The 2025–26

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(branded as the Coppa Italia

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for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th edition of the national domestic tournament. There are 44 participating teams.

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are the defending champions, winning their third title in the previous edition, by defeating

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1–0 in the

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, winning a first national title in 51 years.

Format and seeding

Teams entered the competition at various stages, as follows: * First phase (one-legged fixtures) ** Preliminary round: the four teams from

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and four

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teams started the tournament ** First round: the four winners were joined by the remaining 16

teams, and 12 teams from

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** Second round: the 16 winners faced each other * Second phase ** Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight winners were joined by

clubs, seeded 1–8 ** Quarter-finals (one-legged): the eight winners faced each other ** Semi-finals (two-legged): the four winners faced each other ** Final (one-legged): the two winners faced each other

Round dates

Participating teams

First stage

Preliminary round

A total of eight teams from

and

competed in this round, four of which advanced to the first round.

First round

A total of 32 teams (4 winners from the preliminary round, the remaining 16 teams from

and 12

teams seeded 9–20) competed in this round, 16 of which advanced to the second round.

Second round

The sixteen winning teams from the first round competed in the second round, eight of which advanced to the round of 16.

Final stage

Bracket

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches were played between the eight winners from the second round and clubs seeded 1–8 in the

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Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matches were played between clubs advancing from the round of 16.

Semi-finals

The two-legged semi-finals were played between clubs advancing from the quarter-finals.