Coppa Sergio Valci

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Coppa Sergio Valci
Organising body Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Federazione Vaticanese Giuoco Calcio
Founded1985;40 years ago (1985)
Region Vatican City
Number of teams8
Domestic cup(s) Supercoppa
Current championsSantos (second title)
Most successful club(s)Dirseco (eight titles)

The Coppa Sergio Valci is an annual men's domestic round robin association football tournament played in the Vatican City. The competition was founded in 1973 and has been played under a variety of different formats throughout its history.

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Dirseco are the most successful team in the history of the competition, having won it eight times. Santos are the reigning champions having won the competition for the second time in 2024.

History

Football has been played in the Vatican City since 1751 and the first modern competitions were established in 1947. [1]

The Coppa Sergio Valci was founded in 1973 as the Coppa dell'Amicizia ( Italian for 'Friendship Cup') by Dr. Sergio Valci, supported by Cardinal Sergio Guerri, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City. The inaugural competition began on 2 April 1973 and was contested by three teams – Governatorato, Hermes/Musei Vaticani, Osservatore Romano, Radio Vaticani, Sampietrini, Tipografia and Vigilanza. [2] The first champions were Osservatore Romano. [3] For the 1981 season, it was renamed as the Campeonato della Citta Vaticano ( Italian for 'Vatican City Championship'). [4]

Although mostly contested as an 11-a-side competition, the tournament has taken on a number of formats including 5-a-side, 8-a-side and 9-a-side. [3] [4]

In 2012, Dr. Sergio Valci, president of l'Attività Calcistica dei Dipendenti Vaticani ( Italian for 'Football Activity of Vatican Employees') died after leading the organisation for more than 40 years. The competition had been renamed after him. [3]

Winners

Coppa Amicizia
1973Osservatore Romano
1974Governatorato
1975-78No competition
1979Astor Osservatore Romano
1980no competition
Coppa ACDV
1981Malepeggio Edilizia
1982Hercules Biblioteca
1983SS Hermes (Musei Vaticani)
1984Virtus Vigilanza
1985Teleposte
1986 SS Hermes [nb 1]
1987Associazione S.S. Pietro e Paolo
1988Servizi Tecnici
1989Teleposte
1990Teleposte
1991Servizi Tecnici
1992Dirseco
1993Dirseco
Coppa Sergio Valci
1994Dirseco
1995Teleposte
1996–2006Unknown
2007Pantheon
2008SS Hermes
2009SS Hermes
2010Dirseco
2011Telefoni SCV
2012Dirseco
2013Fortitudo 2007
2014San Pietro Team
2015Musei Vaticani
2016Santos
2017Rappresentativa OPBG
2018Musei Vaticani
2019Dirseco
Coppa Amicizia
2021Gendarmeria
Coppa Vaticana
2022Rappresentativa OPBG
2023Rappresentativa OPBG
2024Santos

Source: [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ later renamed Musei Vaticani

References

  1. ↑ Nolan, Kevin. "The unlikely marriage between football and Vatican City". These Football Times. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Schöggl, Hans (12 July 2022). "Vatican City 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "The History" (in Italian). Sport in Vaticano. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Santos, Carlos; Rota, Davide; Schöggl, Hans (4 March 2025). "Vatican City - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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