2016–17 Coppa Italia Explained
The 2016–17 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 70th edition of the domestic national tournament. Juventus successfully defended its title by defeating Lazio 2–0 in the final, becoming the first team to win the title for three consecutive years.[1] [2]
Participating teams
Serie A (20 teams)
Serie B (22 teams)
Lega Pro (27 teams)
Serie D (9 teams)
source: legaseriea.it[3]
Format and seeding
Teams entered the competition at various stages, as follows:[4]
- First phase (one-legged fixtures)
- First round: 36 teams from Lega Pro and Serie D started the tournament
- Second round: the eighteen winners from the previous round were joined by the 22 Serie B teams
- Third round: the twenty winners from the second round met the twelve Serie A sides seeded 9–20
- Fourth round: the sixteen winners faced each other
- Second phase
- Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight fourth round winners were 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:[5]
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|
| First stage | First round | 29–31 July 2016 |
| align=center | Second round | 5–8 August 2016 |
| align=center | Third round | 12–15 August 2016 |
| Fourth round | 29 November – 1 December 2016 |
| Final stage | Round of 16 | 11 & 18 January 2017 |
| Quarter-finals | 25 January & 1 February 2017 |
| align=center | Semi-finals | align=center | 1 March 2017 | align=center | 5 April 2017 |
| align=center | Final | 17 May 2017 | |
First stage
First round
A total of 36 teams from Lega Pro and Serie D competed in this round, eighteen of which advanced to second round. The matches were played between 29 and 31 July 2016.[6]
Second round
A total of forty teams from Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the second round, twenty of which advanced to join twelve teams from Serie A in the third round. The matches were played from 5 to 8 August 2016.[6]
Third round
A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the third round, sixteen of which advanced to the fourth round. The matches were played between 12 and 15 August 2016.[6]
Fourth round
Fourth round matches were played between 29 November and 1 December 2016.[6] [7]
Final stage
Bracket
Round of 16
Round of 16 matches were played from 10 to 19 January 2017.[6]
Quarter-finals
Quarter-final matches were played from 24 January to 1 February 2017.[6]
Semi-finals
The first semi-final legs were played on 28 February and 1 March, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 April 2017.[6]
Second leg
Final
See main article: 2017 Coppa Italia final.
Top goalscorers
Notes and References
- Web site: Coppa: Juventus Treble sinks Lazio. Football Italia. 17 May 2017. 17 May 2017.
- Web site: JUVENTUS WINS HISTORIC THIRD STRAIGHT COPPA ITALIA. beinsports.com. 17 May 2017. 17 May 2017.
- Web site: Oggi alle 15 il sorteggio della TIM Cup 2016/2017. Lega Serie A. it. 21 July 2016. 29 August 2016. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027022845/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/sala-stampa/notizie/info/oggi-alle-15-il-sorteggio-della-tim-cup-2016-2017. dead.
- Web site: Coppa Italia 2015/16, 2016/17 e 2017/18. Lega Serie A. PDF. it. 19 February 2015. 24 July 2016. 21 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170321233025/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/documentazione/documentazione_m/667/files/allegati/688/cu_154.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Date di calendario per la stagione sportiva 2016/2017. it. 17 May 2016. Lega Serie A. 19 May 2016. 27 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527191224/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7021/files/allegati/7043/231_-_date_serie_a_tim_2016-2017__tim_cup_2016-2017_e_supercoppa_tim_2017.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Fixtures and results. Lega Serie A. 29 August 2016. 14 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170514181638/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/tim-cup/fixture-and-results. dead.
- Web site: TIM Cup - Programma Quarto Turno. it. Lega Serie A. 29 August 2016. 30 August 2016. 21 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921015211/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7087/files/allegati/7113/cu_26.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Coppa Italia 2016/2017 Top Scores . worldfootball.net. 10 January 2017.
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