2018–19 Coppa Italia


The 2018–19 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 72nd edition of the national domestic tournament.
Juventus were the four-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Atalanta in the quarter-finals.
Lazio won the competition by defeating Atalanta 2–0 in the final, winning their seventh cup title.

Participating teams

Serie A (20 teams)

Serie B (19 teams)

Serie C (30 teams)

Serie D (9 teams)

Format and seeding

Teams entered the competition at various stages, as follows:First phase
  • * First round: 27 teams from Serie C and the nine Serie D teams started the tournament
  • * Second round: the eighteen winners from the previous round were joined by the nineteen Serie B teams and three teams from Serie C
  • * Third round: the twenty winners from the second round met the twelve Serie A sides seeded 9–20
  • * Fourth round: the sixteen winners faced each otherSecond phase
  • * Round of 16 : the eight fourth round winners were inserted into a bracket with the Serie A clubs seeded 1–8
  • * Quarter-finals
  • * Semi-finals
  • '''Final'''

Round dates

The schedule of each round was as follows:

First stage

First round

A total of 36 teams from Serie C and Serie D competed in this round, eighteen of which advanced to second round. The first round matches were played on 28 and 29 July 2018.

Second round

A total of forty teams from Serie B, Serie C and Serie D competed in the second round, twenty of which advanced to join twelve teams from Serie A in the third round. The second round matches were played on 4, 5 and 7 August 2018.

Third round

A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the third round, sixteen of which advanced to the fourth round. The third round matches were played on 11 and 12 August 2018.

Fourth round

A total of sixteen teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the fourth round, eight of which advanced to the round of 16. The fourth round matches were played on 4, 5 and 6 December 2018.

Final stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Round of 16 matches were played from 12 to 14 January 2019.

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final matches were played from 29 to 31 January 2019.

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 February and the second legs on 24 and 25 April 2019.