The Coppa Italia 2000/01 , the most important Italian cup competition , began in the 2000/01 season on August 13, 2000 with the first group matches. The two finals took place on May 24th and June 13th 2001 between Fiorentina and Parma . The Fiorentina the final decision after a 1: 0 away win at the Stadio Ennio Tardini 1 in the home: and a 1 Stadio Artemio Franchi with a final score of 2: 1 for themselves and celebrated the sixth and so far last Coppa Italia title in the Club history.
A total of 48 teams from the three top divisions in Italy took part in the 53rd edition of the Coppa Italia . The top division, Serie A , provided a total of 18 clubs. The first eight teams in the final table of the previous season were set directly for the round of 16 . The teams ranked 9-14 from the previous season and the two best promoted teams from the previous Serie B season were again set for the qualifying round.
The eight remaining places for the qualifying round were determined in a group stage. In eight groups of four teams each, the 20 teams from Serie B , the relegated teams from the previous Serie B and the promoted teams from Serie C1 (now Lega Pro Prima Divisione ) and the finalists from the previous Coppa Italia series C played . Thus, a total of four non-promoters from the previous C1 series moved into the field of participants. These were selected from Girone A and Girone B according to the number of points they achieved .
Only the respective group leaders then advanced to the qualifying round.
In the group stage, everyone played a game against each other, and from the qualifying round for the round of 16, a return match was played.
In the event of a tie in the group stage, the goal difference and the goals scored were first used as a comparison. If there was still no decision, a direct comparison counted before the lot finally decided. However, if the respective teams faced each other in the last group game, a decision was made with two extra times of 15 minutes including golden goals and a possible penalty shoot-out, provided that the above criteria were met with the score after 90 minutes.
The qualified group winners had home rights in the first leg. In the event of a tie, the away goal rule applied . The results must always be viewed from the perspective of the first named team.
With the away win, Fiorentina had already created a good starting position for the second leg, which, despite the temporary deficit, could not be missed because Nuno Gomes equalized with a penalty . Thus, Fiorentina won the Coppa Italia of the 2000/01 season with a final score of 2: 1.
For coach Roberto Mancini it was already the seventh Coppa Italia title of his career, but he won it for the first time as a coach. Interestingly, he won it a year earlier as a player with Lazio . The top scorer of this Coppa was striker Stefan Schwoch from Torino Calcio with eight goals.
0: 1 Paolo Vanoli (87th)