Birra Moretti Trophy
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Region | Italy |
| Teams | 3 |
| Last champions | Juventus |
| Most championships | Juventus (6 titles) |
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).
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
[edit | edit source]The tournament was played in 3 matches, each of 45 minutes (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 min 30 s each) to give kickoff to each formation: the interval was also useful to the organizers for promotional and advertising purposes. If after 45 minutes, 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 minutes
- 2 points for winning on penalties
- 1 point for losing on penalties
- no points for the defeat in the 45 minutes
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 | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]2003
[edit | edit source]- 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 Italy | 2 – 1 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 20:30 CEST | Camoranesi  7'Di Vaio 16' |
34' Crespo |
Referee: Italy Tiziano Pieri |
| 8 August 2003 | Sampdoria Italy | 1 – 1 (1 – 0 p) | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 21:30 CEST | Bazzani 18' |
7' Martins |
Referee: Italy Marco Gabriele | |
| Penalties | ||||
Yanagisawa  Job  |
Kallon Martins Luciano |
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| 8 August 2003 | Sampdoria Italy | 1 – 1 (3 – 4 p) | Italy Juventus | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 22:30 CEST | Pedone 1' |
4' Di Vaio |
Referee: Italy Nicola Ayroldi | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Appiah Maresca Olivera Miccoli Fresi |
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2004
[edit | edit source]- 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 Italy | 1 – 0 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 20:30 CEST | Trezeguet 7' |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Italy Gianluca Paparesta |
| 4 August 2004 | Palermo Italy | 2 – 1 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 21:30 CEST | Morrone 30' Toni 43' |
44' Ventola |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Italy Nicola Ayroldi |
| 4 August 2004 | Palermo Italy | 0 – 0 (1 – 2 p) | Italy Juventus | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 22:30 CEST | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Italy Tiziano Pieri | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Ferri E. Filippini Farías |
Baiocco Olivera Miccoli |
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2005
[edit | edit source]- 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 Italy | 2 – 0 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | Ibrahimović 1', 9' |
Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Italy Matteo Trefoloni |
| 12 August 2005 | Napoli Italy | 2 – 1 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | Bogliacino 13' Piá 23' |
Report | 22' (pen.) Recoba |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Italy Antonio Dattilo |
| 12 August 2005 | Napoli Italy | 1 – 1 (2 – 0 p) | Italy Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 22:30 CEST | Sosa 4' (pen.) |
Report | 15' Zalayeta |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Italy Christian Brighi |
| Penalties | ||||
| Gatti Capparella |
Zambrotta Mutu |
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2006
[edit | edit source]- 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 Italy | 1 – 0 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | Zalayeta 13' |
Referee: Italy Domenico Messina |
| 11 August 2006 | Napoli Italy | 1 – 0 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | Calaiò 22' |
Referee: Italy Luca Banti |
| 11 August 2006 | Napoli Italy | 0 – 0 (0 – 1 p) | Italy Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 22:30 CEST | Referee: Italy Paolo Tagliavento | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Gatti Capparella Domizzi |
Paro Chiumiento |
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2007
[edit | edit source]- 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 Italy | 0 – 1 | Italy Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | 25' Del Piero |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Italy Nicola Stefanini |
| 9 August 2007 | Napoli Italy | 0 – 2 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | 20' Stanković 21' Suazo |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Italy Antonio Giannoccaro |
| 9 August 2007 | Juventus Italy | 0 – 1 | Italy Internazionale | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 22:30 CEST | 2' César |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Italy Gianluca Rocchi |
2008
[edit | edit source]- 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 Italy | 0 – 0 (4 – 5 p) | Italy Juventus | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Italy Domenico Celi | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| De Zerbi Zalayeta Blasi Vitale P. Cannavaro |
Esposito Nedvěd Giovinco Salihamidžić Amauri |
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| 21 August 2008 | Napoli Italy | 0 – 1 | Italy Milan | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 21:30 CEST | Report | 44' Paloschi |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Italy Nicola Pierpaoli |
| 21 August 2008 | Juventus Italy | 0 – 0 (5 – 4 p) | Italy Milan | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| 22:30 CEST | Report | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Italy Andrea Gervasoni | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Ariaudo Chimenti Legrottaglie Pasquato Amauri Molinaro |
Seedorf Brocchi Paloschi Osuji Ambrosini Favalli |
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Gunners
[edit | edit source]The best mark in the event is Christian Vieri with 6 goals, all made with the Inter shirt.
Television
[edit | edit source]All 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
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