Torneo di Viareggio

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The Torneo di Viareggio (English: Viareggio Tournament), officially named the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is a youth association football tournament held annually in the commune of Viareggio, Italy and its surrounding areas. Established in 1949, the Torneo di Viareggio is considered one of the most important youth football tournaments in the world.[1]

It coincides with the Carnival of Viareggio, starting on the third Monday of Carneval. The tournament runs for a fortnight, and finishes on the last Monday of Carnival. For this reason, it is also known as Coppa Carnevale (English: Carnival Cup).

Winners

By year

Year Winner Runner-up
1949
AC Milan
Lazio
1950
Sampdoria
A.S. Roma
1951
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
Sampdoria
1952
AC Milan
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
1953
AC Milan
Juventus
1954
Lanerossi Vicenza
Juventus
1955
Lanerossi Vicenza
Sampdoria
1956
Czechoslovakia Spartak Prague
AC Milan
1957
AC Milan
A.S. Roma
1958
Sampdoria
Italy Fiorentina
1959
AC Milan
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade
1960
AC Milan
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
1961
Juventus
Lanerossi Vicenza
1962
Italy Inter Milan Italy Fiorentina
1963
Sampdoria
Bologna
1964
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Bologna
1965
Genoa
Juventus
1966
Italy Fiorentina Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
1967
Bologna
Italy Fiorentina
1968
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Juventus
1969
Atalanta
Napoli
1970
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
AC Milan
1971
Italy Inter Milan
AC Milan
1972
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague Italy Inter Milan
1973
Italy Fiorentina
Bologna
1974
Italy Fiorentina
Lazio
1975
Napoli
Lazio
1976
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
AC Milan
1977
Sampdoria
AC Milan
1978
Italy Fiorentina
A.S. Roma
1979
Italy Fiorentina
Perugia
1980
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague
Lazio
1981
A.S. Roma
England Ipswich Town
1982
Italy Fiorentina England Ipswich Town
1983
A.S. Roma
Italy Inter Milan
1984
Torino
Napoli
1985
Torino
A.S. Roma
1986
Italy Inter Milan
Sampdoria
1987
Torino
Italy Fiorentina
1988
Italy Fiorentina
Torino
1989
Torino
A.S. Roma
1990
Cesena
Napoli
1991
A.S. Roma
Napoli
1992
Italy Fiorentina
A.S. Roma
1993
Atalanta
AC Milan
1994
Juventus
Italy Fiorentina
1995
Torino
Italy Fiorentina
1996
Italy Brescia
Parma
1997
Bari
Torino
1998
Torino
Brazil Irineu
1999
AC Milan
Croatia Varteks
2000
Empoli
Italy Fiorentina
2001
AC Milan
Brazil Vitória
2002
Italy Inter Milan
Torino
2003
Juventus
Slavia Prague
2004
Juventus
Empoli
2005
Juventus
Genoa
2006
Uruguay Juventud
Juventus
2007
Genoa
A.S. Roma
2008
Italy Inter Milan
Empoli
2009
Juventus
Sampdoria
2010
Juventus
Empoli
2011
Italy Inter Milan Italy Fiorentina
2012
Juventus
A.S. Roma
2013
Anderlecht
AC Milan
2014
AC Milan
Anderlecht
2015 Italy Inter Milan
Hellas Verona
2016
Juventus
Palermo
2017
Sassuolo
Empoli
2018 Italy Inter Milan Italy Fiorentina
2019
Bologna
Genoa
2022
Sassuolo
Nigeria Alex Transfiguration
2023
Sassuolo
Torino
2024 Nigeria Beyond Limits Republic of the Congo Brazzaville

By club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
AC Milan
9 7 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2014
Juventus
9 5 1961, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016
Italy Fiorentina 8 9 1966, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1992
Italy Inter Milan 8 2 1962, 1971, 1986, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018
Torino
6 4 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1998
Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 6 2 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1980
Sampdoria
4 4 1950, 1958, 1963, 1977
AS Roma
3 8 1981, 1983, 1991
Sassuolo
3 2017, 2022, 2023
Bologna
2 3 1967, 2019
Genoa
2 2 1965, 2007
Vicenza
2 1 1954, 1955
Atalanta
2 1969, 1993
Napoli
1 4 1975
Empoli
1 4 2000
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade 1 2 1951
Belgium Anderlecht 1 1 2013
Bari
1 1997
Italy Brescia 1 1996
Cesena
1 1990
Uruguay Juventud 1 2006
Sparta Prague
1 1956
Nigeria Beyond Limits 1 2024
Lazio
4
England Ipswich Town 2
Nigeria Alex Transfiguration 1
Brazil Irineu 1
Parma
1
Perugia
1
Slavia Prague
1
Croatia Varteks 1
Vitória
1
Hellas Verona
1
Palermo
1

Golden Boy Award

Since 2009, the Torneo di Viareggio Golden Boy award is given to the best talent in the tournament (including goalkeepers). The player who collects the most votes by a jury composed of sports journalists accompanying the event is the winner.

The jury will be composed of:

Winners

Year Player Country Club
2009 Guido Marilungo  Italy
Sampdoria
2010 Ciro Immobile  Italy
Juventus
2011 Simone Dell'Agnello  Italy Italy Inter Milan
2012 Leonardo Spinazzola  Italy
Juventus
2013 Bryan Cristante  Italy
AC Milan
2014 Alberto Cerri  Italy
Parma
2015 Federico Bonazzoli  Italy Italy Inter Milan
2016 Antonino La Gumina  Italy
Palermo
2017 Carlo Manicone  Italy
Empoli
2018 Gabriele Gori  Italy Italy Fiorentina
2019 Flavio Bianchi  Italy
Genoa
2022 Ayomide Ogungbe  Nigeria Nigeria Alex Transfiguration
2023 Alexandru Capac  Romania
Torino

External links

References

  1. ^ "The Viareggio tournament - The first step to greatness". Retrieved February 20, 2012.