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Torneo di Viareggio 2008

2008 Torneo Mondiale di Calcio Coppa Carnevale
60° Torneo di Viareggio
Tournament details
Host country Italy
City Viareggio
Dates January 23, 2008 (2008-01-23) - February 13, 2008 (2008-02-13)
Teams 48
Final positions
Champions Italy Inter Milan
Runners-up Italy Empoli
Third place Italy Atalanta
Fourth place Italy Vicenza
Tournament statistics
Matches played 89
Goals scored 290 (3.26 per match)
Top scorer(s) Italy Mario Balotelli (7)
2007
2009

The 2008 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.

The 48 teams are seeded in 12 pools, split up into 6-pool groups. Each team from a pool meets the others in a single tie. The winning club from each pool and two best runners-up from both group A and group B progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 envisions penalties and no extra time, while the rest of the final round matches include 30 minutes extra time and penalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds. Semifinal losing teams play 3rd-place final with penalties after regular time. The winning sides play the final with extra time and repeat the match if the draw holds.


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