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 Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in ...

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter i ...

and

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

. For both the 2013 and 2014 editions, Internazionale opted not to participate and was replaced by

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label= Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known fo ...

. For 2015, Juventus declined to participate while Internazionale returned. In the 2016 edition, Internazionale opted out again, and was replaced by

Celta Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...

, 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 The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

. 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:

*2002:

*2003:

*2004:

*2005:

*2006:

*2007:

*2008:

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*2010:

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*2013:

*2014:

*2015:

*2016:

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''

Scorers

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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''

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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''

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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''

Scorers

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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''

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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''

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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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References

{{International Friendly Football Tournaments in Italy Italian football friendly trophies Recurring sporting events established in 2001 2001 establishments in Italy