Historic Florentine Football, San Giovanni Tournament - Piazza Santa Croce, Florence

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EVENT NAME: San Giovanni Tournament of Historical Florentine Football

EVENT PLACE: Piazza Santa Croce, Florence

EVENT DATE: 14 and 15 June 2025 the semi-finals, 24 June 2025 the final

EVENT DESCRIPTION

A truly characteristic event of the city in which the four teams of the historic districts compete: the Whites of Santo Spirito, the Reds of Santa Maria Novella, the Greens of San Giovanni and the Blues of Santa Croce. Every year a total of three matches are played:

two semifinals (Saturday 14 June RED VS BLUE and Sunday 15 June WHITE VS GREEN)
the final as per tradition on June 24, on the occasion of the feast of the city's patron saint San Giovanni,

The matches will be preceded by the Historical Procession of the Florentine Republic, with flag-wavers and musicians. The matches are decided based on the draw that takes place on Easter Sunday on the occasion of the Scoppio del Carro. h. 15.00.

The Historical Parade of the Florentine Republic starts from Piazza Santa Maria Novella passing through Via dei Banchi, Via Rondinelli, Via Tornabuoni, Via Strozzi, Piazza della Repubblica, Via degli Speziale, Via Calzaiuoli, Piazza della Signoria, Via della Ninna, Via de 'Neri, Borgo Santa Croce to Piazza Santa Croce. h. 17.00

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