# 2018–19 Serie A1 (men's water polo)

The 2018–19 Serie A1 is the 100th season of the Serie A1, Italy's premier Water polo league.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2018–19 season:
Serie A1 :
| Team | City | Pool | Founded |
| AN Brescia | Brescia | Centro natatorio Mompiano | 1973 |
| Bogliasco | Bogliasco | Stadio del nuoto Gianni Vassallo | 1951 |
| Canottieri | Naples | Piscina Circolo Canottieri Napoli | 1916 |
| Catania | Catania | Piscina Comunale "F. Scuderi" | 1939 |
| Florentia | Florence | Piscina Goffredo Nannini | 1904 |
| Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto | 1900 |
| Ortiglia | Syracuse | Piscina Paolo Caldarella | 1928 |
| Posillipo | Naples | Piscina "Alba Oriens" (Casoria) | 1925 |
| Pro Recco | Recco | Piscina Comunale (Sori) | 1913 |
| Quinto | Genoa | Stadio del Nuoto di Albaro | 1921 |
| Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto | 2008 |
| Savona | Savona | Piscina Carlo Zanelli | 1948 |
| Sport Management | Busto Arsizio | Piscine Manara | 1987 |
| Trieste | Trieste | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi" | 2003 |

## Regular season

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification | Head-to-head |
| 1 | AN Brescia | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 155 | +192 | 75 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 2 | Pro Recco | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 399 | 135 | +264 | 72 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 3 | Sport Management | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 337 | 185 | +152 | 66 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 4 | CN Posillipo | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 232 | 215 | +17 | 43 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 5 | CC Ortigia | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 212 | 246 | −34 | 35 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 6 | Roma Nuoto | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 210 | 231 | −21 | 34 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 7 | Lazio Nuoto | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 189 | 279 | −90 | 31 | | LAZ: 15 pts QUI: 7 pts FLO: 6 pts SAV: 4 pts |
| 8 | Iren Genova Quinto | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 199 | 255 | −56 | 31 | | LAZ: 15 pts QUI: 7 pts FLO: 6 pts SAV: 4 pts |
| 9 | RN Florentia | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 212 | 258 | −46 | 31 | | LAZ: 15 pts QUI: 7 pts FLO: 6 pts SAV: 4 pts |
| 10 | RN Savona | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 154 | 225 | −71 | 31 | | LAZ: 15 pts QUI: 7 pts FLO: 6 pts SAV: 4 pts |
| 11 | CC Napoli | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 207 | 264 | −57 | 29 | |
| 12 | Pallanuoto Trieste | 26 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 217 | 291 | −74 | 27 | |
| 13 | Bogliasco Bene | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 194 | 274 | −80 | 16 | Relegation to Serie A2 | BOG - CAT: 17–11 CAT - BOG: 15–9 |
| 14 | Nuoto Catania | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 191 | 287 | −96 | 16 | Relegation to Serie A2 | BOG - CAT: 17–11 CAT - BOG: 15–9 |
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

## Playoffs

The final six was held on 23–26 May 2019 at the Bruno Bianchi Swimming Stadium in Trieste.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | AN Brescia | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Posillipo | 10 | 4 | Posillipo | 7 | | | |
| 5 | Ortigia | 7 | | | | 1 | AN Brescia | 10 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Pro Recco | 11 |
| | | | 2 | Pro Recco | 11 |
| 3 | Sport Management | 14 | 3 | Sport Management | 3 |
| 6 | Roma | 6 | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | 4 | Posillipo | 9 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Sport Management | 11 |

### Semi-finals

| 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) 17:30 (CEST) | Report | AN Brescia | 9–7 | CN Posillipo | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Paoletti, Ercoli |
| Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Paoletti, Ercoli |||
| 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) 17:30 (CEST) | Report | Nora 2 | Goals | Manzi 3 | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Paoletti, Ercoli |
| 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) 18:45 (CEST) | Report | Pro Recco | 11–3 | Sport Management | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Petronilli, Lo Dico |
| Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Petronilli, Lo Dico |||
| 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) 18:45 (CEST) | Report | Echenique 3 | Goals | Fondelli, Drašović, Luongo 1 | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Petronilli, Lo Dico |

### Third place

| 25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) 18:30 (CEST) | Report | CN Posillipo | 9–11 | Sport Management | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Štampalija (CRO), Bianco |
| Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Štampalija (CRO), Bianco |||
| 25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) 18:30 (CEST) | Report | G. Di Martire, Marziali 2 | Goals | Drašović, Bruni, Mirarchi 2 | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Štampalija (CRO), Bianco |

### Final

| 26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 16:00 (CEST) | Report | AN Brescia | 10–11 | Pro Recco | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Severo, Gomez |
| Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Severo, Gomez |||
| 26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 16:00 (CEST) | Report | Presciutti, Figlioli, Gallo 2 | Goals | Ivović 3 | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Severo, Gomez |

#### Final standings

| | Team | Qualification or Relegation |
| | Pro Recco | Champions League preliminary round |
| | AN Brescia | Champions League second qualifying round |
| | Sport Management | Champions League first qualifying round |
| 4 | CN Posillipo | Euro Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | CC Ortigia | Euro Cup first qualifying round |
| 6 | AS Roma Nuoto |
* 2019 Serie A1 Winner
* Pro Recco 33rd title

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 10 June 2019.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Stefano Luongo | Sport Management | 81 |
| 2 | Pietro Figlioli | AN Brescia | 67 |
| 3 | Gonzalo Echenique | Pro Recco | 59 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Ivović | Pro Recco | 59 |
| 5 | Steven Camilleri | Roma | 54 |
| 6 | Francesco Di Fulvio | Pro Recco | 53 |
| 7 | Robin Lindhout | Quinto | 48 |
| 8 | Giacomo Lanzoni | Bogliasco | 47 |
| 8 | Eduardo Campopiano | CC Napoli | 47 |
| 10 | Draško Gogov | Trieste | 45 |