Festitalia Calcio Master Cup History
In September of 2009, the Sons of Italy Hamilton FC sponsored its first Calcio Masters Cup as an annual Championship Game between the Sons of Italy FC Trieste and Roma over 35 men’s soccer teams. SOI FC Hamilton was established in 2007 when the Hamilton District Oldtimers Soccer League (HDOTSL) granted the Sons of Italy Trieste Lodge its first team.
In September 2012, partnering with Festitalia, the tournament was expanded to include additional Seniors Men’s Soccer teams and a Women’s division to play for the Festitalia’s Sons of Italy Morganti-Giardino Calcio Master’s Cup. The cup has been named in honour of two longtime Sons of Italy Hamilton members David Morganti and Tony Giardino. Both David and Tony are avid sports enthusiasts and have been instrumental in their support of the lodge’s soccer club inception.
Since 2012, tournament has evolved into annual competition, played in a group stage competition format with the top teams from each group playing in knock out games to determine the champion. The tournament also has a charitable aspect to it where players and spectators donate canned goods and non-perishables to local food banks.
The tournament’s motto of “Friends, Family and Fun” continues to bring various teams from the Hamilton area together to enjoy the “beautiful game” together for a friendly competition during the month of September.
Summary of the Festitalia Calcio Master Cup Winner’s:
Men’s Champions 2009 – SOI FC Trieste 2010 – SOI FC Trieste 2011 – SOI FC Roma 2012 – SOI FC Trieste 2013 – SOI FC Trieste 2014 – SOI FC Napoli 2015 – SOI FC Trieste 2016 – Proto (*All Star Team) 2017 – Hamilton Azzuri SC 2018 – SOI FC Trieste 2019 – SOI FC Trieste | Women Champions 2012 – SOI FC Azzure 2013 – Team Samuel 2014 – SOI FC Azzure |
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