The 1936–37 Coppa Italia was the fourth edition of the national cup in Italian football and the second edition of the tournament under the organization of the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori.
All teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C took part in this competition, which included a first phase, with elimination rounds reserved for teams in Serie B and C, and a final phase, where the 16 winners of the first phase met the 16 Serie A teams. All the matches were played in a single leg with eventual replay on the model of the FA Cup; homefields were decided by a draw except for the final match in Florence.
The trophy was won by Genova 1893, which defeated 1–0 Roma in the final match, played at the Giovanni Berta Stadium in Florence on June 6, 1937. By winning the cup, Genova 1893 also qualified for the 1937 edition of the Mitropa Cup.
Qualifying round Serie C qualifying and preliminary rounds were under geographical zones. Home teamScoreAway teamAnconitana-Bianchi 5-2Libertas RiminiAsti 3-1AcquiCorniglianese0-1SestreseEntella2-1Adrea AdoriaFoggia2-0BeneventoForlì2-1ForlimpopoliParma2-1MonzaSPAL4-1CarpiReggiana2-1VareseTaranto1-2LecceUdinese4-3VicenzaVigevano2-1Legnano
1st Preliminary Round 52 clubs are added. Home teamScoreAway teamAnconitana-Bianchi 4-3PontederaCarrarese1-1 (aet)DerthonaCivitavecchiese1-1 (aet)MolfettaEntella1-0RivaroleseFanfulla5-1FalckFiumana2-0UdineseFoggia4-0BagnoleseFortitudo Trieste1-2Pro GoriziaJesi6-3PiombinoLecce2-1SalernitanaMacerata4-3 (aet)Alma Juventus FanoManfredonia0-2PotenzaMantova4-0PonzianaMATER0-0 (aet)CerignolaPadova2-0Grion PolaParma4-3BiellesePiacenza5-1GallaratesePistoiese0-0 (aet)ForlìPontedemico2-1ImperiaRavenna5-2 (aet)Baracca LugoReggiana4-2LeccoSanremese4-0AstiSavona2-1 (aet)PineroloSeregno3-1CremaSestrese2-1VadoSIAI Marchetti2-0Pro PatriaSiena3-0PratoSigne2-1GrossetoSPAL3-4 (aet)RovigoTaranto1-2CosenzaTreviso1-2Marzotto ValdagnoVigevano4-0Cusiana Replay matches Home teamScoreAway teamDerthona2-0CarrareseMolfetta4-0Civitavecchiese Cerignola1-1 *MATERForlì0-0 *Pistoiese
* Cerignola and Pistoiese qualify after drawing of lots.
2nd Preliminary Round Home teamScoreAway teamEntella 9-0DerthonaFiumana3-0RovigoPro Gorizia2-1Marzotto ValdagnoLecce0-0 (aet)CerignolaMacerata1-2 (aet)Anconitana-BianchiMolfetta5-2FoggiaPadova3-3 (aet)MantovaParma3-0RavennaPiacenza4-0SIAI MarchettiPotenza4-0CosenzaReggiana3-1SeregnoSavona0-0 (aet)SanremeseSestrese2-1PontedemicoSiena2-5JesiSigne1-3PistoieseVigevano0-1Fanfulla Replay matches Home teamScoreAway teamCerignola2-0LecceMantova0-0 *PadovaSanremese3-1Savona
* Mantova qualify after drawing of lots.
3rd Preliminary Round All 16 Serie B clubs are added (Catanzarese, Catania, Hellas Verona, Livorno, Atalanta, Brescia, L'Aquila, Viareggio, Pisa, Messina, Pro Vercelli, Spezia, Cremonese, Palermo, Venezia, Modena). Home teamScoreAway teamAnconitana-Bianchi 4-1CatanzareseCatania1-0CerignolaHellas Verona3-1Pro GoriziaJesi2-2 (aet)FanfullaLivorno4-0AtalantaMantova0-1FiumanaMolfetta2-2 (aet)BresciaParma0-1L'AquilaPiacenza3-1ViareggioPisa6-2EntellaReggiana4-2MessinaSanremese3-0Pro VercelliSestrese2-0 Sestrese withdrew. Federal decision. PistoieseSpezia2-2 (aet)CremonesePalermo1-0PotenzaVenezia4-2Modena Replay matches Home teamScoreAway teamFanfulla3-0JesiBrescia2-0 Molfetta withdrew. Federal decision.MolfettaCremonese2-2 (aet) *Spezia * Spezia qualify after drawing of lots.
Knockout stage All 16 Serie A clubs are added (Bari, Milano, Alessandria, Genova 1893, Lazio, Sampierdarenese, Bologna, Fiorentina, Ambrosiana-Inter, Napoli, Lucchese, Juventus, Roma, Triestina, Torino, Novara).
Legend:
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Aldo BoffiMilano72 Orfeo PagliariJesi5 Alessandro FornasarisReggiana Giuseppe CalòMolfetta Fiore CoEntella
Sources
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio–La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
References
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