Campionato Nazionale Primavera
The Albo d' Oro Primavera (including Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti ) is the Italian Football Championship Event for youth teams, which was first played in the game 1962 /63. Were determined in the first seven years of the series A and series B separate winners, so there is from the season 1969/70 only overall winner. The current competition format has existed since the game 1995 /96 apply.
Exclusive clubs in the professional leagues A, B and C may participate in the professionally oriented junior league. Used only players may be 15-20 years old, with up to two players, this rule may be suspended. Due to the large number of teams, the clubs are divided into four divisions, with each of the first four teams qualify for a promotion round. In a simple knockout encounter with return game, the number of remaining in the tournament teams halved. These eight teams will play a final, multi-day final tournament in a summer camp. The winner of this tournament is Primavera champion.
The " Primavera championship" is organized by Lega Calcio of. While all participating teams of the Series A and B, represent the clubs Series C only sporadically a young team. Most clubs in the Serie C take on the " Berretti championship" part, which is the equivalent to niedererer level to Primavera championship.