The 2009âÂÂ10 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 63rd edition of the domestic tournament. The competition started on 2 August 2009 and ended on 5 May 2010. As in the previous year, 78 clubs took part in the tournament. Internazionale were the cup holders.
Participating teams
Lega Calcio
Serie A (20 teams)
Serie B (22 teams)
Lega Pro
Prima Divisione (25 teams)
Seconda Divisione (6 teams)
Lega Nazionale Dilettanti
Serie D (5 teams)
Seedings and format
Teams entered the cup at various stages, as follows:
- First phase: one-leg fixtures
- First round: 36 Teams from Lega Pro and lower, comprising 25 teams from Lega Pro Prima Divisione (1 team relegated from Serie B 2008-09, 7 promoted teams, and the 17 best Prima Divisione teams not promoted 2008-09), 6 teams from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (4 promoted from Serie D 2008-09, 2 high finishers in Seconda 2008-09) and 5 teams from Serie D (generally high finishers but not promoted 2008-09);
- Second round: The 18 winners face 22 Serie B teams.
- Third round: The 20 survivors meet Serie A sides seeded 9-20
- Fourth round: The 16 survivors face off.
- Second phase: one-leg fixtures (except semifinal)
- Round of 16: 8 Fourth round winners are inserted into a bracket with seeds 1-8
- Seeds 1-8: Fiorentina, Genoa, Milan, Inter, Juventus, Udinese, Roma, Lazio (cup holders)
- Quarterfinals: 8 last 16 winners.
- Semifinals: Two-leg fixtures with pairings based upon bracket
- Final: one-leg fixture at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Matches
Elimination rounds
Section 1
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Section 2
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Section 3
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Section 4
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Section 5
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Section 6
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Section 7
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Section 8
Match details
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Final stage
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Internazionale won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Roma won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Final
This victory was the first of Inter's path to a grande treble which saw them sweep the domestic double in the form of the Coppa Italia, Serie A, and finally be crowned Champions of Europe, for the first time since the days of La Grande Inter, by winning the Champions League.
Top goalscorers
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090806092330/http://www.lega-calcio.it/media/CU_2_Allegato.pdf
- http://www.lega-calcio.it//it/Tim-Cup/Calendario-e-risultati.page