The 32nd edition of the SCOPIGNO CUP World Football Tournament Under 17 will officially start on Monday 19 August in Rieti, at 10:30, with the greeting of the authorities and the inauguration of the International Art and Painting Exhibition.

The competition will take place in the Rieti, Terni, L’Aquila and Naples locations until 22 August. The opening match, between Lazio and Roma, is scheduled for 19 August at 15:30 at the Manlio Scopigno stadium in Rieti (live on Rai Sport); the final will also be in Rieti on 22 August at 21:00 with live broadcast on Rai.

Here are the participating teams that will compete in 4 groups: Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Nuova Rieti Calcio, Ternana, Cagliari, Juve Stabia, Benevento, Dinamo Kiev, Atalanta, L’Aquila, Salernitana.

Along with the prestigious tournament known throughout the world, this year will see the third edition of the women’s tournament with the final between Lazio and Ternana, also under 17, in Cittareale and the second edition of the Scopigno Cup Special Olympics Tournament. Also scheduled is the final of the Fair Play Cup in Poggio Bustone, Lucio Battisti’s hometown, with a visit to the Lucio Battisti Museum and the Sanctuary of Poggio Bustone after the match.

Three initiatives will accompany this year’s edition: on Monday 19 August, at 10:30 am at the Exhibition Hall of the Municipality of Rieti, the International Art and Painting Exhibition will be inaugurated with the collaboration of the painters Agnese Melchiorri and Enrico Di Sisto, with the exhibition of the works of the children of the “L’Arcobaleno” Family Home. At 9:30 pm, at the Hotel 4 Stagioni in Rieti, on the occasion of the 22nd Giuseppe Marcucci Award, a round table entitled “Technical-tactical guidelines in the U17s” will be set up, with the participation of mister Stefano Baldoni (teacher of the FIGC technical sector) and the participation of the staff of the teams participating in the tournament. Finally, on Tuesday 20 August, at 10:30 am in the Council Chamber of the Municipality of Rieti, the conference “Violence against women and bullying and how to prevent it through Sport” is scheduled. Speakers at the conference include Doctor Stefano Callipo (President of the Violence and Suicide Observatory), Doctor Giuliana Savino (Psychologist and Psychotherapist specialized in hypnosis), Lawyer Maria Visone (Criminal Lawyer at the Campania OVS branch), Lawyer Cristian Baiocchi (Director of the Rieti Forensic School) and Greta Beccaglia (journalist and victim of harassment). In addition, on the first day (from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm) and the last day (from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm) of the tournament, the Lazio Region and ASL Rieti 1 camper will be present to carry out free medical screenings.

Special thanks to the sponsors who make the organization of the tournament possible: Crai and Crai Tirreno, Intesa Sanpaolo, Fondazione Varrone, Arexons, BigMat, Barilla, Sixtus, Ediltutto, the technical partner Umbro and the media partners RaiSport, Radio Radio and Rai Radio 1 Sport.

TOURNAMENT AND INITIATIVES CALENDAR

AUGUST 19, 2024

10:30 am: Greetings from the authorities and inauguration of the International Art Exhibition (Municipality of Rieti, Exhibition Hall)
3:30 pm: AS Roma-SS Lazio (Rieti, Manlio Scopigno stadium) – Live on Rai
5:30 pm: ACF Fiorentina-Nuova Rieti Calcio (Rieti, Manlio Scopigno stadium)
5:30 pm: Ternana Calcio-Cagliari Calcio (Terni, Sabotino stadium)
5:30 pm: SS Juve Stabia-Benevento Calcio (Casola di Napoli, Municipal stadium)
9:30 pm: Scopigno Cup – Aiac Lazio Conference: “Technical-tactical guidelines for U17s” (Rieti, Hotel 4 Stagioni)

AUGUST 20 2024

10:30 am: Conference “Violence against women and bullying and how to prevent it through sport (Rieti, Council Chamber)
4:30 pm: Nuova Rieti Calcio-Atalanta Calcio (Rieti, Green Park stadium)
5:30 pm: SS Lazio-L’Aquila Calcio 1927 (L’Aquila, Gran Sasso stadium)
5:30 pm: US Salernitana-SS Juve Stabia (Casola di Napoli, Comunale stadium)
6:30 pm: Dinamo Kiev-Ternana Calcio (Rieti, Green Park stadium)

AUGUST 21, 2024

10:30 am: Guided tours for athletes and staff in the most pleasant places in the host cities
11:00 am: Benevento Calcio-US Salernitana (Casola di Napoli, Comunale stadium)
4:30 pm: Cagliari Calcio-Dinamo Kiev (Rieti, Manlio Scopigno stadium)
5:30 p.m.: L’Aquila Calcio 1927-AS Roma (L’Aquila, Gran Sasso stadium)
6:30 p.m.: Atalanta Calcio-ACF Fiorentina (Rieti, Manlio Scopigno stadium)

AUGUST 22

10:30 a.m.: Semi-final (Rieti, Green Park stadium)
10:30 a.m.: Semi-final (Rieti, Manlio Scopigno stadium)
4:00 p.m.: Fair Play Cup Final (Poggio Bustone, Comunale stadium)
4:00 p.m.: 3rd Scopigno Cup Women’s Under 17 Football (Cittareale, Flavio Vespasiano stadium)
4:30 p.m.: 2nd Special Olympics Tournament (Rieti, Marco Gudini stadium)
9:00 p.m.: 1st and 2nd place final (Rieti, Manlio Scopigno stadium) – Live on Rai
10:30 p.m.: Award ceremony and closing ceremony

For more information and the history of the competition: www.scopignocuprieti.com