The Statistics Office of Museo Fiorentina reports that, thanks to the 3-0 victory against RFS Riga yesterday, Fiorentina have reached a historic milestone, 1600 victories in official matches. [...]

IT HAPPENED TODAY … On 15 October 1972 Fiorentina played at the Bentegodi stadium in Verona against the yellow and blue of Verona for the third day of the 1972-73 Serie A Championship. [...]

PRESS RELEASE   The Museo Fiorentina, thanks to the precious collaboration of ACF Fiorentina and Intesa Sanpaolo, will present the ninth edition of the “Hall of Fame Viola“, dedicated [...]

FIORENTINA 1981-82 On May 16, 2022, the Museo Fiorentina presents the book “FIORENTINA 1981-82” edited by our History Commission. The Football of the ’80, the advent of [...]

CESARINI VIOLA ZONE – 8 April 16, 2015 by Niccolò Russo   A reversed fate. A phrase to sum up the magic and cruelty inherent in the Europe of football. A more or less long series of [...]

FIORENTINA: YESTERDAY, TODAY and TOMORROW by: David Bini    In the early years of the twentieth century, the game of football took hold more and more in Italy and in every city new teams [...]

CESARINI VIOLA ZONE – 7 12 march 2004 by Niccolò Russo   The last train to the A. A phrase that resembles (at least vaguely) the title of a gripping thriller: one of those capable of [...]

“CHAMPIONS IN FLORENCE” Diego Armando MARADONA by Ruben Lopes Pegna   Almost all the stars of world football have played at the stadium in Florence, the current Artemio Franchi, formerly called [...]

CESARINI VIOLA ZONE – 6 15 January 2006 by Niccolò Russo   “Tones and lightning”: the purple storm hits Serie A! The lightning bolts, in this case, are represented by the [...]

ARTEMIO FRANCHI 1922-2022 by Massimo Cervelli Many wonder how it is possible that two stadiums in cities seventy kilometers away from each other and with a historical heritage made up of ancient [...]

CAMPIONI – Fiorentina 1955-56 On December 18, 2021 the Museo Fiorentina presents the book “CAMPIONI – Fiorentina 1955-1956” fruit of the work of the members of the History [...]

  CESARINI VIOLA ZONE/ 5 15 December 2019 by Niccolò Russo   “What is the Bomber? It is opportunism, intuition, decision and capacity for realization.” The good Giorgio [...]

“CHAMPIONS IN FLORENCE” Leo MESSI by Ruben Lopes Pegna   Almost all the stars of world football have played at the stadium in Florence, the current Artemio Franchi, formerly called Comunale [...]

“VIOLA CREATIVITY”  Michele Coppini by Enrico Zoi     This time we go in medias res, indeed in the heart (Viola) of a person, of course – dealing here with creativity – an [...]

  CESARINI VIOLA ZONE/ 4 11 November 2006: A JOI FROM PAZZI(NI) di Niccolò Russo   A simple play on words to describe a memorable feat that goes beyond the pure sporting context. The [...]

ANNOUNCEMENT The Museo Fiorentina announces that, due to the restrictions in force in the organization of public events, determined by the Covid-19 pandemic, the ninth edition of the “Hall [...]

VIOLA CARDS  – 7 by Giancarlo Del Balio   The publication of the stickers dedicated to Fiorentina continues and our invitation to report errors and any inaccuracies continues. Send [...]

“CHAMPIONS IN FLORENCE” OLEG BLOCHIN by Ruben Lopes Pegna   Almost all the stars of world football have played at the stadium in Florence, the current Artemio Franchi, the first municipal [...]

4 October 1998 By Niccolò Russo     ‘Fantasies, fantasies that fly free … Fantasies that sometimes make you laugh … Fantasies that believe in fairy tales! ‘ [...]

Since 1926 you have represented our team in the world, first with the colors of the city, white and red, then with the color that lights up our passion every day, that purple that makes us [...]

A city and two colors come together in 1926 in a single jersey created to represent Florence in football. It is as white as our faith … It is red like our passion … It is the jersey [...]

1926 – 2021 The Museo Fiorentina, to celebrate the 95 years of our Fiorentina, has created two special LIMITED EDITION HISTORICAL JERSEY. Follow us to be able to discover them in [...]

A ‘CRISTIANO’ ACT OF PURE PURPLE FAITH By: Niccolò RUSSO   Starting from scratch, putting your heart on the line and fighting hard for a better future. A duty and a necessity. [...]

CESARINI VIOLA ZONE – 1 By Niccolò Russo   There is a recurring question, which spans times and generations: but why is football so popular all over the world? Anyone who knows and [...]

29 AUGUST 1926 – 29 AUGUST 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIORENTINA!   On 29 August 1926, ninety-five years ago, our history began with the birth of the Associazione Fiorentina del Calcio. The [...]

THE FIRST IN CHAMPIONS, YOU WILL NEVER FORGET… By Stefano Borgi Once upon a time there was the European Cup, the highest continental football tournament for European club teams. The [...]

VIOLA CARDS – 6 by Giancarlo Del Balio   The publication of the cards dedicated to Fiorentina continues and we still invite you to report errors and any inaccuracies. We also invite [...]

THE ARNO MURMURED… by Alessandro Giannetti   All victories with her are always special, but some – undoubtedly – more. May 11, 1975, the penultimate day: the Innominabile arrives [...]

“VIOLA PORTRAITS” Alberto Orzan  by Massimo Cervelli   He arrived in Florence in the summer of 1954. Fiorentina had bought him from Udinese together with Giuseppe Virgili. The attention of [...]

“VIOLA CREATIVITY” Roberto Baggio by Enrico Zoi   It was so good to see Roberto Baggio play that a cinephile like me cannot imagine his football life except as a very long film. Of course, a [...]

  “CHAMPIONS IN FLORENCE” EUSEBIO by Ruben Lopes Pegna   Almost all the stars of world football have played at the stadium in Florence, the current Artemio Franchi, first called [...]

BEST WISHES CLAUDIO… by Fabio Incatasciato   75 years old, very well suited for our Claudio: the Secco, the number 8, the half-wing par excellence, the brain and the class: many things all [...]

VIOLA CARDS – 5 by Giancarlo Del Balio    We continue the publication of the cards dedicated to the team and to the players of Fiorentina who have accompanied their history. We [...]

  THE “DIVIN CODINO” AND… “O’ REY” OF VIALE FANTI By Stefano Borgi The concept of “playoff”, in Italian football, has never been very fashionable. Just think that to win the [...]

“Champions in Florence” Franz Beckenbauer By Ruben Lopes Pegna   Almost all the stars of world football have played at the stadium in Florence, the current Artemio Franchi, first called [...]

VIOLA Cards – 4 by Giancarlo Del Balio    We continue the publication of the cards dedicated to the team and to the players of Fiorentina who have accompanied their history. We will present [...]

“VIOLA CREATIVITY” Andrea Tirinnanzi By Enrico Zoi   Andrea Tirinnanzi represents another of the many possible manifestations of the relationship between creativity and Fiorentina. In this [...]

“VIOLA VICTORIES” 16 JUNE, 1940 – Italian Cup 1939-40     After only one year in Serie B, Fiorentina, winning the 1938-39 championship, returned to Serie A. The relegation had only one cause: the [...]

WHEN GALDIOLO TAKES OFF THE SHIRT by: Alessandro Giannetti   It rained that day, all the water in the sky on the Olimpico in Rome, at the time still completely uncovered in every sector, [...]

Count Razza, one of us by: Niccolò Russo   “We are Fiorentina! “ A chorus that, alone, contains a multitude of feelings and a few million stories. I refer to the stories of those who [...]

Viola Cards – 3 by Giancarlo Del Balio    We continue the publication of the cards dedicated to the team and to the players of Fiorentina who have accompanied their history. We will present [...]

“Champions in Florence” Bobby Charlton By Ruben Lopes Pegna   Almost all the stars of world football have played at the stadium in Florence, the current Artemio Franchi, first called [...]

“VIOLA VICTORIES” Cup Winners’ Cup 1960-61 By David Bini    I consider myself a privileged one. I spent two years conducting research and studying every aspect of the first edition of the [...]

“Ritratti Viola” Massimo Orlando by Fabio Incatasciato   Massimo Orlando becomes fifty, today May 26, for most of the nineties (126 appearances) one of the crucial points of Cecchi [...]

“CREATIVITA’ VIOLA” Gabriel Batistuta by Enrico Zoi   Gabriel Batistuta, or The Lion King. Already the nickname of the strongest striker seen in Florence, who always gives his best on the [...]

FIORENTINA FIRST TIME ON INTERNET   Fiorentina has been one of the first, perhaps the first, Italian football clubs to have her own website, when Internet was still largely unknown. . [...]

May, 16 1982 By Alessandro Giannetti   There are dates and events in the history of humanity that have marked its fate. In 1492 the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent and the discovery of [...]

VIOLA CARDS – 2  By Giancarlo Del Balio    We continue the publication of the cards dedicated to the team and to the players of Fiorentina who have accompanied their history. We will [...]

“VIOLA VICTORIES” 11 May 1969  After thirteen years, Fiorentina returns to win the Scudetto. A victory that came at the end of an exciting season, fought shoulder to shoulder with Milan and [...]

“Viola into Blue”  Alfredo Pitto  By: Massimo Cervelli   1931-32 Fiorentina faces Serie A Having conquered Serie A, the Marquis Ridolfi decided on an impressive transfer campaign to face the new [...]

“VIOLA VICTORIES” 6 May, 2017 The scenario is the unusual one of the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence and the public, almost ten thousand spectators, came to celebrate their champions. The [...]

“VIOLA VICTORIES”  6 May, 1956   Valmaura Stadium in Trieste, the referee’s threefold final whistle marks the conclusion of the match which ended in a draw with one goal on each side, but [...]

THREE AWAY MATCHES… Generation after generation, the Viola passion leads to follow Fiorentina even away from home. We open this column with three travel stories, written by Alessandro [...]

“Champions in Florence” PELE’ by: Ruben Lopes Pegna   Almost all the stars of world football have played at the stadium in Florence, the current “Artemio Franchi”, first called [...]

“Viola Portraits” Giovanni Galli by: Fabio Incatasciato   Giovanni Galli turns 63 today. 323 total appearances in Fiorentina, of which 259 in Serie A; one of those to always be considered [...]

“Viola Portraits” Celeste Pin by: Fabio Incatasciato   200 …. are the appearances in Serie A with the Viola jersey of the boy from Treviso; the stopper for exellence of Fiorentina in [...]

“VIOLA CREATIVITY” Giancarlo Antognoni by Enrico Zoi   Viola Creativity  is a space in which we will tell the story of the Viola team through its presence and impact in the world of [...]

VIOLA CARDS – 1  By: Giancarlo Del Balio   We begin the publication of the cards dedicated to the team and to the players of Fiorentina who have accompanied their history. We will present a [...]

We are happy to announce that is coming out a special historical volume, the result of a long research work, created by the Museo Fiorentina to bring to light the history of the “Società [...]

  WHEN THE REFEREES LEADED THE NATIONAL TEAM by: Massimo Cervelli and David Bini   We recently contributed to the historical reconstruction with which the FIGC, based on the request of [...]

THE MERLO SHIRT AND THE CHILD… On Thursday 1 April, shortly after the Museum’s new website opened, we received an email that announced a wonderful surprise. A great Viola fan, Roberto [...]

THE POSTER OF GIANCARLO by: Massimo Cecchi Giancarlo Antognoni is sovereign in the imagination of a child who grows up in an era in which every team of football had its champion who didn’t [...]

  OUR HISTORY… On 29 August 1926, the Associazione Fiorentina del Calcio was born. After a long period of troubled gestation, the “Creature” so desired by Marquis Ridolfi [...]