FENIX Trophy

The Fenix Trophy is an annual European football competition between semi-professional and amateur clubs. It was founded in 2021 by the Italian football club Brera Calcio. The competition is officially recognized by UEFA.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Fenix Trophy
Founded2021 (2021)
RegionEurope
Number of teamsVaried
Current championsDenmark BK Skjold (1st title)
Most successful club(s)England F.C. United of Manchester, Denmark BK Skjold (1 title)
Websitehttps://www.fenixtrophy.eu
2023–24 Fenix Trophy

The word FENIX is an acronym and stands for Friendly - European - Non professional - Innovative - Xenial (From the ancient Greek xenos, the word examined for an attitude of resistance to strangers, with maintaining mutual respect for cultural differences).


List of finals
Key
† Match was won during extra time
* Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that season's final game.
List of Fenix Trophy finals
Season Country Winners Score Runners-up Country Venue Attendance
2021–22  England FC United of Manchester 2–0 Prague Raptors  Czech Republic Stadio Romeo Neri, Rimini, Italy
2022–23  Denmark BK Skjold 3–0 Prague Raptors  Czech Republic San Siro, Milan, Italy

Season 2021-22

The first tournament was held during the 2021-22 season. There were 2 pools with 4 teams each. Afterwards, the clubs played against each other in Rimini, Italy, according to their final position.

Prague Raptors and FC United of Manchester winners of their group played the final on June 11, 2022 in the Stadio Romeo Neri, which was won by Manchester 0-2.

The following teams participated:

Season 2022-23

For the 2022-23 season, 3 groups of 3 teams each were formed. The winners of the pools and the best 2nd took part in the Final 4 in Milan.

The following teams took part in the second season:

At the end of the season, FC United of Manchester, BK Skjold, Prague Raptors (who all won their groups) and Brera Calcio (which was also selected as the best 2nd in the groups) played the Final 4. These were played on June 7, 2023 in the Arena Civica, BK Skjold won 3-2 against FC United of Manchester and Prague Raptors FC won 1-0 against Brera FC. The final was played on Thursday, June 8, 2023 in the iconic San Siro, where BK Skjold was 3-0 too strong for Prague Raptors FC.

Season 2023-24

The following teams will take part in the third season:

References
  1. "FENIX Trophy: The alternative European Super League". dw.com.
  2. "Fenix Trophy: A new shot at European glory for semi-professional and amateur clubs". bbc.com.
  3. "Fenix Trophy: el placer de jugar y la amistad por encima de todo". elsaltodiario.com.
  4. "La fiesta europea del fútbol de barrio". levante-emv.com.
  5. "DWS doet mee aan de Fenix Trophy, het Europees toernooi dat ageert tegen commercie rond voetbal". parool.nl (Archived).
  6. "'We're pioneers like Manchester United were' - a night watching European football with FC United". manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  7. "FC United of Manchester's road to European glory". mancunianmatters.co.uk.
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