcio sensationally finished third in Serie A, much due to Oliver Bierhoff being in the form of his life, scoring 27 goals in a league season consisting of just 34 matches. Bierhoff, coach Alberto Zaccheroni and winger Thomas Helveg all left for Milan at the end of the season, ensuring Udinese had much work to do to maintain its level.
Francesco Scotti is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rimini in Serie D. Scotti has spent most of his career in Italian Serie C and Serie D
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina had a poor season, finishing 15th in Serie A and being relegated to Serie B as a result. The highlight of the season was a crushing 7–3 defeat suffered at home to eventual champions Milan. The season would also see four different managers at the helm.
Sandro Mencucci is an Italian businessman and senior international sports executive. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Leeds United Football Club which competes in the Premier League. Mencucci is currently with Aser Group, collaborating on international initiatives together with Andrea Radrizzani, founder and group chairman of Aser Ventures, a global investment company that focuses on the media and sport sectors, chairman and founder of Eleven Sports and the majority owner of Premier League football club Leeds United Football Club. He previously served as CEO and board director of the Italian Serie A football club Fiorentina from August 2002 to 2019.
The 2020–21 Serie A (women) is the 54th season of the women's football top level league in Italy. It began on 23 August 2020 and is scheduled to be concluded on 23 May 2021. Juventus are the defending champions, after being crowned league winners as the previous season could not be completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They won the competition for fourth consecutive season, equalling the feat reached by Torres in 2013. The Bianconere became the ninth in the Italian women's top flight to won the competition unbeaten and the first to accomplish a perfect season having won all their league matches, being the latter an unprecedented feat in Italian men's or women's football history. Consequently, the club holds the record for the most points in a championship with 12 teams contestants (66).
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