TIM Trophy
| Founded | 2001 | 
|---|---|
| Region | Italy | 
| Number of teams | 3 | 
| Current champions | Celta Vigo (1st title) | 
| Most successful club(s) | Internazionale (8 titles) | 
The TIM Trophy is an annual football pre-season tournament played by three Italian football teams. For the first 12 editions, the competing teams were Juventus, Internazionale and Milan. For both the 2013 and 2014 editions, Inter opted not to participate. For 2015, Juventus declined to participate while Inter returned. Since 2013, Sassuolo has been the third team to participate. In the 2016 edition, Celta Vigo became the first non-Italian team to compete in the tournament. The TIM Trophy is an unofficial tournament that has been held yearly in August since 2001. It is not sanctioned or recognized by official football bodies since the gameplay rules do not correspond to IFAB/FIFA laws of football.
The teams play three round-robin 45-minute matches. If any match ends in a draw, it is decided by a penalty shoot-out. Three points are awarded for a victory during regular play, with zero points awarded to the loser. If the match is decided by penalties, the winner is awarded two points and the loser one point.[1] The organizers decide which two teams are to play in the first match of the evening. The third team will then play the losing team from the first match, and will end the tournament by playing the first-match winner.
The 15th edition of the tournament in 2015 was won by Milan for a second successive year, by tying the score in added time in the third and deciding game against Sassuolo, and then winning on penalties. Overall, Inter has eight wins, Milan five and both Juventus and Sassuolo one each.
In Italy, the TIM Trophy is often considered "unlucky" by fans. This is because only twice has the winner of the TIM Trophy won the Serie A title that season. In both cases, the team which achieved the double victory has been Inter.
Winners
| Team | Times Played | Titles Won | Year | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 13 | 8 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 | 
| Milan | 16 | 5 | 2001, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015 | 
| Juventus | 14 | 1 | 2009 | 
| Sassuolo | 4 | 1 | 2013 | 
| Celta Vigo | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 
- 2001 Milan
- 2002 Internazionale
- 2003 Internazionale
- 2004 Internazionale
- 2005 Internazionale
- 2006 Milan
- 2007 Internazionale
- 2008 Milan
- 2009 Juventus
- 2010 Internazionale
- 2011 Internazionale
- 2012 Internazionale
- 2013 Sassuolo
- 2014 Milan
- 2015 Milan
- 2016 Celta Vigo
Editions
2001 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Milan wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Milan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 3 |  Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kakha Kaladze |  Milan | 1 | 
Matches
| Internazionale  | 0–0 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Vieri  Seedorf  Kallon  Materazzi  | 3–5 |  Shevchenko  Rui Costa  Serginho  Contra  F. Inzaghi | 
| Internazionale  | 0–0 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Vieri  Belözoğlu  Cauet  Greško  Dalmat  | 2–3 |  Del Piero  Pessotto  Maresca  Trezeguet  Tacchinardi | 
2002 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2 |  Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christian Vieri |  Internazionale | 2 | 
| 2 |  Andriy Shevchenko |  Milan | 1 | 
Matches
| Juventus  | 0–0 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Del Piero  Camoranesi  Fresi  Birindelli  | 4–2 |  Kallon  Córdoba  Dalmat  Conceição | 
2003 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hernán Crespo |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  Mohamed Kallon |  Internazionale | ||
|  Stephen Appiah |  Juventus | ||
Matches
2004 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Obafemi Martins |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  Massimo Ambrosini |  Milan | ||
|  Nicola Pozzi |  Milan | 
Matches
| Internazionale  | 0–0 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Germinale  Semenzato  Fautario  Momentè  Laribi  | 5–4 |  Crespo  Pirlo  Dhorasoo  Brocchi  Costacurta | 
2005 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Obafemi Martins |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  David Trezeguet |  Juventus | ||
|  Rui Costa |  Milan | ||
|  Christian Vieri |  Milan | 
Matches
| Internazionale  | 0–0 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Arrieta  Júlio César  Materazzi  Martins  Solari  Womé  | 5–4 |  Seedorf  Rui Costa  Serginho  Costacurta  Ardemagni  Ambrosini | 
2006 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Milan wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Milan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 
| 3 |  Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Clarence Seedorf |  Milan | 2 | 
| 2 |  Julio Cruz |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  Luís Figo |  Internazionale | ||
|  Alessandro Del Piero |  Juventus | ||
|  Marcelo Zalayeta |  Juventus | ||
|  Marco Borriello |  Milan | ||
|  Giuseppe Favalli |  Milan | ||
|  Kaká |  Milan | 
Matches
| Internazionale  | 1–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Figo  27' | Report |  5' Del Piero  36' Giannichedda | 
| Penalties | ||
| Cruz  Adriano  Figo  Maaroufi  Marino  | 3–4 |  Nedvěd  Guzmán  Birindelli  Zalayeta  Del Piero | 
2007 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alberto Gilardino |  Milan | 1 | 
|  Álvaro Recoba |  Internazionale | ||
Matches
| Internazionale  | 0–0 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Jiménez  Cruz  Samuel  César  Burdisso  | 5–4 |  Criscito  Iaquinta  Andrade  Salihamidžić  Del Piero | 
2008 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Milan wins tournament based on head-to-head result
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Clarence Seedorf |  Milan | 2 | 
| 2 |  Vincenzo Iaquinta |  Juventus | 1 | 
|  David Trezeguet |  Juventus | ||
|  Marco Marchionni |  Juventus | 
Matches
| Juventus  | 2–2 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Trezeguet  9' Marchionni  12' | Report |  8', 43' Seedorf | 
| Penalties | ||
| Trezeguet  Iaquinta  Chiellini  Tiago  | 2–4 |  Kaká  Pirlo  Jankulovski  Paloschi | 
| Milan  | 0–0 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Kaká  Oddo  Jankulovski  Favalli  Brocchi  Digão  | 4–3 |  Adriano  Figo  Suazo  Jiménez  Santon  Muntari | 
2009 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Juventus wins tournament for the first time
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Amauri |  Juventus | 2 | 
| 2 |  Thiago Motta |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  Mario Balotelli |  Internazionale | ||
|  Vincenzo Iaquinta |  Juventus | 
Matches
| Internazionale  | 1–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Motta  25' Materazzi  39' | Report |  41' Iaquinta  43' Amauri | 
| Penalties | ||
| Milito  Balotelli  Chivu  Motta  Samuel  Vieira  Santon  | 5–6 |  Salihamidžić  Grygera  Melo  Poulsen  Amauri  Iaquinta  Legrottaglie | 
2010 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wesley Sneijder |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  Diego |  Juventus | ||
|  Ronaldinho |  Milan | 
Matches
| Milan  | 1–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldinho  21' | Report |  33' Diego | 
| Penalties | ||
| Ronaldinho  Borriello  Pirlo  Nesta  | 4–2 |  Trezeguet  Diego  Pepe  Amauri | 
| Milan  | 0–0 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Flamini  Inzaghi  Oddo  Huntelaar  Ronaldinho  | 2–3 |  Milito  Mancini  Coutinho  Obi  Stanković | 
2011 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Diego Milito |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  Andrea Ranocchia |  Internazionale | ||
|  Mirko Vucinic |  Juventus | ||
|  Arturo Vidal |  Juventus | ||
|  Alessandro Matri |  Juventus | ||
|  Antonio Cassano |  Milan | 
Matches
| Juventus  | 1–1 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Vučinić  9' | Report |  16' Ranocchia | 
| Penalties | ||
| Del Piero  Pasquato  Bonucci  Vučinić  Pirlo  Lichtsteiner  Barzagli  | 5–6 |  Pazzini  Motta  Pandev  Sneijder  Stanković  Ranocchia  Samuel | 
2012 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale wins tournament
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philippe Coutinho |  Internazionale | 1 | 
|  Fredy Guarín |  Internazionale | ||
|  Rodrigo Palacio |  Internazionale | ||
|  Mirko Vučinić |  Juventus | ||
|  Stephan El Shaarawy |  Milan | ||
Matches
2013 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale decides not to participate
- Sassuolo participated in tournament for first time
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sassuolo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gaetano Masucci |  Sassuolo | 2 | 
| 2 |  Andrea Petagna |  Milan | 1 | 
Matches
| Juventus  | 0–0 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Vidal  Lichtsteiner  Tevez  Asamoah  Vucinic  Peluso  De Ceglie  Padoin  | 6–7 |  Robinho  De Jong  Mexès  Niang  Nocerino  Bonera  Traoré  Zaccardo | 
| Juventus  | 0–0 |  Sassuolo | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Quagliarella  Büchel  García  Matri  Vidal  Motta  | 4–3 |  Zaza  Kurtić  Alexe  Missiroli  Terranova  Berardi | 
2014 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Internazionale decided not to participate
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Milan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 
| 2 |  Juventus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Sassuolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Keisuke Honda |  Milan | 1 | 
|  Jérémy Ménez |  Milan | ||
|  Stephan El Shaarawy |  Milan | ||
|  Roberto Pereyra |  Juventus | 
Matches
2015 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Juventus decided not to participate
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Milan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Sassuolo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Internazionale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrea Bertolacci |  Milan | 1 | 
|  Carlos Bacca |  Milan | ||
|  Antonio Nocerino |  Milan | ||
|  Marcelo Brozović |  Internazionale | ||
|  Grégoire Defrel |  Sassuolo | ||
|  Alfred Duncan |  Sassuolo | 
Matches
| Sassuolo  | 1–1 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Duncan  7' | Report |  45+3' Nocerino | 
| Penalties | ||
| Falcinelli  Floccari  Berardi  Duncan  Acerbi  | 3–4 |  Matri  Cerci  Suso  Montolivo  Nocerino | 
2016 TIM Trophy
Standings
- 3 points for a win, 0 points for a defeat
- 2 points for a penalty shoot-out win, 1 point for a penalty shoot-out defeat
- Celta Vigo became the first non-Italian team to compete
| Rank | Team | GP | W | PK-W | L | PK-L | GF | GA | P | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2 |  Sassuolo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  M'Baye Niang |  Milan | 2 | 
| 2 |  Dejan Dražić |  Celta Vigo | 1 | 
|  Diego Falcinelli |  Sassuolo | ||
|  Matteo Politano |  Sassuolo | ||
|  Marcello Trotta |  Sassuolo | 
Matches
References
- ↑ "Milan set for TIM Trophy". acmilan.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ Trofeo Tim 2013: Juve-Milan-Sassuolo dal Mapei Stadium