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Fiorentina

Full name ACF Fiorentina S.p.A.
  • ACF Fiorentina,commonly referred to as Fiorentina ([fjorenˈtiːna]), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
  • The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was 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.
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  • Fiorentina has won two Italian Championships, in 1955–56 and again in 1968–69, as well as six Coppa Italia trophies and one Supercoppa Italiana.
  • On the European stage, Fiorentina won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1960–61 and lost the final one year later.
  • They finished runners-up in the 1956–57 European Cup, losing against Real Madrid, and also came close to winning the 1989–90 UEFA Cup, finishing as runners-up against Juventus after losing the first leg in Turin and drawing in the second one in Avellino.
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  • Fiorentina is one of the fifteen European teams that played the finals in all three major continental competitions: the Champions League (1956–1957, the first Italian team to reach the final in the top continental competition), the UEFA Cup Winners (1960–1961 and 1961–1962) and the UEFA Cup (1989–1990).
Nickname(s) I Viola (The Purples / The Violets)
I Gigliati (The Lilies)
Founded 29 August 1926; 95 years ago, as Associazione Calcio Fiorentina
1 August 2002; 19 years ago, as A.C. Fiorentina e Florentia Viola
Ground Stadio Artemio Franchi
Capacity 43,147[3]
Owner New ACF Fiorentina S.r.l.
Chairman
Rocco B. Commisso
Head coach Vincenzo Italiano
League Serie A
2021–22 Serie A, 7th of 20