Esports department of football club A.C. Monza
This article is about the esports team. For the men's football team, see
A.C. Monza.
AC Monza Team eSports, or simply Monza (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmontsa] (listen)), is the esports department of Italian football club Monza. The division was established in September 2019 as a FIFA team.
History
Monza formed their esports team in September 2019, to compete in competitive FIFA games on PlayStation consoles. Simone Figura (Figu7rinho) and Raffaele Cacciapuoti (Er_Caccia98) were presented as the team's first pro players. Figura left in Nocember 2020, and made way for Renzo Parave (Nzorello).
Monza reached the 2021 FIFA eClub World Cup Europe semi-finals, and were ranked 12th in the overall rankings; they were the third-best professional football club in Europe, and fourth worldwide. In the 2021 eChampions League, Er_Caccia98 reached the final, losing to Danish player OliverPN; he won $50,000 for finishing second.
In January 2022, the Osservatorio Italiano Esports (OIES) presented their "OIES Badge" to a select few esports teams; Monza and Inter Milan were the only two football clubs to receive the certification.
Roster
Current
- As of 6 November 2020
Handle
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Name
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Nationality
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Period
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Console
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Er_Caccia98
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Raffaele Cacciapuoti
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Italy
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13 September 2019 – present
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PlayStation
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Nzorello
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Renzo Parave
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Italy
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6 November 2020 – present
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PlayStation
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Former
Handle
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Name
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Nationality
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Period
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Console
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Figu7rinho
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Simone Figura
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Italy
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13 September 2019 – 6 November 2020
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PlayStation
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Achievements
Competition
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Ranking
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Player(s)
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Season
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Futhead Tuesday Night Football – Europe
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1st of 16
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Er_Caccia98
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Edition #32 (FIFA 20)
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FIFA eClub World Cup – Europe
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3–4th of 14
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Er_Caccia98, Nzorello
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FIFA 21
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eChampions League
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2nd of 32
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Er_Caccia98
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FIFA 21
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