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.
Monza formed their esports team in September 2019, to compete in competitive FIFA games on PlayStation consoles.[1] Simone Figura (Figu7rinho) and Raffaele Cacciapuoti (Er_Caccia98) were presented as the team's first pro players.[2] Figura left in November 2020, and made way for Renzo Parave (Nzorello).[3] Monza reached the 2021 FIFA eClub World Cup Europe semi-finals, and were ranked 12th in the overall rankings;[4] they were the third-best professional football club in Europe,[4] and fourth worldwide.[5] In the 2021 eChampions League, Er_Caccia98 reached the final, losing to Danish player OliverPN;[6] he won $50,000 for finishing second.[7]
In January 2022, the Osservatorio Italiano Esports (OIES) presented their "OIES Badge" to a select few esports teams;[8] Monza and Inter Milan were the only two football clubs to receive the certification.[9] In October 2022, Cacciapuoti was confirmed in the roster for the fourth consecutive year, while Parave was replaced by Lucio Vecchione (HHezerS).[10]