1997 Torneo di Viareggio

1997 Torneo Mondiale di Calcio Coppa Carnevale

49° Torneo di Viareggio
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Viareggio
Dates	January 25, 1997 (1997-01-25) - February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Bari
Runners-up	Torino
Third place	Cremonese
Fourth place	Napoli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	150 (2.34 per match)
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The 1997 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 groups. Each team from a group meets the others in a single tie. The winning club and runners-up from each group progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 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. Semifinal losing teams play 3rd-place final with penalties after regular time. The winning sides play the final with extra time and repeat the match if the draw holds.

Participating teams

Italian teams

• Atalanta
• Bari
• Brescia
• Castel di Sangro
• Cosenza
• Cremonese
• Empoli
• Fiorentina
• Inter Milan
• Juventus
• Lecce
• Lucchese
• Milan
• Napoli
• Parma
• Perugia
• Roma
• Torino
• Udinese
• Viareggio
• Verona
• Vicenza

European teams

• Slavia Prague
• Manchester United
• Ajax
• Werder Bremen
• Borussia Dortmund
• Brøndby
• RCD Espanyol

American teams

• Pumas

Oceanian teams

• Marconi Stallions
• Goldfields

Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Perugia	5	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3
Viareggio	5	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
Fiorentina	5	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1
Slavia Prague	0	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Udinese	7	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
Torino	6	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3
Marconi Stallions	2	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2
Manchester United	1	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Parma	7	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4
Roma	6	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2
Ajax	3	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3
Empoli	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Lecce	7	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6
Napoli	7	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3
Vicenza	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4
Werder Bremen	1	3	0	1	2	4	9	-5

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Lucchese	6	3	2	0	0	5	3	+2
Milan	5	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1
Verona	4	3	1	1	0	5	4	+1
Brøndby	1	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4

Group 6

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Bari	6	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5
Inter Milan	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Borussia Dortmund	4	3	1	1	1	6	8	-2
Castel di Sangro	3	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3

Group 7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Atalanta	7	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2
Cremonese	5	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1
Brescia	2	3	0	2	1	7	8	-1
Pumas	1	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2

Group 8

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Cosenza	6	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2
Juventus [1]	6	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2
RCD Espanyol	6	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2
Goldfields	0	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

5 february

Bari (pen)

0 (4)

6 february

Milan

0 (3)

Bari

2

5 february

Juventus

1

Juventus (pen)

1 (4)

8 february

Atalanta

1 (2)

Bari (pen)

1 (4)

5 february

Cremonese

1 (3)

Cremonese (pen)

2 (2)

6 february

Cosenza

2 (1)

Cremonese

1

5 february

Inter Milan

0

Inter Milan

3

10 february

Lucchese

2

Bari

1

5 february

Torino

0

Torino (pen)

0 (4)

6 february

Perugia

0 (2)

Torino

2

5 february

Lecce

0

Lecce

3

8 february

Roma

1

Torino

2

5 february

Napoli

1

Third place

Napoli

1

6 february

10 february

Parma

0

Napoli (pen)

0 (4)

Cremonese

3

5 february

Viareggio

0 (2)

Napoli

0

Viareggio

1

Udinese

0

Champions

Torneo di Viareggio 1997 Champions
Bari 1st time

Footnotes

1. Juventus qualified by drawing

External links

• Official Site (Italian)
• Results on RSSSF.com