The 1998 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 Bologna Cagliari Cremonese Empoli Fiorentina Foggia Genoa Inter Milan Juventus Lazio Lucchese Milan Napoli Parma Perugia Ravenna Roma Savoia Torino Udinese Venezia Viareggio
European teams
Bayern München Manchester United Partizan
American teams
Pumas Vitória Nacional Irineu
Oceanian teams Marconi Stallions
Group stage
Group 1 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Foggia5312020+2 Cremonese5312010+1 Fiorentina2302123-1 Perugia2302124-2
Group 2 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Torino7321082+6 Bologna7321064+2 Savoia3310257-2 Marconi Stallions0300328-6
Group 3 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Udinese5312020+2 Inter Milan4311132+1 Vitória4311123-1 Venezia2302124-2
Group 4 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Lazio7321041+3 Lucchese6320152+3 Atalanta4311154+1 Partizan0300318-7
Group 5 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Milan7321063+3 Irineu6320153+2 Parma2302134-1 Manchester United1301204-4
Group 6 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Roma73210132+11 Genoa7321031+2 Bayern München3310224-2 Viareggio03003213-11
Group 7 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Bari7321031+2 Juventus6320141+3 Cagliari4311134-1 Nacional0300315-4
Group 8 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Empoli7321040+4 Ravenna5312131+2 Pumas3310213-2 Napoli1301215-4
Knockout stage
Champions Torneo di Viareggio 1998 ChampionsTorino6th time
Footnotes
External links Official Site (Italian) Results on RSSSF.com