Coppa Italia 2015-16

The 2015–16 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons is the 68th edition of the national cup in Italian football. It began on 2 August 2015 and will end with the final match on 21 May 2016. The champion will be guaranteed a place in the UEFA Europa League.

Juventus are the defending champions.

Serie D (9 Teams)
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:

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. All times are CEST (UTC+2).

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. All times are CEST (UTC+2).


 * Notes

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. All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Fourth round
Fourth round matches were played between 1 and 3 December 2015. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Round of 16
Round of 16 were played between 15 and 17 December 2015. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals were played between 13 and 20 January 2016. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Semi-finals
Semi-finals were played on 26–27 January and 1–2 March 2016. All times are CET (UTC+1).