The Coppa Italia 2001/02 , the most important Italian cup competition , began in the 2001/02 season on August 12, 2001 with the first group matches. The two finals took place on April 24 and May 10, 2002 between AC Parma and Juventus Turin . Parma won the final after a 1: 2 away defeat at the Stadio delle Alpi and a 1: 0 win at the home stadium Ennio Tardini with a final score of 2: 2 according to the away goals rule and thus celebrated the third and so far last Coppa-Italia -Title in the club's history after failing in the final at Fiorentina last year .
A total of 48 teams from the three top divisions in Italy took part in the 54th 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 in places 9-14 of the previous season and the two best promoted teams in 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 . Since Ravenna Calcio was forcibly transferred to Serie C2 (today Lega Pro Seconda Divisione ) due to financial bottlenecks , a total of five non-promoted series C1 moved into the field. 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 a final score of 2: 2, AC Parma became the Coppa Italia winner of the 2001/02 season according to the away goals rule. It was the third title in this competition in the club's history, with the second success only three years ago. It was also the sixth major title for Parma within the Parmalat era .
For coach Pietro Carmignani it was the first Coppa Italia title of his coaching career. The top scorer of this Coppa was Juventus striker Nicola Amoruso with six goals.
1-0 Nicola Amoruso (5th)