Italian Basketball Cup

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Italian Basketball Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Basketball current event.svg 2023 Italian Basketball Cup
Sport Basketball
Founded1967-68 season
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Continent Flag of Europe.svg Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Germani Brescia
(1st title)
Most titles Virtus Bologna
(8 titles)
Treviso
(8 titles)
AX Armani Exchange Milano
(8 titles)
TV partner(s) Eurosport [1]
Related
competitions		 Lega Basket Serie A (LBA)
Italian Basketball Supercup
Italian Legadue Cup
Official website LBA Final Eight

The Italian Basketball Cup (Italian: Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro), or Coppa Italia, is an annual professional basketball competition between pro clubs from the Italian Basketball League (LBA). It is Italy's first-tier cup competition, and is not to be confused with Italy's second-tier cup competition, the Italian Legadue Cup.

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History and format

The first edition of the Italian Cup championship took place in 1968, and was won by Partenope Napoli. Between 1975 and 1983, the cup competition was not held, but it has been held regularly every year from 1984 onward. The formula of the competition has changed over the years. Beginning in 1990, after an elimination phase and subsequent knockout rounds, the tournament ends in a final four format. From 2000 onward, the ranked 8 teams compete for the trophy in a Final Eight format which consists of the quarter-finals, semifinals and the final over 3 days.

Finally, the winner of the Italian Cup championship then has the right to face the winner of the Italian League championship in a single final game to determine the winner the Italian Supercup championship.

Title holders

The finals

SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upVenueLocationMVP
Flag of Italy.svg Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
1967–68 Ignis Sud Napoli 93–68 Cassera Bologna PalaDozza Bologna N/A
1968–69 Ignis Varese 73–72 Fides Napoli Palazzo dello Sport Rome N/A
1969–70 Ignis Varese 74–66 Simmenthal Milano Palazzo dello Sport Rome N/A
1970–71 Ignis Varese 83–60 Fides Napoli PalaBarsacchi Viareggio N/A
1971–72 Simmenthal Milano 81–77 Ignis Varese PalaRuffini Turin N/A
1972–73 Ignis Varese 94–65 Saclà Asti Pala E.I.B. Brescia N/A
1973–74 Norda Bologna 90–74 Rino Snaidero Udine PalaLaghetto Vicenza N/A
1974–83Not held
1983–84 Granarolo Bologna 80–78 Indesit Caserta PalaDozza Bologna N/A
1984–85 Scavolini Pesaro 186–184 Ciaocrem Varese PalaIgnis & Palasport Varese & Pesaro N/A
1985–86 Simac Milano 102–92 Scavolini Pesaro PalaDozza Bologna N/A
1986–87 Tracer Milano 95–93 Scavolini Pesaro PalaDozza Bologna N/A
1987–88 Snaidero Caserta 113–100 Divarese Varese PalaDozza Bologna N/A
1988–89 Knorr Bologna 96–93 Snaidero Caserta PalaDozza Bologna N/A
1989–90 Knorr Bologna 94–83 il Messaggero Roma PalaGalassi Forlì N/A
1990–91 Glaxo Verona 97–85 Philips Milano PalaDozza Bologna N/A
1991–92 Scavolini Pesaro 95–92 Benetton Treviso PalaGalassi Forlì N/A
1992–93 Benetton Treviso 75–73 Knorr Bologna PalaGalassi Forlì N/A
1993–94 Benetton Treviso 78–61 Glaxo Verona PalaMalaguti Casalecchio di Reno Flag of Italy.svg Davide Bonora
1994–95 Benetton Treviso 81–77 illycaffè Trieste PalaMalaguti Casalecchio di Reno Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Woolridge
1995–96 Stefanel Milano 90–72 Riello Mash Verona Fila Forum Assago Flag of the United States.svg Rolando Blackman
1996–97 Kinder Bologna 75–67 Polti Cantù PalaMalaguti Casalecchio di Reno Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Flag of Greece.svg Bane Prelević
1997–98 Teamsystem Bologna 73–55 Benetton Treviso PalaMalaguti Casalecchio di Reno Flag of Italy.svg Carlton Myers
1998–99 Kinder Bologna 65–63 Varese Roosters PalaMalaguti Casalecchio di Reno Flag of Italy.svg Alessando Frosini
1999–00 Benetton Treviso 78–59 Kinder Bologna PalaPentimele Reggio Calabria Flag of Italy.svg Denis Marconato
2000–01 Kinder Bologna 83–58 Scavolini Pesaro PalaGalassi Forlì Flag of the United States.svg Rashard Griffith
2001–02 Kinder Bologna 79–77 Montepaschi Siena PalaGalassi Forlì Flag of Argentina.svg Manu Ginóbili
2002–03 Benetton Treviso 86–77 Oregon Scientific Cantù PalaGalassi Forlì Flag of the United States.svg Tyus Edney
2003–04 Benetton Treviso 85–76 Scavolini Pesaro PalaGalassi Forlì Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Garbajosa
2004–05 Benetton Treviso 74–64 Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia PalaGalassi Forlì Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Bulleri
2005–06 Carpisa Napoli 85–83 Lottomatica Roma PalaGalassi Forlì Flag of the United States.svg David Hawkins
2006–07 Benetton Treviso 67–65 VidiVici Bologna Futurshow Station Casalecchio di Reno Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Nelson
2007–08 A.IR. Avellino 73–67 La Fortezza Bologna Futurshow Station Casalecchio di Reno Flag of the United States.svg Devin Smith
2008–09 Montepaschi Siena 70–69 La Fortezza Bologna Futurshow Station Casalecchio di Reno Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Stonerook
2009–10 Montepaschi Siena 83–75 Canadian Solar Bologna Palasport Del Mauro Avellino Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Stonerook (2)
2010–11 Montepaschi Siena 79–72 Bennet Cantù Palasport Olimpico Turin Flag of Lithuania.svg Kšyštof Lavrinovič
2011–12 Montepaschi Siena (revoked)88–71 Bennet Cantù Palasport Olimpico Turin Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Andersen
2012–13 Montepaschi Siena (revoked)77–74 Cimberio Varese Mediolanum Forum Assago Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Hackett
2013–14 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 80–73 Montepaschi Siena Mediolanum Forum Assago Flag of the United States.svg Travis Diener
2014–15 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 101–94 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano PalaDesio Desio Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Poland.svg David Logan
2015–16 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 82–76 Sidigas Avellino Mediolanum Forum Assago Flag of the United States.svg Rakim Sanders
2016–17 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 84–74 Banco di Sardegna Sassari Centro Fieristico Rimini Rimini Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Ricky Hickman
2017–18 Fiat Torino 69–67 Germani Brescia Nelson Mandela Forum Florence Flag of the United States.svg Vander Blue
2018–19 Vanoli Cremona 84–74 New Basket Brindisi Nelson Mandela Forum Florence Flag of the United States.svg Drew Crawford
2019–20 Umana Reyer Venezia 73–67 Happy Casa Brindisi Adriatic Arena Pesaro Flag of the United States.svg Austin Daye
2020–21 AX Armani Exchange Milano 87–59 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Mediolanum Forum Assago (Milan) Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Datome
2021–22 AX Armani Exchange Milano 78–61 Bertram Tortona Vitrifrigo Arena Pesaro Flag of the United States.svg Malcolm Delaney
2022–23 Germani Brescia 84–76 Virtus Segafredo Bologna Pala Alpitour Turin Flag of Italy.svg Amedeo Della Valle

Source: LBA Final Eight

Performance by club

RankClubTitlesRunner-upChampion Years
1. Virtus Bologna 871973–74, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
2. Treviso 821992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07
3. Olimpia Milano 821971–72, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22
4. Varese 451968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73
5. Mens Sana 1871 312008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 (revoked), 2012–13 (revoked)
6. Victoria Libertas 241984–85, 1991–92
7. Dinamo Sassari 21 2013–14, 2014–15
8. Partenope Napoli 121967–68
9. JuveCaserta 121987–88
10. Scaligera Verona 121990–91
11. Fortitudo Bologna 111997–98
12. Felice Scandone 112007–08
13. Brescia Leonessa 11 2022–23
14. Napoli 102005–06
15. Auxilium Torino 10 2017–18
16. Vanoli Cremona 10 2018–19
17. Reyer Venezia 10 2019–20
17. Cantù 04
18. Virtus Roma 02
19. Libertas Asti 01
20. Amatori Udine 01
21. Trieste 01
22. Reggiana 01
23. New Basket Brindisi 01
24. Derthona Basket 01

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References

  1. ↑ "Ad Eurosport il pacchetto PAY di Serie A, Supercoppa e Coppa Italia. Il GM di Discovery: Gran colpo" [Eurosport has pay TV rights for Serie A, Supercoppa and Coppa Italia. GM of Discovery Channel: Great hit]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 Following an investigation for accounting and fiscal fraud, the Italian Basketball Federation revoked all the domestic titles won by the club during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.
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