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20-586: This level of Italian football is completely amateur and is run on a regional level by a Regional Committee (Comitato Regionale). In the past, from 1904 since 1912, had been the 2nd level of Italian local regional tournaments in which main teams used to field apprentices and reserves. New teams entering F.I.F. (Italian Football Federation, was the old name of Italian Football Federation (F.I.G.C.) until 1909) were added to this championships. In February 1912 in Turin some F.I.G.C. Federal counsellors started elaborating

40-600: A 6–2 victory over France . During its history it has been used for many kinds of events, including the reconstruction of naval battles; William Frederick Cody ("Buffalo Bill") twice brought his "Wild West Show" here. Other artists who performed at the Arena include Chicago , Joe Cocker , Stewart Copeland , The Cure , Little Feat , Ben Harper , Lenny Kravitz , Lou Reed , The Manhattan Transfer , Robert Plant , Public Image Limited , Radiohead , Patti Smith , Ringo Starr , Rod Stewart , Sting and Andy Summers . The Arena

60-585: A Commission to reform all Leagues and federal rules. The Commission signed a document called the Carta di Viareggio (Rules issued in Viareggio ) where football players were recognised as "non-amateurs" and able to apply for refunds for the money they had lost while playing for the football teams. They had to sign the declaration not being professional players so that FIFA rules were respected because for FIGC; they were appearing as "amateurs" receiving just refunds. It

80-527: A new rule introducing promotions and relegations from Seconda Categoria to Prima Categoria . This new rule was set during the July 1912 federal annual meeting so that this category changed name into Promozione because winning teams were awarded "promotion" to upper level. This category name too was given to the second level of youth tournaments in 1919 when created by a new local and independent federation called U.L.I.C. (Unione Libera Italiana del Calcio) which

100-459: Is a multi-purpose stadium in Milan , Italy , which was opened on 18 August 1807. One of the city's main examples of neoclassical architecture , today it mainly hosts football and rugby union games, concerts and cultural events. The stadium can hold 10,000 to 30,000 spectators. The Arena was the home pitch for Inter Milan from 1930 to 1947 and has been the home of Inter Women since 2023. It

120-486: Is also home to Milan's third football team, Brera , as well as being the host venue for an annual athletics meeting – the Notturna di Milano . Until 2011, the Arena was the home ground of Amatori Rugby Milano , a rugby union club founded in 1927 that won 18 Italian Championships. The Arena Civica opened on 18 August 1807, and later it was used for football activities, mainly by Internazionale . Inter first played at

140-689: Is the governing body of football in Italy . It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence . It manages and coordinates the Italian football league system . It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italy national football team (men's), women's , and youth national football teams. The Italy national futsal team also belongs to the federation. The Federation

160-614: The "Amateur League" (Italian: Lega Nazionale Dilettanti ) and all "Divisions" (Divisioni in Italian) were converted into "Categories" (Categorie in Italian) and First Division ( Prima Divisione ) become Seconda Categoria. With the reform of the Lega Pro before the 2014–2015 season in which the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione were unified restoring Serie C as the new third national level,

180-530: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Abete resigned and Carlo Tavecchio was elected president of the Federation and Michele Uva as general manager. The new governance began many reforms on the main aspects of Italian football, particularly through the use of young players trained in Italy, the economic sustainability - financial professional clubs, start the reorganization of the operating structure of the FIGC. In support of

200-607: The "amateur" status real and effective, such as footballers' residence and transfer controls but the best players were secretly paid and moved from other provinces illegally. Foreigners had to live in the country to get a residence visa and a players' card. When, in 1926, the Italian Federation Board resigned following a very difficult referees' strike, the fascist Lando Ferretti, president of the Italian Olympic Committee ( C.O.N.I. ), nominated

220-419: The Arena in 1909 and moved into the stadium on a permanent basis in 1930. It shared the grounds with AC Milan in the 1940s; Inter moved to San Siro , the home ground of AC Milan, in 1947. The team returned occasionally for relocated matches, their last being on 10 December 1958 for a Fairs Cup fixture against Lyon . It was also used on 15 May 1910 in the Italy national football team 's first official match,

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240-569: The Italian league, primarily to revive the national team. In December 1998, the FIGC celebrated its centenary at the Stadio Olimpico in a match featuring Italy vs World XI , with Italy winning 6–2. The FIGC was placed in administration in May 2006 as a result of the 2006 Italian football scandal and was put under the management of Guido Rossi . In May 2006, Rossi was chosen and accepted

260-551: The active clubs, decided to send a postcard asking all teams to vote for the five new names discussed during the meeting. The new name approved was "Federazione Italiana Giuoco del Calcio" (FIGC), and since then has been the name of the Italian Football Federation. The debut of the Men's National Team was on 15 May 1910, at Arena Civica , wearing a white jersey where Italy defeated France 6–2. The following year,

280-623: The activity and with a view of maximum transparency, the FIGC public a series of documents: Football Report, Integrated Budget (evolution of the Social Report), Management Report, Income Statement of Italian football. On 20 November 2017, Tavecchio resigned as Italian Football Federation president, seven days after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup , the first time since 1958 . Arena Civica Arena Civica ( Italian pronunciation: [aˈrɛːna ˈtʃiːvika, aˈreːna -] ), officially Arena Gianni Brera ,

300-540: The blue jersey was introduced on the occasion of the match against Hungary as a tribute to the colour of the House of Savoy . This Italian Federation was an amateur federation respecting FIFA rules when it became a member in 1905. At the end of World War I , the federation had seen impressive development and several footballers were judged to be professional players and banned according to FIFA agreements. From 1922 to 1926, new and more severe rules were approved for keeping

320-549: The championship became the eighth national level, but remained the fourth highest regional competition. This article about an Italian association football competition is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Italian Football Federation The Italian Football Federation ( Italian : Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio , pronounced [federatˈtsjoːne itaˈljaːna ˈdʒwɔːko ˈkaltʃo] ; FIGC [ˌfiddʒitˈtʃi] ), known colloquially as Federcalcio ( pronounced [federˈkaltʃo] ),

340-511: The role of president of Telecom Italia . This appointment caused angry reactions from club presidents in Italy. On 19 September, Rossi resigned as Commissioner of FIGC. On 21 September, Luca Pancalli , head of the Italian Paralympic Committee, was chosen to replace Rossi. On 2 April 2007, a new President was elected, with former Vice-President Giancarlo Abete being voted by 264 grand electors out of 271. Following

360-598: Was established in Turin on 26 March 1898 as the Federazione Italiana del Football (FIF), on the initiative of a Constituent Assembly established on 15 March by Enrico D'Ovidio. Mario Vicary was elected the first official president of the FIF on 26 March. When, in 1909, it was suggested to change the Federation's name at an annual board elections held in Milan , the few teams attending, representing less than 50% of

380-413: Was set in Milan in 1917. Later entered the main Italian federation system F.I.G.C. in 1927 and had been in use up to 1947 at local committees. Despite Regional F.I.G.C. championships and tournaments U.L.I.C. was birth date limited (not yet 21 years' old). Unused for a long time by the F.I.G.C. just because most of lower federal categories got another name (Division), got back in 1959 because of birth of

400-536: Was the beginning of professionalism in Italy . The Carta di Viareggio reduced the number of foreign players to just one per match so that the majority of Hungarians remained jobless and returned to their country. Commissioner Bruno Zauli led the FIGC renovation process (1959), with the establishment of three Leagues (Professional, Semi-professional, Amateur) and the creation of the Technical and Youth Sectors. Between 1964 and 1980, foreign players were banned from

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