This is the 66th edition of

Torneo di Viareggio The Torneo di Viareggio ( en, Viareggio Tournament), officially named the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is a youth association football tournament held annually in the commune of Viareggio, Italy and its surrounding area ...

. The 2014 winners of the

(in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in

Viareggio Viareggio () is a city and ''comune'' in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 62,000, it is the second largest city within the province of Lucca, after Lucca. It is known as a seaside resort as ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

, are listed below.

Format

The 32 teams are seeded in 8 pools, split up into 6-pool groups. Each team from a pool meets the others in a single tie. The winning club from each pool and two best runners-up from both group A and group B progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 after 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. Four additional clubs are allowed to enter the competition from the Round of 16 onward through a wild card, according to their record of achievements. The wild card will be given at the incontestable discretion of the organising committee. 2014 wild card:

Juventus F.C. )''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback) , founded = as Sport-Club Juventus , ground = Juventus Stadium , capacity = 41,507 , owner = Agnelli ...

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

,Milan meanwhile will enter the competition directly at the knock-out stages (EN)
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Participating teams

32 teams participate in the tournament. The list of the teams are below. ;Italian teams *

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* Serie D Selection U20 *

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;European teams *

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;American teams *

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;Asian teams * Pakhtakor ;African teams * Congo U-17 ;Oceanian teams *

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Group stage

Group A

Pool 1

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Pool 2

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Pool 3

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Pool 4

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Group B

Pool 5

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Pool 6

Pool 7

Pool 8

References

External links

Official Site (Italian)
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