2017–18 Coppa Italia

2017–18 Coppa Italia
Country  Italy
Dates 29 July 2017 – 9 May 2018
Teams 78
Champions Juventus (13th title)
Runners-up Milan
Matches played 79
Goals scored 239 (3.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Alberto Cerri
Matteo Di Piazza
Maxi López
(4 goals each)

The 2017–18 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st edition of the national cup in Italian football. As a minimum, the winners of the Coppa Italia earn a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would begin play in the group stage unless they qualify for a more favourable UEFA placing based on league play.[1] Seventy-eight clubs participated in this season's cup competition.[2]

Juventus won the championship for the 13th time by defeating Milan 4–0, and extended their record consecutive win streak to four. They had previously defeated Lazio (in 2014–15 and 2016–17) and Milan (in 2015–16). They did not concede a goal in any of the five games played in this year's competition, outscoring their opponents 10–0 on aggregate.

Participating teams

Serie A (20 Teams)

Serie B (22 Teams)

Serie C (27 Teams)

Serie D (9 Teams)

Format and seeding

Teams enter the competition at various stages, as follows:[3]

  • First phase (one-legged fixtures)
    • First round: 36 teams from Serie C 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 winners 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 was as follows:[4]

Phase Round First leg Second leg
First stage First round 29–30 July 2017
Second round 5–6 August 2017
Third round 11–13 August 2017
Fourth round 29 November 2017
Final stage Round of 16 13–20 December 2017
Quarter-finals 27 December 2017 & 3 January 2018
Semi-finals 31 January 2018 28 February 2018
Final 9 May 2018

First stage

First round

A total of 36 teams from Serie C and Serie D competed in this round, 18 of which advanced to second round. The first round matches were played between 29 and 30 July 2017.[5]

Second round

A total of 40 teams from Serie B and Serie C and Serie D competed in the second round, 20 of which advanced to join 12 teams from Serie A in the third round. The second round matches were played 5–6 August 2017.[5]

Third round

A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the third round, 16 of which advanced to the fourth round. The third round matches were played 11–13 August 2017.[5]

Fourth round

The fourth round matches will be played between 28–30 November 2017.[5] All times are CET (UTC+1).

Final stage

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                 
Napoli (1) 1  
Udinese (1) 0  
  Napoli 1  
  Atalanta 2  
Atalanta (1) 2
Sassuolo (1) 1  
  Atalanta 0 0 0  
  Juventus 1 1 2  
Juventus (1) 2  
Genoa (1) 0  
  Juventus 2
  Torino 0  
Roma (1) 1
Torino (1) 2  
  Juventus 4
  Milan 0
Milan (1) 3  
Hellas Verona (1) 0  
  Milan (a.e.t.) 1
  Internazionale 0  
Internazionale (1) (p) 0 (5)
Pordenone (3) 0 (4)  
  Milan (p) 0 0 (5) 0 (5)
  Lazio 0 0 (4) 0 (4)  
Lazio (1) 4  
Cittadella (2) 1  
  Lazio 1
  Fiorentina 0  
Fiorentina (1) 3
Sampdoria (1) 2  

Round of 16

Round of 16 matches were played from 12–20 December 2017. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final matches were played from 26 December 2017–3 January 2018. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Semi-finals

For the semi-finals, the first legs were played on 30 and 31 January and the second on 28 February 2018. All times are CET (UTC+1).

First leg

Second leg

Final

The final was played on 9 May 2018 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Juventus 4–0 Milan
Report
Attendance: 66,400

See also

References

  1. "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. "COPPA ITALIA: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. "Coppa Italia 2015/16, 2016/17 e 2017/18" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 19 February 2015.
  4. "Il tabellone della TIM Cup 2017/2018" (PDF). Lega Serie A. 24 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "COPPA ITALIA". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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