2015–16 Coppa Italia
# 2015–16 Coppa Italia

The 2015–16 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons was the 69th edition of the national cup in Italian football. 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. They secured a record eleventh title in the competition.

## 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
* Parma
* Crotone
* Latina
* Livorno
* Modena
* Novara
* Perugia
* Pescara
* Pro Vercelli
* Salernitana
* Spezia
* Teramo
* Ternana
* Trapani
* Vicenza
* Virtus Entella
* 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 | 2 August 2015 |
| Elimination | Second round | 8–10 August 2015 | 8–10 August 2015 |
| Elimination | Third round | 14–20 August 2015 | 14–20 August 2015 |
| Elimination | Fourth round | 1–3 December 2015 | 1–3 December 2015 |
| Final rounds | Round of 16 | 15–17 December 2015 | 15–17 December 2015 |
| Final rounds | Quarter-Finals | 13–20 January 2016 | 13–20 January 2016 |
| Final rounds | Semi-finals | 26–27 January 2016 | 1–2 March 2016 |
| Final rounds | Final | 21 May 2016 | 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 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roma (1) | Roma (1) | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spezia (2) (p) | Spezia (2) (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spezia (2) (p) | Spezia (2) (p) | 0 (4) | Spezia | Spezia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alessandria | Alessandria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Genoa (1) | Genoa (1) | 1 | Alessandria | Alessandria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alessandria (3) (aet) | Alessandria (3) (aet) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alessandria (3) (aet) | Alessandria (3) (aet) | 2 | | | | Alessandria | Alessandria | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Milan | Milan | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| Sampdoria (1) | Sampdoria (1) | 0 | | | | | | | | Milan | Milan | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| Milan (1) | Milan (1) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Milan (1) | Milan (1) | 2 | Milan | Milan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Carpi | Carpi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fiorentina (1) | Fiorentina (1) | 0 | Carpi | Carpi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carpi (1) | Carpi (1) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carpi (1) | Carpi (1) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Milan | Milan | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Juventus (aet) | Juventus (aet) | 1 |
| Lazio (1) | Lazio (1) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Juventus (aet) | Juventus (aet) | 1 |
| Udinese (1) | Udinese (1) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Udinese (1) | Udinese (1) | 1 | Lazio | Lazio | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Juventus | Juventus | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Juventus (1) | Juventus (1) | 4 | Juventus | Juventus | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Torino (1) | Torino (1) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Torino (1) | Torino (1) | 0 | | | | Juventus (p) | Juventus (p) | 3 | 0 | 3 (5) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Internazionale | Internazionale | 0 | 3 | 3 (3) | | | | | |
| Napoli (1) | Napoli (1) | 3 | | | | | | | | Internazionale | Internazionale | 0 | 3 | 3 (3) | | | |
| Hellas Verona (1) | Hellas Verona (1) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hellas Verona (1) | Hellas Verona (1) | 0 | Napoli | Napoli | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Internazionale | Internazionale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Internazionale (1) | Internazionale (1) | 3 | Internazionale | Internazionale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cagliari (2) | Cagliari (2) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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.

## Top goalscorers

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