The Trofeo Achille e Cesare Bortolotti, best known as Trofeo Bortolotti (English: Bortolotti Trophy), is a friendly tournament organized by Atalanta B.C.

Trofeo Bortolotti
Organising bodyAtalanta B.C.
Founded1992
RegionBergamo, Italy
Number of teams2–3
Most successful club(s)Atalanta (17 titles)

History

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The tournament is organized in memory of Atalanta presidents Achille Bortolotti and Cesare Bortolotti. Generally, the matches is played a team in a 90-minute match at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia and in the event of a tie it goes to a penalty shootout.[1][2] In four editions, the Trophy has been awarded after a triangular match with matches of 45 minutes each, with the possibility of penalties in the event of a draw. The Trophy has been held annually since 1992, with the exceptions of 1999, 2005, 2019, 2020 and 2021 where it has not been held.

List of champions

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Following is the list with all the champions of the Trofeo Bortolotti:[3]

Season Champions Runners-up Third place
1992   Atalanta   Borussia Dortmund   Juventus
1993   Atalanta   Marseille
1994   Atalanta   Novorizontino
1995[4]   São Paulo   Atalanta
1996   Atalanta   S.C. Leffe   Alzano
1997[2]   Vasco da Gama   Padova   Atalanta
1998   Sampdoria   Atalanta
1999 Not held
2000   Atalanta   Milan
2001   Atalanta   Borussia Dortmund
2002   Atalanta   Real Sociedad
2003   Atalanta   Udinese
2004   Atalanta   Sampdoria
2005 Not held
2006   Sampdoria   Atalanta
2007   Atalanta   Mechelen
2008   Atalanta   IFK Göteborg
2009   Atalanta   Hull City
2010   Sevilla   Atalanta
2011[5]   Queens Park Rangers   Braga   Atalanta
2012   Atalanta   Udinese
2013   Atalanta   Udinese
2014   Atalanta   Nantes
2015   Shakhtar   Atalanta
2016   Eintracht Frankfurt   Atalanta
2017[6]   Atalanta   Lille
2018[7]   Atalanta   Hertha Berlin
2019–2021 Not held
2022[8]   Eintracht Frankfurt   Atalanta

Total

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Club Winners Runners-up
  Atalanta 17 7
  Sampdoria 2 1
  Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0
  Queens Park Rangers 1 0
  São Paulo 1 0
  Shakhtar 1 0
  Sevilla 1 0
  Vasco da Gama 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Trofeo Bortolotti: facing Eintracht on 9/12". OneFootball. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Há 22 anos, Vasco era campeão do Troféu Bortolotti, disputado na Itália". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Trofeo Achille e Cesare Bortolotti". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Conquistas". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Il Bortolotti al Queens Park Rangers". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. ^ "L'Atalanta non delude nel primo vero test - Batte il Lille e vince il trofeo Bortolotti" (in Italian). L'Eco di Bergamo. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Bella Atalanta: batte Hertha 3-2 - Barrow, Mancini e Ilicic in gol" (in Italian). L'Eco di Bergamo. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Trofeo Bortolotti: vince l'Eintracht ai rigori 5-7 (i tempi regolamentari erano finiti 2-2)" (in Italian). L'Eco di Bergamo. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.