The 1935–36 Coppa Italia was the third edition of the national domestic tournament cup in Italian football. The tournament resumed 13 years after the inaugural tournament in 1922 and nine years after the 1926–27 Coppa Italia, which was abandoned due to lack of available dates.
Ninety-eight teams, all members of the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori, took part in the competition, which included a first phase, with elimination rounds reserved for Serie B and C teams, and a final phase, where the 16 winners of the first phase met 16 the Serie A teams. All the matches were played in a single leg with eventual replays under the model of the FA Cup; homefields were decided by a draw except for the final match in Genoa.
Torino won the title, defeating Alessandria in the final match, 5–1, played at the Marassi Stadium in Genoa on June 11, 1936. By winning the cup, Torino also qualified for the 1936 edition of the Mitropa Cup.
Serie C elimination rounds All 64 Serie C teams in the 4 Zones (groups) of the championship.
First round North-East Home teamScoreAway teamAnconitana-Bianchi4-1Grion PolaFiumana3-2ForlimpopoliJesi1-2 (aet)RovigoMantova1-1 (aet)Alma Juventus FanoPadova0-0 (aet)VeneziaPro Gorizia2-1TrevisoUdinese4-3TrentoVicenza3-4Rimini
Replay matches Home teamScoreAway teamAlma Juventus Fano2-2 *MantovaVenezia2-1Padova
* Pescara (Zone D) withdrew which qualified both Alma Juventus Fano and Mantova for the second round.
Lombard Zone Home teamScoreAway teamCremonese2-0 Comense withdrew. Federal decision.Comense Cusiana1-2CremaFalck2-1 (aet) Pro PatriaGallaratese2-1BielleseLecco0-2LegnanoParma3-1FanfullaReggiana4-1PiacenzaSeregno2-0 Monza
North-West Home teamScoreAway teamAndrea Doria5-3AstiEmpoli1-0PontederaImperia3-1 DerthonaMontevarchi2-1PontedecimoSanremese2-0SpeziaSavona1-2EntellaSestrese2-1RivaroleseVentimiglese4-2 Casale
South Home teamScoreAway teamBenevento2-1CosenzaCatanzarese4-1SigneCivitavecchiese5-1FermanaNissena2-0 Without playing for the retirement of Juve Trapani. Federal decision. TrapaniPescara1-0 Pescara withdrew and disbanded. Federal decision. Qualified both Alma Juventus Fano and Mantova (Zone A) for the second round.PotenzaPiombino2-0CagliariSalernitana3-1BagnoleseSavoia2-1 (aet)Cerignola
Second round
North-East Home teamScoreAway team Anconitana-Bianchi1-2Alma Juventus Fano Rimini1-1 (aet)Pro GoriziaRovigo2-0UdineseVenezia2-0Fiumana Replay match Home teamScoreAway teamPro Gorizia3-0 Rimini
Lombard Zone Home teamScoreAway teamCrema0-1ReggianaCremonese1-0GallarateseLegnano2-0 Falck withdrew. Federal decision.FalckSeregno2-3Mantova
North-West Home teamScoreAway teamEntella0-1VentimigleseImperia3-4SanremeseParma3-1MontevarchiSestrese2-1Andrea Doria
South Home teamScoreAway teamCatanzarese6-0 BeneventoCivitavecchiese3-2 (aet)SavoiaEmpoli1-2Piombino Salernitana0-1Nissena
Serie B elimination round Home teamScoreAway teamAtalanta0-2ViareggioLucchese2-2 (aet)L'Aquila
Replay match Home teamScoreAway teamL'Aquila2-0Lucchese
Third round 14 Serie B clubs are added (Catania, Hellas Verona, Livorno, Siena, Messina, Novara, Vigevano, Pisa, Pro Vercelli, Modena, SPAL, Taranto, Foggia, Pistoiese) together with qualified L’Aquila and Viareggio. Clubs were paired by geographical proximity. Home teamScoreAway teamCatania4-0CivitavecchieseCremonese3-1MantovaAlma Juventus Fano2-1Hellas VeronaLivorno5-0SienaMessina1-0PiombinoNissena2-2 (aet)CatanzareseNovara5-1VigevanoPisa3-1L'AquilaPro Vercelli2-1LegnanoReggiana1-0ViareggioRovigo2-1Pro GoriziaSanremese3-2ParmaSestrese3-0VentimigleseSPAL1-1 (aet)ModenaTaranto1-1 (aet)FoggiaVenezia2-1Pistoiese
Replay matches Home teamScoreAway teamCatanzarese4-1 NissenaModena3-2SPALFoggia2-1Taranto
Knockout stage All 16 Serie A clubs are added (Torino, Palermo, Sampierdarenese, Ambrosiana-Inter, Brescia, Juventus, Fiorentina, Genova 1893, Alessandria, Lazio, Roma, Napoli, Bari, Triestina, Milan, Bologna).
Legend:
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Pietro BuscagliaTorino82 Gastone BoniCatanzarese5 Bruno ArcariLivorno4 Giovanni NekadomaFiorentina4 Italo RomagnoliFiorentina Riccardo IsadaCatanzarese Luigi PantaniSanremese
Sources
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio–La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
References
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