The 2021–22 Coppa Italia Serie C was the 49th season of the

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the ...

, the cup competition for

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clubs. Juventus U23 were the defending champions having won their first title in June 2020 against

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, with a 2–1 final score in the

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. The 2020–21 season was not held due to the

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Participating teams

Group A (20 teams)

* AlbinoLeffe * FeralpiSalò * Fiorenzuola * Giana Erminio * Juventus U23 *

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Legnago Legnago () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy, with population (2012) of 25,439. It is located on the Adige river, about from Verona. Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and toba ...

* Mantova *

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* Pergolettese *

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* Pro Patria *

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* Renate *

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* Triestina *

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Group B (20 teams)

* Ancona-Matelica *

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* Fermana *

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* Imolese * Lucchese * Modena *

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* Reggiana *

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* Viterbese

Group C (20 teams)

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* Avellino * Bari *

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* Catania *

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* Fidelis Andria * Foggia * Juve Stabia *

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* Paganese * Palermo * Picerno * Potenza *

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* Turris * Vibonese * Virtus Francavilla

Format and seeding

The 60 teams in the 2021–22 Serie C entered the competition at various stages, as follows: * First phase (one-legged fixtures) ** First round (one-legged): it is contested by the 56 teams who do not participate in the

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. ** Second round (one-legged): it is contested by the 28 winners of the first round and the four teams that participate in Coppa Italia. * Second phase ** Round of 16 (one-legged): it is contested by the 16 winners of the second round. ** Quarter-finals (one-legged) ** Semi-finals (two-legged) * Final (two-legged)

Round dates

The schedule of each rounds were announced on 27 July 2021.

First round

The draw was made on 9 August 2021.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Second round

The round is contested by the winners of the previous round and the four teams that participated in the

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

First leg

Second leg

Bracket (from second round)

Goalscorers

''Statistics include the goals scored by Pro Patria and Lucchese against FeralpiSalò and

, for a total of 154 goals.''

Own goals

References

Coppa Italia Serie C seasons

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