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The Pulcino d’Oro International Tournament, which will be held for the tenth time in June 2025, is open to clubs participating in the Pulcino d’Oro Regional Tournaments organised throughout Italy and Europe and to clubs holding a wild card.
The Regional Tournaments will be held at partner clubs carefully selected by the Pulcino d’Oro Organising Committee.
Clubs that excel in the Regional Tournaments will have direct access to the Pulcino d’Oro 2025 International Tournament. Wild cards will be issued by the Organising Committee to historical clubs and to those who wish to participate in the Tournament but do not reside in the regions where the Regional Tournaments will be held.

The International Pulcino D'Oro Tournament

The tournament is meant for the Pulcini category (young athletes who have turned 8 years old according to their birth date). The matches will be played 6 vs 6 (5 players + goalkeeper) on smaller fields with goals measuring 4 meters in width and 2 meters in height, using size 4 balls.
Game duration and format: Qualifying matches will consist of 3 periods of 8 minutes each. The final group stage matches, consisting of 4 teams, will be played in 3 periods of 5 minutes each. It is important to note that no team will be eliminated during the qualifying matches.
Each team will play a minimum of 10 matches between Thursday and Sunday. At least one of these matches will be played against a professional team.

The qualifying matches will start on Thursday. The final phase will conclude on Sunday afternoon, around 6:00 PM, with the matches broadcasted live on national television.

For more information

For more information about this, write to torneo@pulcinodoro.eu or call Andrea Scalet (347 6597188) or Alice Zorzi (347 1293164) , tournament organizational managers.