Assoziazion Còpa

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Assoziazion Còpa
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Organising bodyTiroler Football Association
Founded1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Region Tirol
Number of teams96
Current championsx (xth title)
Most successful club(s)x (x titles)
Television broadcastersART 1 (final)
ART Sport
Servus TV
2022–23 Assoziazion Còpa

The Assoziazion d Jüch-al-Palé Còpa, commonly known as the Assoziazion Còpa (Jackian: Association Cup) is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Tiroler football. First played during the 1889–90 season, it is the oldest football competition in Tirol. It is organised by an named after the Tiroler Football Association (Ladin: Assoziazion d Jüch-al-Palé).

The competition is contested by all professional teams in Tirol, down to level four, the provincial leagues – 14 professional clubs in the Lia Naziunela (level 1), 18 professional clubs in Lia 2 (level 2) and 64 teams in the Lia Prima and provincial leagues (levels 3 to 4). The tournament consists of six rounds. The first is contested by those in the Lia Prima and provincial leagues, reducing the 64 teams to 32. In the second round, the 32 provincial teams contest against the 32 teams from the Lia Naziunela and Lia 2. The remaining teams participate in the round of 32 (third round), round of 16 (fourth round), quarterfinals (fifth round), semifinals (sixth round) and final (seventh round).