TIM Trophy
The TIM Trophy is a football pre-season tournament that was firstly contested in August 2001. It is not sanctioned or recognized by official football bodies since the gameplay rules do not correspond to IFAB/FIFA laws of football. For the first twelve editions, the competing teams were Juventus, Internazionale and Milan. For both the 2013 and 2014 editions, Internazionale opted not to participate and was replaced by [U.S. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]. For 2015, Juventus declined to participate while Internazionale returned. In the 2016 edition, Internazionale opted out again, and was replaced by Celta Vigo, becoming the first non-Italian team to compete in the tournament, and leaving Milan as the only original team participating. To date, no tournament has been held since 2016. Overall, Internazionale has eight titles, Milan five, and Juventus, Sassuolo and Celta Vigo one each.
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. The organizers decide which two teams would play in the first match of the evening. The third team then play against the losing team from the first match, and end the tournament by playing against the first-match winner.
Winners
Winners by year
- 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 won the tournament
Matches
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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 won the tournament
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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 won the tournament
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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 won the tournament
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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 won the tournament
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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 won the tournament
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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 won the tournament
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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 won the tournament based on head-to-head result
Matches
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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 won the tournament for the first time
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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 won the tournament
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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 won the tournament
Matches
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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 won the tournament
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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 decided not to participate
- Sassuolo participated in tournament for first time
Matches
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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
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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
Matches
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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 and win the competition
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