Coppa Italia
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Italy
Abbreviation
ITACUP1
Summary
The 2025-2026 Coppa Italia Frecciarossa (ITACUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in Italy. 20 Serie A (ITA1), 20 Serie B (ITA2) and 4 Serie C (ITA3) teams are participating. The Final will be held on 13 May 2026 at Stadio Olimpico (Rome). The winner of the 2025-2026 ITACUP1 receives a berth in the League Stage of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League. Bologna (ITA1) are the defending champions.
All rounds/matches are "Knockout" matches. If a match is still tied after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, the teams go directly to a penalty shoot-out.
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Leagues Pyramid - Italy
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ITA1 | Serie A TIM | 20 |
| ITA2 | Serie B (Serie BKT) | 20 |
| ITA3 | Serie C | 60 |
| ITA4 | Serie D | 166 |
| ITA5 | Eccellenza | 464 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 8 | 4 ITA2 (Serie B) teams, 4 ITA3 (Serie C) teams | None | 4 Knockout matches |
| 1st Round | 32 | 12 ITA1 (Serie A) teams, 16 ITA2 (Serie B) teams | 4 Preliminary Round winners | 16 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 16 | None | 16 winners from 1st Round | 8 Knockout matches |
| Round of 16 | 16 | 8 ITA1 (Serie A) teams (seeded 1-8) | 8 winners from 2nd Round | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 23 Sep 2025
Wed - 24 Sep 2025
 | AC Pisa 1909 (ITA1) | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
 | US Sassuolo (ITA1) | Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
 | Spezia Calcio 1906 (ITA2) | Stadio Ennio Tardini |
 | Frosinone Calcio (ITA2) | Unipol Domus |
 | Venezia (ITA2) | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi |
Thu - 25 Sep 2025
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 15 Aug 2025
 | 30 | AC Reggiana 1919 (ITA2) | Stadio Carlo Castellani |
| 10 | US Cantanzaro (ITA2) | Mapei Stadium |
 | 20 | SS Juve Stabia (ITA2) | Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare |
 | 30 | Vicenza Calcio (ITA3) | Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
Sat - 16 Aug 2025
| 40 | Mantova 1911 SSD (ITA2) | Stadio Pierluigi Penzo |
| 31 | FC Südtirol (ITA2) | Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
| 11 | Virtus Entella (ITA2) | Unipol Domus | |||
| Cagliari advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 00 | Palermo (ITA2) | Stadio Giovanni Zini | |||
| Palermo advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Sun - 17 Aug 2025
 | 01 | Frosinone Calcio (ITA2) | U-Power Stadium |
 | 00 | AC Pisa 1909 (ITA1) | Stadio Dino Manuzzi | |||
| AC Pisa 1909 advances on PKs (2-1) | ||||||
Mon - 18 Aug 2025
 | 11 | Hellas Verona FC (ITA1) | Stadio Domenico Monterisi | |||
| Hellas Verona FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 11 | Sampdoria (ITA2) | Stadio Alberto Picco | |||
| Spezia Calcio 1906 advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
 | 20 | Carrarese Calcio (ITA2) | Bluenergy Stadium |
Preliminary Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 9 Aug 2025
| 40 | Ternana Calcio SPA (ITA3) | Stadio Comunale Chiavari |
Sun - 10 Aug 2025
 | 02 | Vicenza Calcio (ITA3) | Stadio Leonardo Garilli |
 | 10 | SS Audace Cerignola (ITA3) | Stadio Partenio |
 | 10 | Rimini FC 1912 (ITA3) | Stadio Adriatico |