Panchina d'Oro
Annual award given to the Italian association football coach
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Panchina d'Oro (English: Golden Bench) is a yearly award given to the best Italian association football coaches of the Serie A.[1] The Golden Bench is also awarded to the best men's Serie C and women's Serie A coaches as well as the best coaches in men's Italian futsal.[1] The Panchina d'Argento (English: Silver Bench) is awarded to the best Serie B and women's Serie B coach as well as the best coaches in women's Italian futsal.[1]
| Panchina d'Oro | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Panchina d'Oro |
| Description | Award given to the best football and futsal coaches in Italy |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Italian Football Federation |
History
The award was originally conceived by Massimo Moratti to reward the best European football club managers. While the award was initially assigned by journalists, from the 1993–94 season it started to be awarded by manager themselves to the colleagues considered to have performed the best throughout the previous season.[2]
From 1994–95 to 2005-06, the Golden Bench was awarded to the best Serie A or Serie B manager and the Silver Bench to the best Serie C1 or Serie C2 managers.[2]
From the 2006–07 season, the Golden Bench is awarded to the best Serie A manager and the Silver Bench to the best Serie B manager. A new category was therefore added to reward managers from the third (Serie C1/Prima Divisione) and fourth (Serie C2/Seconda Divisione) tier of the Italian football league system. After the third and fourth tiers were unified in 2015, a single Golden Bench is awarded to the best Serie C manager.[2][3]
In the 2013–14 edition, the award was opened to Italian's women football, celebrating the best women's Serie A and Serie B coaches.[4] In the 2016–17 edition, the award was also opened to the best coaches in men's and women's Italian futsal.[5]
Recipients
List of men's football Golden and Silver Bench winners
List of Serie C Golden and Silver Bench winners
List of women's football Golden and Silver Bench winners
| Season | Golden Bench | Club | Silver Bench | Club | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Milena Bertolini | Brescia | Isabella Cardone | Pink Sport Time | [4] |
| 2014–15 | Milena Bertolini | Brescia | Federica D'Astolfo | Reggiana | [28] |
| 2015–16 | Milena Bertolini | Brescia | Federica D'Astolfo | Reggiana | [18] |
| 2016–17 | Sauro Fattori | Fiorentina | Federica D'Astolfo | Reggiana | [19] |
| 2017–18 | Gianpiero Piovani | Brescia | Manuela Tesse | Lazio | [29] |
| 2018–19 | Elisabetta Bavagnoli | Roma | Alessandro Pistolesi | Empoli | [30] |
| 2019–20 | Gianpiero Piovani | Sassuolo | Alain Conte | San Marino | [22][31] |
| 2020–21 | Rita Guarino | Juventus | Manuela Tesse | Pomigliano | [23] |
| 2021–22 | Joe Montemurro | Juventus | Sebastian de la Fuente | Como | [24] |
| 2022–23 | Alessandro Spugna | Roma | Salvatore Colantuono | Cittadella | [25] |
| 2023–24 | Alessandro Spugna | Roma | Gianluca Grassadonia | Lazio | [26] |
| 2024–25 | Massimiliano Canzi | Juventus | Antonio Cincotta | Ternana | [27] |
List of men's futsal Golden Bench winners
| Season | Golden | Club | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | David Marín | Luparense | [5] |
| 2017–18 | Faustino Pérez | Acqua e Sapone | |
| 2018–19 | Fulvio Colini | Italservice | |
| 2019–20 | Fulvio Colini | Italservice | [32] |
| 2020–21 | Salvatore Samperi | Meta Catania | [23] |
| 2021–22 | Fulvio Colini | Italservice | [24] |
| 2022–23 | Salvatore Samperi | Feldi Eboli | [25] |
| 2023–24 | Juan Ramón Calvo | Meta Catania | [26] |
| 2024–25 | Luciano Antonelli | Feldi Eboli | [26] |
List of women's futsal Golden Bench winners
| Season | Silver | Club | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Daniele D'Orto | Olimpus | [5] |
| 2017–18 | Gianluca Marzuoli | Montesilvano | |
| 2018–19 | Gianluca Marzuoli | Montesilvano | |
| 2019–20 | Antonio Marzella | Real Statte | [32] |
| 2020–21 | Massimiliano Neri | Città di Falconara | [23] |
| 2021–22 | Massimiliano Neri | Città di Falconara | [24] |
| 2022–23 | Gianluca Marzuoli | Bitonto | [25] |
| 2023–24 | Gianluca Marzuoli | Bitonto | [26] |
| 2024–25 | Giulia Domenichetti | Città di Falconara | [26] |
Other awards
Special Golden Bench
| Year | Winner(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Giovanni Trapattoni | [33] |
| Fabio Capello | ||
| Alberto Bigon | ||
| 2006 | Marcello Lippi[a] | |
| 2011 | Azeglio Vicini | |
| Alberto Zaccheroni | ||
| 2014 | Roberto Menichelli | |
| 2015 | Marcelo Bielsa | |
| 2016 | Gianni De Biasi | |
| 2017 | Claudio Ranieri | |
| 2018 | Carlo Ancelotti | |
| Roberto Bordin | ||
| Antonio Conte | ||
| Massimo Carrera | ||
| Marco Rossi | ||
| 2023 | Ferdinando De Giorgi | |
| Lionel Scaloni | ||
| 2024 | Alberto Bollini | |
| Emiliano Del Duca | ||
| 2025 | Gian Piero Gasperini | [26] |
| Massimiliano Favo | ||
| Carlo Ancelotti | ||
| 2026 | Enzo Maresca | [27] |
Lifetime Achievement Golden Bench
| Year | Winner(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Azeglio Vicini | [33] |
| 1992 | Enzo Bearzot | |
| 1996 | Cesare Maldini | |
| 2002 | Carlo Mazzone | |
| 2016 | Luís Vinício |
Futsal Lifetime Achievement Golden Bench
| Year | Winner(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Piero Gialli | [26] |
Special Award for Enhancing Young Players
| Year | Winner(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Giuseppe Materazzi | [33] |
| 1999 | Marco Tardelli | |
| 2000 | Giovanni Vavassori | |
| 2003 | Eugenio Fascetti | |
| 2006 | Claudio Gentile |
"Positive Message" Award
| Year | Winner(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Siniša Mihajlović | [34] |
"Mino Favini" Award
| Year | Winner(s) | Club | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Roberto Samaden | Inter Milan Youth Sector | [35] |
| 2021–22 | Francesco Palmieri | Sassuolo | [24] |
| 2022–23 | Roberto Samaden | Inter Milan Youth Sector | [25] |
| 2023–24 | Francesco Palmieri | Sassuolo | [26] |
| 2024–25 | Massimo Tarantino | Inter Milan Youth Sector | [26] |
Footnotes
- Award shared with the staff leading Italy national football team during the 2006 World Cup, which included Ivano Bordon, Claudio Gaudino, Ciro Ferrara, Narciso Pezzotti and Vito Scala.[33]