The 2018–19 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 72nd edition of the national cup in Italian football. Juventus were the defending champions having won the last four editions, but were eliminated by Atalanta in the quarter-finals. Lazio won the competition by defeating Atalanta 2–0 in the final, winning their seventh title overall.
Teams enter the competition at various stages, as follows:
First phase
* First round: 27 teams from Serie C and the 9 Serie D teams start the tournament
* Second round: the 18 winners from the previous round are joined by the 19 Serie B teams and 3 teams from Serie C
* Third round: the 20 winners from the second round meet the 12 Serie A sides seeded 9-20
* Fourth round: the 16 winners face each other
Second phase
* Round of 16 : the 8 fourth round winners are inserted into a bracket with the Serie A clubs seeded 1-8
* Quarter-finals
* Semi-finals
Final
Round dates
The schedule of each round was as follows:
First stage
First round
A total of 36 teams from Serie C and Serie D competed in this round, 18 of which advanced to second round. The first round matches were played on 28 and 29 July 2018.
Second round
A total of 40 teams from Serie B and Serie C and Serie D competed in the second round, 20 of which advanced to join 12 teams from Serie A in the third round. The second round matches were played on 4, 5 and 7 August 2018.
Third round
A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the third round, 16 of which advanced to the fourth round. The third round matches were played on 11 and 12 August 2018.
Fourth round
A total of 16 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C will compete in the fourth round, 8 of which will advance to the round of 16. The fourth round matches will be played on 4, 5 and 6December 2018. All times are CET.
Final stage
Bracket
Round of 16
Round of 16 matches were played from 12–14 January 2019. All times are CET.
Quarter-finals
Quarter-final matches were played from 29–31 January 2019. All times are CET.
Semi-finals
The first legs of the semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 February and the second legs on 24 and 25 April 2019. First-leg times are CET, and second-leg times are CEST.
