The 2015–16 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 69th edition of the national domestic tournament. It began on 2 August 2015 and ended with the final match on 21 May 2016. Juventus successfully defended their title after beating Milan 1–0 by Morata's goal after extra time. This win secured them a record-extending eleventh cup title.
Participating teams
Serie A (20 teams)
Atalanta Bologna Carpi Chievo Empoli Fiorentina Frosinone Genoa Internazionale Juventus Lazio Milan Napoli Palermo Roma Sampdoria Sassuolo Torino Udinese Hellas Verona
Serie B (22 teams)
Avellino Bari Cagliari Catania Cesena Como Crotone Latina Livorno Modena Novara Perugia Pescara Pro Vercelli Salernitana Spezia Teramo Ternana Trapani Vicenza Virtus EntellaVirtus Entella were relegated from Serie A in 2014-15, but entered this competition with the rest of the Serie B teams, taking the place of Parma. Virtus Lanciano
Lega Pro (27 teams)
Alessandria Juve Stabia Bassano Virtus FeralpiSalò Lecce S.P.A.L. Matera Reggiana Casertana Benevento Foggia Pisa Ascoli L'Aquila Cittadella Ancona Brescia Pavia Cremonese Arezzo Cosenza Lucchese Tuttocuoio Südtirol Catanzaro Pontedera Melfi
Serie D (9 teams)
Poggibonsi Viterbese Potenza Sestri Levante Lecco Delta Rovigo Rende Fano Altovicentino
source: legaseriea.it
Format and seeding Teams enter the competition at various stages, as follows: First phase (one-legged fixtures) First round: 36 teams from Lega Pro and Serie D start the tournament Second round: the 18 winners from the previous round are joined by the 22 Serie B teams Third round: the 20 winners from the second round meet the 12 Serie A sides seeded 9-20 Fourth round: the 16 survivors face each other Second phase Round of 16 (one-legged): the 8 fourth round winners are inserted into a bracket with the Serie A clubs seeded 1-8 Quarter-finals (one-legged) Semi-finals (two-legged) Final (one-legged)
Round dates The schedule of each round is as follows:
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-Finals 13–20 January 2016 Semi-finals 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.
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.
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.
Fourth round Fourth round matches were played between 1 and 3 December 2015.
Final stage
Bracket
Round of 16 Round of 16 were played between 15 and 17 December 2015.
Quarter-finals Quarter-finals were played between 13 and 20 January 2016.
Semi-finals Semi-finals were played on 26–27 January and 1–2 March 2016.
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Giulio BizzottoCittadella52 Marcelo BrozovićInternazionale3 Álvaro MorataJuventus M'Baye NiangMilan Massimo LovisoAlessandria Riccardo BocalonAlessandria Pablo GranocheModena Roberto FlorianoFoggia Claudio CoralliCittadella Ryder MatosCarpi Simone GuerraFeralpiSalò
References
External links
Official site Bracket