The Center was founded by Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano and Dante Berretti and designed by architects Francesco Tiezzi and Arnaldo Innocenti.

[1] The decision to build the Center in Coverciano was decided on 29 March 1952 (resolution of the Federal Council of 8 May 1951), the date of which the land was purchased by the FIGC.

[1] The official inauguration of the Center was on 6 November 1958, in the presence of the then-president of the FIGC, Bruno Zauli.

[1] Prior to its construction, the FIGC's technical sector (settore tecnico) was headquartered in Rome with the other departments.

[2][3] It is also known as the Università del calcio (University of football) as it hosts high-level courses for coaches, sporting directors, and trainers.