Football in Italy
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Italy is one of the world's leading football nations. The Italian national team has won the Football World Cup four times, and Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them equal most successful with England.
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History
Football was introduced to northern Italy by mainly English and Swiss expatriates in the late 19th century. The first matches were played in Genoa, Milan and Turin. The first clubs exclusively dedicated to this new kind of sport to be formed in Italy were Internazionale Torino, founded in 1890 and now extinguished, and Genoa Cricket & Football Club, which followed in 1893.National championship
A first national competition organized by the Italian Federation of Gymnastics (F.N.G.I.) was played in 1896 and won by the S. Udinese G.S. team from Udine (north east Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region). In 1897, a second national gymnastic-football tournament was staged by the FNGI and was won by S.G. Torinese. In 1898 the Federation Italienne du Football (FIF - FIGC) is finally formed and the first national championship is organized, with regional tournaments and playoffs. This is considered to be the first proper national football championship.F.N.G.I. Italian Championship
- 1896 S Udinese GS
- 1897 SG Torinese
National team
The Italian national football team, called "Azzurri" for their blue shirts, are one of the most successful National teams. Their honours include:- 4 Football World Cups
- 1 European Football Championship
- 1 Olympic Gold Medals
- 5 European Championship U21
- 3 European Championship U18
- 2 European Championship U16
- 7 Summer Universiades
- 8 World Military Championships
- 1 European Futsal Championship
- 2 World cups
- 1 European Championship
- 2 Bronze medals at Olympic Games
- 2 European Championship U21
- 4 European Championship U18
- 3 European Championship U16
- 2 Summer Universiades
- 4 World Military Championships
World Champions players
1934
1938
Note: Meazza and Ferrari are, with the Brazilians Cafu (1994 & 2002) and Pelé (1958 & 1970), the only 4 players to have won 2 World Cup Finals.1982
2006
European Champions players
1968
- Zoff
- Burgnich
- Salvadore
- Guarneri
- Facchetti
- Rosato
- Domenghini
- De Sisti
- Anastasi
- Mazzola S.
- Riva
European competitions for clubs
The Italian Clubs are the most winning in European Cups- 10 European Cups/Champions League won in 23 finals. (second is Spain with 10/19)
- 7 Cup Winners' Cups won in 11 finals (first are English clubs with 8/13)
- 10 UEFA Cups/Fair Cups won in 18 finals (second are English clubs with 10/17)
- 8 Supercups with 11 finals (second English teams with 6/11)
- Italy, 35 cups and totally 63 finals.
- England, 33 cups and 52 finals.
- Spain, 31 cups and 59 finals.
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