2025–26 Coppa Italia

2025–26 Coppa Italia
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Teams44[1]

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 entered 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 faced each other
  • Second phase
    • Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight winners were joined by Serie A clubs, seeded 1–8
    • Quarter-finals (one-legged): the eight winners faced each other
    • Semi-finals (two-legged): the four winners faced each other
    • Final (one-legged): the two winners faced 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

A total of eight teams from Serie B and Serie C competed in this round, four of which advanced to the first round.

9 August 2025 Virtus Entella (2) v Ternana (3) Chiavari
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Enrico Sannazzari
10 August 2025 Padova (2) v Vicenza (3) Padua
19:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Euganeo
10 August 2025 Avellino (2) v Audace Cerignola (3) Avellino
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Partenio
10 August 2025 Pescara (2) v Rimini (3) Pescara
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Adriatico

First round

A total of 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, 16 of which advanced to the second round.

15 August 2025 Empoli (2) v Reggiana (2) Empoli
18:00 CEST Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
15 August 2025 Lecce (1) v Juve Stabia (2) Lecce
20:45 CEST Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
15 August 2025 Genoa (1) v Padova (2) or Vicenza (3) Genoa
21:15 CEST Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
16 August 2025 Venezia (2) v Mantova (2) Venice
18:00 CEST Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
16 August 2025 Como (1) v Südtirol (2) Como
18:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
16 August 2026 Cagliari (1) v Pescara (2) Rimini (3) Cagliari
20:45 CEST Stadium: Unipol Domus
16 August 2025 Cremonese (1) v Palermo (2) Cremona
21:15 CEST Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
17 August 2025 Monza (2) v Frosinone (2) Monza
18:00 CEST Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
17 August 2025 Parma (1) v Virtus Entella (2) or Ternana (3) Parma
18:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
17 August 2025 Cesena (2) v Pisa (1) Cesena
20:45 CEST Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
17 August 2025 Milan (1) v Bari (2) Milan
21:15 CEST Stadium: San Siro
18 August 2025 Spezia (2) v Sampdoria (2) La Spezia
18:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
18 August 2025 Udinese (1) v Carrarese (2) Udine
20:45 CEST Stadium: Stadio Friuli
18 August 2025 Torino (1) v Modena (2) Turin
21:15 CEST Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

Second round

The sixteen winning teams from the first round competed in the second round, eight of which advanced to the round of 16.

23–25 September 2025 Parma (1) or Virtus Entella (2) or Ternana (3) v Spezia (2) or Sampdoria (2) Parma or Chiavari or Terni
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini or Stadio Enrico Sannazzari or Stadio Libero Liberati
23–25 September 2025 Milan (1) or Bari (2) v Lecce (1) or Juve Stabia (2) Milan or Bari
--:-- CEST Stadium: San Siro or Stadio San Nicola
23–25 September 2025 Udinese (1) or Carrarese (2) v Cremonese (1) or Palermo (2) Udine or Carrara
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Friuli or Stadio dei Marmi
23–25 September 2025 Empoli (2) or Reggiana (2) v Genoa (1) or Padova (2) or Vicenza (3) Empoli or Reggio Emilia
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani or Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
23–25 September 2025 Hellas Verona (1) or Avellino (2) or Audace Cerignola (3) v Venezia (2) or Mantova (2) Verona or Avellino or Cerignola
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi or Stadio Partenio or Stadio Domenico Monterisi
23–25 September 2025 Torino (1) or Modena (2) v Cesena (2) or Pisa (1) Turin or Modena
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino or Stadio Alberto Braglia
23–25 September 2025 Como (1) or Südtirol (2) v Sassuolo (1) or Catanzaro (2) Como or Bolzano
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia or Stadio Druso
23–25 September 2025 Monza (2) or Frosinone (2) v Cagliari (1) or Pescara (2) Rimini (3) Monza or Frosinone
--:-- CEST Stadium: Stadio Brianteo or Stadio Benito Stirpe

Final stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Bologna
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 21
 
 Winner of Match 29
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 30
 
 Lazio
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 22
 
 Winner of Match 37
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 38
 
 Juventus
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 23
 
 Winner of Match 31
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 32
 
 Atalanta
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 24
 
 Winner of Match 41
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 42
 
 Inter
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 25
 
 Winner of Match 33
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 34
 
 Roma
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 26
 
 Winner of Match 39
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 40
 
 Fiorentina
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 27
 
 Winner of Match 35
 
 
 
 Winner of Match 36
 
 Napoli
 
 
 Winner of Match 28
 

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches were 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 Winner of Match 21 Bologna
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
2–18 December 2025 Lazio (1) v Winner of Match 22 Rome
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
2–18 December 2025 Juventus (1) v Winner of Match 23 Turin
--:-- CET Stadium: Juventus Stadium
2–18 December 2025 Atalanta (1) v Winner of Match 24 Bergamo
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
2–18 December 2025 Inter (1) v Winner of Match 25 Milan
--:-- CET Stadium: San Siro
2–18 December 2025 Roma (1) v Winner of Match 26 Rome
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
2–18 December 2025 Fiorentina (1) v Winner of Match 27 Florence
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
2–18 December 2025 Napoli (1) v Winner of Match 28 Naples
--:-- CET Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matches were 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 were 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. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  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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