|  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 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy | 
| Dates | 9 Aug 2008 – 13 May 2009 | 
| Teams | 78 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lazio (5th title) | 
| Runner-up | Sampdoria | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 79 | 
| Goals scored | 233 (2.95 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Goran Pandev (6 goals) | 
The 2008–09 Coppa Italia was the 62nd 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 fifth Coppa Italia title, and first since the 2003–04 edition. With the win, Lazio earned a spot in the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
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), nine clubs from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (formerly Serie C2) and nine 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
| Serie A | |
| Serie B | |
| Serie C1 | |
| Serie C2 | |
| Serie D | 
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
| Gallipoli | 3–2 | Sibilla Flegrea | 
|---|---|---|
| Russo  25' Di Gennaro  30' Russo  50' | Dinolfo  4' Avolio  88' | 
Second round
| Rimini | 3–3 | Ravenna | 
|---|---|---|
| Docente  17' Basha  44' Regonesi  84' | Report | Gerbino  18' Succi  73' Sciaccaluga  83' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Regonesi  Ricchiuti   La Camera  Basha  | 2–4 |  Succi  Agliard  Pettinari  Ciuffetelli | 
Third round
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
| Monza | 1–1 | Celano | 
|---|---|---|
| Cesaretti  7' | Negro  57' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Puleo  Capocchiano   Bolzan  Grammauta  | 4–3 |  Negro  Villa  Barbetti  Fanelli  Giunchi | 
| Taranto | 1–2 | Bassano Virtus | 
|---|---|---|
| Prosperi  8' | Zubin  46' Cesca  52' | 
Second round
| Vicenza | 3–0 | Monza | 
|---|---|---|
| Bjelanović  10', 53' Sgrigna  61' | 
| Bari | 2–0 | Bassano Virtus | 
|---|---|---|
| Barreto  71' (pen), 74' | 
Third round
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
| Pescara | 0–2 | Mezzocorona | 
|---|---|---|
| Cardinale  50' Bazzani  84' | 
Second round
| AlbinoLeffe | 2–2 | Pescara | 
|---|---|---|
| Ruopolo  10' Colacone  82' | Report | Ferraresi  6' Zeytulaev  50' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Colacone  Carobbio   Ruopolo  Ferrari  Gervasoni  Renzetti  | 6–5 |  Pisciotta  Zeytulaev  Irineu  Vitale  Cardinale  De Matteis | 
| Pisa | 1–2 | Cittadella | 
|---|---|---|
| Colombo  58' | Rossi  66' Oliveira  90' | 
Third round
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
| Sorrento | 3–1 | Castelsardo | 
|---|---|---|
| Ripa  9' Virtanen  82' Caccavallo  90+4' | Tribuna  6' | 
Second round
Third round
| Reggina | 3–0 | Grosseto | 
|---|---|---|
| Corradi  45' (pen) Hallfreðsson  53' Barillà  59' | 
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
Second round
| Treviso | 2–2 | Benevento | 
|---|---|---|
| Beghetto  10' (pen) Smit  73' | Evacuo  14', 81' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 6–7 | ||
Third round
| Lazio | 5–1 | Benevento | 
|---|---|---|
| Cattaneo  9' (o.g.) Meghni  23' Manfredini  55' Pandev  58', 90' | Bueno  49' | 
| Atalanta | 2–1 | Modena | 
|---|---|---|
| Manfredini  32' Marconi  90' | Bruno  36' (pen) | 
Fourth round
| Lazio | 2–0 | Atalanta | 
|---|---|---|
| Ledesma  17' Pandev  84' | 
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
| Foligno | 3–2 | Pergocrema | 
|---|---|---|
| de Paula  30' Noviello  37' Coresi  45' (pen) | Tarallo  47' Andreini  90' | 
| Crotone | 2–0 | Renato Curi | 
|---|---|---|
| Aurelio  51' Basso  65' | 
| Novara | 3–1 | Real Marcianise | 
|---|---|---|
| Sinigaglia  29', 60' Rubino  31' | Innocenti  63' | 
Second round
| Brescia | 2–1 | Foligno | 
|---|---|---|
| Caracciolo  50' (pen), 87' | De Stefano  53' | 
Third round
| Torino | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Brescia | 
|---|---|---|
| Rosina  63' Di Michele  105' | Possanzini  35' | 
Fourth round
| Torino | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Livorno | 
|---|---|---|
| Corini  8' Zanetti  45' Barone  94' | Diamanti  19', 86' (pen.) | 
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
| Cesena | 3–1 | Chioggia | 
|---|---|---|
| Ferretti  41' Tonucci  48' Giaccherini  90+4' | Rizzi  4' | 
| Cremonese | 0–3 1 | Reggiana | 
|---|---|---|
| (originally 1 – 0, but Cremonese fielded suspended player) | 
Second round
| Salernitana | 3–1 | Cesena | 
|---|---|---|
| Tricarico  3' Ciarciá  21' Fava  90' | Tonucci  4' | 
| Barletta | 1–3 | Sassuolo | 
|---|---|---|
| Romano  65' | Salvetti  16' Erpen  30' Rea  85' | 
| Avellino | 0–1 | Reggiana | 
|---|---|---|
| Stefani  60' | 
Third round
| Lecce | 0–1 | Salernitana | 
|---|---|---|
| Di Napoli  66' | 
| Sassuolo | 1–0 | Reggiana | 
|---|---|---|
| Salvetti  80' | 
Fourth round
| Salernitana | 2–2 | Sassuolo | 
|---|---|---|
| Marchese  46' Kyriazis  83' | Report | Selva  14', 60' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Marchese  Scarpa  Giannone  Fava  Kyriazis  Turienzo  | 6–5 |  Poli  Erpen  Bastrini  Malpighi  Filkor  Pagani | 
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
| Arezzo | 1–4 | Portogruaro | 
|---|---|---|
| Bondi  42' | Cunico  3' (pen) Carboni  56' William  89' Levacovich  90+2' | 
Second round
Third round
| Chievo | 1–2 | Padova | 
|---|---|---|
| Pellissier  57' | Varricchio  16', 76' | 
Fourth round
Final stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Internazionale (aet) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genoa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Internazionale | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roma | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Roma | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bologna | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Internazionale | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sampdoria | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sampdoria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Empoli | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampdoria | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Udinese | 1(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Udinese | 0(8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reggina | 0(7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampdoria | 1(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio | 1(6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio (aet) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Torino | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Fiorentina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Torino | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Napoli | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Salernitana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Napoli | 0(3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Juventus | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Catania | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Internazionale | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Genoa | 
|---|---|---|
| Adriano  76' Cambiasso  100' Ibrahimović  104' | Rossi  79' | 
| Roma | 2–0 | Bologna | 
|---|---|---|
| Vučinić  82', 86' | 
| Udinese | 0–0 | Reggina | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Luković  Obodo  Sala  Motta  Felipe  Nef  Asamoah  Pasquale  Koprivec  Luković  | 8–7 |  Tognozzi  Ceravolo  Barillà  Viola  Costa  Rakić  Basso  Hallfreðsson  Marino  Tognozzi | 
| Fiorentina | 0–1 | Torino | 
|---|---|---|
| Bianchi  19' | 
| Napoli | 3–1 | Salernitana | 
|---|---|---|
| Peccarisi  16' (o.g.) Piá  25' Hamšík  53' (pen) | Di Napoli  50' | 
| Juventus | 3–0 | Catania | 
|---|---|---|
| Marchionni  4' Giovinco  68' Del Piero  70' | 
Quarter-finals
| Internazionale | 2–1 | Roma | 
|---|---|---|
| Adriano  10' Ibrahimović  72' | Taddei  61' | 
| Udinese | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Sampdoria | 
|---|---|---|
| Di Natale  63' (pen) | Pazzini  55' | |
| Penalties | ||
| D'Agostino  Di Natale  Pepe  | 1–4 |  Pazzini  Palombo  Sammarco  Gastaldello | 
Semi-finals
First leg
| Sampdoria | 3–0 | Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Cassano  9' Pazzini  30', 42' | 
| Lazio | 2–1 | Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Pandev  65' Rocchi  78' | Marchionni  34' | 
Second leg
| Internazionale | 1–0 | Sampdoria | 
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahimović  27' | 
Final
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Goran Pandev | Lazio | 6 | 
| 2 |  Francesco Lodi | Empoli | 5 | 
|  Massimiliano Varricchio | Padova | ||
| 4 |  Davide Succi | Ravenna | 4 | 
|  Alessandro Diamanti | Livorno | ||
|  Giampaolo Pazzini | Sampdoria | ||
| 7 |  Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Internazionale | 3 | 
|  Mauro Zárate | Lazio | ||
|  Felice Evacuo | Benevento | 
References
- ↑ Kora (13 May 2009). "Match report". Lega Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
External links

- lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
- RSSSF