TheCampionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti,was an Italianfootballyouth competition. It is organised by theLega Serie Aand the participating teams that take part inSerie AandSerie B:the first edition was held in the 1962–63 season, in place of the "Campionato Cadetti". Due to ceremonial reasons, the league is officially calledCampionato Primavera Tim – TrofeoGiacinto Facchetti.
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| Founded | 1962 |
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| Ceased | 2017 |
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| No. of teams | 42 teams (regular season) 14 teams (finals) |
| Country | Italy |
| Continent | UEFA |
| Last champion(s) | Internazionale(8th title) |
| Most titles | Torino(9 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Sportitalia |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coppa Italia Primavera |
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| Official website | Legaseriea.it |
Torinohave the highest number of titles, having won the Campionato Primavera nine times.
From the 2017–18 season, the league was replaced withCampionato Primavera 1andCampionato Primavera 2.
Competition format
editFrom the 2012–13 season players who are at least 15 years old and who are under 19 in the calendar year of the season ends (i.e. born 1994 for 2012–13 season). At the discretion of the league, teams are allowed a maximum of four "non-quota" (Italian:fuori quota) players, of which one has no age limit and the rest must be under 20;[1]until the 2011–12 season the age limit was 20 and for the "non-quota" player was 21.[2]
The initial phase of the Primavera Championship consists of 3 rounds, each consisting of 14 teams, organised by geographical criteria: teams play in a truerobin-round format,for a total of 26 games in the regular season. The top two in each group have direct access to thefinal phase:the remaining two positions are assigned via the play-offs, with the participation of eight teams (the third and fourth ranked, plus the fifth best). The matching pattern is as following:
- First round:
- Best 3rd vs. second-best 5th (match n. 1);
- Best 4th vs. second-best 4th (match n. 2);
- Best 5th vs. second-best 3rd (match n. 3);
- Worst 3rd vs. worst 4th (match n. 4);
- Second round:
- Winner of match 1 vs. winner of match 2;
- Winner of match 3 vs. winner of match 4;
The latest slots (two) are awarded after aplay-offseries, in which eight teams are involved: the final stage (also «Final Eight»), held on a neutral venue, is based onknockout format.The final phase of the Primavera Championship is hosted every year by a differentregion:the winning team is awarded a trophy, like theSerie A trophy(received, as a reward, by theItalian Champions). The winners are eligible forSupercoppa Primavera,againstCoppa Italia Primaverawinners: if the same club wins both competitions, the runners-up of Coppa Italia are admitted in Supercoppa.
Past winners
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^"REGOLAMENTO DEL CAMPIONATO PRIMAVERA TIM 2012/2013"(PDF)(Press release) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 13 July 2012. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 3 February 2017.Retrieved19 January2018.
- ^"REGOLAMENTO DEL CAMPIONATO PRIMAVERA TIM 2011/2012"(PDF)(Press release) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 29 July 2011.Retrieved19 January2018.
External links
edit- Official website(in Italian)