2003–04 Coppa Italia
| Country | Italy | ||
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| Teams | 48 | ||
| Defending champions | Milan | ||
| Champions | Lazio | ||
| Runners-up | Juventus | ||
| Matches played | 94 | ||
| Goals scored | 209 (2.22 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) | Stefano Fiore (Lazio), 6 goals | ||
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The 2003–04 Coppa Italia was the 56th edition of the tournament. Lazio won the tournament for the 4th time in club history, winning the two-legged final over Juventus on a 4-2 aggregate score.
In the 2003–04 Coppa Italia there were a total of 48 teams competing: all 18 clubs from Serie A, 23 of the 24 clubs in Serie B, and 7 clubs from Serie C. The only Serie B club not to feature in the competition was ACF Fiorentina, as they had only later been reassigned to Serie B based on sporting merit following the disbarment of Cosenza. The clubs from Serie C included the 4 runners-up from the 2002-03 Serie C promotion playoffs along with the two finalists from the 2002-03 Serie C Coppa Italia competition.
The format for pairings were:
To protest against the enlargement of Serie B to 24 teams, many clubs chose to forfeit games in the group phase of this year's competition and many games were not played. All forfeiting teams were given a 3-0 defeat and deducted 1 point in the table for each game not played. Forfeiting teams are indicated in italics.
'Lazio win Coppa Italia 4–2 on aggregate.
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