ACF Fiorentina,commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A seasons.
  Fiorentina have won two Italian Championships, in 1955¨C56 and again in 1968¨C69, as well as winning six Coppa Italia trophies and one Italian Super Cup. On the European stage Fiorentina won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1960¨C61 and lost the final one year later, they finished runners-up in the 1956¨C57 European Cup losing against Real Madrid and also came close to winning the UEFA Cup, finishing as runners-up in the 1989¨C90 season.
  Since 1931 the club have played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, which currently has a capacity of 47,282. The stadium has used several names over the years and has undergone several renovations. Fiorentina are known widely by the nickname Viola, a reference to their distinctive purple colours.