1961–62 Coppa Italia

The 1961–62 Coppa Italia was the 15th Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup. The competition was won by Napoli, who defeated SPAL in a one-legged final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. This was (and, to this day, still is) the first time a team playing in Serie B won the domestic cup of Italy.

1961–62 Coppa Italia
Napoli's squad posed with the trophy
Tournament details
CountryItaly Italy
Dates27 Aug 1961 –
21 June 1962
Teams34
Final positions
ChampionsNapoli (1st title)
Runner-upSPAL
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored95 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ettore Recagni
Glauco Gilardoni (3 goals)

First round

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Serie B teams.

Home team Score Away team
Brescia 3-1 Como
Lazio 3-1 Genoa
Messina 2-1 Cosenza
Modena 2-1 Reggiana
Napoli 1-1 (p: 6–5) Alessandria
Parma 0-1 (aet) Novara
Prato 1-0 Lucchese
Sambenedettese 1-1 (p: 3–4) Catanzaro
Monza 0-3 Bari
Hellas Verona 2-0 Pro Patria

p=after penalty shoot-out

Second round

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14 clubs from Serie A are added.

Home team Score Away team
Hellas Verona 2-2 (p: 5–6) SPAL
Novara 2-0 Udinese
Milan 0-1 Modena
Lecco 3-2 (aet) Bari
Padova 0-2 Brescia
Prato 2-3 Juventus
Lazio 1-0 Palermo
Napoli 0-0 (p: 7–6) Sampdoria
Bologna 1-1 (p: 6–7) Catanzaro
Catania 1-0 Messina
Fiorentina 2-0 Atalanta
Mantova 1-0 Venezia

p=after penalty shoot-out

Round of 16

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Vicenza, Internazionale, Roma and Torino are added.

Home team Score Away team
Vicenza 1-2 SPAL
Internazionale 1-2 Novara
Lecco 4-1 Modena
Brescia 0-1 Juventus
Roma 0-0 (p: 6–4) Lazio
Torino 0-2 Napoli
Catanzaro 1-0 (aet) Catania
Mantova 4-1 Fiorentina

p=after penalty shoot-out

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Juventus 3-0 Lecco
SPAL 3-1 Novara
Roma 0-1 Napoli
Mantova 3-0 Catanzaro

Semi-finals

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Home team Score Away team
SPAL 4-1 Juventus
Napoli 2-1 Mantova

Third place match

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Home team Score Away team
Mantova 1-0 Juventus

Final

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Napoli2–1SPAL
Corelli   12'
Ronzon   78'
Micheli   16'
Referee: Pietro Bonetto

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Glauco Gilardoni Napoli 3
  Ettore Recagni Mantova
3   Gino Stacchini Juventus 2
  John Charles Juventus
  Italo Mazzero Mantova
  Gianni Corelli Napoli
  Dante Micheli SPAL
  Carlo Dell'Omodarme SPAL
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