The 1942–43 Coppa Italia was the tenth edition of the tournament and the last before the suspension of football competitions in Italy due to World War II related events. The Coppa Italia would only be restored several years later, in the summer of 1958.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Dates | 13 September 1942 – 30 May 1943 |
| Teams | 34 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Torino (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Venezia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 126 (3.71 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Bruno Ispiro Valentino Mazzola Vittorio Sentimenti (5 goals) |
All teams from Serie A (16) and Serie B (18) took part to this competition. After a short elimination round, 32 clubs were admitted to the final phase. 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 Milan.
The trophy was won by Torino, which defeated 4–0 Venezia in the final match, played at the San Siro in Milan on May 30, 1943. This was Torino's second victory in the Coppa Italia. Top scorers of the competition were Bruno Ispiro (Genova 1893), Valentino Mazzola (Torino) and Vittorio Sentimenti (Juventus). Sentimenti scored all his 5 goals in the match against MATER.
Palermo–Juve, which won his round of 16 match because of Venezia forfeit, had been excluded from the competition before the round of 8 because of the imminent Allied invasion of Sicily.
Serie B elimination round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Cremonese | 2-1 | Brescia |
| Fanfulla | 6-1 | Savona |
Knockout stage
edit30 clubs are added.
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atalanta | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liguria | 1 | Atalanta | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Torino | 7 | Torino | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anconitana-Bianchi | 0 | Torino | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Livorno | 2 | Milano | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiorentina | 1 | Livorno | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Padova | 3 | Milano | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Milano | 5 | Torino | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MATER | 1 | Roma | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 6 | Juventus | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Napoli | 1 | Lazio | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio | 2 | Lazio | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bari | 0 | Roma | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roma | 3 | Roma | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Triestina | 3 | Triestina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fanfulla | 0 | Torino | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Novara | 1 | Venezia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Palermo–Juve (wo) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venezia | 2 | Venezia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 1 | Venezia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pisa | 0 | Udinese | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cremonese | 1 | Cremonese | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Udinese (aet) | 2 | Udinese | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pescara | 1 | Venezia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Modena | 2 | Genova 1893 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alessandria | 0 | Modena | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bologna | 2 | Bologna | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ambrosiana–Inter | 0 | Bologna | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vicenza | 3 | Genova 1893 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro Patria | 0 | Vicenza | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genova 1893 | 5 | Genova 1893 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spezia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Legend
- 1942–43 Serie A teams
- 1942–43 Serie B teams
Final
edit
Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruno Ispiro
|
Genova 1893 | 5 |
| Valentino Mazzola
|
Torino | ||
| Vittorio Sentimenti
|
Juventus | ||
| 4 | Guglielmo Gabetto
|
Torino | 4 |
| 5 | Gino Cappello
|
Milano | 3 |
| Amedeo Biavati
|
Bologna | ||
| Franco Ossola
|
Torino | ||
 Juan Agostino Alberti
|
Venezia |
Sources
edit- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio–La Storia 1898–2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
External links
edit- 1942–43 Coppa Italia on RSSSF.com