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Football team
Fiorentina
Club · Italy · Serie A
«The Purples»
358
Matches
157
wins
89
draws
112
losses
605–448
Goals
+157
Difference
1.7
Scored per game
Form
L
24 Aug · Away AS Roma · 0:4
L
29 Aug · Home Frosinone · 0:3
L
5 Sep · Home Torino · 1:2
W
11 Sep · Away Venezia · 4:2
W
15 Sep · Away Pisa · 3:0
D
20 Sep · Home Napoli · 1:1
Florence had no club capable of troubling the sides forming in the industrial north-west, merging Club Sportivo Firenze with the gymnastics outfit Palestra Ginnastica Libertas in 1926 into a single team meant to challenge Juventus, Milan and Genoa and to carry the city's old calcio storico forward under one badge.
The shirt gave the club its identity before anything else did. Purple against white made Viola the name that stuck, with the Purples used in English and Gigliati kept as a quieter reference to the city's heraldic lily. Home games are played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Two Serie A titles, in 1955–56 and 1968–69, sit either side of a run of six Coppa Italia wins stretched across six decades. The single European trophy came in 1961, when Fiorentina beat Rangers to lift the Cup Winners' Cup. The 1996 Supercoppa Italiana was odder still: Fiorentina took it as league runners-up who had also won the Coppa Italia, the first time the Supercoppa had gone to a side that hadn't been champions.
Juventus supplies the fixture Florence still calls the partita madre, sharpened by the 1990 UEFA Cup final and by Roberto Baggio's move to Turin, which some in the city have never quite forgiven. Giancarlo Antognoni gave the club fifteen seasons and a reputation for staying put. Davide Astori, captain when he died in 2018, is remembered rather than replaced.
Fiorentina reached the Europa Conference League final in 2022–23 and again in 2023–24, losing both, and the club now returns to Serie A.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 10 Oct | Serie A |
Genoa
A
|
||
| 20 Sep | Serie A |
Napoli
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 15 Sep | Coppa Italia |
Pisa
A
|
3:0 | W |
| 11 Sep | Serie A |
Venezia
A
|
4:2 | W |
| 5 Sep | Serie A |
Torino
H
|
1:2 | L |
| 29 Aug | Serie A |
Frosinone
H
|
0:3 | L |
Standing
Serie A| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
 Parma
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4:7 | 4 |
| 16 |
 Monza
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8:12 | 4 |
| 17 |
 Fiorentina
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6:12 | 4 |
| 18 |
 Bologna
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3:6 | 2 |
| 19 |
Genoa
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3:10 | 1 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 358
358
Matches
157
wins
89
draws
112
losses
605–448
Goals
+157
Difference
1.7
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 358 | 183 | 175 |
| Scored | 605 | 359 | 246 |
| Conceded | 448 | 200 | 248 |
| Scored per game | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Difference | +157 | +159 | −2 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
David de Gea Quintana
Goalkeeper
48 Matches
Nicolò Fagioli
Midfielder
47 Matches
Cher Ndour
Midfielder
47 Matches
Luca Ranieri
Defender
47 Matches
Marin Pongračić
Defender
46 Matches
Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos
Defender
44 Matches
P. Komudzo
Defender
42 Matches
Albert Guðmundsson
Forward
41 Matches
Squad of Fiorentina
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 |  David de Gea Quintana |
Goalkeeper | 48 | ||
| 44 |  Nicolò Fagioli |
Midfielder | 47 | ||
| 27 |  Cher Ndour |
Midfielder | 47 | ||
| 6 |  Luca Ranieri |
Defender | 47 | ||
| 5 |  Marin Pongračić |
Defender | 46 | ||
| 2 |  Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos |
Defender | 44 | ||
| 15 | P. Komudzo |
Defender | 42 | ||
| 11 | Albert Guðmundsson |
Forward | 41 | ||
| 8 |  Rolando Mandragora |
Midfielder | 41 | ||
| 19 |  Luca Lezzerini |
Goalkeeper | 40 | ||
| 60 |  Eddie Kwadwo |
Defender | 40 | ||
| 91 |  Roberto Piccoli |
Forward | 39 | ||
| 29 |  Niccolo Fortini |
Defender | 33 | ||
| 22 |  Jacopo Fazzini |
Midfielder | 32 | ||
| 65 |  Fabiano Parisi |
Forward | 32 | ||
| 53 |  Oliver Christensen |
Goalkeeper | 30 | ||
| 21 |  Robin Everardus Gosens |
Defender | 30 | ||
| 9 |  Moise Bioty Kean |
Forward | 29 | ||
| 80 |  Giovanni Fabbian |
Midfielder | 25 | ||
| 4 |  Marco Brescianini |
Midfielder | 24 | ||
| 71 |  Eman Cospo |
Defender | 23 | ||
| 17 |  |
 Jack Harrison |
Forward | 29 | 23 |
| 62 |  |
 L. Balbo |
Defender | 20 | 22 |
| 14 |  Hans Nicolussi Caviglia |
Midfielder | 21 | ||
| 7 |  Simon Solomon Junior Sohm |
Midfielder | 19 | ||
| 19 |  Manor Solomon |
Forward | 18 | ||
| 61 |  Riccardo Braschi |
Forward | 17 | ||
| 18 |  Pablo Mari |
Defender | 16 | ||
| 30 |  T. Martinelli |
Goalkeeper | 16 | ||
| 26 |  Mattia Viti |
Defender | 15 | ||
| 9 |  Edin Džeko |
Forward | 15 | ||
| 3 | |
 Daniele Rugani |
Defender | 32 | 13 |
| 24 |  Amir Richardson |
Midfielder | 13 | ||
| 50 |  Pietro Leonardelli |
Goalkeeper | 10 | ||
| 99 |  Christian Michael Kouamé Kouakou |
Forward | 9 | ||
| 17 |  João Mário |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 30 |  F. Mastantuono |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 42 |  K. Inao Ulay |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 3 |  Radu Matei Drăgușin |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 33 |  Vier |
Defender | 6 |
Fixtures of Fiorentina
Honours of Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia 1940, 1961, 1966, 1975, 1996, 2001 6
- Serie A 1956, 1969 2
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1961 1
- Supercoppa Italiana 1996 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Mateo Pellegrino Parma 26/27 €22.50M
- Arthur Atta Udinese 26/27 €25.00M
- Mat Daniel Caprini Cesena 26/27
- Tommaso Rubino Carrarese 26/27
- Amir Richardson Le Havre AC 26/27
- T. Martinelli Avellino 26/27
Departures
- Filippo Distefano FC Empoli 26/27 €250.00K
- Lorenzo Lucchesi Monza 26/27 €1.00M
- Abdelhamid Sabiri Eyüpspor 26/27
- Mat Daniel Caprini Cesena 26/27
- Amir Richardson Le Havre AC 26/27
- T. Martinelli Avellino 26/27
Team news
Gilardino Returns to Parma as New Head Coach
Parma have parted ways with Carlos Cuesta and appointed Alberto Gilardino, the 2006 World Cup winner and former Genoa boss, on a deal until 2027.
Kim Min-jae: Milan, Tottenham, Villa wait on Bayern decision
Milan, Tottenham and Aston Villa are tracking the South Korea defender, but Bayern Munich hold first call and will settle his contract in the autumn talks.
Giorgio Scalvini extends Atalanta contract
The 22-year-old centre-back, an Atalanta academy product, has signed a new deal reportedly running through 2031 after 144 appearances for the club.
Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and La Liga demand FIFA reform
Europe's top four leagues issue a joint statement calling for governance changes at FIFA, citing lack of consultation on the international match calendar and commercial rights.
Roma and Milan eye January Endrick loan as Ancelotti backs him
Roma and Milan may return for Real Madrid's Endrick in January after Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said young Brazilians need regular game time to develop.
Anguissa Sidelined Again With New Adductor Injury
Napoli confirmed the Cameroon midfielder suffered a fresh low-grade adductor strain minutes after returning against Fiorentina, with recovery hopes set on the Frosinone match.
Gasperini: Roma's Perfect Start Came Faster Than Expected
Roma boss Gasperini credits squad continuity for the club's unbeaten Serie A start, downplays Scudetto talk, and looks ahead to Inter and Real Madrid tests.