A.C. Fiorentina S.p.A. was unable to register for 2002–03 Serie B due to financial difficulties, and then the sports title was transferred to a new company thanks to Article 52 of N.O.I.F., while the old company was liquidated. Their European campaign was also similar to that of the previous run, relegated to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup and were eliminated by Ajax in the end. In 2003/04 Fiorentina found themselves in Serie B not because of a disastrous relegation, but because of a promotion. 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. -　- The young average age of the players led to the team being called Fiorentina Ye-Ye. Check out the Fiorentina 2003-04 Away kit by adidas, worn in the 2003-04 Serie B season. Fiorentina were relegated at the end of the 2001–02 season and went into judicially-controlled administration in June 2002. However, as the limit was reduced to minus €30 million in assessment period 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18 season, the club had to achieve a relevant net income of positive €5.6 million in 2015 financial year. [32] It was only boosted by the sales of Francesco Toldo and Rui Costa in June 2001 (a profit of 134.883 billion lire; €69.661 million). In their first season at the club, they won promotion to Serie A (along with Juventus and Napoli). 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. This was controversial due to a mistaken refereeing decision by Tom Henning Øvrebø, who allowed a clearly offside goal for Bayern in the first leg. -　- Since re-established in 2002, ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. are yet to self-sustain to keep the team in top division as well as in European competitions. Today's logo is a kite shaped double lozenge bordered in gold. For example, Marco Rossi joined Fiorentina for 17 billion lire in 2000, but at the same time Lorenzo Collacchioni moved to Salernitana for 1 billion lire, meaning the club had a player profit of 997 million lire and extra 1 billion lire to be amortised in 5-years. The incident called into attention the possible implementation of video replays in football. TOP ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina ([fjorenˈtiːna]), 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. [29] It is the oldest official football anthem in Italy and one of the oldest in the world. Florence's comune instead granted Florentia Viola use of the stylised coat of arms used in other city documents. On 9 April 2019, Pioli resigned as manager and was replaced by Montella[17], On 6 June 2019, the club was sold to Italian-American billionaire Rocco Commisso for around 160 million euros. 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). All Rights Reserved. Besides, they have drawn 4 of their last 6 meetings. Fiorentina are known widely by the nickname Viola, a reference to their distinctive purple colours. [37] Despite qualifying to the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Fiorentina made a net loss of €9,179,484 in 2008 financial year after the increase in TV revenue was outweighed by the increase in wage. 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. To engineer a resurrection of the club after the disappointing season, the Della Valle family invested heavily in the middle of 2012, buying 17 new players and appointing Vincenzo Montella as head coach. At the time, the stadium was a masterpiece of engineering, and its inauguration was monumental. La stagione inizia con Siniša Mihajlović, confermato sulla panchina viola, che viene sostituito da Delio Rossi a novembre dopo aver ottenuto 12 punti in 10 partite, con solo tre vittorie all'attivo. Toni scored 31 goals in 38 appearances, the first player to pass the 30-goal mark since Antonio Valentin Angelillo in the 1958–59 season, for which he was awarded the European Golden Boot. Com pelo menos 2 títulos são apenas 9 clubes de 6 cidades, formando um segundo grupo em conquistas 6 clubes que tem entre 2 e 6 títulos (Torino, Bologna, Roma, Fiorentina, Napoli e Lazio), sendo que o Bologna não é campeão desde 1963-64, não chegando … Green: Missing players for unknown reason, Callum Harriott and Kwame Poku unavailable as Colchester take on Bradford, Grimsby to check on the fitness of Luke Waterfall ahead of meeting with Walsall, Jordan Tunnicliffe facing late fitness test for Crawley, Rod McDonald still suspended as Carlisle host Cambridge, George Ray set to return for Tranmere against Mansfield, Suspension problems for Morecambe ahead of Cheltenham contest, Hull without Northern Ireland duo for Gillingham clash, Randell Williams pushing to return to contention for Exeter, Blackpool hoping top scorer Jerry Yates will be fit to face Plymouth, Viv Solomon-Otabor doubtful due to knee problem before Ipswich clash. Manager Age: 56 Years Appointed: Mar 24, 2021 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2021 In their first season back in Serie A, however, the club struggled to avoid relegation, only securing survival on the last day of the season on head-to-head record against Bologna and Parma. The second half of the season was a three-way battle between the three contending teams, Milan, Cagliari and Fiorentina. The song was recorded by Narciso Parigi in 1959 and again in 1965; the latter version replaced the original edition as the Fiorentina anthem. During the season, Fiorentina topped their Europa League group, moving on to the round of 32 to face Danish side Esbjerg fB, which Fiorentina defeated 4–2 on aggregate. The stadium has used several names over the years and has undergone several renovations. Fiorentina's third kit was first worn in the 1995–96 season and it was all-red with purple borders and two lilies on the shoulders. The first season under Cecchi Gori's ownership was one of stabilisation, after which the new chairman started to sign some good players like Brian Laudrup, Stefan Effenberg, Francesco Baiano and, most importantly, Gabriel Batistuta, who became an iconic player for the team during the 1990s. The team then won all of their remaining matches, beating rivals Juve in Turin on the penultimate matchday to seal their second, and last, national title. Pontello, suffering from economic difficulties, was selling all the players and was forced to leave the club after serious riots in Florence's streets. The Viola finished the season in tenth place. Despite a good European run and reaching the semi-finals in the Coppa Italia, Fiorentina failed to qualify for Europe. Nel 2003 il Genoa è ufficialmente riammesso (insieme con il Catania, la Salernitana e la Fiorentina) al campionato di serie B per la stagione 2003-04 al quale parteciperanno ben 24 squadre. The only player to remain at the club in its new incarnation was Angelo Di Livio, whose commitment to the club's cause further endeared him to the fans. 2003-04 . Despite enjoying a good season and finishing in fourth place, Fiorentina were relegated the following year, although they would return quickly to Serie A. Dated 1930 and born only four years after the creation of the club, the song was written by a 12 years kid Enzo Marcacci and musically arranged by maestro Marco Vinicio. After a rough start and three seasons in lower leagues, Fiorentina reached the Serie A in 1931. Arsenal defender David Luiz will … Besides, they have drawn 4 of their last 6 meetings. In the following round of 16, however, they then lost to Italian rivals Juventus 2–1 on aggregate, ousting Fiorentina from the competition. First of all, as Florentia Viola the team had won Serie C2 and were expecting to compete in C1, but due to Cosenza going bust, Fiorentina found themselves pushed up to Serie B. It was soon changed to a very stylised fleur-de-lis, always red, and sometimes even without the white field. 1899-00 . Their bid for survival was kept alive by a number of upset victories away from home, notably at Roma and Milan. READ ALL OF THE NEWS ON SERIE A TIM. [34] The two players eventually joined Inter Milan and A.C. Milan in 2001–02 financial year instead, for undisclosed fees. In 1980, Fiorentina was bought by Flavio Pontello, who came from a rich house-building family. The red shirt has been the most worn 3rd shirt by Fiorentina, although they also wore rare yellow shirts ('97–'98, '99–'00 and '10–'11) and a sterling version, mostly in the Coppa Italia, in 2000–01. [29]. [27] The more well-known and highly distinctive purple kit was adopted in 1928 and has been used ever since, giving rise to the nickname La Viola ("The Purple (team)"). [46][47] In 2014, due to €28.4 million drop from the windfall profit of selling players, the club recorded their worst financial results since re-foundation, despite the fact the club maintained the same level of windfall profit, the result was still worse than in 2013. Subsequently, Narciso Parigi himself acquired the ownership of the rights, which he donated in 2002 to the supporter club Collettivo Autonomo Viola The following years were strange for Fiorentina, who vacillated between high finishes and relegation battles. [36] However the club suffered from the 2006 Italian football scandal, which meant the club did not qualify for Europe. [32] The operating income (excluding windfall profit from players trading) of 2000–01 season was minus 113,271,475,933 Italian lire (minus €58,499,835). [32] However, it was alleged they were to transfer to Parma[32] for a reported 140 million lire. Failing to have financial support from the owner Vittorio Cecchi Gori, the club was forced to windup due to its huge imbalance in operating income. 1902-03 . Associazione Calcio Fiorentina was founded in the autumn of 1926 by local noble and National Fascist Party member Luigi Ridolfi,[4] who initiated the merger of two older Florentine clubs, CS Firenze and PG Libertas. Infine, lo spareggio interdivisionale interessò la Fiorentina sesta in B e il Perugia 15º in Serie A: l'esito del doppio confronto arrise ai viola, di ritorno in massima categoria a distanza di due anni dalla retrocessione, poi nella Serie C2 2002-2003 per fallimento. [16] Fiorentina suffered during the 2018–19 Serie A campaign and ended the season on a 14 match winless streak, finishing in 16th place with only 41 points, 3 points from the relegation zone. During the season they were Italian champions, the lozenge disappeared and the flower was overlapped with the scudetto. After several years of runner-up finishes, Fiorentina dropped away slightly in the 1960s, bouncing from fourth to sixth place, although the club won the Coppa Italia and the Mitropa Cup in 1966. They were ultimately eliminated in the second group stage. In June 2015, Vincenzo Montella was sacked as manager after the club grew impatient with the coaches inability to prove his commitment to the club,[13] and was replaced by Paulo Sousa, who lasted until June 2017 and the appointment of Stefano Pioli. 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At the end of the season, Trapattoni left the club and was replaced by Turkish coach Fatih Terim. Com pelo menos 2 títulos são apenas 9 clubes de 6 cidades, formando um segundo grupo em conquistas 6 clubes que tem entre 2 e 6 títulos (Torino, Bologna, Roma, Fiorentina, Napoli e Lazio), sendo que o Bologna não é campeão desde 1963-64, não chegando … In the 2009–10 season, Fiorentina started their domestic campaign strongly before steadily losing momentum and slipped to mid-table positions at the latter half of the season. The away kit has always been predominantly white, sometimes with purple and red elements, sometimes all-white. During summer 2002: Serie B membership lost without playing. After a fifth-place finish in 1971, they finished in mid-table almost every year, even flirting with relegation in 1972 and 1978. A poche settimane dal suo insediamento, il presidente Preziosi riesce nel miracolo di far ripescare il Genoa dal baratro della serie C nel quale era […] 1901-02 . 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.[4]. [12] His replacement, caretaker manager Vincenzo Guerini, then guided the team away from the relegation zone to a 13th-place finish to end the turbulent year. The club was promptly re-established in August 2002 as Associazione Calcio Fiorentina e Florentia Viola with shoe and leather entrepreneur Diego Della Valle as new owner and the club was admitted into Serie C2, the fourth tier of Italian football. [39], After the club failed to qualify to Europe at the end of 2009–10 Serie A, as well as lack of player profit, Fiorentina turnover was decreased from €140,040,713 in 2009 to just €79,854,928, despite the wage bill also falling, la Viola still made a net loss of €9,604,353. During a home game against Novara, trailing 0–2 within half an hour, manager Rossi decided to substitute midfielder Adem Ljajić early. Fiorentina's 1995–96 season was disappointing in the league, but they did reach the Cup Winners' Cup semi-final by beating Gloria Bistrița, Sparta Prague and Benfica. 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. -　- In Europe, the team proved to be a surprise dark horse: after losing their first away fixture against Lyon, they staged a comeback with a five-match streak by winning all their remaining matches (including defeating Liverpool home and away). 1900-01 . Both sides' performance this season is close, with 7 wins. Gasperini had won promotion to Serie B as manager of Crotone back in 2003/04, when Jurić was a Crotone player. Ljajić sarcastically applauded him in frustration, whereupon Rossi retaliated by physical assaulting his player, an action that ultimately prompted his termination by the club. La Viola sold Juan Cuadrado to Chelsea in January 2015 for €30 million fee, to make the club eligible to 2016–17 edition of UEFA competitions. [15] Astori had suffered a cardiac arrest while in a hotel room before an away game. [18] The sale marked the end of the Della Valle family's seventeen-year association with the club. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. List of ACF Fiorentina records and statistics, "Prediksi Skor Serie A, Fiorentina Vs Genoa 29 Januari 2017", "Serie B a 24 squadre. Over the course of the club's history, they have had several badge changes, all of which incorporated Florence's fleur-de-lis in some way. The official emblem of the city of Florence, a red fleur-de-lis on a white field, has been pivotal in the all-round symbolism of the club. [42][43] In 2012, the club benefited from the sales of Matija Nastasić and Valon Behrami,[44][45] followed by Stevan Jovetić and Adem Ljajić in 2013. Contact Us The club's owner, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, was able to raise some more money, but this soon proved to be insufficient to sustain the club. 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. For the 2017–18 season and the first time in its history, the club used five kits during the season, composing of one home kit (all-purple) and four away kits, each one representing one historic quartiere of the city of Florence: all-blue (Santa Croce), all-white (Santo Spirito), all-green (San Giovanni) and all-red (Santa Maria Novella). [32] In 1999, Emiliano Bigica also swapped with Giuseppe Taglialatela,[33] which the latter was valued for 10 billion lire. Moreover, in 2010 the result was boosted by acquiring the asset from subsidiary (related to AC Fiorentina) and the re-valuation of its value in separate balance sheet. The 2012–13 season was the 86th season in ACF Fiorentina's history, their 75th season in Serie A, and the eighth consecutive season since promotion from Serie B in 2003–04.The club competed in Serie A, finishing fourth for the first time since the 2008–09 season, and in the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In Europe, the club reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup, where they were ultimately defeated by Rangers on penalties. Notice: Please subject to GMT+0800 (Beijing Time) if there is no other time zone mark in our info. Viola players began the 1970s decade with Scudetto sewed on their breast, but the period was not especially fruitful for the team. Ascoli Atalanta Bologna Cagliari Empoli Fiorentina Genoa Inter Juventus Lazio Milan Roma Sampdoria Sassuolo Spal Torino ... 2003-04: PRIMA: 5: 36: 24: 10: 6: 8: 2001-02: PRIMA: 10: 25: 24: 5: 10: 9: 2000-01: PRIMA: 1999-00: PRIMA: ... 26 ago 2020 . The outer lozenge has a purple background with the letters "AC" in white and the letter "F" in red, standing for the club's name. Despite Toni's departure to Bayern Munich, Fiorentina had a strong start to the 2007–08 season and were tipped by Italian national team head coach Marcello Lippi, among others, as a surprise challenger for the Scudetto,[9] and although this form tailed off towards the middle of the season, the Viola managed to qualify for the Champions League.