Coppa Italia di pallacanestro maschile

The Coppa Italia di pallacanestro maschile or in English, the Italian Basketball Cup is an annual professional basketball competition between pro clubs from the Italian League.

History and format

The first edition of the Italian Cup championship took place in 1968 and was won by Fides Napoli. Between 1975 and 1983 the cup competition was not held, but it has been held regularly every year from 1984 onwards. 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 onwards, 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 Championship in a single final game to determine the winner the Italian Supercup championship.

Results

ee also

*Italian League
*Italian Supercup

External links

* [http://www.legabasket.it/ Italian League Site]