Italian Soccer Academy

Award Winning Play Soccer in Italy Program
In 2001, AC Cugini developed an international program, Play Soccer in Italy, to further expose players to Italian player development; provide an opportunity for international playing and training experience; offer outlets for players to be reviewed by talents scouts from professional Italian clubs.
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AC Cugini Roma Academy - Maryland
AC Cugini expanded in 2016 by creating the Roma Academy Maryland program for elite male and female players in the Frederick, MD area. Building on AC Cugini's successful and unique academy program, sanctioned by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI Servizi) and FIGC.
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AC Cugini Roma Girls Teams
In 2012, Italian professional club RES Roma Calcio Femminile, the women’s side of powerhouse AS Roma, approached AC Cugini President Fabio Diletti to develop an all girls soccer academy in the United States and serve as its Technical Director. In 2013, AC Cugini launched RES Roma USA.
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AC Cugini Pre-Travel Academy
AC Cugini's year-round Pre-Travel Academy, which offers a player development program sanctioned by the Italian National Olympic Committee, consists of professional training at EVERY session for boys and girls ages 5-8. The program includes 2.5 hours of training weekly plus games on the weekend,
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About Our Club

AC Cugini, founded in 2000 with programs in Virginia, Maryland, and Italy, is an official Italian scuola calcio (soccer academy) sanctioned by the Italian National Olympic Committee - Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano Servizi (CONI Servizi) and the Italian Soccer Federation - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). AC Cugini is a member of US Club Soccer, US Youth Soccer, Virginia Youth Soccer Association, Maryland State Youth Soccer Association, Elite Development Program League, National Capital Soccer League, Old Dominion Soccer League, Central Maryland Short Sided League.

In 2013, AC Cugini affiliated with professional Italian women's club, RES Roma Calcio Femminile and professional Italian men's club Brescia Calcio. As the first and only official Italian academy in North America sanctioned by CONI Servizi and FIGC, AC Cugini clearly offers a unique and exce...