The 1978 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.
| 30° Torneo di Viareggio | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| City | Viareggio |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fiorentina |
| Runners-up | Roma |
| Third place | Inter Milan |
| Fourth place |  OFK Beograd |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.37 per match) |
← 1977 1979 → | |
Format
editThe 16 teams are seeded in 4 groups. Each team from a group meets the others in a single tie. The winner of each group progress to the final knockout stage.
Participating teams
edit- Italian teams
- European teams
- Asian teams
Beijing Youth
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiorentina
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| OFK Beograd
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Sampdoria
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Beijing Youth
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Levski-Spartak
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 Dukla Praha
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Milan
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| Napoli
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
Group C
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Milan
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
 Benfica
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Perugia
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Olympiacos
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
Group D
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roma
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 Real Murcia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Juventus
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Bastia
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Benfica | 0 | |||||||||
| Roma | 1 | |||||||||
| Roma | 1 | |||||||||
| Inter Milan | 0 | |||||||||
| Inter Milan(pen) | 0 | |||||||||
| Real Murcia | 0 | |||||||||
| Roma | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiorentina | 4 | |||||||||
| OFK Beograd | 2 | |||||||||
| Levski-Spartak | 0 | |||||||||
| OFK Beograd | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiorentina(pen) | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Dukla Praha | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiorentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Inter Milan | 3 | |||||||||
| OFK Beograd | 1 | |||||||||
Champions
edit| Torneo di Viareggio 1978 Champions |
|---|
 Fiorentina 4th time |