1961–62 Coppa Italia
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 Napoli's squad posed with the trophy | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy |
| Dates | 27 Aug 1961 – 21 June 1962 |
| Teams | 34 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Napoli (1st title) |
| Runner-up | SPAL |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 95 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Ettore Recagni Glauco Gilardoni (3 goals) |
The 1961–62 Coppa Italia was the 15th Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup. The competition was won by Napoli, who defeated SPAL in a one-legged final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. This was (and, to this day, still is) the first time a team playing in Serie B won the domestic cup of Italy.
First round[edit]
Serie B teams.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Brescia | 3-1 | Como |
| Lazio | 3-1 | Genoa |
| Messina | 2-1 | Cosenza |
| Modena | 2-1 | Reggiana |
| Napoli | 1-1 (p: 6–5) | Alessandria |
| Parma | 0-1 (aet) | Novara |
| Prato | 1-0 | Lucchese |
| Sambenedettese | 1-1 (p: 3–4) | Catanzaro |
| Monza | 0-3 | Bari |
| Hellas Verona | 2-0 | Pro Patria |
p=after penalty shoot-out
Second round[edit]
14 clubs from Serie A are added.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Hellas Verona | 2-2 (p: 5–6) | SPAL |
| Novara | 2-0 | Udinese |
| Milan | 0-1 | Modena |
| Lecco | 3-2 (aet) | Bari |
| Padova | 0-2 | Brescia |
| Prato | 2-3 | Juventus |
| Lazio | 1-0 | Palermo |
| Napoli | 0-0 (p: 7–6) | Sampdoria |
| Bologna | 1-1 (p: 6–7) | Catanzaro |
| Catania | 1-0 | Messina |
| Fiorentina | 2-0 | Atalanta |
| Mantova | 1-0 | Venezia |
p=after penalty shoot-out
Round of 16[edit]
Vicenza, Internazionale, Roma and Torino are added.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Vicenza | 1-2 | SPAL |
| Internazionale | 1-2 | Novara |
| Lecco | 4-1 | Modena |
| Brescia | 0-1 | Juventus |
| Roma | 0-0 (p: 6–4) | Lazio |
| Torino | 0-2 | Napoli |
| Catanzaro | 1-0 (aet) | Catania |
| Mantova | 4-1 | Fiorentina |
p=after penalty shoot-out
Quarter-finals[edit]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 3-0 | Lecco |
| SPAL | 3-1 | Novara |
| Roma | 0-1 | Napoli |
| Mantova | 3-0 | Catanzaro |
Semi-finals[edit]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| SPAL | 4-1 | Juventus |
| Napoli | 2-1 | Mantova |
Third place match[edit]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Mantova | 1-0 | Juventus |
Final[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glauco Gilardoni | Napoli | 3 |
| Ettore Recagni | Mantova | ||
| 3 | Gino Stacchini | Juventus | 2 |
 John Charles | Juventus | ||
| Italo Mazzero | Mantova | ||
| Gianni Corelli | Napoli | ||
| Dante Micheli | SPAL | ||
| Carlo Dell'Omodarme | SPAL |