Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since.
Juventus is the competition's most successful club with fifteen wins, followed by Inter Milan with ten. Juventus has contested the most finals with 22, followed by Roma with 17 finals. The holder can wear a cockade of Italy (Italian: coccarda), akin to the roundels that appear on military aircraft. The winner automatically qualifies for both the UEFA Europa League league phase and the Supercoppa Italiana 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 (Italian Football Federation). 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 F.C. Vado. 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 World War II 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 fascist period were contested copying the FA Cup format. There was a different trophy, and the winners were awarded the tricolour scudetto 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 Cup Winners Cup. 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 substituted 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 Rome.
Ordinary quarterfinals and semi-finals 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 clubs in the 2000s, 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 two-legged semi-final stage. Through the 2023–24 edition, extra time was played following all matches drawn after 90 minutes. Beginning with the 2024–25 edition, extra time is only possible in the semi-finals and the final; matches drawn after 90 minutes in all other rounds are immediately followed by a penalty shoot-out to determine which team will advance to the next round.
In addition to being presented with the trophy, the winning team also qualifies for the UEFA Europa League. If the winners have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the Serie A 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. It begins in August with the preliminary round and is contested only by the eight lowest-ranked clubs. Clubs playing in Serie B join in during the first round with the 12 lowest-ranked teams in Serie A 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 quarterfinals 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 Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Phase Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved From previous round Entries in this round Teams entering at this roundFirstphase Preliminary round 44 8 none 8 Four teams from Serie B and four teams from Serie C (ranked 37–44)First round403242812 teams from Serie A and 16 teams from Serie B (ranked 9–36)Second round241616none Secondphase Round of 16 16 16 8 8 Eight teams from Serie A (ranked 1–8) Quarter-finals 8 8 4 none Semi-finals 4 4 2 Final 2 2 1
Winners by year List of winners of Coppa Italia1922: Vado (1) 1935–36: Torino (1) 1936–37: Genoa (1) 1937–38: Juventus (1) 1938–39: Inter Milan (1) 1939–40: Fiorentina (1) 1940–41: Venezia (1) 1941–42: Juventus (2) 1942–43: Torino (2) 1958: Lazio (1) 1958–59: Juventus (3) 1959–60: Juventus (4) 1960–61: Fiorentina (2) 1961–62: Napoli (1) 1962–63: Atalanta (1) 1963–64: Roma (1) 1964–65: Juventus (5) 1965–66: Fiorentina (3) 1966–67: AC Milan (1) 1967–68: Torino (3) 1968–69: Roma (2) 1969–70: Bologna (1) 1970–71: Torino (4) 1971–72: AC Milan (2) 1972–73: AC Milan (3) 1973–74: Bologna (2)
1974–75: Fiorentina (4) 1975–76: Napoli (2) 1976–77: AC Milan (4) 1977–78: Inter Milan (2) 1978–79: Juventus (6) 1979–80: Roma (3) 1980–81: Roma (4) 1981–82: Inter Milan (3) 1982–83: Juventus (7) 1983–84: Roma (5) 1984–85: Sampdoria (1) 1985–86: Roma (6) 1986–87: Napoli (3) 1987–88: Sampdoria (2) 1988–89: Sampdoria (3) 1989–90: Juventus (8) 1990–91: Roma (7) 1991–92: Parma (1) 1992–93: Torino (5) 1993–94: Sampdoria (4) 1994–95: Juventus (9) 1995–96: Fiorentina (5) 1996–97: Vicenza (1) 1997–98: Lazio (2) 1998–99: Parma (2) 1999–2000: Lazio (3)
2000–01: Fiorentina (6) 2001–02: Parma (3) 2002–03: AC Milan (5) 2003–04: Lazio (4) 2004–05: Inter Milan (4) 2005–06: Inter Milan (5) 2006–07: Roma (8) 2007–08: Roma (9) 2008–09: Lazio (5) 2009–10: Inter Milan (6) 2010–11: Inter Milan (7) 2011–12: Napoli (4) 2012–13: Lazio (6) 2013–14: Napoli (5) 2014–15: Juventus (10) 2015–16: Juventus (11) 2016–17: Juventus (12) 2017–18: Juventus (13) 2018–19: Lazio (7) 2019–20: Napoli (6) 2020–21: Juventus (14) 2021–22: Inter Milan (8) 2022–23: Inter Milan (9) 2023–24: Juventus (15) 2024–25: Bologna (3) 2025–26: Inter Milan (10)
Performance by club Trophies
Club Winners Winning years Juventus 15 1938, 1942, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1979, 1983, 1990, 1995, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024 Inter Milan 10 1939, 1978, 1982, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2026 Roma 9 1964, 1969, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1991, 2007, 2008 Lazio 7 1958, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019 Fiorentina 6 1940, 1961, 1966, 1975, 1996, 2001 Napoli 6 1962, 1976, 1987, 2012, 2014, 2020 Torino 5 1936, 1943, 1968, 1971, 1993 AC Milan 5 1967, 1972, 1973, 1977, 2003 Sampdoria 4 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994 Bologna 3 1970, 1974, 2025 Parma 3 1992, 1999, 2002 Vado 1 1922 Genoa 1 1937 Venezia 1 1941 Atalanta 1 1963 Vicenza 1 1997Total 78— Notes The 1922 tournament was contested only by smaller clubs who remained associated with FIGC, following the formation of a breakaway league by the larger teams who participated the 1921–22 Prima Divisione. Although 79 tournaments have been contested, only 78 titles have been assigned. The 1926–27 edition was abandoned in the round of 32.
Finals
Winning years are in bold.
Club Finalists Finals years Juventus 221938, 1942, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1973, 1979, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 Roma 17 1937, 1941, 1964, 1969, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 Inter Milan 16 1939, 1959, 1965, 1977, 1978, 1982, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2026 AC Milan 15 1942, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003, 2016, 2018, 2025 Torino 13 1936, 1938, 1943, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1993 Fiorentina 111940, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1975, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2014, 2023 Lazio 111958, 1961, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2026 Napoli 101962, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2012, 2014, 2020 Sampdoria 71985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2009 Atalanta 6 1963, 1987, 1996, 2019, 2021, 2024 Parma 5 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002 Bologna 3 1970, 1974, 2025 Palermo 3 1974, 1979, 2011 Hellas Verona 3 1976, 1983, 1984 Genoa 2 1937, 1940 Venezia 2 1941, 1943 Vado 11922 Udinese 1 1922 Alessandria 1 1936 Novara 1 1939 SPAL 1 1962 Catanzaro 1 1966 Padova 1 1967 Cagliari 1 1969 Ancona 1 1994 Vicenza 1 1997Total 156—
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 RankPlayerPeriodGames1 Roberto Mancini1202 Giuseppe Bergomi1979–1999119 3 Pietro Vierchowod1977–19911164 Franco Causio1968–19891135 Dino Zoff1962–19831106 Ivano Bordon1972–19891037 Fausto Salsano1979–20001028 Gaetano Scirea1972–1988101 Luigi Danova1971–19919 Giuseppe Bruscolotti1972–198810010 Pietro Fanna1975–199398 Giuseppe Savoldi1965–1983 Gabriele Oriali1970–1987 Domenico Caso1972–198811 Franco Baresi1977–19979712 Giuseppe Baresi1971–19949613 Alessandro Altobelli1973–19909514 Fausto Pari1984–19979415 Alberto Bigon1966–198493 Giuseppe Dossena1978–1992 Enrico Albertosi1958–198018 Paolo Pulici1966–198592 Gaetano Scirea1971–1988 Giuseppe Furino1967–1984 Giancarlo Corradini1981–1993 Romeo Benetti1968–198123 Gianluca Vialli1980–199690
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClub(s)Goals1 Alessandro AltobelliBrescia, Inter Milan, Juventus562 Roberto BoninsegnaHellas Verona, Varese, Juventus, Cagliari, Inter Milan483 Giuseppe SavoldiAtalanta, Bologna, Napoli474 Gianluca VialliCremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus435 Bruno GiordanoLazio, Napoli, Ascoli, Bologna38 Paolo PuliciTorino, Udinese, Fiorentina7 Roberto BaggioVicenza, Fiorentina, Juventus, AC Milan, Bologna, Inter Milan, Brescia36 Pietro AnastasiVarese, Juventus, Inter Milan, Ascoli9 Roberto ManciniBologna, Sampdoria, Lazio3310 Gigi RivaCagliari3211 Roberto PruzzoGenoa, Roma, Fiorentina3012 Diego MaradonaNapoli2913 Andrea CarnevaleAvellino, Reggiana, Cagliari, Udinese, Napoli, Roma, Pescara28 Gianni RiveraAC Milan15 Francesco GrazianiArezzo, Torino, Fiorentina, Roma, Udinese2716 Pierino PratiAC Milan, Roma26 Oscar DamianiVicenza, Napoli, Juventus, Genoa, AC Milan, Parma Aldo SerenaBari, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus19 Alessandro Del PieroJuventus25 Antonio Di NataleEmpoli, Udinese Sandro TovalieriArezzo, Roma, Avellino, Ancona, Atalanta, Reggiana, Sampdoria Gabriel BatistutaFiorentina, Roma
Most titles Gianluigi Buffon and Roberto Mancini (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 and maybe exclude the Serie A matches (depending on broadcasting rights in selected regions).
2024–2027
Italy The Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana has been broadcast by Mediaset since the 2021–22 season. Previously, the tournament was aired by the national public broadcaster RAI 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.