| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy | 
| Dates | 27 Aug 1978 – 17 May 1979 | 
| Teams | 36 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Juventus (6th title) | 
| Runner-up | Palermo | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 83 | 
| Goals scored | 190 (2.29 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Massimo Palanca (8 goals) | 
The 1978–79 Coppa Italia was the 32nd coppa Italia. Round-robin, Juventus won 2-1 against Palermo to achieve 6 coppa Italia.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | 
| 2 | Fiorentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 
| 3 | Monza | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 
| 4 | Nocerina | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | 
| 5 | Taranto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | 
Source: 
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 
| 2 | Vicenza | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 
| 3 | Bari | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 
| 4 | Bologna | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 
| 5 | Pistoiese | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | 
Source: 
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 
| 2 | Torino | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 
| 3 | Cesena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | 
| 4 | Brescia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | 
| 5 | Hellas Verona | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | 
Source: 
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catanzaro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | 
| 2 | Milan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | 
| 3 | SPAL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 
| 4 | Lecce | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | 
| 5 | Foggia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | 
Source: 
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perugia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | 
| 2 | Avellino | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 
| 3 | Udinese | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 
| 4 | Pescara | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 
| 5 | Sambenedettese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 
Source: 
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 
| 2 | Sampdoria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | 
| 3 | Genoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 
| 4 | Rimini | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | 
| 5 | Atalanta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | 
Source: 
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cagliari | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 
| 2 | Varese | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | 
| 3 | Ternana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 
| 4 | Roma | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | 
| 5 | Ascoli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
Source: 
Quarter-finals
Join the defending champion: Internazionale.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 0-0 (p: 5-4) | Lazio | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Cagliari | 2-3 | Catanzaro | 2-2 | 0-1 | 
| Juventus | 3-2 | Internazionale | 3-1 | 0-1 | 
| Napoli | 2-1 | Perugia | 2-1 | 0-0 | 
p=after penalty shoot-out
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catanzaro | 3-5 | Juventus | 1-1 | 2-4 | 
| Palermo | 2-1 | Napoli | 0-0 | 2-1 | 
Final
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Massimo Palanca | Catanzaro | 8 | 
| 2 |  Carlo Bresciani | Sampdoria | 5 | 
| 3 |  Franco Pezzato | SPAL | 4 | 
| 4 |  Agostino Di Bartolomei | Roma | 3 | 
|  Roberto Pruzzo | Roma | ||
|  Marco Tardelli | Juventus | ||
|  Pietro Paolo Virdis | Juventus | ||
|  Franco Causio | Juventus | ||
|  Aldo Maldera | Milan | ||
|  Paolo Pulici | Torino | ||
|  Carlo Osellame | Palermo | ||
|  Adriano Tedoldi | Rimini | 
References
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