2015–16 Coppa Italia

2015–16 Coppa Italia
TIM Cup
Country  Italy
Dates 2 August 2015 - 21 May 2016
Teams 78
Matches played 78
Goals scored 206 (2.64 per match)
All statistics correct as of 2 March 2016.

The 2015–16 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons is the 68th edition of the national cup in Italian football, it began on 2 August 2015 and will be end with the final match on 21 May 2016. The champion will guarantee a place in the UEFA Europa League.

Juventus are the defending champions.

Participating teams

Serie A (20 Teams)

Serie B (22 Teams)

Lega Pro (27 Teams)

Serie D (9 Teams)

source: legaseriea.it[2]

Format and seeding

Teams enter the competition at various stages, as follows:

Round dates

The schedule of each round is as follows:[3]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
Elimination First round 2 August 2015
Second round 8–10 August 2015
Third round 14–20 August 2015
Fourth round 1–3 December 2015
Final rounds Round of 16 15–17 December 2015
Quarter-final 13–20 January 2016
Semi-final 26–27 January 2016 1–2 March 2016
Final 21 May 2016

First stage

First round

A total of 36 teams from Lega Pro and Serie D competed in this round, 18 of which advanced to second round. The matches were played on 2 August 2015.[4] All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Second round

A total of 40 teams from Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the second round, 20 of which advanced to joining the 12 teams from Serie A in the third round. The matches were played between 8 and 10 August 2015.[4] All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Notes
  1. ^ The Italian Sports Court decided to award the match to Catania against S.P.A.L. as a 3–0 forfeit win after S.P.A.L. were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player (Mattia Finotto). The match originally ended 1–0 to S.P.A.L.[5]

Third round

A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the third round, 16 of which advanced to the fourth round. The matches were played between 14 and 20 August 2015.[4] All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Fourth round

Fourth round matches were played between 1 and 3 December 2015.[4] All times are CET (UTC+1).

Final stage

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                 
 Roma (1) 0 (2)  
 Spezia (2) (p) 0 (4)  
   Spezia 1  
   Alessandria 2  
 Genoa (1) 1
 Alessandria (3) (a.e.t.) 2  
   Alessandria 0 0 0  
   Milan 1 5 6  
 Sampdoria (1) 0  
 Milan (1) 2  
   Milan 2
   Carpi 1  
 Fiorentina (1) 0
 Carpi (1) 1  
   Milan
   Juventus
 Lazio (1) 2  
 Udinese (1) 1  
   Lazio 0
   Juventus 1  
 Juventus (1) 4
 Torino (1) 0  
   Juventus (p) 3 0 3 (5)
   Internazionale 0 3 3 (3)  
 Napoli (1) 3  
 Hellas Verona (1) 0  
   Napoli 0
   Internazionale 2  
 Internazionale (1) 3
 Cagliari (2) 0  

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played between 15 and 17 December 2015.[4] All times are CET (UTC+1).

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played between 13 and 20 January 2016.[6][4] All times are CET (UTC+1).

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 26–27 January and 1–2 March 2016.[6][4] All times are CET (UTC+1).

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

  1. Virtus Entella were relegated from Serie B in 2014-15, but entered this competition with the rest of the Serie B teams, taking the place of Parma.
  2. "TIM Cup 2015/2016". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. "Tabellone Tim Cup 2015-2016" (PDF). Lega Serie A. 18 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fixtures and results". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. "Comunicato UffIciale N.16 dell’11 Agosto 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 11 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "TIM Cup 2015/2016 – Date (*) Quarti Di Finale e Semifinali" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 21 December 2015.

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