AC Cugini, founded in 2000 with programs in the USA and Italy, is an official Italian scuola calcio (soccer academy) with teams previously 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  has always offered a unique and exceptional training environment with the goal of developing players over the long term and nurturing passion for the game, in keeping with the long tradition and history of success of the Italian scuola calcio player development model.

In 2020, 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 enhancing its award-winning international programming in Italy by offering playing ...