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]

Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale
Organising bodyC.G.C. Viareggio
Founded1949
RegionItaly
Number of teams32
Current championsNigeria Beyond Limits
Most successful club(s)Italy AC Milan, Juventus (9 titles each)
Television broadcastersRAI
WebsiteOfficial Website (italian)
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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

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By year

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

By club

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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
  Fiorentina 8 9 1966, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1992
  Inter Milan 8 2 1962, 1971, 1986, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018
  Torino 6 4 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1998
  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
  Partizan Belgrade 1 2 1951
  Anderlecht 1 1 2013
  Bari 1 1997
  Brescia 1 1996
  Cesena 1 1990
  Juventud 1 2006
  Sparta Prague 1 1956
  Beyond Limits 1 2024
  Lazio 4
  Ipswich Town 2
  Alex Transfiguration 1
  Irineu 1
  Parma 1
  Perugia 1
  Slavia Prague 1
  Varteks 1
  Vitória 1
  Hellas Verona 1
  Palermo 1

Golden Boy Award

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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

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

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