2008–09 Coppa Italia

2008–09 Coppa Italia

President Giorgio Napolitano at the center of the photo, after presenting the trophy to Rocchi and Ledesma, welcomes the victory for Lazio after the Cup final in Italy
Country	Italy
Teams	78
Champions	Lazio (5th title)
Runners-up	Sampdoria
Matches played	79
Goals scored	233 (2.95 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Goran Pandev (Lazio), 6 goals
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Coppa Italia was the sixty-first season of the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 May 2009. The radically different format used in the 2007–08 Coppa was abandoned, with the new format more closely resembling earlier editions of the tournament.

The final was played between Lazio and Sampdoria. The match ended with Lazio winning 6–5 on penalties. The first 90 minutes ended in a 1–1 draw, and no goals were scored in extra time. It was Lazio's 5th Coppa Italia title, and first since the 2003–04 edition. With the win, Lazio earned a spot in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.

Format

In the previous year, the number of teams participating was reduced to only 42: the teams in Serie A and Serie B. For 2008–09, that number was expanded to 78 with the addition of 18 clubs from Lega Pro Prima Divisione (formerly Serie C1), 9 clubs from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (formerly Serie C2) and 9 clubs from Serie D. Also, except for the semifinals, all rounds were one-leg fixtures. The one-game final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which was first adopted in 2007–08, remained.

• First phase: one-leg fixtures
  • First round: 18 clubs from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, 9 clubs from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and 9 clubs from Serie D were paired
  • Second round: All 22 clubs from Serie B were added to the 18 winners of the first round
  • Third round: Clubs 9–20 from Serie A were added to the 20 winners of the second round
  • Fourth round: 16 winners of the third round were paired
• Second phase: one-leg fixtures (except semifinals)
  • Round of 16: Teams 1–8 from Serie A were paired with the 8 winners of the fourth round
  • Quarterfinals
  • Semifinals: two-leg fixtures
• Final: one-leg fixture at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome

Throughout the tournament, home stadium advantage was given to the projected higher seed (i.e., assuming no upsets). In the two-leg semifinals, the projected higher seed played the second leg at home.

Participating teams

	2007–08 League
	Serie A
	Serie B
	Serie C1
	Serie C2
	Serie D

Round of 16
Inter	Roma	Juventus	Fiorentina
Milan	Sampdoria	Udinese	Napoli
Third round
Atalanta	Genoa	Palermo	Lazio
Siena	Cagliari	Torino	Reggina
Catania	Chievo	Bologna	Lecce
Second round
Empoli	Parma	Livorno	AlbinoLeffe
Brescia	Pisa	Rimini	Ascoli
Mantova	Frosinone	Bari	Triestina
Grosseto	Piacenza	Modena	Vicenza
Treviso	Avellino	Sassuolo	Salernitana
Cittadella	Ancona
First round
Ravenna	Cesena	Cremonese	Foligno
Crotone	Taranto	Foggia	Perugia
Padova	Pescara	Legnano	Arezzo
Monza	Novara	Gallipoli	Cavese
Sorrento	Pro Sesto	Pergocrema	Reggiana
Benevento	Bassano Virtus	Portogruaro	Real Marcianise
Lumezzane	Mezzocorona	Celano	Biellese
Tritium	Chioggia	Renato Curi	Castelsardo
Barletta	Sibilla Flegrea	Castellarano	Pontedera

Due to financial problems and other sanctions, the list of 78 teams was filled as follows:

• Serie A – all 20 teams
• Serie B – only 20 teams entered
  • Messina, which finished 14th in 2007–08, and La Spezia, which finished 21st, were left off due to financial difficulties
• Lega Pro Prima Divisione – number of teams participating increased from 18 to 20
  • top 10 teams from Girone C1/A and Girone C1/B based on 2007–08 standings were selected to enter
  • Lucchese, which finished 8th in Girone C1/B were omitted
  • Pro Sesto, which finished 11th in Girone C1/A with 43 points were selected. The 11th-placed team in C1/B had 40 points
• Lega Pro Seconda Divisione – 9 teams selected
  • all three division champions from Girone C2/A, C2/B and C2/C
  • both playoff finalists from each of the three divisions, a total of six teams
• Serie D – 9 teams selected
  • all second-placed teams from each of the nine divisions, except for Girone D and Girone E where the third-placed teams were selected
  • both Montichiari which finished second in Girone D, and Colligiana which finished second in Girone E, were promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

Bracket

Elimination rounds

Section 1

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Genoa	3
												Mantova	1
							Mantova	1
		Gallipoli	3				Gallipoli	0
		Sibilla Flegrea	2														Genoa	2
																	Ravenna	1
												Palermo	1
												Ravenna	2
							Rimini	3(2)
		Ravenna	5				Ravenna	3(4)
		Castellarano	1

Match details

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

Section 2

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Bologna	2
												Vicenza	0
							Vicenza	3
		Monza	1(4)				Monza	0
		Celano	1(3)														Bologna	1
																	Ascoli	0
							Ascoli	3
		Perugia	1				Perugia	1
		Lumezzane	0									Ascoli	1
												Bari	0
							Bari	2
		Taranto	1				Bassano Virtus	0
		Bassano Virtus	2

Match details

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Fourth Round

Section 3

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Siena	4
												AlbinoLeffe	0
							AlbinoLeffe	2(6)
		Pescara	2				Pescara	2(5)
		Mezzocorona	0														Siena	0
																	Empoli	2
							Pisa	1
							Cittadella	2
												Cittadella	0
												Empoli	1
							Empoli	2
							Ancona	0

Match details

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Fourth Round

Section 4

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Reggina	3
												Grosseto	0
							Grosseto	4
		Cavese	3				Cavese	2
		Biellese	1														Reggina	4
																	Cagliari	0
												Cagliari	1
												Triestina	0
							Triestina	2
		Sorrento	3				Sorrento	1
		Castelsardo	1

Match details

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Fourth Round

Section 5

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Lazio	5
												Benevento	1
							Treviso	2(6)
		Legnano	1				Benevento	2(7)
		Benevento	3														Lazio	2
																	Atalanta	0
												Atalanta	2
												Modena	1
							Modena	1
		Pro Sesto	2				Pro Sesto	0
		Tritium	0

Match details

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Fourth Round

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Section 6

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Torino (aet)	2
												Brescia	1
							Brescia	2
		Foligno	3				Foligno	1
		Pergocrema	2														Torino (aet)	3
																	Livorno	2
							Frosinone	0
		Crotone	2				Crotone	2
		Renato Curi	0									Crotone	0
												Livorno	3
							Livorno	3
		Novara	3				Novara	0
		Real Marcianise	1

Match details

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Fourth Round

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Section 7

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Lecce	0
												Salernitana	1
							Salernitana	3
		Cesena	3				Cesena	1
		Chioggia	1														Salernitana	2(6)
		Foggia	0														Sassuolo	2(5)
		Barletta	2				Barletta	1
							Sassuolo	3
												Sassuolo	1
												Reggiana	0
							Avellino	0
		Cremonese	0				Reggiana	1
		Reggiana	31

Match details

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Fourth Round

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Section 8

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round
												Catania (aet)	2
												Parma	1
							Parma (aet)	3
		Arezzo	1				Portogruaro	2
		Portogruaro	4														Catania	4
																	Padova	0
												Chievo	1
												Padova	2
							Piacenza	0
		Padova	8				Padova	1
		Pontedera	0

¹ The match was played and Cremonese won by a score of 1–0, but were later disqualified for using a player who should have been under suspension. Reggiana was awarded a 3–0 victory as a result.

Match details

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Fourth Round

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Finals

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals						Final
	Inter (aet)	3
	Genoa	1
					Inter	2
					Roma	1
	Roma	2
	Bologna	0
									Inter	0	1	1
								Sampdoria	3	0	3
	Sampdoria	2
	Empoli	1
					Sampdoria	1(4)
					Udinese	1(1)
	Udinese	0(8)
	Reggina	0(7)
															Sampdoria	1(5)
		Lazio	1(6)
				Milan	1
	Lazio (aet)	2
					Lazio	3
					Torino	1
	Fiorentina	0
	Torino	1
									Lazio	2	2	4
								Juventus	1	1	2
	Napoli	3
	Salernitana	1
					Juventus	0(4)
					Napoli	0(3)
	Juventus	3
	Catania	0

Match details

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals: 1st Leg

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Semifinals: 2nd Leg

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Final

See 2009 Coppa Italia Final

Coppa Italia 2008–09 Winners
Lazio Fifth title

External links

• lega-calcio.it (Italian)
• RSSSF

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