The Azzurri Partner Cup returns to Coverciano

23 companies, all National team Partners, plus the Museo del Calcio (Italy's football museum), will face off in a 7-a-side tournament on the pitches at the Federal Technical Centre (CTF). Defending champions are Ernst&Young

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The prestigious annual Azzurri Partner Cup returns this weekend (Saturday 16 September) to Coverciano, the 7-a-side tournament reserved for National team Partners. The event, that combines the recreational and competitive aspects of the game, will see 23 "Azzurri businesses" - FIGC and Italy's National Football team partners - as well as a Museo del Calcio team (Italy's football museum), involved for the first time, take part.

Starting out in 2017, the Azzurri Partner Cup is a 7-a-side tournament reserved to the National team sponsors who, once a year, face each other on the pitches at the Federal Technical Centre (CTF) in Coverciano in an event that combines the recreational and competitive aspects of the game, in special surroundings at the "home of the Azzurri". Only one team can win the trophy, but the event has provided a unqiue sporting experience over the years, giving everyone the chance to play on the same pitches as the Azzurri and Azzurre.

RESULTS AND STANDINGS "LIVE" ON FIGC.IT on Saturday 16 September

This year, participants, and also their supporters and managers, will be able to follow the tournament live on the figc.it website: the latest results, standings, match details, scorers list, as well as team photos and moments on and off the pitch will be updated after each round (1st, 2nd, 3rd qualifying rounds, and then the knockout stages).

PHOTOS OF ALL THE PARTICIPANTS ANS TEAMS - 2022 edition

AZZURRI PARTNER CUP: GROUPS AND THE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

RULES. The 24 participating teams are divided into six groups of four, facing each other only once in a 20-minute match. Following all the group games, eight teams will qualify for the knockout stages (the top eight and the best two 2nd-placed sides) and a draw will take place to determine the route to the final. Unlike all the previous games, the final will see two halves of 15 minutes played.

PREVIOUS WINNERS. Starting in 2017, the event has seen the following winners, in order: FIAT (2017), Poste Italiane (2018, 2019) and, folllowing a two-year stop due to COVID, Ernst&Young (2022), current defending champions.

DAY SCHEDULE

9:30/10:00 – Arrival and registration
10:20/13:30 – Group stages
13:30/14:45 – Buffet lunch in the Auditorium at Coverciano
15:30 – Quarter-finals
16:10 – Semi-finals
16:40 – Final
17:30 – Award Ceremony

Le graduatorie generali

Trophies won

Finals

Appearances

4 Frecciarossa, Puma
3 Eni, Fiat, Lete, Lidl, Poste Italiane, Sixtus, Tim

Participants 2017 / 2022

2017 (4 teams): Fiat, Frecciarossa, Nutella, Puma.

2018 (12 teams): Eni, Fiat, Frecciarossa, Lete, Lidl, Nutella, Olio Costa D’oro, Poste Italiane, Puma, Sixtus, Sportnetwork, Tim.

2019 (12 teams): Alitalia, Emporio Armani, Eni, Fiat, Frecciarossa, Lete, Lidl, Olio Costa D’oro, Poste Italiane, Puma, Sixtus, Tim.

2022 (18 teams): Alilavoro, Conte.it, Deliveroo, Eni, Ey, Equilibra, Fonzies, Frecciarossa, Ita, Lete, Lidl, Poste Italiane, Puma, Sixtus, Socios, Teamsystem, Tim, Vivaticket.

2023 Fixture Schedule

GROUP STAGE
Group A: TIM, Deliveroo, Würth Modyf, Lete
Group B: Eni, Ernst&Young, Museo del Calcio, Vivaticket
Group C: Telepass, Fileni, Calia, Ali Lavoro
Group D: Poste Italiane, Socios, Team System, Facile Ristrutturare
Group E: adidas, Esselunga, Football University, ITA Airways
Group F: Volkswagen, Würth, Fonzies, Conte.it

FIXTURES

Pitch 1 “Fabio Bresci”/A
10:30 – TIM vs. Deliveroo
11:00 – Würth Modyf vs. Lete
11:30 – Lete vs. TIM
12:00 – Deliveroo vs. Würth Modyf
12:30 – Lete vs. Deliveroo
13:00 – Würth Modyf vs. TIM

Pitch 1 “Fabio Bresci”/B
10:30 – Eni vs. Ernst&Young
11:00 – Museo del Calcio vs. Vivaticket
11:30 – Vivaticket vs. Eni
12:00 – Ernst&Young vs. Museo del Calcio
12:30 – Vivaticket vs. Ernst&Young
13:00 – Museo del Calcio vs. Eni

Pitch 2 “Enzo Bearzot”/A
10:30 – Telepass vs. Fileni
11:00 – Calia vs. Ali Lavoro
11:30 – Ali Lavoro vs. Telepass
12:00 – Fileni vs. Calia
12:30 – Ali Lavoro vs. Fileni
13:00 – Calia vs. Telepass

Pitch 2 “Enzo Bearzot”/B
10:30 – Poste Italiane vs. Socios
11:00 – Team System vs. Facile Ristrutturare
11:30 – Facile Ristrutturare vs. Poste Italiane
12:00 – Socios vs. Team System
12:30 – Facile Ristrutturare vs. Socios
13:00 – Team System vs. Poste Italiane

Pitch 4/A
10:30 – adidas vs. Esselunga
11:00 – Football University vs. ITA Airways
11:30 – ITA Airways vs. adidas
12:00 – Esselunga vs. Football University
12:30 – ITA Airways vs. Esselunga
13:00 – Football University vs. adidas

Pitch 4/B
10:30 – Volkswagen vs. Würth
11:00 – Fonzies vs. Conte.it
11:30 – Conte.it vs. Volkswagen
12:00 – Würth vs. Fonzies
12:30 – Conte.it vs. Würth
13:00 – Fonzies vs. Volkswagen

NB: The pairings for the quarter-finals will be drawn out on the condition that the two second-best placed teams cannot meet each other nor their group winners.