The Trofeo Birra Moretti (Birra Moretti Trophy) was an annual football friendly tournament that had been organised and sponsored by Birra Moretti from 1997 to 2008.[1] The teams played three round-robin matches lasting 45-minutes each. If any match ended in a draw, it was decided by shoot-outs or penalties (as in 2008 edition).
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Region | Italy |
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Last champions | Juventus |
| Most successful club(s) | Juventus (6 titles) |
After 2008, the event has not taken place anymore. Officially, Heineken Italia announced its intention to suspend it for only one year in 2009, coinciding with a change of promotional strategies at the 150th anniversary of Beer Moretti S.p.A., but was not resumed even in the following years.
Formula
editThe tournament was played in 3 matches, each of 45 '(plus any recovery): the loser of the first match challenged the third team, later engaged against the winner of the opening match. In most of the editions, the matches were divided into 2 halves (from 22'30 "each) to give kickoff to each formation: the interval was also useful to the organizers for promotional and advertising purposes. If after 45 'the match was tied, there was a shoot-out (penalty in motion) with 3 executions per team and possible continuation to the bitter end. Penalty shots. The score was thus assigned :
- 3 points for victory in the 45 '
- 2 points for winning on penalties
- 1 point for losing on penalties
- no points for the defeat in the 45 '
For tie situations in the standings, the goal difference first and the detached standings were considered first. Only the goals of the 45 minutes were counted in the goal difference.
Winners
edit- 1997: Juventus
- 1998: Udinese
- 1999: Parma
- 2000: Juventus
- 2001: Internazionale
- 2002: Internazionale
- 2003: Juventus
- 2004: Juventus
- 2005: Napoli
- 2006: Juventus
- 2007: Internazionale
- 2008: Juventus
Editions
edit2003
edit- 3 points for win, 0 points for loss
- 2 points for shoot-out win, 1 point for shoot-out loss
- Juventus F.C. wins tournament
| Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Sampdoria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| 8 August 2003 | Juventus  | 2 – 1 | Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 20:30 CEST | Camoranesi  7'Di Vaio 16' |
34' Crespo |
Referee: Tiziano Pieri |
| 8 August 2003 | Sampdoria | 1 – 1 (1 – 0 p) | Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 21:30 CEST | Bazzani 18' |
7' Martins |
Referee: Marco Gabriele | |
| Penalties | ||||
Yanagisawa  Job  |
Kallon Martins Luciano |
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| 8 August 2003 | Sampdoria | 1 – 1 (3 – 4 p) | Juventus | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 22:30 CEST | Pedone 1' |
4' Di Vaio |
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Appiah Maresca Olivera Miccoli Fresi |
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2004
edit- 3 points for win, 0 points for loss
- 2 points for shoot-out win, 1 point for shoot-out loss
- Juventus F.C. wins tournament
| Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Palermo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| 4 August 2004 | Juventus | 1 – 0 | Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 20:30 CEST | Trezeguet 7' |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 4 August 2004 | Palermo | 2 – 1 | Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 21:30 CEST | Morrone 30' Toni 43' |
44' Ventola |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
| 4 August 2004 | Palermo | 0 – 0 (1 – 2 p) | Juventus | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 22:30 CEST | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Tiziano Pieri | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Ferri E. Filippini Farías |
Baiocco Olivera Miccoli |
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2005
edit- 3 points for win, 0 points for loss
- 2 points for shoot-out win, 1 point for shoot-out loss
- S.S.C. Napoli wins tournament
| Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Juventus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| 12 August 2005 | Juventus | 2 – 0 | Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | Ibrahimović 1', 9' |
Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
| 12 August 2005 | Napoli | 2 – 1 | Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | Bogliacino 13' Piá 23' |
Report | 22' (pen.) Recoba |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Antonio Dattilo |
| 12 August 2005 | Napoli | 1 – 1 (2 – 0 p) | Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 22:30 CEST | Sosa 4' (pen.) |
Report | 15' Zalayeta |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Christian Brighi |
| Penalties | ||||
| Gatti Capparella |
Zambrotta Mutu |
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2006
edit- 3 points for win, 0 points for loss
- 2 points for shoot-out win, 1 point for shoot-out loss
- Juventus F.C. wins tournament
| Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Napoli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 11 August 2006 | Juventus | 1 – 0 | Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | Zalayeta 13' |
Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 11 August 2006 | Napoli | 1 – 0 | Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | Calaiò 22' |
Referee: Luca Banti |
| 11 August 2006 | Napoli | 0 – 0 (0 – 1 p) | Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 22:30 CEST | Referee: Paolo Tagliavento | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Gatti Capparella Domizzi |
Paro Chiumiento |
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2007
edit- 3 points for win, 0 points for loss
- 2 points for shoot-out win, 1 point for shoot-out loss
- F.C. Internazionale Milano wins tournament
| Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Juventus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| 9 August 2007 | Napoli | 0 – 1 | Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | 25' Del Piero |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Nicola Stefanini |
| 9 August 2007 | Napoli | 0 – 2 | Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | 20' Stanković 21' Suazo |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro |
| 9 August 2007 | Juventus | 0 – 1 | Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 22:30 CEST | 2' César |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
2008
edit- 3 points for win, 0 points for loss
- 2 points for penalty kick win, 1 point for penalty kick loss
- Juventus F.C. wins tournament based on head-to-head result
| Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| 21 August 2008 | Napoli | 0 – 0 (4 – 5 p) | Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Domenico Celi | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| De Zerbi Zalayeta Blasi Vitale P. Cannavaro |
Esposito Nedvěd Giovinco Salihamidžić Amauri |
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| 21 August 2008 | Napoli | 0 – 1 | Milan | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | Report | 44' Paloschi |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli |
Gunners
editThe best mark in the event is Christian Vieri with 6 goals, all made with the Inter shirt.
Television
editAll editions of the Birra Moretti Trophy were transmitted in clear and exclusive channels from Mediaset (sometimes Canale 5, sometimes Italia 1, in some editions the first minigirl was transmitted by Italy 1 and the other two by Channel 5).
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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