ACF Fiorentina

Fiorentina have had many managers and head coaches throughout their history. Below is a chronological list from the club's foundation in 1926 to the present day.

1926–1928: Prima Divisione (2nd tier) 1928–1929: Divisione Nazionale (1st tier) 1929–1931: Serie B (2nd tier) – Champions: 1931 1931–1938: Serie A (1st tier) 1938–1939: Serie B (2nd tier) – Champions: 1939 1939–1943: Serie A (1st tier) 1943–1946: no contests (WW II) 1946–1993: Serie A (1st tier) – Champions: 1956, 1969 1993–1994: Serie B (2nd tier) – Champions: 1994 1994–2002: Serie A (1st tier) 2002–2003: Serie C2 (4th tier) – Champions: 2003 2003–2004: Serie B (2nd tier) 2004–present: Serie A (1st tier)

Foundation prior to World War II

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina was founded in the autumn of 1926 by local noble and National Fascist Party member Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano, who initiated the merger of two older Florentine clubs, CS Firenze and PG Libertas. The aim of the merger was to give Florence a strong club to rival those of the more dominant Italian Football Championship sides of the time from Northwest Italy. Also influential was the cultural revival and rediscovery of Calcio Fiorentino, an ancestor of modern football that was played by members of the Medici family. After a rough start and three seasons in lower leagues, Fiorentina reached Serie A in 1931. That same year saw the opening of the new stadium, originally named after Giovanni Berta, a prominent fascist, but now known as Stadio Artemio Franchi. At the time, the stadium was a masterpiece of engineering, and its inauguration was monumental. To be able to compete with the best teams in Italy, Fiorentina strengthened their team with some new players, notably the Uruguayan Pedro Petrone, nicknamed el Artillero. Despite enjoying a good season and finishing in fourth place, Fiorentina were relegated the following year, although they would return quickly to Serie A. In 1941, they won their first Coppa Italia, but the team were unable to build on their success during the 1940s due to World War II and other troubles.

First scudetto and '50–'60s

In 1950, Fiorentina started to achieve…

National titles

Serie A: Winners (2): 1955–56; 1968–69 Runners-up (5): 1956–57; 1957–58; 1958–59; 1959–60; 1981–82 Coppa Italia: Winners (6): 1939–40; 1960–61; 1965–66; 1974–75; 1995–96; 2000–01 Runners-up (5): 1958, 1959–60, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2022–23 Supercoppa Italiana: Winners (1): 1996 Runners-up (1): 2001

European titles

European Cup: Runners-up (1): 1956–57 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Winners (1): 1960–61 Runners-up (1): 1961–62 UEFA Cup: Runners-up (1): 1989–90 UEFA Conference League: Runners-up (2): 2022–23, 2023–24

Other titles

Serie B Winners (3): 1930–31, 1938–39, 1993–94 Serie C2 Winners (1): 2002–03 Mitropa Cup Winners (1): 1966 Anglo-Italian League Cup Winners (1): 1975 Grasshoppers Cup Winners (1): 1952–57