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Next season's Coppa Italia football tournament adopts new format
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July 16, 2005
A new format will be in place this year for the Coppa Italia .
72 clubs will take part - all 20 from Serie A, all 22 from Serie B, and 30 clubs from Serie C.
All but the 8 Serie A clubs participating in UEFA's European competitions will begin play in the first elimination round. Those 8 will not join until the Round of 16.
The clubs will be seeded 1 through 72 with matchups determined accordingly . So in the first round, #9 seed will play #72, #10 vs #71, etc.
The first three rounds will be just one match, at the field of the lower-seeded team. Overtime and penalties will resolve ties . From the Round of 16 on, ties will be home-and-away.
The calendar:
Aug 7 - First elimination round
Aug 14 - Second elimination round
Aug 21 - Third elimination round
Nov 30/Dec 8 - Round of 16, 1st leg
Jan 5 - Round of 16, 2nd leg
Jan 25 - Quarterfinals, 1st leg
Feb 1 - Quarterfinals, 2nd leg
March 22 - Semifinals, 1st leg
April 12 - Semifinals, 2nd leg
May 3 - Final, 1st leg
May 11 - Final, 2nd leg
Original reportingThis article contains first-hand journalism by a Wikinews Reporter. See the talk page for details.
Original reports are translated in the Wikinews Original Reporting Translation Network .
"[ Serie A Press Conference.]". Serie A, July 16, 2005
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Categories: July 16, 2005 | Published | Original reporting | Football | Italy
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