The Italian Basketball Cup (Italian: Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro), or Coppa Italia, is an annual professional basketball competition between pro clubs from the Italian Basketball League (LBA). It is Italy's first-tier cup competition, and is not to be confused with Italy's second-tier cup competition, the Italian Legadue Cup.
History and format
The first edition of the Italian Cup championship took place in 1968, and was won by Partenope Napoli. Between 1975 and 1983, the cup competition was not held, but it has been held regularly every year from 1984 onward. The formula of the competition has changed over the years. Beginning in 1990, after an elimination phase and subsequent knockout rounds, the tournament ends in a final four format. From 2000 onward, the ranked 8 teams compete for the trophy in a Final Eight format which consists of the quarter-finals, semifinals and the final over 3 days.
Finally, the winner of the Italian Cup championship then has the right to face the winner of the Italian League championship in a single final game to determine the winner the Italian Supercup championship.
Title holders
1967–68: Ignis Sud Napoli
1968–69: Ignis Varese
1969–70: Ignis Varese
1970–71: Ignis Varese
1971–72: Simmenthal Milano
1972–73: Ignis Varese
1973–74: Norda Bologna
1974–83: Not Held
1983–84: Granarolo Bologna
1984–85: Scavolini Pesaro
1985–86: Simac Milano
1986–87: Tracer Milano
1987–88: Snaidero Caserta
1988–89: Knorr Bologna
1989–90: Knorr Bologna
1990–91: Glaxo Verona
1991–92: Scavolini Pesaro
1992–93: Benetton Treviso
1993–94: Benetton Treviso
1994–95: Benetton Treviso
1995–96: Stefanel Milano
1996–97: Kinder Bologna
1997–98: Teamsystem Bologna
1998–99: Kinder Bologna
1999–00: Benetton Treviso
2000–01: Kinder Bologna
2001–02: Kinder Bologna
2002–03: Benetton Treviso
2003–04: Benetton Treviso
2004–05: Benetton Treviso
2005–06: Carpisa Napoli
2006–07: Benetton Treviso
2007–08: A.IR. Avellino
2008–09: Montepaschi Siena
2009–10: Montepaschi Siena
2010–11: Montepaschi Siena
2011–12: Montepaschi Siena (revoked) 2012–13: Montepaschi Siena (revoked) 2013–14: Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2014–15: Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2015–16: EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 2016–17: EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 2017–18: Fiat Torino 2018–19: Vanoli Cremona 2019–20: Umana Reyer Venezia 2020–21: AX Armani Exchange Milano 2021–22: AX Armani Exchange Milano 2022–23: Germani Brescia