2015–16 Coppa Italia

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2015–16 Coppa Italia
TIM Cup
File:Juventus Coppa Italia 2016.jpg
Tournament details
Country  Italy
Dates 2 August 2015 – 21 May 2016
Teams 78
Final positions
Champions Juventus (11th title)
Runner-up Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 79
Goals scored 209 (2.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Giulio Bizzotto (5 goals)

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 eleventh cup title.[1]

Participating teams

Serie A (20 teams)

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Serie B (22 teams)

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Lega Pro (27 teams)

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Serie D (9 teams)

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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:[4]

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.[5]

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.[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.[5]

Fourth round

Fourth round matches were played between 1 and 3 December 2015.[5]

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) (aet) 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 0
Juventus (aet) 1
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.[5]

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played between 13 and 20 January 2016.[7][5]

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 26–27 January and 1–2 March 2016.[7][5]

First leg
Second leg

Final

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2016 Coppa Italia final

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Giulio Bizzotto Cittadella 5
2 Croatia Marcelo Brozović Internazionale 3
Spain Álvaro Morata Juventus
Senegal M'Baye Niang Milan
Italy Massimo Loviso Alessandria
Italy Riccardo Bocalon Alessandria
Uruguay Pablo Granoche Modena
Italy Roberto Floriano Foggia
Italy Claudio Coralli Cittadella
Brazil Ryder Matos Carpi
Italy Simone Guerra FeralpiSalò

References

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