# 1997 Torneo di Viareggio

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

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Perugia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Viareggio | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Fiorentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Slavia Prague | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 |

### Group 2

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Udinese | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Torino | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Marconi Stallions | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Manchester United | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |

### Group 3

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Parma | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Roma | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Ajax | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| Empoli | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |

### Group 4

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Lecce | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Napoli | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Vicenza | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Werder Bremen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 |

### Group 5

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Lucchese | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Milan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Verona | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Brøndby | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |

### Group 6

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Bari | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| Inter Milan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| Castel di Sangro | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |

### Group 7

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Atalanta | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Cremonese | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Brescia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| Pumas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |

### Group 8

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Cosenza | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| RCD Espanyol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Goldfields | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 |

## Knockout stage

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 5 february | 5 february | | | | | | |
| Bari (pen) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| Bari (pen) | 0 (4) | 6 february | 6 february | | | | | |
| Milan | 0 (3) | 6 february | 6 february | | | | |
| Milan | 0 (3) | Bari | 2 | | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | | Bari | 2 | | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | Juventus | 1 | | | | |
| Juventus (pen) | 1 (4) | Juventus | 1 | | | | |
| Juventus (pen) | 1 (4) | | | | 8 february | 8 february | | |
| Atalanta | 1 (2) | | | | 8 february | 8 february | |
| Atalanta | 1 (2) | | | | Bari (pen) | 1 (4) | |
| 5 february | 5 february | | | | | Bari (pen) | 1 (4) | |
| 5 february | 5 february | | | | Cremonese | 1 (3) | |
| Cremonese (pen) | 2 (2) | | | | Cremonese | 1 (3) | |
| Cremonese (pen) | 2 (2) | 6 february | 6 february | | | | | |
| Cosenza | 2 (1) | 6 february | 6 february | | | | |
| Cosenza | 2 (1) | Cremonese | 1 | | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | | Cremonese | 1 | | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | Inter Milan | 0 | | | | |
| Inter Milan | 3 | Inter Milan | 0 | | | | |
| Inter Milan | 3 | | | | | | | 10 february | 10 february |
| Lucchese | 2 | | | | | | | 10 february | 10 february |
| Lucchese | 2 | | | | | | | Bari | 1 |
| 5 february | 5 february | | | | | | | | Bari | 1 |
| 5 february | 5 february | | | | | | | Torino | 0 |
| Torino (pen) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | Torino | 0 |
| Torino (pen) | 0 (4) | 6 february | 6 february | | | | | | |
| Perugia | 0 (2) | 6 february | 6 february | | | | | | |
| Perugia | 0 (2) | Torino | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | | Torino | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | Lecce | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lecce | 3 | Lecce | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lecce | 3 | | | | 8 february | 8 february | | | | |
| Roma | 1 | | | | 8 february | 8 february | | | |
| Roma | 1 | | | | Torino | 2 | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | | | | | Torino | 2 | | | |
| 5 february | 5 february | | | | Napoli | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Napoli | 1 | | | | Napoli | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Napoli | 1 | 6 february | 6 february | | | | | 10 february | 10 february |
| Parma | 0 | 6 february | 6 february | | | | | 10 february | 10 february |
| Parma | 0 | Napoli (pen) | 0 (4) | | | | | Cremonese | 3 |
| 5 february | 5 february | | Napoli (pen) | 0 (4) | | | | | Cremonese | 3 |
| 5 february | 5 february | Viareggio | 0 (2) | | | | | Napoli | 0 |
| Viareggio | 1 | Viareggio | 0 (2) | | | | | Napoli | 0 |
| Udinese | 0 | | | | | | | | |

## Champions

* Torneo di Viareggio 1997 Champions
* Bari 1st time

## Footnotes

* ↑ Juventus qualified by drawing