Inter Milan Youth Sector (Italian: F.C. Internazionale Milano Settore Giovanile) is the youth set-up of Italian professional football club Inter Milan. The under-20 team plays in the Campionato Primavera 1. They have been Italian champions ten times, Coppa Italia Primavera winners six times[2] and have also won the Supercoppa Primavera on one occasion.[3][4] They also participate in the annual Torneo di Viareggio, an international tournament which they have won eight times.
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| Full name | Football Club Internazionale Milano Youth Sector | |||
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| Nickname(s) | I Nerazzurri (The Black and Blues) La Beneamata (The Cherished One) Il Biscione (The Big Grass Snake) | |||
| Founded | 9 March 1908 | |||
| Ground | Konami Youth Development Centre in Memory of Giacinto Facchetti (Milan) Stadio Breda (Sesto San Giovanni) | |||
| President | Giuseppe Marotta[1] | |||
| Head coach | Andrea Zanchetta (Primavera) | |||
| League | Campionato Primavera 1 | |||
| 2023–2024 | Campionato Primavera 1, semifinalists (1st in regular season) | |||
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On 25 March 2012, the under-19 team were champions in the inaugural edition of the NextGen Series, an association football tournament which involved the under-19 teams from 16 different clubs from across Europe.[5]
Primavera
editCurrent squad
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Out on loan
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Managerial history
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unknown (1962–2001)
Corrado Verdelli (2001–2003)
Daniele Bernazzani (2003–2006)- Vincenzo Esposito (2006–2009)
- Fulvio Pea (2009–2011)
- Andrea Stramaccioni (2011–2012)
- Daniele Bernazzani (2012–2013)
- Salvatore Cerrone (2013–2014)[8]
- Stefano Vecchi (2014–2018)[9]
- Armando Madonna (2018–2021)
Cristian Chivu (2021–2024)- Andrea Zanchetta (2024– )
Honours
edit- Campionato Nazionale Primavera / Campionato Primavera 1
- Champions (10): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1988–89, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
- Runners-up (5): 1979–80, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2018–19
- Coppa Italia Primavera
- Champions (6): 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 2005–06, 2015–16
- Runners-up (3): 1978–79, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Supercoppa Primavera
- Champions (1): 2017
- Runners-up (6): 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022
- Torneo di Viareggio
- Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
- Champions (1): 1983
- NextGen Series
- Champions (1): 2011–12
Youth system
editThe home of Inter's Youth Sector is at Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, 30,000 square metres of professional training and education facilities between the Niguarda and Bresso districts in the north of Milan.[10]
Inter Youth Sector has 20 scouts in the Lombardy region and 10 in the rest of Italy. They all report directly to the general coordinator in Milan.[10]
Below the Primavera team (U19), there are nine other teams:
- Berretti (U18)
- Allievi Nazionali (U17)
- Allievi Nazionali Lega Pro (U16)
- Giovanissimi Nazionali (U15)
- Giovanissimi Regionali (U14)
- Giovanissimi Regionali Fascia B (U13)
- Esordienti (U12)
- Pulcini Regionali (U11)
- Pulcini B (U10)
- Pulcini C (U9)
Honours
edit- Campionato Berretti: 6
- 1979–80, 1983–84, 1990–91, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 8
- 1984–85, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 9
- 1987–88, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18
References
edit- ^ "Inter shareholders approve new Board of Directors". inter.it. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Fabiana Della Valle (19 May 2007). "Inter-Samp Una finale con cabala". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
- ^ "Supercoppa Primavera - Stagione calcistica 2018 - Italia ⋊ Calcio online ⋊ Classifica ⋙ azscore.co.it". azscore.co.it. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Inter vs. Roma 2-1 - Supercoppa Primavera TIM 2017 | Highlights, retrieved 10 February 2023
- ^ Vincenzo D'Angelo (12 June 2017). "Inter, da Pinamonti a Vanheusden, tutti i protagonisti dello scudetto Primavera". gazzetta.it.
- ^ "Primavera, guida alla nuova stagione" (Press release). Inter Milan. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "INTER". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Settore Giovanile, gli allenatori della stagione 2013/2014" (in Italian). 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "La presentazione alla stampa di Stefano Vecchi" (in Italian). 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ a b "services". giovanili.inter.it. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
External links
edit- Inter Youth Sector's official website Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Italian)
- The Inter Milan academy way – These Football Times (2015)