The format · Edition 01 — Internazionale
Three days.Every one of them matters.
Sixteen clubs per age group, four groups, four brackets and five guaranteed matches. No club goes home after the group stage.
48
Teams per edition
16
Per age group
03
Age groups · U13—U15—U17
05
Guaranteed matches
/01 Your tournament
Five matches.Guaranteed.
Every club plays every other club in its group, then a semi-final and a final in the bracket its group position earns. The route is the same for all sixteen.
Match
01
Group match
First of three group fixtures
Match
02
Group match
Second group fixture
Match
03
Group match
Final group fixture. Position decides your bracket
Match
04
Semi-final
In your bracket
Match
05
Final or 3rd/4th
Decided by your semi-final
Stage 01 · Group stage
Stage 02 · Semi-final
Stage 03 · Finals
/02 Stage 01 · Group stage
Four groups of four.Drawn live.
Each age group's sixteen clubs are split into four groups at the live tournament draw. Every club plays the other three in its group once.
The draw
Live tournament draw
Group matches
Three per club · round robin
What it decides
Your bracket for the knockouts
Group A
A1Club 1
A2Club 2
A3Club 3
A4Club 4
Group B
B1Club 1
B2Club 2
B3Club 3
B4Club 4
Group C
C1Club 1
C2Club 2
C3Club 3
C4Club 4
Group D
D1Club 1
D2Club 2
D3Club 3
D4Club 4
1st
Cup2nd
Plate3rd
Shield4th
Bowl/03 Stages 02 + 03 · The brackets
Four brackets.Four trophies.
Where you finish in your group decides your bracket. Each bracket has two semi-finals, a final at Stadio Giovanni Celeste and a 3rd/4th play-off. Select a bracket to see its route.
Group winners · 1st in each group
Cup
€30,000 + trophy
Semi-final 1
1st Group A v 1st Group B
Semi-final 2
1st Group C v 1st Group D
Cup final
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Stadio Giovanni Celeste
3rd / 4th play-off
Runner-up SF1 v Runner-up SF2
Group runners-up · 2nd in each group
Plate
Trophy
Semi-final 1
2nd Group A v 2nd Group B
Semi-final 2
2nd Group C v 2nd Group D
Plate final
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Stadio Giovanni Celeste
3rd / 4th play-off
Runner-up SF1 v Runner-up SF2
Third place · 3rd in each group
Shield
Trophy
Semi-final 1
3rd Group A v 3rd Group B
Semi-final 2
3rd Group C v 3rd Group D
Shield final
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Stadio Giovanni Celeste
3rd / 4th play-off
Runner-up SF1 v Runner-up SF2
Fourth place · 4th in each group
Bowl
Trophy
Semi-final 1
4th Group A v 4th Group B
Semi-final 2
4th Group C v 4th Group D
Bowl final
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Stadio Giovanni Celeste
3rd / 4th play-off
Runner-up SF1 v Runner-up SF2
Prize money is awarded to Cup winners · Plate, Shield and Bowl winners receive a trophy
/04 Finals
One venue.Built on atmosphere.
Every final and every 3rd/4th play-off in an age group is played at Stadio Giovanni Celeste, Messina's historic stadium.
Finals venuePer age group
Four finals. Four play-offs.
€2,000
Golden Boot
Top scorer · per age group
€2,000
Celeste Award
Player of the tournament
/05 Calendar
Three days per age group.
The full match schedule is issued after the live tournament draw.
/01
U13
Under 13
June 2027
/02
U15
Under 15
June 2027
/03
U17
Under 17
June 2027
Americas 2028 · Format and age groups to be announced
Americas edition
/06 Register
You know the route.Take a place.
Sixteen places per age group. Register your club's interest and the full club pack is sent straight to you.
Registration closes
09 March 2027
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