# 2014–15 Serie A1 (men's water polo)

The 2014–15 Serie A1 is the 96th season of the Serie A1, Italy's premier Water polo league.

## Team information

The following 12 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2014–15 season:
Serie A1 :
| Team | City | Pool | Founded |
| Acquachiara | Napoli | Piscina Felipe Scandone | 1998 |
| Brescia | Brescia | Centro Natatorio Mompiano | 1973 |
| Bogliasco | Bogliasco | Stadio del Gianni Vassallo | 1951 |
| Canottieri | Napoli | Piscina Felipe Scandone | 1916 |
| Como | Como | Piscina Olimpionica | 1919 |
| Florentia | Florence | Piscina Goffredo Nannini | 1904 |
| Lazio | Rome | Salaria Sport Village | 1904 |
| Posillipo | Napoli | Piscina Felipe Scandone | 1925 |
| Pro Recco | Recco | Piscina comunale di Sori | 1913 |
| Roma Vis Nova | Rome | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto | 1979 |
| Savona | Savona | Piscina Carlo Zanelli | 1948 |
| Sport Management | Verona | Centro Natatorio Sportivo Belvedere | 1987 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Pro Recco N.E PN | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 330 | 128 | +202 | 63 |
| 2 | A.N. Brescia | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 269 | 143 | +126 | 61 |
| 3 | Carpisa YamamaY Acquachiara | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 248 | 208 | +40 | 50 |
| 4 | BPM PN Sport Management | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 201 | 168 | +33 | 44 |
| 5 | Carisa Rari Nantes Savona | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 189 | 204 | −15 | 34 |
| 6 | C.N. Posillipo | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 198 | 188 | +10 | 32 |
| 7 | C.C. Napoli | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 185 | 206 | −21 | 26 |
| 8 | R.N. Bogliasco | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 195 | 237 | −42 | 24 |
| 9 | S.S. Lazio Nuoto | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 224 | 268 | −44 | 22 |
| 10 | Como Nuoto | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 156 | 212 | −56 | 19 |
| 11 | Roma Vis Nova PN | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 167 | 255 | −88 | 10 |
| 12 | R.N. Florentia | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 162 | 307 | −145 | 4 |
* Championship Playoff
* Relegation

### Schedule and results

1. round ( 2014.10.04 ) :
| Acquachiara – Roma Vis Nova | 11–7 |
| AN Brescia – Lazio | 18–6 |
| Como – Florentia | 12–6 |
| Posillipo – S.M. Verona | 5–6 |
| Pro Recco – Bogliasco | 16–6 |
| Savona – CC Napoli | 8–4 |
2. round ( 2014.10.11 ) :
| Bogliasco – Savona | 9–7 |
| CC Napoli – AN Brescia | 5–12 |
| Florentia – Pro Recco | 3–24 |
| Lazio – Posillipo | 12–13 |
| Roma Vis Nova – Como | 3–8 |
| S.M. Verona – Acquachiara | 11–9 |
3. round ( 2014.10.18 ) :
| Acquachiara – Lazio | 13–11 |
| AN Brescia – Savona | 7–4 |
| Como – S.M. Verona | 6–7 |
| Florentia – Bogliasco | 5–13 |
| Posillipo – CC Napoli | 6–8 |
| Pro Recco – Roma Vis Nova | 23–3 |
4. round ( 2014.10.25 ) :
| Bogliasco – AN Brescia | 8–15 |
| CC Napoli – Acquachiara | 8–13 |
| Lazio – Como | 8–9 |
| Roma Vis Nova – Florentia | 11–6 |
| Savona – Posillipo | 5–2 |
| S.M. Verona – Pro Recco | 6–8 |
5. round ( 2014.11.08 ) :
| Acquachiara – Savona | 11–6 |
| Como – CC Napoli | 6–8 |
| Florentia – S.M. Verona | 0–9 |
| Posillipo – AN Brescia | 8–10 |
| Pro Recco – Lazio | 19–5 |
| Roma Vis Nova – Bogliasco | 12–8 |
6. round ( 2014.11.15 ) :
| AN Brescia – Acquachiara | 7–4 |
| Bogliasco – Posillipo | 8–10 |
| CC Napoli – Pro Recco | 6–20 |
| Lazio – Florentia | 10–6 |
| Savona – Como | 8–8 |
| S.M. Verona – Roma Vis Nova | 13–8 |
7. round ( 2014.12.03 ) :
| Acquachiara – Posillipo | 10–6 |
| Como – AN Brescia | 3–9 |
| Florentia – CC Napoli | 9–12 |
| Pro Recco – Savona | 15–5 |
| Roma Vis Nova – Lazio | 9–11 |
| S.M. Verona – Bogliasco | 13–8 |
8. round ( 2014.12.06 ) :
| AN Brescia – Pro Recco | 7–6 |
| Bogliasco – Acquachiara | 12–13 |
| CC Napoli – Roma Vis Nova | 12–7 |
| Lazio – S.M. Verona | 8–8 |
| Posillipo – Como | 9–6 |
| Savona – Florentia | 17–4 |
9. round ( 2014.12.13 ) :
| Como – Acquachiara | 5–11 |
| Lazio – Bogliasco | 14–9 |
| Florentia – AN Brescia | 7–14 |
| Pro Recco – Posillipo | 8–6 |
| Roma Vis Nova – Savona | 5–7 |
| S.M. Verona – CC Napoli | 11–10 |
10. round ( 2014.12.20 ) :
| Acquachiara – Pro Recco | 6–14 |
| AN Brescia – Roma Vis Nova | 19–7 |
| CC Napoli – Lazio | 8–9 |
| Como – Bogliasco | 6–9 |
| Posillipo – Florentia | 10–10 |
| Savona – S.M. Verona | 11–9 |
11. round ( 2014.01.10 ) :
| Bogliasco – CC Napoli | 9–7 |
| Florentia – Acquachiara | 10–12 |
| Lazio – Savona | 12–13 |
| Pro Recco – Como | 16–5 |
| Roma Vis Nova – Posillipo | 9–10 |
| S.M. Verona – AN Brescia | 6–7 |
12. round ( 2015.01.17 ) :
| Roma Vis Nova – Acquachiara | 9–10 |
| Lazio – AN Brescia | 9–15 |
| Florentia – Como | 9–13 |
| S.M. Verona – Posillipo | 13–9 |
| Bogliasco – Pro Recco | 5–20 |
| CC Napoli – Savona | 10–4 |
13. round ( 2015.01.24 ) :
| Savona – Bogliasco | 12–9 |
| AN Brescia – CC Napoli | 13–9 |
| Pro Recco – Florentia | 16–5 |
| Posillipo – Lazio | 11–4 |
| Como – Roma Vis Nova | 9–8 |
| Acquachiara – S.M. Verona | 11–11 |
14. round ( 2015.01.31 ) :
| Lazio – Acquachiara | 14–19 |
| Savona – AN Brescia | 8–12 |
| S.M. Verona – Como | 9–3 |
| Bogliasco – Florentia | 10–6 |
| CC Napoli – Posillipo | 7–7 |
| Roma Vis Nova – Pro Recco | 4–21 |
15. round ( 2015.02.07 ) :
| AN Brescia – Bogliasco | 16–9 |
| Acquachiara – CC Napoli | 12–11 |
| Como – Lazio | 8–7 |
| Florentia – Roma Vis Nova | 14–11 |
| Posillipo – Savona | 12–7 |
| Pro Recco – S.M. Verona | 9–4 |
16. round ( 2015.02.21 ) :
| Savona – Acquachiara | 5–13 |
| CC Napoli – Como | 9–7 |
| S.M. Verona – Florentia | 15–9 |
| AN Brescia – Posillipo | 10–6 |
| Lazio – Pro Recco | 11–18 |
| Bogliasco – Roma Vis Nova | 11–6 |
17. round ( 2015.03.07 ) :
| Acquachiara – AN Brescia | 7–7 |
| Posillipo – Bogliasco | 16–7 |
| Pro Recco – CC Napoli | 12–6 |
| Florentia – Lazio | 11–16 |
| Como – Savona | 8–9 |
| Roma Vis Nova – S.M. Verona | 6–8 |
18. round ( 2015.03.11 ) :
| Posillipo – Acquachiara | 7–8 |
| AN Brescia – Como | 13–5 |
| CC Napoli – Florentia | 8–4 |
| Savona – Pro Recco | 7–13 |
| Lazio – Roma Vis Nova | 9–10 |
| Bogliasco – S.M. Verona | 5–6 |
19. round ( 2015.03.14 ) :
| Pro Recco – AN Brescia | 9–8 |
| Acquachiara – Bogliasco | 15–12 |
| Roma Vis Nova – CC Napoli | 7–7 |
| S.M. Verona – Lazio | 16–11 |
| Como – Posillipo | 7–12 |
| Florentia – Savona | 12–14 |
20. round ( 2015.03.21 ) :
| Acquachiara – Como | 12–11 |
| Bogliasco – Lazio | 7–10 |
| AN Brescia – Florentia | 24–4 |
| Posillipo – Pro Recco | 3–11 |
| Savona – Roma Vis Nova | 11–9 |
| CC Napoli – S.M. Verona | 5–7 |
21. round ( 2015.04.11 ) :
| Pro Recco – Acquachiara | 15–11 |
| Roma Vis Nova – AN Brescia | 7–16 |
| Lazio – CC Napoli | 14–17 |
| Bogliasco – Como | 13–4 |
| Florentia – Posillipo | 13–19 |
| S.M. Verona – Savona | 7–10 |
22. round ( 2015.04.18 ) :
| CC Napoli – Bogliasco | 8–9 |
| Acquachiara – Florentia | 17–9 |
| Savona – Lazio | 11–13 |
| Como – Pro Recco | 7–17 |
| Posillipo – Roma Vis Nova | 11–9 |
| AN Brescia – S.M. Verona | 10–6 |

## Championship playoff

Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Pro Recco N.E PN | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R.N. Bogliasco | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R.N. Bogliasco | 6 | 4 | | 1 | Pro Recco N.E PN | 5$^5$ | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | BPM PN Sport Management | 5$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | BPM PN Sport Management | 5 | 9 | | 4 | BPM PN Sport Management | 5$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Carisa Rari Nantes Savona | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Carisa Rari Nantes Savona | 4 | 8 | | | | | | 1 | Pro Recco N.E PN | 8 | 10$^3$ | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | A.N. Brescia | 4 | 10$^2$ | 7 | | |
| 2 | A.N. Brescia | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A.N. Brescia | 4 | 10$^2$ | 7 |
| 7 | C.C. Napoli | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | C.C. Napoli | 6 | 7 | | 2 | A.N. Brescia | 15 | 13 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | 3 | Carpisa YamamaY Acquachiara | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Carpisa YamamaY Acquachiara | 6 | 11 | 12 | 3 | Carpisa YamamaY Acquachiara | 7 | 7 | 3 | Carpisa YamamaY Acquachiara | 13 | 5 | |
| 6 | C.N. Posillipo | 12 | 10 | 8 | | | | | 4 | BPM PN Sport Management | 14 | 8 | |

### Final

* 1st leg
| 10 May 20:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Pro Recco N.E PN | 8–4 | A.N. Brescia | Piscina Comunale, Sori Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Colombo, Severo |
| Piscina Comunale, Sori Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Colombo, Severo |||
| 10 May 20:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Giorgetti, Aicardi 2 | Goals | Molina 3 | Piscina Comunale, Sori Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Colombo, Severo |
* 2nd leg
| 13 May 19:00 (UTC+2) | Report | A.N. Brescia | 12–13 | Pro Recco N.E PN | Piscina La Marmora, Brescia Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Caputi, Ercoli |
| Piscina La Marmora, Brescia Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Caputi, Ercoli |||
| 13 May 19:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Molina 4 | Goals | Felugo, Fondelli 2 | Piscina La Marmora, Brescia Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Caputi, Ercoli |
* 3rd leg
| 16 May 19:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Pro Recco N.E PN | 11–7 | A.N. Brescia | Piscina Comunale, Sori Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gomez, Ceccarelli |
| Piscina Comunale, Sori Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gomez, Ceccarelli |||
| 16 May 19:30 (UTC+2) | Report | five players 2 | Goals | Rizzo 3 | Piscina Comunale, Sori Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gomez, Ceccarelli |
Pro Recco N.E PN won Championship final series 3–0.

### 5th – 8th placement

Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
| 5th–8th placement semifinals | 5th–8th placement semifinals | 5th–8th placement semifinals | 5th–8th placement semifinals | 5th–8th placement semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 5 | Carisa Rari Nantes Savona | 11 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | R.N. Bogliasco | 9 | 5 | 13 | | | | |
| 8 | R.N. Bogliasco | 9 | 5 | 13 | 8 | R.N. Bogliasco | 12 | 8 |
| | | | | | 7 | C.C. Napoli | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | C.N. Posillipo | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | C.C. Napoli | 13 | 9 |
| 7 | C.C. Napoli | 12 | 5 | 7 | | | | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    Updated to games played on 16 May 2015.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Antonio Petković | Acquachiara | 81 |
| 2 | Andrija Prlainović | Pro Recco | 64 |
| 3 | Darko Brguljan | Canottieri | 62 |
| 4 | Aleksandar Radović | Posillipo | 60 |
| 5 | Stefano Luongo | Acquachiara | 59 |
| 6 | Michele Luongo | SM Verona | 58 |
| 7 | Guillermo Molina | AN Brescia | 56 |
| 8 | Valentino Gallo | Posillipo | 50 |
| 9 | Đorđe Filipović | SM Verona | 48 |
| 10 | Valerio Rizzo | AN Brescia | 45 |

### Number of teams by regions

| | Regions | No. teams | Teams |
| 1 | Campania | 3 | Acquachiara, Canottieri and Posillipo |
| 1 | Liguria | 3 | Bogliasco, Pro Recco and Savona |
| 3 | Lazio | 2 | Lazio and Roma Vis Nova |
| 3 | Lombardy | 2 | Brescia and Como |
| 5 | Tuscany | 1 | Florentia |
| 5 | Veneto | 1 | Sport Management |

## Final standing

* Qualified for the 2015–16 LEN Champions League
* Qualified for the 2015–16 LEN Euro Cup
* Relegation to the 2015–16 Serie A2
| Rank | Team |
| | Pro Recco N.E PN |
| | A.N. Brescia |
| | BPM PN Sport Management |
| 4 | Carpisa YamamaY Acquachiara |
| 5 | C.C. Napoli |
| 6 | R.N. Bogliasco |
| 7 | C.N. Posillipo |
| 8 | Carisa Rari Nantes Savona |
| 9 | S.S. Lazio Nuoto |
| 10 | Como Nuoto |
| 11 | Roma Vis Nova PN |
| 12 | R.N. Florentia |
* 2014-15 Serie A1 Champions
* Pro Recco 29th Title
* 1 Stefano Tempesti (c), 2 Duško Pijetlović, 3 Andrija Prlainović, 4 Pietro Figlioli 5 Alex Giorgetti, 6 Maurizio Felugo, 7 Massimo Giacoppo, 8 Francesco Di Fulvio 9 Niccolò Figari, 10 Andrea Fondelli, 11 Matteo Aicardi 12 Niccolò Gitto, 13 Giacomo Pastorino
* Head coach
* Igor Milanović