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Clericus Cup
The Clericus Cup is a football tournament, sponsored by the Vatican and organized by the CSI (Italian Sport Centre) for members of the pontifical institutions of the province of Rome.
The players are all priests or future seminarians, mostly non italians, and games are held at the Oratory of St. Peter's in Rome, overlooking the dome.
Regulation differs in some details from that of the FIGC (Federazione Italiana Gioco Calcio) , but one difference is emblematic : the referees have a third card which is blue, in addition to the usual yellow and red cards. The blue card outs the player for five minutes allowing him to "meditate" on his foul.
During games, it is surprising to see the priests fans version "ultras", even if the atmosphere is always cheerful and friendly, while keeping the spirit of competition.
Games always end in a common prayer in the midfield .
This eighth edition of the Clericus Cup just ended with the victory, the first in its history, of the Pontifical Collegio Urbano. The victory was won by seminar missionary priests from Gianicolo, which is located in the administrative territory of the Vatican but ouside the Vatican walls.
158 seminarians - some already ordained deacons - are non italians, and Africa is the most represented continent, followed by Asia.
The team of "Urban" as dubbed by fans priests, is almost entirely composed of Africans, with the exception of one Indonesian, one Indian, and the responsible Vice Rector Father Agostino from Indonesia who recognizes he does not understand much about football.
We chosen to follow the Pontifical Collegio Urbano in the final phase of the Clericus Cup as well as in the daily life of prayer, study and community life, until the unpredictable final victory .
The players are all priests or future seminarians, mostly non italians, and games are held at the Oratory of St. Peter's in Rome, overlooking the dome.
Regulation differs in some details from that of the FIGC (Federazione Italiana Gioco Calcio) , but one difference is emblematic : the referees have a third card which is blue, in addition to the usual yellow and red cards. The blue card outs the player for five minutes allowing him to "meditate" on his foul.
During games, it is surprising to see the priests fans version "ultras", even if the atmosphere is always cheerful and friendly, while keeping the spirit of competition.
Games always end in a common prayer in the midfield .
This eighth edition of the Clericus Cup just ended with the victory, the first in its history, of the Pontifical Collegio Urbano. The victory was won by seminar missionary priests from Gianicolo, which is located in the administrative territory of the Vatican but ouside the Vatican walls.
158 seminarians - some already ordained deacons - are non italians, and Africa is the most represented continent, followed by Asia.
The team of "Urban" as dubbed by fans priests, is almost entirely composed of Africans, with the exception of one Indonesian, one Indian, and the responsible Vice Rector Father Agostino from Indonesia who recognizes he does not understand much about football.
We chosen to follow the Pontifical Collegio Urbano in the final phase of the Clericus Cup as well as in the daily life of prayer, study and community life, until the unpredictable final victory .
