AC Milan Youth Sector

Associazione Calcio Milan Youth Sector (Settore giovanile dell'Associazione Calcio Milan) is the youth system of Italian football club AC Milan. 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 Angelo Carbone.

The Primavera team are the men's under-19 squad and the highest level team within the set-up. They currently play in the top-tier Campionato Primavera 1 and the Coppa Italia Primavera, as well as representing the club in the UEFA Youth League, where they either qualify through their domestic league or the first team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League.

The Primavera team trains at Milanello alongside the first team and they play the majority of their home games at the Vismara Sports Centre in Milan, 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 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)
 * 🇮🇹 Fabio Capello (1982–1986)
 * 🇮🇹 Italo Galbiati (1986–1987)
 * 🇮🇹 Andrea Valdinoci (1987–1991)
 * 🇮🇹 Carlo Garavaglia (1991–1992)
 * 🇮🇹 Luigi Radice & Maurizio Viscidi (1992–1993)
 * 🇮🇹 Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994)
 * 🇮🇹 Giorgio Morini (1994–1995)
 * 🇮🇹 Walter De Vecchi (1995–1996)
 * 🇮🇹 Simone Boldini (1996–1997)
 * 🇮🇹 Mauro Tassotti (1997–2002)
 * 🇮🇹 Franco Baresi (2002–2006)
 * 🇮🇹 Filippo Galli (2006–2008)
 * 🇮🇹 Alberigo Evani (2008–2009)
 * 🇮🇹 Giovanni Stroppa (2009–2011)
 * 🇮🇹 Aldo Dolcetti (2011–2013)
 * 🇮🇹 Filippo Inzaghi (2013–2014)
 * 🇮🇹 Cristian Brocchi (2014–2016)
 * 🇮🇹 Stefano Nava (2016–2017)
 * 🇮🇹 Gennaro Gattuso (2017)
 * 🇮🇹 Alessandro Lupi (2017–2018)
 * 🇮🇹 Federico Giunti (2018–2022)
 * 🇮🇹 Christian Terni (2022)
 * 🇮🇹 Ignazio Abate (2022–2024)
 * 🇮🇹 Federico Guidi (2024–present)

Youth Sector
The Youth Sector has been responsible for producing some of the club's greatest ever players, including their top three all-time appearance makers, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi and Alessandro Costacurta, as well as several players, in recent years, who have managed to become regular players in Serie A. The training facilities are based at the Centro Sportivo Vismara (Vismara Sports Centre), a 57 acre site in Gratosoglio, Milan, although the Primavera team train at Milanello 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

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.

Primavera

 * Campionato Primavera 1: 1
 * 1964–65
 * Coppa Italia Primavera: 2
 * 1984–85, 2009–10
 * Torneo di Viareggio: 9
 * 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2014
 * Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup: 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