Associazione Calcio Milan Youth Sector () is the

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of Italian

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club

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. The Youth Sector is made up of various boys' and girls' squads divided by age groups. Starting from September 2023 Vincenzo Vergine is the Head of the Youth Sector, replacing

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Primavera (under-19)

The Primavera team is men's under-19 squad and the highest level team within the set-up. They currently play in the top-tier

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and the

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, as well as representing the club in the

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, where they either qualify through their domestic league or the first team qualifies for the

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. Milan won his first (and so far) only

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in 1964-65 season (the third ever championship to be assigned), while he has won two national cups in 1984-85 and 2009-10 seasons. The Primavera team trains at

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alongside the first team and they play the majority of their home games at the Vismara Sports Centre in

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, which also serves as the training facility for all other teams in the set-up.

Current squad

''Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches''. ''Different numbers may be assigned to players who take part in first-team or

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matches''. Some players remain eligible for Under-18 squad also.

Managerial history

* Francesco Zagatti (1965–1970) * Carlo Scarpato (1970–1971) * Carlo Annovazzi (1977–1978) * Paolo Ferrario (1978–1980) * Italo Galbiati (1980–1982) *

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(1982–1986) * Italo Galbiati (1986–1987) *

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(1987–1991) * Carlo Garavaglia (1991–1992) *

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& Maurizio Viscidi (1992–1993) * Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994) * Giorgio Morini (1994–1995) * Walter De Vecchi (1995–1996) * Simone Boldini (1996–1997) *

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(1997–2002) *

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(2002–2006) * Filippo Galli (2006–2008) *

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(2008–2009) * Giovanni Stroppa (2009–2011) *

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(2011–2013) *

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(2013–2014) *

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(2014–2016) * Stefano Nava (2016–2017) *

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(2017) *

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(2017–2018) * Federico Giunti (2018–2022) * Christian Terni (2022) *

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(2022–2024) * Federico Guidi (2024–present)

Youth Sector

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and

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, as well as several players, in recent years, who have managed to become regular players in

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. The training facilities are based at the Centro Sportivo Vismara (Vismara Sports Centre), a site in Gratosoglio,

, although the Primavera team train at

alongside the first team. The Youth Sector encompasses several age-group teams ranging from Under-8s up to Under-18s, divided as follows: *; Boys ** Under-18 ** Allievi Nazionali U17 ** Allievi Nazionali U16 ** Giovanissimi Nazionali U15 ** Giovanissimi Regionali A U14 ** Giovanissimi Regionali B U13 ** Esordienti A U12 ** Esordienti B U11 ** Pulcini U10 ** Pulcini U9 ** Primi Calci U8 *; Girls ** Women's Primavera (Under-19) ** Allieve Nazionali U17 ** Giovanissime U15 ** Esordienti U13 ** Esordienti U11 ** Pulcine U10

Squads

Under-18

.''Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches''. ''For Under-18 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.''

Allievi Nazionali U17

. ''Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches''. ''For Under-17 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.''

Allievi Nazionali U16

. ''Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches''. ''For Under-16 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.''

Honours

Primavera

: 1 **1964–65 *

: 2 **1984–85, 2009–10 *

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: 9 **1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2014 *

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: 2 **1958, 1977

Other teams

* Campionato Berretti: 7 **1971–72, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2008–09 *Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 5 **1994–95, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2010–11 *Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 3 **1991–92, 2009–10, 2021-22

References

{{Campionato Nazionale Primavera Youth Sector