About Florence Sports

(Florence, Italy)

Italians are passionate about football and this is just as much so in cultural Florence as elsewhere in the country. A. C. Fiorentina was once the city's much loved team and they were once of the top teams in Italy's Premier League, having won two Italian Championships, five Italian Cups, one League Supercup and one Cup Winners Cup.

However, due to financial struggles the team changed their name to Fiorentina Viola and have had to begin competing at Serie C2. Match tickets can be purchased at the Toto booth in the Piazza della Republica. Aside from football, the other major sporting event on Florence is the annual marathon.

Florence's beautiful surrounding countryside offers many outdoor sporting activities including golf, fishing, tennis, cycling and swimming - both off the Tuscan coast and in open-air pools.

There are dozens of gyms and sport centres dotted throughout the city offering comprehensive sporting facilities for those looking to tone up their muscles through aerobics or weightlifting among other activities.

Leisure Centres and Stadiums / Arenas

Artemio Franchi Stadium
Address: Viale Manfredo Fanti 4, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 503 011
Website: www.violachannel.tv/

Associazione Sportiva Poggetto
Address: Via Michele Mercati 24, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 484 465
Website: www.aspoggetto.it/

Basket Olimpia Legnaia
Address: Via di Legnaia 2, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 715 008
Website: www.olimpialegnaia.it/

Centro Universitario Sportivo di Firenze
Address: Via Vittoria della Rovere 40, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 451 789
Website: www.cus.firenze.it/

Circolo del Golf Dell Ugolino
Address: Via Chiantigiana per Strada 3, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 230 1009
Website: www.golfugolino.it/

Club Sportivo Firenze Calcio
Address: Via del Fosso Macinante 13, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 332 946
Website: www.clubsportivofirenze.it/

Federazione Italiana Tennis
Address: 80A Via Bonaparte Napoleone, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 610 822
Website: www.federtennis.it/

Firenze Ovest
Address: Via Lombardia 2A, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)55 301 530
Website: www.firenzeovest.com/

Firenze Rugby Club
Address: Via di San Bartolo a Cintoia 19, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)366 245 5685
Website: www.firenzerugbyclub.com/