1996–97 Coppa Italia

The 1996–97 Coppa Italia, the 50th Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Vicenza.

1996–97 Coppa Italia

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	24 Aug 1996 – 29 May 1997
Teams	48
Final positions
Champions	Vicenza (1st title)
Runners-up	Napoli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	54
Goals scored	147 (2.72 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Riccardo Maspero Ivan Zamorano (5 goals)
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Preliminary round

Home team	Away team	Result
Empoli	Reggina	0–2
Spal	Atalanta	2–1
Lecce	Genoa	0–2
Brescia	Lucchese	0–2
Como	Cremonese	2-2 (p:4-5)
Castel di Sangro	Cesena	0–2
Gualdo	Torino	0–2
Pistoiese	Cosenza	0–3
Avellino	Venezia	2–1 (aet)
Ascoli	Bari	1–2
Ancona	Pescara	1–2
Monza	Padova	1–0
Chievo	Salernitana	1–0
Ravenna	Palermo	3–1
Nocerina	Piacenza	0-0 (p: 4-3)
Fidelis Andria	Foggia	3–0

p=after penalty shoot-out

Final phase

Home team	Away team	Result
Empoli	Milan	1–3
Spal	Reggiana	2–4
Genoa	Sampdoria	4–2
Lucchese	Vicenza	1–2
Cremonese	Udinese	2–1
Cesena	Roma	3–1
Bologna	Torino	2–1
Fiorentina	Cosenza	3–1
Avellino	Lazio	0–1
Hellas Verona	Bari	4–1
Parma	Pescara	1–3
Monza	Napoli	0–1
Chievo	Cagliari	2–3
Ravenna	Internazionale	0–1
Nocerina	Perugia	2–1
Fidelis Andria	Juventus	0–2

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Reggiana	0
	Milan	2
					Milan	1 (0)
					Vicenza	1 (0)
	Genoa	1
	Vicenza	2
									Vicenza	1 (1)
									Bologna	1 (0)
	Cesena	1
	Cremonese	2
					Cremonese	1 (1)
					Bologna	2 (3)
	Bologna	3
	Fiorentina	1
													Vicenza	3 (0)
													Napoli	0 (1)
	Hellas Verona	1
	Lazio	2
					Napoli	1 (1)
					Lazio	1 (0)
	Pescara	0
	Napoli	1
									Internazionale	1 (1) p:3
									Napoli	1 (1) p:5
	Cagliari	3
	Internazionale	4
					Juventus	1 (0)
					Internazionale	1 (3)
	Nocerina	1
	Juventus	2

Final

Main article: 1997 Coppa Italia final

First leg

8 May 1997

20:45

Napoli	1–0	Vicenza
Pecchia 21'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 65,932

Referee: Paolo Ceccarini

Second leg

29 May 1997

20:45

Vicenza	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Napoli
Maini 21' M. Rossi 118' Iannuzzi 120'

Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza

Attendance: 19,144

Referee: Stefano Braschi

Vicenza won 3–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Riccardo Maspero	Cremonese	5
	Iván Zamorano	Internazionale
3	Kennet Andersson	Bologna	3
	Giovanni Cornacchini	Vicenza
	Luigi Marulla	Cosenza
	Roberto Baggio	Milan
	Sandro Tovalieri	Reggiana
	Dario Hübner	Cesena

References

• rsssf.com