Women's Italian Cup 2026/27 | Format, schedule and Juventus' route | OneFootball

The 2026/27 Women’s Italian Cup will officially kick off on August 30. The competition, organised by the FIGC, will feature 26 teams at the start, with seeding based on the final standings of last season’s Serie A and Serie B league tables, and the last two spots reserved for the teams newly promoted to Serie B, who will compete in the preliminary round.

Roma enter the tournament as the defending champions, while Juventus will enter the competition in the second round, scheduled for December.

THE FORMAT

Eligibility for the competition is determined by the official rankings published by the FIGC.

Here is the tournament bracket:

Preliminary round: The teams ranked 23rd through 26th in the standings will participate. The two winners advance to the first round.

First Round: The teams ranked 9th through 22nd in the standings will enter the competition, along with the two teams that qualified from the preliminary round.

Second Round: The top eight teams in the standings, including Juventus, enter the competition.

Quarter-finals: Home and away matches.

Semi-finals: Home and away matches.

Final: The battle for the trophy.

THE CALENDAR

Here are the competition dates:

Preliminary Round: Sunday, August 30 First Round: Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20 Second Round: Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20 Quarter-final first leg: January 19, 20 and 21 Quarter-final second leg: February 16, 17 and 18 Semi-final first leg: March 16, 17 and 18 Semi-final second leg: March 27 Final: Saturday, May 22 or Sunday, May 23 (date, time, and location to be determined)

JUVENTUS' PATH

Thanks to the seeding list established by the FIGC, Juventus is among the eight teams that will advance directly to the second round of the competition.

The Bianconere will therefore make their debut in the Women’s Italian Cup in December, beginning their journey toward the trophy at that stage.

THE SEEDING

1 - Roma 2 - Inter 3 - Juventus 4 - Fiorentina 5 - Lazio 6 - Milan 7 - Napoli Women 8 - Como Women 9 - Sassuolo 10 - Ternana Women 11 - Parma 12 - Como 1907 13 - Genoa 14 - Lumezzane 15 - Cesena 16 - Bologna 17 - Freedom 18 - Res Donna Roma 19 - Frosinone 20 - Vicenza 21 - Brescia 22 - Arezzo 23 - San Marino Academy 24 - Hellas Verona 25 - Moncalieri 26 - Catania