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club based in
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. Their Youth Sector ( it. ''Settore Giovanile'') encompasses several boys' and girls' age-group teams ranging from under-8s up to under-19s.
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is the current Head of the Youth Sector. AC Milan Primavera are the 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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. 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.


Primavera (Under-19)


Current squad

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


Managerial history

* Francesco Zagatti (1965–1970) * Carlo Scarpato (1970–1971) *
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(1977–1978) *
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(1978–1980) * Italo Galbiati (1980–1982) *
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(1982–1986) * Italo Galbiati (1986–1987) *
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(1987–1991) *
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(1991–1992) *
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(1992–1993) * Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994) * Giorgio Morini (1994–1995) *
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(1995–1996) * Simone Boldini (1996–1997) *
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(1997–2002) *
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(2002–2006) *
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(2006–2008) *
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(2011–2013) * Filippo Inzaghi (2013–2014) *
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(2017–2018) * Federico Giunti (2018–2022) * Christian Terni (2022) *
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(2022–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,
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,
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and
Alessandro Costacurta Alessandro Costacurta (born 24 April 1966) is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender, who usually played as a centre back. Throughout his club career, Costacurta spent over twenty years with AC Milan between 19 ...
, 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
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,
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, although the Primavera team train at
Milanello Milanello Sports Centre ('' it, Centro Sportivo Milanello''), commonly referred to as simply Milanello, is the training facility of Italian football club A.C. Milan. Built in 1963, the centre consists of , including a pinewood and a little lake. I ...
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

*
Campionato Primavera 1 Campionato Primavera 1, known also as Campionato Primavera 1 TIMvision – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti due to sponsorship and posthumous honour, is an Italian football youth competition. It was created in 2017–18 season by splitting Campionato Na ...
: 1 **1964–65 *
Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...
: 2 **1984–85, 2009–10 *
Torneo di Viareggio The Torneo di Viareggio ( en, Viareggio Tournament), officially named the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is a youth association football tournament held annually in the commune of Viareggio, Italy and its surrounding area ...
: 9 **1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2014 *
Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup is an international association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball aro ...
: 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 Football academies in Italy UEFA Youth League teams