Norcia Winter Cup (Italy)


Annual tournament during winter break; full name "Norcia Football Winter Cup trofeo Ahlborn".

Palmares

Year  Winners                           Runners-Up
1999  Steaua Bucuresti                  Zaglebie Lubin
2000  National Bucuresti           1-0  Astra Ploiesti
2001  Litex Lovetch                4-2  Steaua Bucuresti
2002  Arges Pitesti                1-0  Polonia Warszawa
2003  Universitatea Craiova        1-1  Metalurh Donetsk          [5-3 pen]
2004  FC Oradea                         Universitatea Craiova
2005  Poli Unirea Iasi             3-3  FC Oradea                 [4-3 pen]
2006     Politehnica Iasi and Albania B (shared)

1999

All matches at sports center "Bianconi Ospitalitŕ", Norcia.

 1.Steaua Bucuresti        4  3  1  0   -   10
 2.Zaglebie Lubin          4  2  2  0   -    8
other participants:
   Jedinstvo
   Shinnik Yaroslavl
   Ternana

Topscorer: Rosu (Steaua) 6 goals

2000

Played in Norcia, Narni, Spoleto, Campello, Trevi, Montefalco, Preci, 
          Arquata del Tronto and Cerreto

Group A
Round 1 [Feb 1]
Steaua Bucuresti       3-1 Arezzo
CSM Resita             2-1 Dinamo Batumi
Round 2 [Feb 3]
Steaua Bucuresti       1-1 CSM Resita
Dinamo Batumi          3-1 Arezzo
Round 3 [Feb 5]
Steaua Bucuresti       4-3 Dinamo Batumi
CSM Resita             2-0 Arezzo                  [Arezzo withdrew after 55 minutes
                                                    in protest against refereeing]
 1.Steaua Bucuresti        3  2  1  0  8- 5  7  Qualified
 2.CSM Resita              3  2  1  0  5- 2  7  Qualified
 3.Dinamo Batumi           3  1  0  2  7- 7  3
 4.Arezzo                  3  0  0  3  2- 8  0

NB: Arezzo apparently replaced FC (NK?) Skopje

Group B
Round 1 [Feb 1]
National Bucuresti     2-1 Zaglebie Lubin
Extensiv Craiova       1-2 Litex Lovetch
Round 2 [Feb 3]
National Bucuresti     1-1 Extensiv Craiova
Zaglebie Lubin         3-4 Litex Lovetch
Round 3 [Feb 5]
National Bucuresti     2-0 Litex Lovetch
Extensiv Craiova       0-1 Zaglebie Lubin

 1.National Bucuresti      3  2  1  0  5- 2  7  Qualified
 2.Litex Lovetch           3  2  0  1  6- 6  6  Qualified
 3.Zaglebie Lubin          3  1  0  2  5- 6  3
 4.Extensiv Craiova        3  0  1  2  2- 4  1

Group C
Round 1 [Feb 1]
CSKA Moskva            2-0 FC Brasov
Rapid Bucuresti        2-0 FC Ternana (youth)
Round 2 [Feb 3]
Rapid Bucuresti        2-1 CSKA Moskva
FC Brasov              3-1 FC Ternana (youth)
Round 3 [Feb 5]
CSKA Moskva            4-2 FC Ternana (youth)
Rapid Bucuresti        1-2 FC Brasov
         
 1.CSKA Moskva             3  2  0  1  7- 4  6  Qualified
 2.Rapid Bucuresti         3  2  0  1  5- 3  6
 3.FC Brasov               3  2  0  1  5- 4  6
 4.FC Ternana (youth)      3  0  0  3  3- 9  0

Group D
Round 1 [Feb 1]
Vardar Skopje          0-0 Astra Ploiesti
Politehnica Iasi       3-1 Vietnam U-21
Round 2 [Feb 3]
Astra Ploiesti         3-1 Politehnica Iasi
Vardar Skopje          2-0 Vietnam U-21
Round 3 [Feb 5]
Astra Ploiesti         4-1 Vietnam U-21
Vardar Skopje          1-1 Politehnica Iasi

 1.Astra Ploiesti          3  2  1  0  7- 2  7  Qualified
 2.Vardar Skopje           3  1  2  0  3- 1  5
 3.Politehnica Iasi        3  1  1  1  5- 5  4
 4.Vietnam U-21            3  0  0  3  2- 9  0

Group E
Round 1 [Feb 1]
Wisla Kraków           2-0 Arges Pitesti
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  0-1 FC Homel          
Round 2 [Feb 3]
Arges Pitesti          2-3 Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  
Wisla Kraków           1-5 FC Homel
Round 3 [Feb 5]
Arges Pitesti          1-0 FC Homel
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  2-3 Wisla Kraków

 1.FC Homel                3  2  0  1  6- 2  6  Qualified
 2.Wisla Kraków            3  2  0  1  6- 7  6  Qualified
 3.Metalurh Zaporizhzhya   3  1  0  2  5- 6  3
 4.FC Arges Pitesti        3  1  0  2  3- 5  3

NB: the tie-breaker for best second placed teams was 1) number of points;
    2) number of wins; 3) number of goals scored (!)

Quarterfinals [Feb 7]
Astra Ploiesti         0-0 FC Homel                [Astra on pen]
National Bucuresti     2-0 Wisla Kraków
CSM Resita             2-2 CSKA Moskva             [CSKA on pen]
Steaua Bucuresti       2-0 Litex Lovetch

Semifinals [Feb 9]
National Bucuresti     3-2 CSKA Moskva
Astra Ploiesti         1-1 Steaua Bucuresti        [Astra on pen]

Third Place Match [Feb 11]
CSKA Moskva            1-2 Steaua Bucuresti        [0-2?]

Final [Feb 11]
National Bucuresti     1-0 Astra Ploiesti
  [Sabin Ilie 23]

Topscorer:
Sabin Ilie (National) 7 goals

Consolation Tournament (not part of tournament proper)

Known results
[Feb 8]
Wisla Kraków           1-1 Litex Lovetch           [aet, 5-6 pen]
Arges Pitesti          2-1 Dinamo Batumi
[Feb 10?]
FC Brasov              1-1 Wisla Kraków            [3-1 pen]
Arges Pitesti          2-2 Politehnica Iasi

2001

Group A
Round 1 [Jan 30]
Steaua Bucuresti       8-0 Ascoli
WIT Georgia Tbilisi   15-1 FC Aarau (youth team)
Round 2 [Feb 1]
Steaua Bucuresti      12-0 FC Aarau (youth team)
Ascoli                 0-6 WIT Georgia Tbilisi
Round 3 [Feb 3]
Steaua Bucuresti       1-0 WIT Georgia Tbilisi
Ascoli                  -  FC Aarau (youth team)

 1.Steaua Bucuresti        3  3  0  0 21- 0  9  Qualified
 2.WIT Georgia Tbilisi     3  2  0  1 21- 2  6  Qualified
   Ascoli
   FC Aarau (youth team)

Group B
Round 1 [Jan 30]
National Bucuresti     2-1 Zeljeznicar Sarajevo
Fiumicino              0-6 Polonia Warszawa
Round 2 [Feb 1]
National Bucuresti     6-0 Fiumicino
Polonia Warszawa       1-1 Zeljeznicar Sarajevo
Round 3 [Feb 3]
Polonia Warszawa       0-1 National Bucuresti
Fiumicino               -  Zeljeznicar Sarajevo

 1.National Bucuresti      3  3  0  0  9- 1  9  Qualified
 2.Polonia Warszawa        3  1  1  1  7- 2  4
   Zeljeznicar Sarajevo
   Fiumicino

Group C
Round 1 [Jan 31]
Universitatea Craiova  2-2 LFC Tatabánya
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  5-0 Marche XI
Round 2 [Feb 1]
Universitatea Craiova 11-1 Marche XI
LFC Tatabánya          0-0 Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  
Round 3 [Feb 3]
Universitatea Craiova  3-2 Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  
LFC Tatabánya           -  Marche XI

 1.Universitatea Craiova   3  2  1  0 16- 5  7  Qualified
   Metalurh Zaporizhzhya   3  1  1  1  7- 3  4
   LFC Tatabánya
   Marche XI

Group D
Round 1 [Jan 31]
C. do Mil. Reg. Umbria 0-7 Politehnica Timisoara
Arezzo                 0-3 Rapid Bucuresti
Round 2 [Feb 1]
Arezzo                 1-5 Politehnica Timisoara
C. do Mil. Reg. Umbria 0-2 Rapid Bucuresti
Round 3 [Feb 3]
Arezzo                  -  C. do Mil. Reg. Umbria 
Politehnica Timisoara  2-2 Rapid Bucuresti

 1.Politehnica Timisoara   3  2  1  0 14- 3  7  Qualified
 2.Rapid Bucuresti         3  2  1  0  7- 2  7  Qualified
   Arezzo
   C. do Mil. Reg. Umbria 

Group E
Round 1 [Jan 31]
Litex Lovetch          1-0 Rocar Bucuresti
Arges Pitesti          5-0 Umbria XI
Round 2 [Feb 1]
Rocar Bucuresti        2-1 Arges Pitesti
Litex Lovetch         12-1 Umbria XI
Round 3 [Feb 3]
Rocar Bucuresti       14-0 Umbria XI
Arges Pitesti          1-2 Litex Lovetch

 1.Litex Lovetch           3  3  0  0 15- 2  9  Qualified
 2.Rocar Bucuresti         3  2  0  1 16- 2  6  Qualified
 3.Arges Pitesti           3  1  0  2  7- 4  3
 4.Umbria XI               3  0  0  3  1-31  0

Quarterfinals [Feb 5]
Steaua Bucuresti       3-2 Rocar Bucuresti
National Bucuresti     1-2 Rapid Bucuresti
Litex Lovetch          1-0 WIT Georgia Tbilisi
Universitatea Craiova  2-2 Politehnica Timisoara   [aet, 5-6 pen]

Semifinals [Feb 7]
Steaua Bucuresti       2-1 Politehnica Timisoara
  [Trica, Ciocoiu; Bratu (pen)]
Litex Lovetch          2-2 Rapid Bucuresti         [aet, 3-0 pen]

Third Place Match [Feb 9]
Politehnica Timisoara  3-0 Rapid Bucuresti
  [Udrea, Bratu, Lasme]

Final [Feb 9]
Litex Lovetch          4-2 Steaua Bucuresti

Topscorer: Eugen Trica (Steaua) 10 goals

Consolation Tournament (not part of tournament proper)

Known results
[Feb 6]
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  2-2 National Bucuresti
WIT Georgia            2-2 Polonia Warszawa
[Feb 8]
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  n/p Polonia Warszawa        [Polonia refused to play]
[Feb 10]
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya  1-1 WIT Georgia Tbilisi

2002

Group A
Round 1 [Feb 5]
Steaua Bucuresti       2-1 Chemnitzer FC
Polonia Warszawa        -  Ancona Calcio (youth team)
Round 2 [Feb 7]
Steaua Bucuresti       4-0 Ancona Calcio (youth team)
Chemnitzer FC          0-0 Polonia Warszawa
Round 3 [Feb 9]
Steaua Bucuresti       2-0 Polonia Warszawa
Ancona Calcio          n/p Chemnitzer FC           [Chemnitzer had home trip scheduled]

 1.Steaua Bucuresti        3  3  0  0  8- 1  9  Qualified
 2.Polonia Warszawa                             Qualified
 3.Chemnitzer FC           2  0  1  1  1- 2  1
 4.Ancona Calcio (youth)

Group B
Round 1 [Feb 5]
Tavrya Simferopol'     0-1 FK Cukaricki
Umbria                 0-1 Dinamo Tbilisi
Round 2 [Feb 7]
Tavrya Simferopol'     4-0 Umbria
FK Cukaricki           1-1 Dinamo Tbilisi
Round 3 [Feb 9]
Tavrya Simferopol'     1-0 Dinamo Tbilisi
Umbria                 0-7 FK Cukaricki

 1.FK Cukaricki            3  2  1  0  9- 1  7  Qualified
 2.Tavria Symferopol'      3  2  0  1  5- 1  6  Qualified
 3.Dinamo Tbilisi          3  1  1  1  2- 2  4
 4.Umbria                  3  0  0  3  0-12  0

Group C
Round 1 [Feb 5]
Karpaty L'viv         10-0 Opiano
Zimbru Chisinau        3-2 Jagiellonia Bialystok
Round 2 [Feb 7]
Karpaty L'viv          2-0 Zimbru Chisinau
Opiano                0-11 Jagiellonia Bialystok
Round 3 [Feb 9]
Karpaty L'viv          2-0 Jagiellonia Bialystok
Zimbru Chisinau        7-2 Opiano      

 1.Karpaty L'viv           3  3  0  0 14- 0  9  Qualified
 2.Zimbru Chisinau         3  2  0  1 10- 6  6  Qualified
 3.Jagiellonia Bialystok   3  1  0  2 13- 5  3
 4.Opiano                  3  0  0  3  2-28  0

Group D
Round 1 [Feb 5]
Arges Pitesti          1-1 Perugia B
Kispest-Honvéd          -  Ascoli B
Round 2 [Feb 7]
Arges Pitesti          4-0 Ascoli B
Kispest-Honvéd          -  Perugia B
Round 3 [Feb 9]
Arges Pitesti          0-2 Kispest-Honvéd
Ascoli B                -  Perugia B

 1.Kispest-Honvéd FC                            Qualified
 2.Arges Pitesti           3  1  1  1  5- 3  4  Qualified
   Perugia B
   Ascoli B

Quarterfinals [Feb 11]
Steaua Bucuresti       4-3 Tavrya Simferopol'
FK Cukaricki           1-1 Polonia Warszawa        [aet, 8-9 pen]
Karpaty L'viv          0-1 Arges Pitesti
Kispest-Honvéd FC      0-1 Zimbru Chisinau

Semifinals [Feb 13]
Steaua Bucuresti       1-4 Arges Pitesti
Polonia Warszawa       2-0 Zimbru Chisinau

Third Place Match [Feb 15]
Steaua Bucuresti       0-2 Zimbru Chisinau

Final [Feb 15]
Polonia Warszawa       0-1 Arges Pitesti
  [Iulian Crivac 71]

2003

1st round [Feb 4, 6 and 8]

Group A

Polonia Warszawa	2-2 Metalurh Donetsk
Rapid Bucuresti		5-0 Vietnam U-23
Rapid Bucuresti		3-1 Metalurh Donetsk
Polonia Warszawa	3-1 Vietnam U-23 
Metalurh Donetsk	4-0 Vietnam U-23
Polonia Warszawa	0-2 Rapid Bucuresti

 1.Rapid Bucuresti	3  3 0 0 10- 1  9  (Romania)
 2.Metalurh Donetsk	3  1 1 1  7- 5  4  (Ukraine)
 3.Polonia Warszawa	3  1 1 1  5- 5  4  (Poland)
 4.Vietnam U-23		3  0 0 3  1-12  0

Group B

Dinamo Minsk		2-0 Dinamo Tirana
FC Brasov		1-3 Tianjin Teda
Dinamo Minsk		0-0 FC Brasov
Tianjin Teda		2-1 Dinamo Tirana
Tianjin Teda		3-5 Dinamo Minsk
FC Brasov		0-0 Dinamo Tirana

 1.Dinamo Minsk		3  2 1 0  7- 3  7  (Belarus)
 2.Tianjin Teda 	3  2 0 1  8- 7  6  (China)
 3.FC Brasov		3  0 2 1  1- 3  2  (Romania)
 4.Dinamo Tirana	3  0 1 2  1- 4  1  (Albania)

Group C

Litex Lovetch		1-1 Albania B
Arges Pitesti		3-1 UTA Arad
Litex Lovetch		1-2 Arges Pitesti
Albania B		0-1 UTA Arad
Litex Lovetch		4-0 UTA Arad
Arges Pitesti		0-0 Albania B

 1.Arges Pitesti	3  2 1 0  5- 2  7  (Romania)
 2.Litex Lovetch	3  1 1 1  6- 3  4  (Bulgaria)
 3.UTA Arad		3  1 0 2  2- 7  3  (Romania)
 4.Albania B		3  0 2 1  1- 2  2

Group D

AS Sabku		1-1 Universitatea Craiova
Tavria Simferopol	n/p Politehnica Timisoara 	[awd 0-2]
Tavria Simferopol	n/p AS Sabku			[awd 0-2]
Universitatea Craiova	2-1 Politehnica Timisoara
FC Sabku		2-3 Politehnica Timisoara
Universitatea Craiova	n/p Tavria Simferopol		[awd 2-0]

 1.Univ. Craiova	3  2 1 0  5- 2  7  (Romania)  
 2.Poli Timisoara	3  2 0 1  6- 4  6  (Romania)
 3.AS Sabku		3  1 1 1  5- 4  4  (Ghana)
Tavria Simferopol (Ukraine) withdrew

Quarterfinals [Feb 10]
Rapid Bucuresti 	5-3 Litex
Dinamo Minsk 		1-1 Politehnica Timisoara	[4-5 pen]
Arges Pitesti   	1-2 Metalurh Donetsk
Universitatea Craiova 	1-0 Tianijian

Semifinals [Feb 12]
Rapid Bucuresti 	0-2 Universitatea Craiova
Politehnica Timisoara	2-4 Mettalurg Donetsk

Third place match [Feb 14]
Politehnica Timisoara	2-0 Rapid Bucuresti

Final [Feb 14]
Universitatea Craiova	1-1 Metalurh Donetsk		[5-3 pen]

2004

[Feb 3]
Arges Pitesti		1-2 Universitatea Craiova
FC Oradea		2-1 Albania B

[Feb 5]
Universitatea Craiova	2-0 FC Oradea
Arges Pitesti		0-0 Pyunik Yerevan

[Feb 7] 
Arges Pitesti 		1-2 FC Oradea 
Albania B		2-2 Pyunik Yerevan
 
[Feb 10]
Pyunik Yerevan  	1-3 FC Oradea
Albania B		0-0 Universitatea Craiova
 
[Feb 13]
Arges Pitesti 		1-2 Albania B
Pyunik Yerevan   	0-0 Universitatea Craiova

Table:

 1.FC Oradea 			4  3 0 1  7- 5  9  (Romania)
 2.Universitatea Craiova	4  1 2 1  3- 2  5  (Romania) 
 3.Albania B			4  1 2 1  5- 5  5
 4.Arges Pitesti		4  1 1 2  4- 5  4  (Romania)
 5.Pyunik Yerevan		4  0 3 1  3- 5  3  (Armenia)

2005

Group A

[Feb 8]
Wisla Plock		4-0 Perugia Sper.
Poli Unirea Iasi 	0-0 NK Bela Krajina
[Feb 10]
Wisla Plock 		0-0 NK Bela Krajina
Poli Unirea Iasi       15-0 Perugia Sper.
[Feb 10] 
Wisla Plock		0-0 Poli Unirea Iasi
NK Bela Krajina		0-1 Perugia Sper.

 1.Poli Unirea Iasi 	3  1 2 0  15- 0  5  (Romania)
 2.Wisla Plock 		3  1 2 0   4- 0  5  (Polonia)
 3.Perugia Sper.	3  1 0 2   1-19  3  (Italia)
 4.NK Bela Krajina 	3  0 2 1   0- 1  2  (Albania)

Group B

[Feb 9]
FC Oradea		2-1 FC Vaslui
NK Ljubljana		0-5 FC Pobeda 
[Feb 11]
FC Oradea		3-0 FC Pobeda
FC Vaslui		4-0 NK Ljubljana
[Feb 13]
FC Oradea		1-0 NK Ljubljana 
FC Vaslui		2-0 FC Pobeda

 1.FC Oradea 		3  3 0 0   6- 1  9  (Romania)
 2.FC Vaslui 		3  2 0 1   7- 2  6  (Romania) 
 3.FC Pobeda Prilep 	3  1 0 2   5- 5  3  (Macedonia)
 4.NK SLjubljana 	3  0 0 3   0-10  0  (Slovenia)

Semifinals place 5-8
[Feb 15] 
FC Pobeda		0-1 NK Bela Krajina
Perugia Sper.		1-0 NK Ljubljana

Semifinals place 1-4
[Feb 16]
Poli Unirea Iasi	5-2 FC Vaslui
FC Oradea		1-0 Wisla Plock

Third place match
[Feb 18 at Stadio Comunale]
Wisla Plock		3-1 FC Vaslui

Final
[Feb 18 at Stadio Comunale]
Poli Unirea Iasi	3-3 FC Oradea		[4-3 pen]

2006

[Feb 5] 
Albania B		3-0 Politehnica Iasi
[Feb 6]
SC YF Juventus		5-0 Univ. Fuerteventura
[Feb 8]
Albania B		2-0 SC YF Juventus
Politehnica Iasi	2-0 Ceahlaul
Univ. Fuerteventura 	1-0 Gaz Metan Medias
[Feb 10]
Albania B		1-0 Gaz Metan Medias
Politehnica Iasi	2-1 SC YF Juventus
Univ. Fuerteventura	0-5 Ceahlaul
NB: SC YF Juventus withdrew after their third match on Feb 10
[Feb 12]
Albania B 		0-2 Ceahlaul
Politehnica Iasi 	1-0 Gaz Metan Medias
[Feb 14]
Ceahlaul 		1-2 Gaz Metan Medias
Univ. Fuerteventura	0-2 Politehnica Iasi
NB: Albania B returned home due to restrat of domestic championship
    on Feb 16
The following matches were not played:
SC YF Juventus          n/p Gaz Metan Medias
SC YF Juventus          n/p Ceahlaul
Albania B               n/p Univ. Fuerteventura

 1.Politehnica Iasi             5  4 0 1  7- 4 12  (Romania)
 2.Albania B                    4  3 0 1  6- 2  9
 3.Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt        4  2 0 2  8- 4  6  (Romania)
 4.SC Young Fellows Juventus    3  1 0 2  6- 4  3  (Switzerland)
 5.Gaz Metan Medias             4  1 0 3  2- 4  3  (Romania)
 6.Universidad Fuerteventura    4  1 0 3  1-12  3  (Spain)

NB: first prize was shared between Politehnica Iasi and Albania B
    (who would have won outright on head-to-head or goal difference
    in case they would have been able to play (and win) their final 
    match against Universidad Fuerteventura)


About this document

Many thanks to Giovanni Armillotta and Giovanni Nappi for clarifying the 2006 tournament

Prepared and maintained by Erik Garin and Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Erik Garin (garinerik@hispeed.ch) and Karel Stokkermans (karel@rsssf.com)
Last updated: 18 Dec 2008

(C) Copyright Erik Garin, Karel Stokkermans and RSSSF 2002/08
You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All rights reserved.