1937–38 Coppa Italia Explained

Coppa Italia
Year:1937–38
Country:Italy
Dates:5 Sept 1937 –
8 May 1938
Num Teams:113
Winners:Juventus
Count:1
Second:Torino
Matches:122
Goals:461
Scoring Leader:Giuseppe Meazza
(8 goals)
Prev Season:1936–37
Next Season:1938–39

The 1937–38 Coppa Italia was the fifth edition of the national cup in Italian football and the third edition of the tournament under the organization of the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori. The competition was won by Juventus.

The two finalists Torino and Juventus were both from Turin. A two-legged final was agreed upon given both teams had their own stadium to avoid either team having an advantage.

Qualifying round

Serie C qualifying and preliminary rounds were under geographical zones.

Home teamScoreAway team
Acqui1–0Simaz Popoli
Casale5–2Derthona
Civitavecchia1–2MATER
Cusiana4–2Gallaratese
Fanfulla1–0Alfa Romeo
Fiumana3–0Grion Pola
Grosseto3–3 (aet)Siena
Lecco1–0Isotta Fraschini
Mantova1–2Audace
Pavese3–4Vigevano
Piacenza2–1Galbani
Pontedera4–2SAFFA Fucecchio
Potenza2–0Manfredonia
Ravenna4–2Alma Juventus Fano
Rovigo2–0Forlimpopoli
Savona3–1Pontedecimo
Replay match

1st preliminary round

46 clubs are added.

Home teamScoreAway team
Acqui3–2Pinerolo
Asti3–0Cusiana
Audace2–1Rovigo
Ilva Bagnolese4–4 (aet)L'Aquila
Biellese4–2Casale
Cagliari1–1 (aet)MATER
Manlio Cavagnaro1–2Savona
Cosenza0–2Salernitana
Fiumana2–3Ampelea Isola
Forlì1–1 (aet)Carpi
Imperia1–2Andrea Doria
Catanzarese0–2 Catania
Lecce2–1Stabia
Legnano1–2SIAI Sesto Calende
Marzotto Valdagno3–0Udinese
Parma0–2Piacenza
Ponziana3–0Pro Gorizia
Piombino2–0 Vezio Parducci Viareggio
Pistoiese2–0 Empoli
Potenza3–2Foggia
Prato3–0Siena
Pro Patria4–2Monza
Ravenna3–2Jesi
Reggiana1–0Fanfulla
Libertas Rimini3–1Macerata
Seregno3–1Falck
Signe1–2Pontedera
SPAL3–1Baracca Lugo
Vado2–0Entella
Varese2–1Crema
Vicenza2–0Treviso
Vigevano5–3Lecco
Replay matches
Home teamScoreAway team
L'Aquila3–0Ilva Bagnolese
MATER4–0Cagliari
Carpi3–0Forlì

2nd Preliminary Round

Vigevano from Serie B are added.

Home teamScoreAway team
Ampelea Isola0–2Ponziana
L'Aquila1–0MATER
Asti2–4Acqui
Biellese3–1Andrea Doria
Carpi0–1Reggiana
Catania3–1Potenza
Piacenza0–1SIAI Marchetti
Pontedera4–3Empoli
Prato4–1Piombino
Pro Patria4–0Seregno
Libertas Rimini5–2Ravenna
Salernitana2–0Lecce
Savona3–2Vado
SPAL3–1Marzotto Valdagno
Vicenza2–1Audace
Vigevano2–3Varese

3rd Preliminary Round

16 Serie B clubs are added (Venezia, Anconitana, Messina, Brescia, Modena, Novara, Pisa, Pro Vercelli, Alessandria, Taranto, Padova, Spezia, Sanremese, Palermo, Cremonese, Hellas Verona).

Home teamScoreAway team
Venezia3–1Ponziana
Anconitana-Bianchi3–0Messina
Biellese0–4Brescia
Modena8–0Libertas Rimini
Novara6–1Pro Patria
Pontedera4–3
Prato1–3L'Aquila
Pro Vercelli1–2Alessandria
Salernitana2–2 (aet)Taranto
Savona5–2Acqui
SIAI Marchetti2–1Reggiana
SPAL1–0Padova
Spezia2–1Sanremese
Palermo4–1Catania
Varese4–2Cremonese
Vicenza2–0Hellas Verona
Replay match

First Round

16 Serie A clubs are added (Triestina, Ambrosiana-Inter, Bari, Atalanta, Livorno, Bologna, Juventus, Lazio, Liguria, Fiorentina, Roma, Genova 1893, Lucchese, Torino, Napoli, Milano).

Home teamScoreAway team
Venezia2–1Triestina
Ambrosiana-Inter5–2Vicenza
Anconitana-Bianchi3–5Bari
Atalanta3–0Livorno
Bologna4–1Taranto
Juventus4–1L'Aquila
Lazio0–1Brescia
Liguria1–1 (aet)Fiorentina
Modena2–3SIAI Marchetti
Novara1–1 (aet)Alessandria
Pontedera1–3Roma
Savona2–3Genova 1893
SPAL1–0Lucchese
Spezia2–4Torino
Napoli2–0Palermo
Varese0–2Milano
Replay matches
Home teamScoreAway team
Fiorentina2–3Liguria
Alessandria2–0Novara

Second round

Home teamScoreAway team
Venezia1–1 (aet)Atalanta
Ambrosiana-Inter5–1Bari
Brescia3–1Genova 1893
Bologna4–1SPAL
Juventus1–0Alessandria
Liguria0–0 (aet)Milano
Napoli4–2Roma
SIAI Marchetti0–1Torino
Replay matches
Home teamScoreAway team
Atalanta2–1Venezia
Milano3–0Liguria

Quarter-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Milano2–0Bologna
Brescia2–6Torino
Juventus6–0Atalanta
Napoli0–2Ambrosiana-Inter

Semi-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Milano2–2 (aet)Torino
Juventus2–0Ambrosiana-Inter
Replay match

Final

See main article: 1938 Coppa Italia final.

Second leg

Juventus won 5–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Giuseppe MeazzaAmbrosiana-Inter8
2 Giovanni MorettiMilano5
Luigi UnedduVigevano
Luigi LessiL'Aquila
Nicola BruscantiniAnconitana-Bianchi
6 Felice BorelJuventus4
Ettore PesceAcqui
Vittorio BarberisPro Patria
Eriberto RaffainiBrescia

References