SPAL Italian Cup Tickets

Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, otherwise known as SPAL, have some history in the Coppa Italia, although it came some time ago. Nonetheless, fans still flock to the 16,134 capacity Stadio Paolo Mazza when they take part in the competition, though, as previous campaigns in the Serie A have seen them be able to go head-to-head with some of Italy’s biggest sides.

The club has numerous nicknames that they go by, with Gli Spallini, I Biancazzurri and Gli Estensi all having been commonly used over the years. The modest Italian outfit have been able to call on a number of top players over the years in the cup competition, with the likes of Alex Meret, Fabio Capello, Matteo Ferrari, Andrea Petagna and Federico Di Francesco all making several appearances over the years.

SPAL have not had great success when it comes to the tournament, as they have only been able to reach one final since being formed as a football club. Over the years, the club have found it incredibly difficult to build any momentum in the tournament as they appear to go out in the early parts of the competition more often than not.

I Biancazzurri have, though, been named as runners up in the Coppa Italia before, having finished second to SSC Napoli in the 1961/62 season, however they were on the wrong end of a 2-1 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico.

Of course, moments in the Coppa Italia for SPAL have been very few and far between over the years although they have continued to put in some great showings in more recent editions of the domestic competition. In fact, their 2019/20 campaign might be one of the most memorable for the club’s faithful in recent seasons.

That particular edition of the Coppa Italia would be memorable as it saw the club reach the Round of 16 in the final bracket of the tournament, having beat Feralpisalò 3-1 in the third round and thumped U.S. Lecce 5-1 in the fourth round. However they were then beaten by AC Milan 3-0 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

The club have, however had their upsets in the competition as well, including as recently as the 2017/18 campaign. SPAL were shocked by Cittadella in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia in front of an expectant home crowd, when they were 0-2.