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Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of
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. The
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was organized by the DDS and the
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until the 2009–10 season and by
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ever since.
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is the competition's most successful club with fifteen wins, followed by
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and
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with nine. Juventus has contested the most finals with 22, followed by Roma with 17 finals. The holder can wear a
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s that appear on military aircraft. The winner automatically qualifies for both the
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league phase and the
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the following year.


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 rich CCI Championship (Italian Football Confederation) and on the other the poor FIGC championship (
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). Losing all its most prestigious clubs, the FIGC tried to enhance its rump season with a new cup. The tournament's first edition held in 1922 was won by
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. The following agreement between the contenders did not contemplate a cup that, outside a failed 1926–27 tournament which was cancelled during the round of 32, was not held until 1935–36. The events of
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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. The eight seasons during the
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period were contested copying the
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format. There was a different trophy, and the winners were awarded the tricolour
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while the championship winners obtained a Savoyard scudetto instead. The present-day cup and cockade were introduced in 1958. The cup was resumed following the voices of the creation of a
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. Having the sole goal to define a participant to the new UEFA competition, the cup had a minimal direct elimination format. In 1967, following the reduction of the Serie A to 16 teams, semifinals and finals were replaced by a final post-season group, while the following year a pre-season group substitued the early rounds. In 1971, the format was restructured with two semifinal post-season groups, in order to introduce a fixed one-legged final in
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. Ordinary quarterfinals and semifinals were reintroduced in 1978, with a round of 16 when the competition was reopened to some Serie C clubs. Direct elimination then replaced any group when the Serie A was expanded to 18 club in the late eighties. After the expansion of the league to 20 club in the 2000’s, the actual minimalist format was fixed.


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
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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
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(formerly the UEFA Cup). If the winners have already qualified for the
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via the
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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
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join in during the first round with the 12 lowest-ranked teams in
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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 winter, at which point 16 teams remain. The quarter-finals are then played in quick succession, and the semi-finals are played 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
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in Rome.


Winners by year


Performance by club


Trophies

;Notes * The 1922 tournament was contested only by smaller clubs who remained associated with
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, following the formation of a breakaway league by the larger teams who participated the
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. * Although 78 tournaments have been contested, only 77 cups have been assigned. The 1926–27 edition was abandoned in the round of 32.


Finals

Winning years are in bold. ; 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

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Broadcasting

This is a list of television broadcasters and
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providers which provide coverage of the Coppa Italia, as well as the
Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana, also known as the Italian Super Cup, is an annual super cup tournament in Italian football. Founded in 1988 as a two-team competition, it has featured four teams since 2023 (the winners and runners-up of the previous ...
and maybe exclude the
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matches (depending on broadcasting rights in selected regions).


2024–2027


Italy

The Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana has been broadcast by
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since the 2021–22 season. Previously, the tournament was aired by the national public broadcaster
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up until the 2020–21 edition.


International

For countries without broadcasting rights, both Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana also available via Serie A YouTube channel.


See also

*
Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana, also known as the Italian Super Cup, is an annual super cup tournament in Italian football. Founded in 1988 as a two-team competition, it has featured four teams since 2023 (the winners and runners-up of the previous ...
*
Coppa Italia Dilettanti The Coppa Italia Dilettanti (Italian for: Italian Amateurs Cup) is an annual knock-out competition for teams from the fifth and sixth levels of Italian football: the Eccellenza and the Promozione. All ties except for the final, which is held at t ...
* List of Coppa Italia finals


References


External links

* (in English)
Italy – List of Cup Finals (with links to full results)
from
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Coppa Italia Roll Of Honour

Coppa Italia matches by season

Current-season Coppa Italia schedule
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