The () is an annual
knockout cup competition in
Italian football
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organized by the
FIGC
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It ...
until
the 2009–10 season and the
Lega Serie A
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ever since.
History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of the participation of the teams in the tournament, since its inception in 1921, the Italian championship was divided into two groups. On the one hand the CCI Championship (Italian Football Confederation) and on the other the
FIGC championship (
Italian Football Federation
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). These two championships were not organized between them, so they could not manage the dates that allowed the normal course of the tournament. The tournament's first edition held in 1922 was won by
F.C. Vado
Vado Football Club 1913, better known as Vado, is an Italian football club based in the city of Vado Ligure, in the province of Savona.
It plays in the Serie D championship and is best known for being the first team to win the Coppa Italia, a ...
.
The second edition, scheduled in
the 1926–27 season, was cancelled during the round of 32. The third edition was not held until
1935–36. The events of
World War II
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interrupted the tournament after the 1942–43 season, and it did not resume again until 1958. Since then, it has been played annually or seasonally.
Juventus
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is the competition's most successful club with fourteen wins, followed by
Roma
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with nine. Juventus has contested the most finals with twenty, followed by Roma with seventeen finals. The holder can wear a
cockade of Italy
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Eighteenth century
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(Italian: ''coccarda''), akin to the
roundel
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s that appear on military aircraft. The winner automatically qualifies for both the
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
group stage and the
Supercoppa Italiana
The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...
the following year.
Format
The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings for each round made in advance; the draw for the whole competition is made before a ball is kicked. Each tie is played as a single leg, except a
two-legged
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semi-final stage. If a match is drawn, extra time is played. In the event of a draw after 120 Minutes, a penalty shoot-out is contested. As well as being presented with the trophy, the winning team also qualifies for the
UEFA Europa League
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(formerly the UEFA Cup). If the winners have already qualified for the
UEFA Champions League
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via the
Serie A
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, or are not entitled to play in UEFA competitions for any reason, the place goes to the next highest placed team in the league table.
There are a total of seven rounds in the competition. The competition begins in August with the preliminary round and is contested only by the eight lowest-ranked clubs. Clubs playing in
Serie B
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join in during the first round with the 12 lowest-ranked teams in
Serie A
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based on the previous league season's positions (unless they are to compete in European competition that year) begin the competition in the first round before August is over. The remaining eight Serie A teams join the competition in the third round in January, at which point 16 teams remain. The round of 16, the quarter-finals and the first leg of the semi-finals are then played in quick succession after the fourth round and the second leg of the semi-finals is played a couple of months later – in April – before the final in May. The two-legged final was eliminated for
the 2007–08 edition and a single-match final is now played at the
Stadio Olimpico
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in Rome.
Winners by year
Performance by club
Trophies
;Notes
* The 1922 tournament was contested only by minor teams, the biggest clubs having left the
FIGC
The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence.
It ...
to form a private league of their own.
* Although 75 tournaments have been contested, only 74 cups have been assigned. The 1926–27 tournament was cancelled in the round of 32.
Finals
In bold are the winners of the finals.
; Notes
* From 1968 to 1971, FIGC introduced a final group instead of semi-finals and finals. For statistical equity, only champions and runners-up of those groups are counted as finalists.
Performance by player
Top appearances
Top goalscorers
Most titles
Gianluigi Buffon and
Roberto Mancini
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As a player, Mancini operated as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Samp ...
(6)
Broadcasting
This is a list of
television broadcasters and
streaming television providers which provide coverage of the Coppa Italia, as well as the
Supercoppa Italiana
The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...
and maybe exclude the
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
matches (depending on broadcasting rights in selected regions).
2021–2024
Italy
The Supercoppa Italiana and the Coppa Italia are currently aired by
Mediaset
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from
the current season onwards. Previously, the tournament was aired by the national public broadcaster
RAI until
the 2020–21 season.
International
References
External links
* (in English)
Italy – List of Cup Finals (with links to full results)from
RSSSF
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