2014 Torneo di Viareggio explained

Tourney Name:Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale
Year:2014
Other Titles:66° Torneo di Viareggio
City:Viareggio
Country:Italy
Num Teams:32
Count:1
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

This is the 66th edition of Torneo di Viareggio. The 2014 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below.

Format

The 32 teams are seeded in 8 pools, split up into 6-pool groups. Each team from a pool meets the others in a single tie. The winning club from each pool and two best runners-up from both group A and group B progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 after envisions penalties and no extra time, while the rest of the final round matches include 30 minutes extra time and penalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds.

Four additional clubs are allowed to enter the competition from the Round of 16 onward through a wild card, according to their record of achievements. The wild card will be given at the incontestable discretion of the organising committee.[1] 2014 wild card: Juventus F.C., A.C. Milan,[2] AACF Fiorentina, F.C. Internazionale Milano.

Participating teams

32 teams participate in the tournament. The list of the teams are below.

Italian teams
European teams
American teams
Asian teams
African teams
Oceanian teams

Group stage

Group A

Pool 1

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Atalanta211043+14
Serie D Selection U20210133+03
FC Nordsjælland101011+01
Club Guaraní100101-10

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Pool 2

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Palermo220060+66
R.S.C. Anderlecht110010+13
Napoli200202-20
APIA Leichhardt100105-50

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Pool 3

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Envigado220030+36
Livorno210134-13
S.L. Benfica201101-11
Roma201123-11

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Pool 4

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Torino211040+44
Santos Laguna211063+34
A.C. Siena202022+02
Stabæk Fotball200218-70

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Group B

Pool 5

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Genoa110030+33
U.C. Sampdoria110010+13
HNK Rijeka100101-10
Congo U-17100103-30

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Pool 6

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Nacional110020+23
S.S. Lazio110010+13
FK Belasica100101-10
Varese100102-20

Pool 7

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Hellas Verona F.C.1100102+83
PSV Eindhoven110020+23
Empoli F.C.100102-20
LIAC New York1001210-100

Pool 8

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Parma110031+23
Desportivo Brasil110020+23
Spezia100102-20
Pakhtakor100113-20

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.viareggiocup.com/66-edizione/regolamento.html Art.6 Regulation (IT, EN)
  2. http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/53343 Milan meanwhile will enter the competition directly at the knock-out stages (EN)