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 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Perugia5312041+3 Viareggio5312031+2 Fiorentina5312021+1 Slavia Prague0300317-6
Group 2 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Udinese7321031+2 Torino6320141+3 Marconi Stallions2302113-2 Manchester United1301225-3
Group 3 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Parma7321051+4 Roma6320153+2 Ajax3310236-3 Empoli1301214-3
Group 4 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Lecce7321082+6 Napoli7321052+3 Vicenza1301226-4 Werder Bremen1301249-5
Group 5 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Lucchese6320053+2 Milan5312032+1 Verona4311054+1 Brøndby1301215-4
Group 6 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Bari6320183+5 Inter Milan43111220 Borussia Dortmund4311168-2 Castel di Sangro3310236-3
Group 7 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Atalanta7321053+2 Cremonese5312065+1 Brescia2302178-1 Pumas1301235-2
Group 8 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Cosenza6320142+2 JuventusJuventus qualified by drawing6320131+2 RCD Espanyol6320131+2 Goldfields0300317-6
Knockout stage
Champions Torneo di Viareggio 1997 ChampionsBari1st time
Footnotes
External links Official Site (Italian) Results on RSSSF.com