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Organising body | Lega Pro |
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Founded | 1972 |
Region | Italy |
Number of teams | 60 |
Qualifier for | Serie C promotion play-offs Coppa Italia |
Current champions | Calcio Catania (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Monza (4 titles) |
Television broadcasters | Eleven Sports |
Website | Official webpage |
2023–24 Coppa Italia Serie C |
Coppa Italia Serie C (Italian : Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972.
There are a total of six rounds in the competition. It begins in August with the first set, which is contested by 56 out of 60 teams. The other four clubs, which also play in Coppa Italia, join in during the second set. Each game is played as a single leg, except for the semi-finals and the final. If teams are tied (after single leg or on aggregate, no away goal rule applies), the winner is decided by extra-time and a penalty shootout if required.
As well as being presented with the trophy, the winning team also qualifies for the following edition of Coppa Italia and for the third round of Serie C promotion play-offs. If the winners:
their spot goes to the runners-up or, subordinately, to the 4th-placed team playing in the same group as the winners. [1]
Phase | Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | From previous round | Entries in this round | Teams entering at this round |
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First phase | First round | 60 | 56 | none | 56 | 56 teams from Serie C |
Second round | 32 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 4 teams from Serie C which play in Coppa Italia | |
Second phase | Round of 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | |
Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | ||
Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | ||
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none |
Year | Winner | Runner Up |
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1972–73 | Alessandria | Avellino |
1973–74 | Monza | Lecce |
1974–75 | Monza | Sorrento |
1975–76 | Lecce | Monza |
1976–77 | Lecco | Sangiovannese |
1977–78 | Udinese | Reggina |
1978–79 | Siracusa | Biellese |
1979–80 | Padova | Salernitana |
1980–81 | Arezzo | Ternana |
1981–82 | Vicenza | Campobasso |
1982–83 | Carrarese | Fano |
1983–84 | Fanfulla | Ancona |
1984–85 | Casarano | Carrarese |
1985–86 | Virescit Boccaleone | Jesi |
1986–87 | Livorno | Campania Puteolana |
1987–88 | Monza | Palermo |
1988–89 | Cagliari | Spal |
1989–90 | Lucchese | Palermo |
1990–91 | Monza | Palermo |
1991–92 | Sambenedettese | Siena |
1992–93 | Palermo | Como |
1993–94 | Triestina | Perugia |
1994–95 | Varese | Forlì |
1995–96 | Empoli | Monza |
1996–97 | Como | Nocerina |
1997–98 | Alzano Virescit | Cesena |
1998–99 | Spal | Gualdo |
1999–2000 | Pisa | Avellino |
2000–01 | Prato | Lumezzane |
2001–02 | AlbinoLeffe | Livorno |
2002–03 | Brindisi | Pro Patria |
2003–04 | Cesena | Pro Patria |
2004–05 | Spezia | Frosinone |
2005–06 | Gallipoli | Sanremese |
2006–07 | Foggia | Cuneo |
2007–08 | Bassano Virtus | Benevento |
Year | Winner | Runner Up |
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2008–09 | Sorrento | Cremonese |
2009–10 | Lumezzane | Cosenza |
2010–11 | Juve Stabia | Carpi |
2011–12 | Spezia | Pisa |
2012–13 | Latina | Viareggio |
2013–14 | Salernitana | Monza |
2014–15 | Cosenza | Como |
2015–16 | Foggia | Cittadella |
2016−17 | Venezia | Matera |
Year | Winner | Runner Up |
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2017–18 | Alessandria | Viterbese Castrense |
2018–19 | Viterbese Castrense | Monza |
2019–20 | Juventus U23 | Ternana |
2020–21 | Cancelled | |
2021–22 | Padova | Südtirol |
2022–23 | Vicenza | Juventus U23 |
2023–24 | Calcio Catania | Padova |
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