The 1935–36
Coppa Italia was the restarting edition of the tournament and the first led to its conclusion since 1922.
98 teams, all the members of the
Higher Directory, took part to this competition, which included a first phase, with elimination rounds reserved to Serie B and C teams, and a final phase, where the 16 winners of the first phase met 16 Serie A teams. All the matches were played in a single leg with eventual replays under the model of the
FA Cup, homefields were decided by drawing except for the final match in
Genoa.
The trophy was won by
Torino, which defeated 5–1
Alessandria
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Alessandria ...
in the final match, played at the
Marassi Stadium in
Genoa on June 11, 1936. Winning the cup, Torino also gained the qualification to the
1936 edition of the
Mitropa Cup
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.
Serie C elimination rounds
All 64 Serie C teams in the 4 Zones (groups) of the championship.
First round
Zone A
Replay matches
* Pescara (Zone D) withdrew which qualified both Alma Juventus Fano and Mantova for the second round.
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Second round
Zone A
Replay match
Zone B
Zone C
Zone D
Serie B elimination round
Replay match
Third round
14 Serie B clubs are added (Catania, Hellas Verona, Livorno, Siena, Messina, Novara, Vigevano, Pisa, Pro Vercelli, Modena, SPAL, Taranto, Foggia, Pistoiese) together with qualified L’Aquila and Viareggio.
Replay matches
Knockout stage
All 16 Serie A clubs are added (Torino, Palermo, Sampierdarenese, Ambrosiana-Inter, Brescia, Juventus, Fiorentina, Genova 1893, Alessandria, Lazio, Roma, Napoli, Bari, Triestina, Milan, Bologna).
Legend:
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Final
Top goalscorers
Sources
*''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio–La Storia 1898–2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
References
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