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The Gallini Cup is an international youth football tournament held in the province of Pordenone, Italy, during the Easter period. Each year, 128 clubs from around the world are selected to participate, making it one of the largest youth football tournaments in Italy[1]. It is officially recognized by FIFA[2], the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), and UEFA.
History
[edit]Founding
[edit]The tournament is dedicated to Franco Gallini[3], a prominent sports administrator from Pordenone and founder of the Via di Natale Association, who died on the night before the final of the 2002 edition[4]. The tournament was established in 1999 and was initially known as the Frigora Trophy[5] before later being renamed the Gallini Memorial.
Originally established as a four-team tournament, the Gallini Cup has grown into one of the largest youth football tournaments in Italy, with more than 100 teams participating in each edition.
The Gallini Cup serves as a meeting point between local sports clubs and top-level teams from around the world. It has even been described by the Brazilian press as a true youth world championship.[6]
Scouting
[edit]The event has repeatedly served as a reference point for the European transfer market, allowing clubs from top leagues to meet at a prestigious international youth tournament. Sir Alex Ferguson called forward Alberto Massacci after scout David Williams saw the striker playing for Empoli at the Gallini Cup; the deal to Manchester United was completed on 1 July 2009, less than three months after the tournament ended[7].
The transfer of Laurențiu Brănescu to Juventus also took place shortly after the meeting between the Italian club and the player at the Pordenone tournament. The Romanian goalkeeper participated in the Gallini Cup in 2009 with the Romania national football team, in an edition in which Juventus lost the final to Partizan Belgrade, featuring Lazar Marković and Aleksandar Mitrović.[8] Among the spectators at the tournament were also scouts from Manchester City.[9].
For these reasons, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar featured 15 players who had participated in the Gallini Cup,[10] surpassing the record of the World Cup in Russia, which had 12.
Among the 16 players who had participated in the Gallini Cup were the European champions from Italy,[11] while the 2022–23 Serie A season featured as many as 29 players who had previously traveled to Pordenone to participate in the tournament.
Many players who went on to become stars of world football shortly after participated in the Gallini Cup, includingDušan Vlahović[12], Dejan Kulusevski[13][14], Mateo Kovačić, Alex Meret, Roberto Gagliardini[15], Daniele Rugani and Nikola Milenković.
Format
[edit]The Gallini Cup is open to boys and girls aged 12 to 17, competing in the Esordienti, Giovanissimi, and Allievi categories. The Pulcini and Primi Calci categories are not included. Each category consists of 32 teams, divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage. A distinctive feature of the Gallini Cup is the composition of the qualification groups, which always include at least one professional club and two international clubs.[ [16] [17]:
- 1 top team (from the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Serie A, Premier League, or Serie B);
- 1 selected international academy (from Brazil, Russia, the USA, China, England, etc.);
- 1 selected Italian or international academy (football academies affiliated with Serie A clubs, etc.);
- 1 local team from the Province of Pordenone hosting a group at home.
Participants
[edit]Notable Teams
[edit]This is a list of notable teams that have participated in at least one edition of the Gallini Cup.
AC Milan , Serie A- AS Roma , Serie A
Template:Calcio ADO Den Haag Eredivisie
Template:Calcio AEK Atene Souper Ligka Ellada
AIK , Allsvenskan
Arsenal Los Angeles
Aspire Academy- Atalanta , Serie A
Bate Borisov , Vyšėjšaja Liha- Pittsburgh Beadling
Beroe PFK , Părva Liga- Bielorussia Nazionale
- Bologna F.C. da Serie A
Chandigarh- Chievo Verona da Serie A
Colón de Santa Fe
Crystal Palace F.C. da Premier League- Derby County da Premier League
- Template:Calcio Dinamo Minsk da Vyšėjšaja Liha
Template:Calcio Dinamo Zagabria da Prva HNL
Emirati Arabi Uniti Nazionale- Empoli F.C. da Serie A
Fehérvár FC da Nemzeti Bajnokság I- Template:Calcio Fiorentina da Serie A
- Genoa CFC da Serie A
CFR Cluj da Cupa României
FC Dinamo Tbilisi da Erovnuli Liga
F.C. Honka da Veikkausliiga
FC Spartak Trnava da Superliga- Ferencváros da Nemzeti Bajnokság I
FK Partizan da Superliga
Flora Tallinn da Meistriliiga
KFF Kinostudio da Kampionati Kombëtar
KV Kortrijk da Pro League
Gabala FK da Premyer Liqası
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Gyosei- Hajduk Split da Prva HNL
- Hammarby IF da Allsvenskan
- Hellas Verona da Serie A
- HJK Helsinki da Veikkausliiga
- Honvéd FC da Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- Hull City da League One
- IF Brommapojkarna da Division 1
- IFK Göteborg da Allsvenskan
- Inter FC, da Serie A
Iran Nazionale- Giappone Nazionale
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba da J1 League
- Juventus FC da Serie A
- Kashiwa Reysol da J1 League
København FC da Superligaen- Køge BK da Superligaen
Kirghizistan Nazionale
Lagos BD Wise FC
Lask Linz da Fußball-Bundesliga- PFC Levski Sofia da Părva Liga
Lituania Nazionale- Liverpool FC da Premier League
- Lokomotiv Sofia da Părva Liga
- Ludogorec PFK da Părva Liga
- Lyngby da Superligaen
- Malmö FF da Division 1
- Mechelen da Vyšėjšaja Liha
Montenegro Nazionale- OFK Beograd da Prva Liga Srbija
- MTK Budapest FC da Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- NEC Nijmegen da Eredivisie
NK Bravo Lubljiana da Prva Liga- Nordsjælland FC da Superligaen
- North Carolina Selection
- PK-35 Vantaa da Veikkausliiga
- Rapid Vienna da Fußball-Bundesliga
- Red Bull Salisburgo da Fußball-Bundesliga
Rodolatina Futebol- Romania Nazionale
Russia Nazionale- Sampdoria da Serie A
- Santa Cruz Breakers FC da USL League Two
- Sheffield United da Premier League
- Sheffield Wednesday FC da FL Championship
Shelbourne F.C. da Premier Division- Template:Calcio Spartak Mosca da Prem'er-Liga
- Stella Rossa Belgrado da Superliga
Toronto FC da Major League Soccer
Tramway FC- Trelleborg F.F. da Division 1
Tunisia Nazionale- Stati Uniti d'America Nazionale
- Udinese da Serie A
- Ungheria Nazionale
- São Luiz EC da Campeonato Gaúcho
Slask Wroclaw da Ekstraklasa- Slovan Bratislava da Superliga
Stabæk Fotball da Eliteserien
Template:Calcio Stoccarda da Bundesliga- Torino FC da Serie A
- Vasas SC da Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- VV Alkmaar da Eredivisie vrouwen
- ŽNK Radomlje da Prva Liga
- Wake FC da USL League Two
- Watford FC da Premier League
- Winterthur FC da Super League
Yitao Shanghai- Young Boys da Super League
Professional Footballers
[edit]This is a partial list of players who, after participating in the Gallini Cup, went on to achieve success in Europe's top divisions. Many of them played in Serie A, while some also represented their national teams at the UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup[18].
- Admir Mehmedi, con FC Winterthur 2006
- Aimar Sher, con Hammarby IF 2017
- Alberto Grassi, con Atalanta 2010
- Aleksandar Boljević, con Nazionale Montenegro 2009
- Aleksandar Mitrović, con Template:Calcio Partizan 2009
- Alessandro Piu, con Empoli FC nel 2011
- Alex Meret, con Udinese Calcio nel 2012
- Andrea Consigli, con Atalanta 2009
- Andrea Conti, con Atalanta 2002
- Andrea Poli, con Template:Calcio Treviso 2003 e 2004
- Andrėj Klimovič, con FC Dinamo Minsk 2002
- Andrija Živković, con Template:Calcio Partizan 2012
- Balázs Megyeri, con Nazionale Ungherese 2005
- Billy Sharp, con Sheffield United FC 2001
- Bram Nuytinck, con NEC Nijmegen 2005
- Bruno Petković, con Dinamo Zagabria 2009
- Costel Pantilimon, con Nazionale Romania 2002
- Daniel O'Shaughnessy, con HJK Helsinki 2009
- Daniele Baselli, con Atalanta 2007
- Daniele Capelli, con Atalanta 2001
- Daniele Rugani, con Empoli F.C. 2009
- Davide Santon, con Inter F.C. 2006
- Dejan Kulusevski, con Brommapojkarna 2015
- Diego Fabbrini, con Empoli F.C. 2004
- Dominik Wydra, con Rapid Vienna 2009
- Dušan Vlahović, con FK Partizan 2015
- Etien Velikonja, con Hit Gorica 2001
- Facundo Sánchez, con Club Atlètico Colòn 2005
- Federico Casarini, con Bologna F.C. 2004
- Goran Cvijanovič, con Hit Gorica 2001
- Ivan Provedel, con Pordenone Calcio 2009
- Ivan Šaponjić, con FK Partizan 2012
- Ján Greguš, con FC Nitra 2006
- Joel Obi, con Inter F.C. 2006
- Joel Pohjanpalo, con HJK Helsinki 2009
- Jonathan Forte, con Sheffield United FC 2001
- Jozo Šimunović, con Template:Calcio Partizan 2009
- Karim Laribi, con Inter F.C. 2006
- Kristjan Asllani, con Empoli 2017 (vincitore torneo)
- Laurențiu Brănescu, con Romania 2009
- Lazar Marković, con Template:Calcio Partizan 2009
- Lorenzo Crisetig, con Rappresentativa FVG 2009
- Louis Schaub, con Rapid Vienna 2011
- Luca Caldirola, con Inter F.C. 2006
- Luca Lombardi, con Empoli 2017
- Luca Rossettini, con Padova Calcio 2000
- Luka Stojanović, con Template:Calcio Partizan 2009
- Manabu Saitō, con Giappone 2005
- Marko Janković, con FK Partizan 2010
- Marco Motta, con Atalanta 2002
- Marco Sportiello, con Atalanta 2007
- Mateo Kovačić, con Dinamo Zagabria 2009
- Mathias Jensen, con Nordsjælland FC 2011
- Mattia Caldara, con Atalanta 2009
Mert Müldür, con Rapid Vienna 2014- Nebojša Kosović, con Nazionale Montenegro 2009
- Nemanja Radonjić, con FK Partizan 2011
- Nikola Ninković, con Dinamo Zagabria 2009
- Piermario Morosini, con Atalanta 2001
- Pontus Jansson, con Malmo FF 2006
- Ricardo Kishna, con Template:Calcio ADO Den Haag 2009
- Riccardo Meggiorini, con Hellas Verona 2000
- Róbert Boženík, con Zilina 2014
- Roberto Gagliardini, con Atalanta 2009
- Roland Varga, con Nazionale Ungherese 2005
- Samuele Ricci, con Empoli 2017
- Saša Lukić, con FK Partizan 2011
- Sean Davis, con USA selection ODP 2008
- Šime Vrsaljko, con Dinamo Zagabria 2007
- Simone Pafundi, con Udinese Calcio 2018 (capocannoniere U13) + 2020
- Simone Scuffet, con Udinese Calcio 2011
Stephan Palla, con Rapid Vienna 2003- Steven Defour, con Mechelen 2003
- Steven Zuber, con FC Winterthur 2006
- Takashi Usami, con Giappone 2006/2007
- Thomas Schrammel, con Rapid Vienna 2002
- Tom Huddlestone, con Derby County 2001
- Veli Kavlak, con Rapid Vienna 2003
- Vito Mannone, con Atalanta 2003
- Yōichirō Kakitani, con Giappone 2005
List of Winners
[edit]| Anno | Vincitore U12 | Vincitore U14 | Vincitore U15 | Vincitore U16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Padova Calcio | Modena FC | Fiorentina | AC Trento |
| 2025 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
| 2021 | KS Olimpijczyk Kwakowo | |||
| 2020 | ||||
| 2019 | - | |||
| 2018 | - | - | ||
| 2017 | - | - | ||
| 2016 | - | - | ||
| 2015 | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | - | - | - | |
| 2013 | - | - | - | |
| 2012 | - | - | - | |
| 2011 | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | - | - | Russia | - |
| 2007 | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | - | - | Japan | - |
| 2005 | - | - | Hungary | - |
| 2004 | - | - | Romania | - |
| 2003 | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | - | - | - | |
| 2000 | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | - | - | - |
Other competitions
[edit]Donna Cup - Women's Tournament
[edit]The Donna Cup was an international women's football tournament organized in Pordenone by the Centro Sportivo Italiano. Established in 2010, it was held on the same days as the Gallini Cup, of which it was considered the "sister" tournament.[19][20]
Gallini Budapest Cup
[edit]The Gallini Budapest Cup was an official qualifying tournament for the Gallini Cup, with the winners automatically qualifying for the following edition of the Gallini Cup.[21]The first Hungarian edition was held in summer 2016, and the final edition took place in 2025. More than 250 teams from across Europe participated in the tournament.
Note
[edit]- ↑ Pier Paolo Simoncini (21 marzo 2020). "Anche i Memorial Cornacchia e Gallini cancellati dal dramma dell'epidemia" (in Italian).
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ↑ "Squadre di 15 paesi al trofeo Frigora per giovanissimi". 8 febbraio 2004.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Matteo Gallini. "Lettera al Fondatore". Via di Natale.
- ↑ "La Via di Natale ricorda Gallini". Messaggero Veneto. 25 March 2004.
- ↑ Toni Zavagno (17 April 2004). "Trofeo Frigora, in lizza 24 squadre". Messaggero Veneto.
- ↑ Diulia Soares (26 April 2013). "Jovem talento cruzaltense joga mundial Sub-15 de Futebol na Itália". Redação Cruz Alta Online (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ Salvatore Siviero. "Man United: Massacci da Empoli all'Old Trafford, il sogno del nuovo Rossi".
- ↑ Rosario Padovano (5 febbraio 2013). "Kovacic, dal Gallini a gioiello del mercato dell'Inter di "Strama"".
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Le foto di Iran-Usa a Obama". 15 aprile 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Pier Paolo Simonato (20 Novembre 2022). "Da Vlahovic a Kovacic, ieri erano al Gallini di Pordenone e oggi giocano il Mondiale in Qatar" (in Italian).
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Matteo Cornacchia. "Calcio, 16 Star della Gallini Cup all'Europeo" (in Italian).
- ↑ Flavio Cipriani (17 aprile 2017). "19. "Gallini World Cup" Under 13. Partizan Belgrado trionfa 5-1" (in Italian).
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "My Conversation with Ivaylo Atanasov on Atalanta's Youth Development, and Fostering Sporting Growth in the Balkans". 19 Giugno 2021.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Stefano Crocicchia (19 Giugno 2021). "Meret, Gagliardini e Kovacic al Gallini" (in Italian).
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ riproduzione riservata (13 aprile 2017). "Meret, Gagliardini e Kovacic al Gallini" (in Italian).
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Cornacchia World Cup e Gallini World Cup annullati" (in Italian). 22 Marzo 2020.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ↑ "22' Gallini World Cup" (in Italian). 10 Aprile 2020.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|4=(help)Page Template:Modulo:Chiarimento/styles.css has no content."22' Gallini World Cup" (in Italian). 10 Aprile 2020.{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|4=(help) - ↑ "12 star del gallini al via con il mondiale 2018". 8 febbraio 2004.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Andrea Saule (29 Agosto 2021). ""Gallini", la festa dei giovani calciatori. Alcuni di loro saranno famosi" (in Italian).
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)Page Template:Modulo:Chiarimento/styles.css has no content.Andrea Saule (29 Agosto 2021). ""Gallini", la festa dei giovani calciatori. Alcuni di loro saranno famosi" (in Italian).{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Gallini cup dal 24 al 27 giugno: la ripartenza dei tornei in Italia". 02 giugno 2021.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Rosario Padovano (27 febbraio 2016). "Tornei Gallini e Cornacchia: il trofeo di calcio sbarca in Ungheria".
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External links
[edit]- Official website, on gallinicup.com