2025–26 Coppa Italia

2025–26 Coppa Italia
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Teams44[1]
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored38 (1.9 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Issa Doumbia
Tasos Douvikas
Mateo Pellegrino
John Yeboah
(2 goals each)

The 2025–26 Coppa Italia (branded as the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th edition of the national domestic tournament. There are 44 participating teams.[2]

Bologna are the defending champions, winning their third title in the previous edition, by defeating AC Milan 1–0 in the final, winning a first national title in 51 years.[3]

Format and seeding

Teams enter the competition at various stages, as follows:[2]

  • First phase (one-legged fixtures)
    • Preliminary round: the four teams from Serie C and four Serie B teams started the tournament
    • First round: the four winners were joined by the remaining 16 Serie B teams, and 12 teams from Serie A
    • Second round: the 16 winners face each other
  • Second phase
    • Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight winners are joined by Serie A clubs, seeded 1–8 (last year winners Bologna and clubs ranked 1-7 in the 2024-25 Serie A)
    • Quarter-finals (one-legged): the eight winners face each other
    • Semi-finals (two-legged): the four winners face each other
    • Final (one-legged): the two winners face each other

Round dates

Phase Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved From previous round Entries in this round First leg Second leg
First stage Preliminary round 44 8 none 8 9–10 August 2025
First round 40 32 4 28 15–18 August 2025
Second round 24 16 16 none 23–25 September 2025
Second stage Round of 16 16 16 8 8 2–18 December 2025
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none 3–12 February 2026
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none 3–5 March 2026 21–23 April 2026
Final 2 2 2 none 13 May 2026

Participating teams

Serie A
The 20 clubs of the 2025–26 season 		Serie B
The 20 clubs of the 2025–26 season 		Serie C
Four clubs of the 2025–26 season

First stage

Preliminary round

Eight teams from Serie B and Serie C competed in this round, with the four winners advancing to the first round.

9 August 2025 Virtus Entella (2) 4–0Ternana (3)Chiavari
20:30 CEST
  • Russo 16'
  • Franzoni 59'
  • Fumagalli 70'
  • Di Mario 85'
 Report Stadium: Stadio Enrico Sannazzari
Attendance: 1,399
Referee: Alberto Poli
10 August 2025 Padova (2)0–2 Vicenza (3) Padua
19:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadio Euganeo
Attendance: 6,765
Referee: Dario Madonia
10 August 2025 Audace Cerignola (3) 1–0Avellino (2)Cerignola
20:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Domenico Monterisi
Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
10 August 2025 Pescara (2) 1–0Rimini (3)Pescara
20:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Attendance: 4,610
Referee: Lucio Angelillo

First round

32 teams (4 winners from the preliminary round, the remaining 16 teams from Serie B and 12 Serie A teams seeded 9–20) competed in this round, with the 16 winners advancing to the second round.

15 August 2025 Empoli (2) 1–1
(3–0 p)		Reggiana (2)Empoli
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 1,894
Referee: Andrea Calzavara
Penalties
15 August 2025 Sassuolo (1) 1–0Catanzaro (2)Reggio Emilia
18:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 1,771
Referee: Niccolò Turrini
15 August 2025 Lecce (1) 2–0Juve Stabia (2)Lecce
20:45 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 10,667
Referee: Giuseppe Mucera
15 August 2025 Genoa (1) 3–0Vicenza (3)Genoa
21:15 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,281
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
16 August 2025 Venezia (2) 4–0Mantova (2)Venice
18:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Claudio Allegretta
16 August 2025 Como (1) 3–1Südtirol (2)Como
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 9,985
Referee: Simone Galipò
16 August 2025 Cagliari (1) 1–1
(5–4 p)		Virtus Entella (2)Cagliari
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,748
Referee: Mario Perr
Penalties
16 August 2025 Cremonese (1)0–0
(4–5 p)		 Palermo (2) Cremona
21:15 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 5,845
Referee: Andrea Zanott
Penalties
17 August 2025 Monza (2)0–1 Frosinone (2) Monza
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 2,797
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni
17 August 2025 Parma (1) 2–0Pescara (2)Parma
18:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Valerio Crezzini
17 August 2025 Cesena (2)0–0
(1–2 p)		 Pisa (1) Cesena
20:45 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 5,411
Referee: Davide Di Marco
Penalties
17 August 2025 Milan (1) 2–0Bari (2)Milan
21:15 CEST
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,061
Referee: Alberto Arena
18 August 2025 Audace Cerignola (3)1–1
(2–4 p)		 Hellas Verona (1) Cerignola
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Domenico Monterisi
Attendance: 3,822
Referee: Luca Massimi
Penalties
18 August 2025 Spezia (2) 1–1
(4–2 p)		Sampdoria (2)La Spezia
18:30 CEST
  • Artistico 36'
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,502
Referee: Luca Zufferli
Penalties
18 August 2025 Udinese (1) 2–0Carrarese (2)Udine
20:45 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 7,402
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
18 August 2025 Torino (1) 1–0Modena (2)Turin
21:15 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 12,533
Referee: Paride Tremolada

Second round

The 16 winning teams from the first round compete in the second round, with the eight winners advancing to the round of 16.

23–25 September 2025 Parma (1) v Spezia (2) Parma
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
23–25 September 2025 Milan (1) v Lecce (1) Milan
--:-- CEST Stadium: San Siro
23–25 September 2025 Udinese (1) v Palermo (2) Udine
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Friuli
23–25 September 2025 Genoa (1) v Empoli (2) Genoa
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
23–25 September 2025 Hellas Verona (1) v Venezia (2) Verona
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
23–25 September 2025 Torino (1) v Pisa (1) Turin
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
23–25 September 2025 Como (1) v Sassuolo (1) Como
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
23–25 September 2025 Cagliari (1) v Frosinone (2) Cagliari
--:-- CEST Stadium: Unipol Domus

Final stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Bologna
 
 
 
 Parma or Spezia
 
 Winner of Match 29
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 30
 
 Lazio
 
 
 
 Milan or Lecce
 
 Winner of Match 37
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 38
 
 Juventus
 
 
 
 Udinese or Palermo
 
 Winner of Match 31
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 32
 
 Atalanta
 
 
 
 Genoa or Empoli
 
 Winner of Match 41
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 42
 
 Inter
 
 
 
 Hellas Verona or Venezia
 
 Winner of Match 33
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 34
 
 Roma
 
 
 
 Torino or Pisa
 
 Winner of Match 39
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 40
 
 Fiorentina
 
 
 
 Como or Sassuolo
 
 Winner of Match 35
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 36
 
 Napoli
 
 
 Cagliari or Frosinone
 

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches will be played between the eight winners from the second round and clubs seeded 1–8 in the 2024–25 Serie A.

2–18 December 2025 Bologna (1) v Parma (1) or Spezia (2) Bologna
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
2–18 December 2025 Lazio (1) v Milan (1) or Lecce (1) Rome
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
2–18 December 2025 Juventus (1) v Udinese (1) or Palermo (2) Turin
--:-- CET Stadium: Juventus Stadium
2–18 December 2025 Atalanta (1) v Genoa (1) or Empoli (2) Bergamo
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
2–18 December 2025 Inter (1) v Hellas Verona (1) or Venezia (2) Milan
--:-- CET Stadium: San Siro
2–18 December 2025 Roma (1) v Torino (1) or Pisa (1) Rome
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
2–18 December 2025 Fiorentina (1) v Como (1) or Sassuolo (1) Florence
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
2–18 December 2025 Napoli (1) v Cagliari (1) or Frosinone (2) Naples
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matches will be played between clubs advancing from the round of 16.

3–12 February 2026 Winner of Match 29 v Winner of Match 30 TBD
--:-- CET Stadium: TBD
3–12 February 2026 Winner of Match 31 v Winner of Match 32 TBD
--:-- CET Stadium: TBD
3–12 February 2026 Winner of Match 33 v Winner of Match 34 TBD
--:-- CET Stadium: TBD
3–12 February 2026 Winner of Match 35 v Winner of Match 36 TBD
--:-- CET Stadium: TBD

Semi-finals

The two-legged semi-finals will be played between clubs advancing from the quarter-finals.

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner of Match 37Winner of Match 38
Winner of Match 39Winner of Match 40

Matches

Winner of Match 37vWinner of Match 38
TBD
Winner of Match 38vWinner of Match 37
TBD
Winner of Match 39vWinner of Match 40
TBD
Winner of Match 40vWinner of Match 39
TBD

Final

13 May 2026 Winner of Match 41 v Winner of Match 42 Rome
21:00 CEST Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

References

  1. ^ "Tabellone Coppa Italia Frecciarossa 2025-2026" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Coppa Italia: Regolamento" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ^ "AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought". BBC Sport. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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