The 1936–37

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. All teams from

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and

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took part to this competition, which included a first phase, with elimination rounds reserved for teams in Serie B and C, and a final phase, where the 16 winners of the first phase met the 16 Serie A teams. All the matches were played in a single leg with eventual replay on the model of the

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; homefields were decided by a draw except for the final match in

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. The trophy was won by Genova 1893, which defeated 1–0

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in the final match, played at the Giovanni Berta Stadium in

on June 6, 1937. By winning the cup, Genova 1893 also qualified for the 1937 edition of the

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Qualifying round

Serie C qualifying and preliminary rounds were under geographical zones.

1st Preliminary Round

52 clubs are added. Replay matches * Cerignola and Pistoiese qualify after drawing of lots.

2nd Preliminary Round

Replay matches * Mantova qualify after drawing of lots.

3rd Preliminary Round

All 16 Serie B clubs are added (Catanzarese, Catania, Hellas Verona, Livorno, Atalanta, Brescia, L'Aquila, Viareggio, Pisa, Messina, Pro Vercelli, Spezia, Cremonese, Palermo, Venezia, Modena). Replay matches * Spezia qualify after drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

All 16 Serie A clubs are added (Bari, Milano, Alessandria, Genova 1893, Lazio, Sampierdarenese, Bologna, Fiorentina, Ambrosiana-Inter, Napoli, Lucchese, Juventus, Roma, Triestina, Torino, Novara). Legend: * * *

Final

Top goalscorers

Sources

*''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio–La Storia 1898–2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

References

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