Inter Milan Youth Sector (Italian: F.C. Internazionale Milano Settore Giovanile) is the youth set-up of Italian professional football club Inter Milan. The under-20 team plays in the Campionato Primavera 1. They have been Italian champions ten times, Coppa Italia Primavera winners six times and have also won the Supercoppa Primavera on one occasion. They also participate in the annual Torneo di Viareggio, an international tournament which they have won eight times.
On 25 March 2012, the under-19 team were champions in the inaugural edition of the NextGen Series, an association football tournament which involved the under-19 teams from 16 different clubs from across Europe.
Primavera
Current squad
- As of 3 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial history
- unknown (1962–2001)
- Corrado Verdelli (2001–2003)
- Daniele Bernazzani (2003–2006)
- Vincenzo Esposito (2006–2009)
- Fulvio Pea (2009–2011)
- Andrea Stramaccioni (2011–2012)
- Daniele Bernazzani (2012–2013)
- Salvatore Cerrone (2013–2014)
- Stefano Vecchi (2014–2018)
- Armando Madonna (2018–2021)
- Cristian Chivu (2021–2024)
- Andrea Zanchetta (2024–current)
Honours
- Campionato Nazionale Primavera / Campionato Primavera 1
- Champions (10): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1988–89, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
- Runners-up (5): 1979–80, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2018–19
- Coppa Italia Primavera
- Champions (6): 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 2005–06, 2015–16
- Runners-up (3): 1978–79, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Supercoppa Primavera
- Champions (1): 2017
- Runners-up (6): 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022
- Torneo di Viareggio
- Champions (8): 1962, 1971, 1986, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018
- Runners-up (2): 1972, 1983
- Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
- Champions (1): 1983
- Champions Under-18 Challenge::
- Champions (1): 2010
- NextGen Series
- Champions (1): 2011–12
Youth system
The home of Inter's Youth Sector is at Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, 30,000 square metres of professional training and education facilities between the Niguarda and Bresso districts in the north of Milan.
Inter Youth Sector has 20 scouts in the Lombardy region and 10 in the rest of Italy. They all report directly to the general coordinator in Milan.
Below the Primavera team (U19), there are nine other teams:
- Berretti (U18)
- Allievi Nazionali (U17)
- Allievi Nazionali Lega Pro (U16)
- Giovanissimi Nazionali (U15)
- Giovanissimi Regionali (U14)
- Giovanissimi Regionali Fascia B (U13)
- Esordienti (U12)
- Pulcini Regionali (U11)
- Pulcini B (U10)
- Pulcini C (U9)
Honours
- Campionato Berretti: 6
- 1979–80, 1983–84, 1990–91, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 8
- 1984–85, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Campionato Allievi Nazionali Lega Pro: 1
- 2017–18
- Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 10
- 1987–88, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2022–23
- Campionato Giovanissimi Regionali: 7
- 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22
- Campionato Giovanissimi Regionali Fascia B: 1
- 2017–18
- Supercoppa Under-17: 3
- 2014, 2017, 2019
- Supercoppa Under-15: 1
- 2018
References
External links
- Inter Youth Sector's official website Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Italian)
- The Inter Milan academy way – These Football Times (2015)
