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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Training / Coaching for Area Teams & Clubs
In 2021, AC Cugini decided to move away from sponsoring teams in the club in leagues in the Washington DC metro area under the AC Cugini name and instead focus its programming on providing training and coaching services to teams and clubs in the Washington, DC, metro area and throughout the USA. ...
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Goalkeeper Training
As an Italian scuola calcio (soccer academy), AC Cugini offers year-round goalkeeper training.The head instructor is AC Cugini's Founder and President Fabio Diletti. A native Italian, Fabio is a professional trainer and talent scout who played goalkeeper for Italian professional club Ascoli Calci...
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Player Development Programming Services
AC Cugini provides player development consulting to clubs in the Washington, DC, metro area by offering a player development program sanctioned by the Italian National Olympic Committee, which consists of professional training at EVERY session for boys and girls ages 5-18.
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About Our Club

AC Cugini, founded in 2000 with programs in the Washington, DC, metro area 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). As an official Italian soccer academy in North America sanctioned by CONI Servizi and FIGC, AC Cugini clearly offers a unique and exceptional training environment. Our goal is to develop players over the long term and nurture passion for the game, in keeping with the long tradition and history of success of the Italian scuola calcio player development model, and provide international playing and training opportunities.

In 2018, AC Cugini decided to move away from sponsoring teams in the club in leagues in the Washington DC metro area under...