The Italian Footballers' Association (

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: ''Associazione Italiana Calciatori''), also referred to by the acronym AIC, is the

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for

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ers in

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. Established on 3 July 1968, it is headquartered in

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and currently has 4,500 members, of which 2,500 are

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s. The aims of the AIC are to protect, improve and negotiate the conditions, rights and status of all professional players by collective bargaining agreements. Until the year 2000, it represented only footballers playing in professional leagues, after which it expanded its scope to include amateur players as well.

History

The AIC was founded in

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, on 3 July 1968. Among the charter members there were notable footballers, such as Giacomo Bulgarelli,

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, Giacomo Losi and Sergio Campana. The latter, who is also a

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and had retired from football a year before, was appointed president of the association. Campana held the position for 43 years, before announcing his intention to step down in April 2011. Former footballer

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was officially appointed as the new president on 9 May 2011.

Gran Galà del Calcio

Since 1997, AIC has held the

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(formerly the Oscar del Calcio until 2011), a series of awards given to the best players, the best coach and the best referee of

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every season.

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History

Gran Galà del Calcio

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