During 1969, the Italian National Team played 6 matches, 3 in Italy and 3 abroad, 3 friendly and 3 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 3 matches and equilised 3, during which they scored 13 goals and conceded 5.

1969

Award shared with West Germany

Giacinto FACCHETTI (Inter) Captain

Artemio FRANCHI President FIGC

Ferruccio VALCAREGGI National Coach

During 2000, the Italian National Team played 14 matches, 5 in Italy and 9 abroad, 5 friendly and 9 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 9 matches, equilised 2 and lost 3, during which they scored 20 goals and conceded 9. During this year the Azzurri finished Runners-Up European Champions in the 1988 European Nations Championship after they lost the final of the Euro 2000 in the Low Countries.

2000

Dino ZOFF National Coach (10 games)

Paolo MALDINI (Milan) Captain (11 games)

Luciano NIZZOLA President FIGC

FORZA AZZURRI STATISTICS

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The second part of all the honours won by the Italian National Team throughout the years.

History:

TEAM HONOURS 2

The Italian National Team is among the very few National Teams who won all the major competitions and trophies, both World and European that football can offer. The only exception is the new competition organised by FIFA among the winners of the various continental cups and the World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup. But one must point out that the Azzurri only participated once in this competition.The second page of team honours concentrates on the Azzurri victories in the Coppa Internazionale and other international annuals and all-time awards.

THE WORLD CHAMPIONS

Coppa Internazionale

THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL TEAM HONOUR IN EUROPE PRIOR TO THE EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS Winners - Regarded as European Champions prior to 1960.

Organisers - The first five editions where organised by the National Federations of Austria, Italy, Hungary and Czechoslovakia after the idea of the Austrian National Coach and Official Hugo Meisl. Switzerland joined immediately before the first edition started. The last (sixth) edition was organised under the auspices of the newly founded UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). Participating Countries - Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. Yugoslavia participated only in the last (sixth) edition. Competition Structure - The competition was organised in a one group system with all participating countries playing against each other on a home / away basis. The country with most points at the end of the edition will be declared the winner. An overall winner was declared after every three editions, that is the country with the best placings in every three editions. Italy was the overall winner of the first three editions and got the right to keep the cup. There was no declared overall winner for the second three editions. Names - The first edition was also called 'Coppa Svehla' after the former Czech Prime Minister Antonin Svehla who had donated the first trophy. The last (sixth) edition was also called 'Coppa Dr. Gero' in memory of the Austria Football Official Dr. Josef Gero who had just died. Calendar - The competition was not organised with a fixed calendar and each edition took different number of years to complete. The second edition was played in two years (1931-32) whilst the sixth took six years (1954-60). Editions and Winners - First edition (1927-30) Italy. Second edition (1931-32)  Austria. Third edition (1933-35) Italy. Fourth edition (1936-37) edition not completed because of the take-over of Austria by Germany in 1938 and the Second World War. Fifth edition (1948-53) Hungary. Sixth edition (1954-60) Czechoslovakia. End of Competition - With the founding of UEFA and the creation of the European Nations Championships in 1960 the Coppa Internazionale lost its significance and was abolished. Squads - Since the competition was played over a number of years there was no fixed squads for each edition. A different squad was called for each match.

THE TROPHY

Name - Coppa Svehla, named after the former Czech Prime Minister Antonin Svehla

who donated the cup. Manufacturers - Unkown Czech Glass Factory. Material - Bohemian Glass. Used - First edition (1927-30) only. Winners - Italy. History - The trophy was damaged during the train trip after the last match of the edition, from Budapest to Italy when the train braked suddenly at the Monfalcone Station. National Coach Vittorio Pozzo kept the broken piece in his pocket as a lucky charm during the victorious finals of the 1934 and 1938 World Cups and the 1936 Olympics. It is not known what kind of trophy was presented to the winners in the other five editions.

WINNERS (1st Place) - COPPA INTERNATIONALE WINNERS (EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS)

1930

Competition was played between 18 September 1927 and 11 May 1930. Italy won the Competition by 11 points, 1 point more than Czechoslovakia and Austria. From a total of 8 games Italy won 5, draw 1 and lost 2, scoring a total of 21 goals and conceding 15. The Azzurri received the 'Coppa Svehla' after the last match in the 'Ferencvaros Stadium' of Budapest in Hungary on the 11 May 1930 after beating Hungary 5-0.

The Players

Carlo CARCANO National Coach (3 games)

Luigi ALLEMANDI Inter

Leopoldo CONTI Inter

Julio LIBONATTI Torino

Federico MUNERATI Juventus

Giuseppe MEAZZA Inter

Raimondo ORSI Juventus

Angelo PICCALUGA Modena

Mario ZANELLO Pro Vercelli

Enrico COLOMBARI Torino

Eraldo MONZEGLIO Bologna

RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - COPPA INTERNAZIONALE RUNNER-UP (VICE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS)

Luigi CEVENINI Juventus

Raffaele COSTANTINO Bari

Adolfo BALONCIERI Torino Captain (5 games)

Umberto CALIGARIS Casale & Juventus Captain (2 games)

Virginio ROSETTA Juventus Captain (1 game)

Fulvio BERNARDINI Inter

Giampiero COMBI Juventus

Giovanni DE PRA' Genoa

Attilio FERRARIS Roma

Pietro GENOVESI Bologna

Virgilio F. LEVRATTO Genoa

Mario MAGNOZZI Livorno

Silvio PIETROBONI Inter

Alfredo PITTO Bologna

Enrico RIVOLTA Inter

Gino ROSSETTI Torino

Angelo SCHIAVIO Bologna

Leandro ARPINATI President FIGC

Augusto RANGONE National Coach (4 games)

Vittorio POZZO National Coach (1 game)

1935

Competition was played between 2 April 1933 and 24 November 1935. Italy won the Competition by 11 points, 2 points more than Hungary and Austria. From a total of 8 games Italy won 5, draw 1 and lost 2, scoring a total of 18 goals and conceding 10. The Azzurri received the 'Coppa Internazionale' after the last match in the 'Civico Arena' of Milano in Italy on the 24 November 1935 after equilizing with Hungary 2-2.

The Players

Luigi ALLEMANDI Roma Captain (2 games)

Carlo CERESOLI Inter

Giovanni FERRARI Juventus / Inter

Anfilogino GUARISI Lazio

Giuseppe MEAZZA Inter

Raimondo ORSI Juventus

Ernesto MASCHERONI Inter

Roberto PORTA Inter

Renato CATTANEO Roma

Eraldo MONZEGLIO Bologna / Roma

Luigi BERTOLINI Juventus

Raffaele COSTANTINO Roma

Umberto CALIGARIS Juventus Captain (5 games)

Virginio ROSETTA Juventus

Felice P. BOREL Juventus

Giampiero COMBI Juventus

Renato CESARINI Juventus

Giordano CORSI Bologna

Gino COLAUSSI Triestina

Attilio DEMARIA Inter

Ricardo FACCIO Inter

Enrico GUAITA Roma

Luisito MONTI Juventus

Alfredo PITTO Inter Captain (1 game)

Silvio PIOLA Lazio

Mario PIZZIOLO Fiorentina

Angelo SCHIAVIO Bologna

Vittorio POZZO National Coach

Pietro SERANTONI Inter

Giorgio VACCARO President FIGC

1932

Competition was played between 22 February 1931 and 28 October 1932. Italy finished second with 9 points, 2 points less than the winners Austria. From a total of 8 games Italy won 3, draw 3 and lost 2, scoring a total of 14 goals and conceding 11.

The Players

Luigi ALLEMANDI Inter

Giovanni FERRARI Juventus

Anfilogino GUARISI Lazio

Giuseppe MEAZZA Inter

Raimondo ORSI Juventus

Attila SALLUSTRO Napoli

Elvio BANCHERO Genoa

Eraldo MONZEGLIO Bologna

Luigi BERTOLINI Alessandria / Juventus

Raffaele COSTANTINO Roma

Umberto CALIGARIS Juventus Captain (2 games)

Virginio ROSETTA Juventus Captain (4 games)

Giampiero COMBI Juventus Captain (1 game)

Renato CESARINI Juventus

Bruno DUGONI Roma

Francesco FEDULLO Bologna

Mario GIANNI Bologna

Antonio VOJAK Napoli

Alfredo PITTO Bologna / Fiorentina

Raffaele SANSONE Bologna

Vittorio POZZO National Coach

Ezio SCLAVI Lazio

Fulvio BERNARDINI Roma Captain (1 game)

Enrico COLOMBARI Napoli

Attilio FERRARIS Roma

Felice GASPERI Bologna

Julio LIBONATTI Torino

Mario MAGNOZZI Milan

Leandro ARPINATI President FIGC

FIFA WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICAL HONOUR IN THE WORLD Winners - Regarded as the Best Overall Team in the World on Statistical values.

Organisers - FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) with the support of Coca-Cola. Participating Countries - All FIFA member countries in the World, more than 200 nations.

THE TROPHY

No particular trophy is awarded for this award.

Award Objective and Structure - The FIFA World Ranking List was created in 1993 in order to provide a fair basis of comparison of the relative strengths of all the National Teams in the World. Every month FIFA awards a number of points to each National Team according to a fixed criteria of factors, based mainly on the results, importance of matches, strength of opponents, regional strength and the number of matches played in the last four years. These points are updated each month by taking in consideration the new matches, with the monthly total being used to rank each National Team in a list that shows the current statistical strengths and progress of each team. The FIFA World Team of the Year Award is won by the National Team who is ranked first in the last FIFA Ranking of each year (December Ranking List). Since 2000 consideration was was given to the National Team that had the highest average points in their seven best matches of the year. First Edition - 1993 Editions until Today - 16 History - The award was won by six different nations: Brazil (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Germany (1993), Netherlands (2000), Honduras (2001), Argentina (2007) and Spain (2008).

RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - FIFA WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

1993

During 1993, the Italian National Team played 8 matches, 5 in Italy and 3 abroad, 1 friendly and 7 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 7 matches and lost 1, during which they scored 20 goals and conceded 4.

Antonio MATARRESE President FIGC

Arrigo SACCHI National Coach

2006

During 2006, the Italian National Team played 16 matches, 5 in Italy and 11 abroad, 5 friendly and 11 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 8 matches, equilized 6 and lost 2, during which they scored 24 goals and conceded 11. During this year the Azzurri were crowned world champions by winning the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Franco CARRARO President FIGC

Roberto DONADONI National Coach (6 games)

Marcello LIPPI National Coach (10 games)

Guido ROSSI Commissioner FIGC

Luca PANCALLI Commissioner FIGC

Arrigo SACCHI National Coach

Antonio MATARRESE President FIGC

During 1995, the Italian National Team played 9 matches, 4 in Italy and 5 abroad, 2 friendly and 7 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 7 matches, equilized 1 and lost 1, during which they scored 17 goals and conceded 5.

1995

FIFA WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 3rd PLACE

FIFA BEST MOVER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Winners - Regarded as the national team who made most progress in the world during the course of a whole year.

THE TROPHY

No particular trophy is awarded for this award.

WINNERS (1st Place) - FIFA BEST MOVER OF THE YEAR

2006

During 2006, the Italian National Team played 16 matches, 5 in Italy and 11 abroad, 5 friendly and 11 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 8 matches, equilized 6 and lost 2, during which they scored 24 goals and conceded 11. During this year the Azzurri were crowned world champions by winning the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

FIFA WORLD CUP MOST ENTERTAINING TEAM AWARD

Winners - Regarded as the team who produced the most entertaining football in the final stage of a World Cup edition.

Organisers - FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) with the support of Yahoo. Participating Countries - The four semi-finalist teams plus two other sides chosen by FIFA at the end of the quarter-final round.

THE TROPHY

Award Objective and Structure - This is a subjectively awarded prize for the team which has done the most to entertain the public with a positive approach to the game during each World Cup edition. The winner is selected through public participation in a poll, in the last editions determined by an Internet vote. First Edition - 1994 Editions until Today - 4 History - The award was won by four different nations: Brazil (1994), France (1998), South Korea (2002) and Portugal (2006).

Organisers - FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) with the support of Coca-Cola. Participating Countries - All FIFA member countries in the World, more than 200 nations.

Award Objective and Structure - The Best Mover of the Year is awarded to the national team who has made the best progress in the FIFA World Ranking List over the course of the year. The FIFA World Ranking List was created in 1993 in order to provide a fair basis of comparison of the relative strengths of all the National Teams in the World. Every month FIFA awards a number of points to each National Team according to a fixed criteria of factors, based mainly on the results, importance of matches, strength of opponents, regional strength and the number of matches played in the last four years. These points are updated each month by taking in consideration the new matches, with the monthly total being used to rank each National Team in a list that shows the current statistical strengths and progress of each team. The Best Mover award is not simply given to the national team that has risen the most places in the World Ranking List during the year, but a calculation is performed in order to account for the fact that it becomes progressively harder to earn more points the higher up the rankings list a team is. First Edition - 1993 Editions until Today - 16 History - The award was won by fifteen different nations: Croatia (1994, 1998), Colombia (1993), Jamaica (1995), South Africa (1996), Yugoslavia (1997), Slovenia (1999), Nigeria (2000), Costa Rica (2001), Senegal (2002), Bahrain (2003), China (2004), Ghana (2005), Italy (2006), Mozambique (2007) and Spain (2008).

2006

During the 2006 World Cup edition, the Italian National Team played 7 matches, winning 5 matches and equilized 2, one of which (the final) they won after a penalty shoot-out. In these matches they scored 12 goals and conceded only 2 (an own goal and a penalty). The Azzurri were crowned world champions.

Marcello LIPPI National Coach

Guido ROSSI Commissioner FIGC

RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - FIFA WORLD WORLD CUP MOST ENTERTAINING TEAM

BEST 1908-1940 OVERALL FOOTBALL OLYMPIC TEAM

Winners - Regarded as the best overall team in the Football Olympic Tournaments (1908-1940) prior to the creation of the World Cup.

Organisers - FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) Participating Countries - All national teams that participated in any of the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940, a total of 37 National Teams.

THE TROPHY

No particular trophy is awarded for this award.

Award Structure - Each National team was awarded 2 points for each win and 1 point for each draw for all the matches played in the Olympic Football Tournaments between 1908 and 1940, thus creating a cumulative table.

WINNERS (1st Place) - BEST OVERALL FOOTBALL OLYMPIC TEAM 1908-1940

1908 - 1940

In the period 1908 - 1940, Italy participated in five tournaments, missing only in 1908. In total the Azzurri played 19 matches, winning 12, losing 6 and equalizing 1. In the process they scored 51 goals whilst conceding 30, obtaining a total of 25 points from the maximum possible of 38. Italy placed as follows:

Giuseppe MILANO (Pro Vercelli) Captain 1912

Renzo DE VECCHI (Genoa) Captain 1920 (3 games) 1924 (1 game)

Francesco MAURO President FIGC 1920

Year          Venue                                              Stage of Elimination     Final Ranking 1912          Stockholm, Sweden                    Preliminary Round          10th 1920          Antwerp, Belgium                       Quarter Finals                     5th 1924          Paris, France                                 Quarter Finals                     6th 1928          Amsterdam, Netherlansd          Semi Finals                        3rd - Bronze Medal 1936          Berlin, Germany                          Final                                     1st - Gold Medal

Adolfo BALONCIERI (Alessandra) Captain 1924 (2 games) 1928

Giulio CAPPELLI (Viareggio) Captain 1936 (2 games)

Alfredo FONI (Juventus) Captain 1936 (2 games)

Franco BARESI (Milan) Captain (6 games)

Paolo MALDINI (Milan) Captain (2 games)

Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus & Real Madrid) Captain (15 games)

Massimo AMBROSINI (Milan) Captain (1 game)

Paolo MALDINI (Milan) Captain (7 games)

Alessandro COSTACURTA (Milan) Captain (1 game)

Gianluca PAGLIUCA (Inter) Captain (1 game)

Franco CARRARO President FIGC

Roberto DONADONI National Coach (6 games)

Marcello LIPPI National Coach (10 games)

Guido ROSSI Commissioner FIGC

Luca PANCALLI Commissioner FIGC

Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus & Real Madrid) Captain (15 games)

Massimo AMBROSINI (Milan) Captain (1 game)

Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus) Captain

Luigi BOZINO President FIGC 1924

Leandro ARPINATI President FIGC 1928

Giorgio VACCARO President FIGC 1936

Vittorio POZZO National Coach 1912, 1924, 1936

Giuseppe MILANO National Coach 1920

Augusto RANGONE National Coach 1928

Piero CAMPELLI (Inter) Captain 1920 (1 game)

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL HALL OF CHAMPIONS

THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ALL-TIME HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE LIST FOR NATIONAL TEAMS / FEDERATIONS Winners - Regarded as one of the all-time best National Teams / Federation in the world.

Organisers - IFHOC (International Football Hall of Champions) and FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). Participating Countries - All National Teams / Federations members of FIFA from its inception in 1904 until today.

THE PLATE

Award Objective and Structure - The Hall of Champions was created to celebrate the lives and careers of the great figures of football and through its inductees, to promote not only the values of excellence and achievement, but also those of sportsmanship and fairplay. Therefore the eligibility for the Hall of Champions was based on both sporting success and a consistent contribution to the positive image of the game of football. In order to lead the IFHOC, a Steering Committee was established, made up of 11 members, 4 from FIFA, 4 from ISEC (International Sports & Entertainment Concepts, Inc.) and 3 rotating members from various occupations and endeavors, each having, in some significant way, something to do with the sport of football or the IFHOC. In order to select the inductees, the Selectors Committee was created, made up of 26 international football journalists and executives from more than 16 different countries from all over the world, picked by the Steering Committee for their unique knowledge and commitment to the game. Prospective inductee nominations were made to the Steering Committee and only those candidates who received more than 75% of the Selectors Committee vote were accepted as inductees of the International Football Hall of Champions. First Edition - 1997 Editions until Today - 4 History - Four different National Teams / Federations were inducteed by the IFHOC: Brazil (1997), Germany (1998), Argentina (1999) and Italy (2000). The Hall of Champions did not continue to inductee after the 2000 edition.

Name - International Footnall Hall of Champions Inductee Plate. Material - Silver with engraved logo and inscription. Diameter - Circa 40 cm History - The plate was given to all inductees of the International Football Hall of Champions. Catagories - The International Football Hall of Champions inducteed eight different catagories: Players, Managers / Coaches,  Referees, Pioneers / Founders / Organisers / Club Owners, Cubs, National Teams / Federations, Sports Media and For the Good of the Game.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL HALL OF CHAMPIONS INDUCTEE

2000

The Italian National Team and the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) were inducteed in the FIFA International Football Hall of Champions for their values of excellence, achievement, sportsmanship, fairplay, sporting success and a consistent contribution to the positive image of the game of football throughout the years since their establishment - 1910 (National Team) and 1898 (FIGC).

LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL TEAM SPORT AWARD IN THE WORLD Winners - Regarded as the best team in the world from all sports teams.

Organisers - The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation with its founders DaimlerChrysler and Richemont and the support of the founding partners Mercedes-Benz and IWC Schaffhausen. Participating Countries - All sports teams in the world.

THE TROPHY

Award Objective and Structure - The objective of the Laureus awards is to promote the use of sport as a tool for social change and celebrates sporting excellence. The awards are given annually to sportspeople and teams who have been outstanding in their sports discipline during the previous year. A Selection Panel of the world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from over 80 countries votes to create a shortlist of six nominations in each category. Then the 45 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, all former athletes in different sports and coming from different countries from all over the world, vote by a secret ballot to select the Award winners. First Edition - 2000 Editions until Today - 8 History - The Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year was awarded five times to football teams, four National teams: France (2001), Brazil (2003), Greece (2005) and Italy (2007); and one club: Manchester United, England (2000). The other three awards where given to teams in the sports discipline of Cricket, Rugby and Formula One. Catagories - The Laureus Awards are given annually to ten different catagories: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, Laureus World Team of the Year, Laureus World Newcomer / Breakthrough of the Year, Laureus World Comeback of the Year, Laureus World Alternative / Action Sportsperson of the Year, Laureus World Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year, Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, Laureus Sport for Good Award and Laureus Spirit of Sport Award.

Name - Laureus Statuette Designers and Manufacturers - Cartier SA  (French) Material - Each of the two figures is made up of 670g of solid silver with a base of 650g of gold finish. Height - 30 cm Weight - 2.5 Kg Represents - Two back-to-back athletes with their arms spread towards the sky, holding the globe with the five continents engraved on the base. History - The trophy is given annually to all award winners in the different catagories to keep forever.

WINNERS (1st Place) - LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD

2006

The Italian National Team won this award for its outstanding achievment and team spirit shown during the 2006 World Cup in Germany which the Azzurri won against all odds. During the World Cup the Azzurri played 7 matches, winning 5 matches and equilizing 2, during which they scored 12 goals and conceded only 2, one own goal and one from a penalty. They won the Semi-Final against hosts Germany 2-0 after Extra-Time and won the Final against France 5-3 on a Penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1-1 after Extra-Time to be crowned World Champions.

Marcello LIPPI National Coach

Guido ROSSI Commissioner FIGC

Fabio CANNAVARO (Juventus) Captain

EUROPEAN NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR

THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS EUROPEAN ANNUAL NATIONAL TEAM AWARD Winners - Regarded as the best National Team in Europe.

Organisers - The French bi-weekly magazine France Football. Participating Countries - All European national teams.

THE TROPHY

No particular trophy is awarded for this award.

Award Structure - Not clear. The winner is probably selected by journalists (one from each member country of UEFA) during the voting process for the European Player of the Year Award given annually by France Football. There were years when the award was shared by two National Teams. First Edition - 1959 Editions until Today - 48. History - The European National Team of the Year was awarded to 16 different countries: West Germany 8 Awards (1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1990), England 6 Awards (1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1987, 2005), Italy 5 Awards (1970, 1973, 1982, 1994, 2006), Spain 5 Awards (1964, 1986, 1995, 1997, 2001), France 4 Awards (1984, 1991, 1998, 2000), Netherlands 4 Awards (1974, 1978, 1988, 1989), Soviet Union 4 Awards (1960, 1967, 1971, 1985), Germany 3 Awards (1993, 1996, 2002), Czechoslovakia 2 Awards (1962, 1975), Denmark 2 Awards (1983, 1992), Hungary 2 Awards (1959, 1964), Sweden 2 Awards (1963, 1994), Austria 1 Award (1961), Czech Republic 1 Award (2003), Greece 1 Award (2004), Norway 1 Award (1999) and Yugoslavia 1 Award (1979).

WINNERS (1st Place) - FRANCE FOOTBALL EUROPEAN NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR

1970

During 1970, the Italian National Team played 11 matches, 1 in Italy and 10 abroad, 3 friendly and 8 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 6 matches, equilised 4 and lost 1, during which they scored 20 goals and conceded 13. During this year the Azzurri finished Runner-ups World Champions after they lost the final of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

Ferruccio VALCAREGGI National Coach

Artemio FRANCHI President FIGC

Giacinto FACCHETTI (Inter) Captain

1973

During 1973, the Italian National Team played 8 matches, 6 in Italy and 2 abroad, 4 friendly and 4 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 7 matches and equilised 1, during which they scored 15 goals without conceding any goals.

Ferruccio VALCAREGGI National Coach

Artemio FRANCHI President FIGC

Giacinto FACCHETTI (Inter) Captain (7 games)

Tarcisio BURGNICH (Inter) Captain (1 games)

1982

Enzo BEARZOT National Coach

Federico SORDILLO President FIGC

Dino ZOFF (Juventus) Captain

During 1982, the Italian National Team played 13 matches, 3 in Italy and 10 abroad, 4 friendly and 9 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 4 matches, equilised 6 and lost 3, during which they scored 15 goals and conceded 13. During this year the Azzurri were crowned World Champions by winning the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

1994

During 1994, the Italian National Team played 16 matches, 5 in Italy and 11 abroad, 6 friendly and 10 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 9 matches, equilised 3 and lost 4, during which they scored 20 goals and conceded 12. During this year the Azzurri finished Runner-up World Champions after they lost the final of the 1994 World Cup in the USA with a penalty shoot-out.

Award shared with Sweden

Arrigo SACCHI National Coach

Antonio MATARRESE President FIGC

Paolo MALDINI (Milan) Captain (6 games)

Franco BARESI (Milan) Captain (9 games)

Gianluca PAGLIUCA (Inter) Captain (1 game)

Giuseppe FERRARI Technical Commissioner (5 games)

Giuseppe PASQUALE President FIGC

RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - FRANCE FOOTBALL EUROPEAN NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR

Lorenzo BUFFON (Inter) Captain (3 games)

During 1962, the Italian National Team played 7 matches, 2 in Italy and 5 abroad, 3 friendly and 4 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 5 matches, equilised 1 and lost 1, during which they scored 16 goals and conceded 5.

Award shared with West Germany and Soviet Union

1962

Cesare MALDINI (Milan) Captain (2 games)

Giacomo LOSI (Roma) Captain (1 game)

Bruno MORA (Juventus) Captain (1 game)

Paolo MAZZA Technical Commissioner (5 games)

Edmondo FABBRI National Coach (2 games)

Giuseppe PASQUALE President FIGC

During 1963, the Italian National Team played 6 matches, 3 in Italy and 3 abroad, 3 friendly and 3 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 4 matches, equilised 1 and lost 1, during which they scored 7 goals and conceded 3.

Award shared with Yugoslavia and Belgium

1963

Cesare MALDINI (Milan) Captain (4 games)

Sandro SALVADORE (Juventus) Captain (2 games)

During 1967, the Italian National Team played 6 matches, 3 in Italy and 3 abroad, 1 friendly and 5 competitive matches. The Azzurri won 4 matches and equilised 2, during which they scored 15 goals and conceded 3.

Award shared with Hungary

1967

Ferruccio VALCAREGGI Technical Commissioner (2 games) National Coach (4 games)

Giacinto FACCHETTI (Inter) Captain

Helenio HERRERA Technical Commissioner (2 games)

Artemio FRANCHI President FIGC

Edmondo FABBRI National Coach