Italy National Football Team Profile

Profile of the Italy national football team history top score most caps players most appearances, FIGC Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio is the Italy football associaton was founded on 16 march 1898 and represents governing body for football in Italy for international competition and is controlled by FIGC. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1905.

Italy's national team made their debut on 15 May 1910 at the Arena di Milano, beating France 6-2. The Azzurri lifted the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1938 under coach Vittorio Pozzo. Players such as Giuseppe Meazza and Eraldo Monzeglio shone in 1934, and Amedeo Biavati, Alfredo Foni and Silvio Piola in 1938. They also won gold at the 1936 Olympics.

FIGC Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
Nation: Italy	Founded: 16 March 1898
UEFA Affiliation: 1954	FIFA Affiliation: 1905
Web: http://www.figc.it	Phone: +39 06 84 911

Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup behind Brazil (5), having won 4 titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and also appearing in two finals (1970, 1994). They have also won one European championship (1968), one Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups.

The first success in an official tournament came with the bronze medal in 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. After losing the semi-final against Uruguay, an 11–3 victory against Egypt secured third place in the competition. Italy triumphed in the 1968 UEFA European Championship with stars like Gianni Rivera, Sandro Mazzola, Gigi Riva, Dino Zoff and Giacinto Facchetti, and were also runners-up at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. A third World Cup was landed in 1982 by the talents of Paolo Rossi, Zoff, Claudio Gentile, Antonio Cabrini, Bruno Conti, Gaetano Scirea and Marco Tardelli. The nation celebrated a fourth World Cup coronation courtesy of Marcello Lippi's charges in Germany in 2006. A richly skilled squad was underpinned by Gigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Alessandro Del Piero and Andrea Pirlo.

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• Data :

- Nickname: Gli Azzurri (the blues)
- Association: FIGC Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
- Home Stadium: -not specified-
- Address: Via Gregorio Allegri 14 CP 2450 00198 ROMA
- Fax: +39 06 84 912 526
- FIFA Code: ITA

• Honours

- Olympic Football Tournament
1. Champions [gold medal] (1) 1936
2. Third Place [bronze medal] (2) 1928, 2004

- FIFA World Cup
1. Champions (4) 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
2. Runners-up (2) 1970, 1994
3. 3rd Place (1) 1990
4. 4th Place (1) 1978

- UEFA European Championship
1. Champions (1) 1968
2. Runners-up (2) 2000, 2012
3. 4th Place (1) 1980
4. Semi-final (1) 1988

- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
1. Champions (5) 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004

- UEFA European Under-19 Championship
1. Champions (1) 2003

- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
1. Champions (2) 1982, 1987

- UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship
1. Champions (2) 1999, 2008

- UEFA Futsal Euro
1. Champions (1) 2003

• UEFA European Championship Record

Italy EURO Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1960	did not enter
	1964	did not qualify
	1968	Champions	3	1	2	0	3	1
	1972	did not qualify
	1976	did not qualify
	1980	Fourth-Place	4	1	3	0	2	1
	1984	did not qualify
	1988	Semi-Final	4	2	1	1	4	3
	1992	did not qualify
	1996	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	3
	2000	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	9	4
	2004	Group Stage	3	1	2	0	3	2
	2008	Quarter-Final	4	1	2	1	3	4
	2012	Runners Up	6	2	3	1	6	7
Total	=	8/14	33	13	15	5	33	25
	2016	next

• FIFA World Cup Record

Italy FIFA World Cup Participations
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	1930	did not enter
	1934	Champions	5	4	1	0	12	3
	1938	Champions	4	4	0	0	11	5
	1942	cancelled due to world war II
	1946	cancelled due to world war II
	1950	Group-Stage	2	1	0	1	4	3
	1954	Group-Stage	3	1	0	2	6	7
	1958	did not qualify
	1962	Group-Stage	3	1	1	1	3	2
	1966	Group-Stage	3	1	0	2	2	2
	1970	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	10	8
	1974	Group-Stage	3	1	1	1	5	4
	1978	Fourth-Place	7	4	1	2	9	6
	1982	Champions	7	4	3	0	12	6
	1986	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	5	6
	1990	Third-Place	7	6	1	0	10	2
	1994	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	8	5
	1998	Quarter-Final	5	3	2	0	8	3
	2002	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	5	5
	2006	Champions	7	6	1	0	12	2
	2010	Group-Stage	3	0	2	1	4	5
Total	=	17/19	83	45	21	17	130	78
	2014	next

• FIFA Confederation Cup Record

Italy FIFA Confederation Cup Participation
Host	Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	1992- 2005	did not qualify
	2009	Group-Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
	2013	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	=	1/9	3	1	0	2	3	5
	2017	next

• Top Score

Top Scorers of The Italy National Football Team
Players	Goals	Caps	Periods
Luigi Riva	35	42	1965-1974
Giuseppe Meazza	33	53	1930-1939
Silvio Piola	30	34	1935-1952
Roberto Baggio	27	56	1988-2004
Alessandro Del Piero	27	91	1995-2008
Adolfo Baloncieri	25	47	1920-1930
Filippo Inzaghi	25	57	1997-2007
Alessandro Altobelli	25	61	1980-1988
Christian Vieri	23	49	1997-2005
Francesco Graziani	23	64	1975-1983

• Most Appearances

Most Caps of The Italy National Football Team
Players	Caps	Periods
Fabio Cannavaro	136	1997-2010
Paolo Maldini	126	1988-2002
Gianluigi Buffon	124	1997-?
Dino Zoff	112	1968-1983
Gianluca Zambrotta	98	1999-2010
Andrea Pirlo	95	2002-?
Giacinto Facchetti	94	1963-1977
Alessandro Del Piero	91	1995-2008
Daniele De Rossi	83	2004-?
Marco Tardelli	81	1976-1985

Italy National Football Team Profile.