ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, founded in 1926 in Florence, is a club that has permanently inscribed itself in history as the first Italian side to reach the European Cup final (1957) and the first Italian winner of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1961). The Viola have won two Serie A titles (1956, 1969) and six Coppa Italia trophies, while their European story is a series of memorable finals: defeats in the European Cup to Real Madrid, in the Cup Winners' Cup a year after their triumph, in the UEFA Cup to Juventus (1990), and, in recent years, two consecutive Europa Conference League finals (2023, 2024). No other club has played in the finals of as many as four different major UEFA competitions, making Fiorentina a unique phenomenon on the European football map.
The Viola play their home matches at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, a venue named after a former official of the Italian Football Federation, which has witnessed many dramatic nights – from clashes with Barcelona and Arsenal to emotional derbies against Juventus and Inter. Although Florence is not among the largest metropolises, the club has built a brand based on style, identity and a constant pursuit of European glory. The history of Fiorentina is a tale of beauty, ambition and painful, yet character-shaping, final defeats.
