Serie A

The **Serie A** is the top tier football league in Italy.

## History

This league was born on May 8, 1898: in this day was played the first championship, with only four teams, in city of Turin; Genoa CFC was be the winner.

For 30 years there were other amateur championships (with a  ausefor the First Word War), but in season 1921–1922 was divided in two leagues: the FIGC championship and the CCI championship. On 1926–27 season there was the first victory revoked: Torino F.C. won the championship because it faked a game. The first round-robin tournament was on season 1929–30, with 18 teams. Five years later, Serie A became with 16 clubs. After a pause for the Second World War, the teams incrased from 20 to 21, the biggest number of history, in the Grande Torino era. But in season 1948–49 returned 20 teams, and from 1952 decreased to 18 clubs.

From 1967 and over the next twenty years, Serie A returned with 16 teams.

On 1988 returned the championship with 18 teams. Now there are 20 clubs, because in season 2004–05 increased. That season is famous because was revoked the title of Juventus F.C., because it faked the game.

## Format

All the 20 teams play two times against all the other teams from August to May.

The top four teams in the Serie A qualify for the UEFA Champions League (from the 2017–18 season).

The 5th and the winner of Coppa Italia qualify for the UEFA Europa League tournament.

The 6th or the 7th ranked club, depending if the winner of Coppa Italia is qualified yet, joins the preliminary round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

The three lowest-placed teams are relegated to Serie B.

## Prizes

The winner of Serie A, from 1960, takes the _Coppa Campioni d'Italia_, gold cup with a base of sodalite. Also, the following year, the players of Serie A winner wear the _Scudetto_ on their shirts. When a team wins its tenth championship, receives a star, so there are only three clubs with the stars:

- **Juventus F.C.** (three stars, 36 titles)
- **Internazionale Milan** (two stars, 20 titles)
- **AC Milan** (one star, 19 titles)

### Individual prizes

There are a lot of individual prizes, too. There are trophies for the best:

- **Under 23**
- **Goalkeeper**
- **Defender**
- **Midfielder**
- **Forward**
- **Player**
- **Stadium**
- **Coach**
- **Fair play moment**
- **Speed player**

## Sponsorship

From 1998 Serie A has the first sponsorship, TIM Group, but from last season there is Enilive. The official ball is _Puma Orbita_.

### 2025–2026

|Team|Home city|Stadium|Capacity|Season||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Atalanta|Bergamo|Stadio di Bergamo|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Bologna|Bologna|Stadio Renato Dall'Ara|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Cagliari|Cagliari|Unipol Domus|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Como|Como|Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Cremonese|Cremona|Stadio Giovanni Zini|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Fiorentina|Florence|Stadio Artemio Franchi|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Genoa|Genoa|Stadio Luigi Ferraris|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Hellas Verona|Verona|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Inter Milan|Milan|San Siro|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Juventus|Turin|Juventus Stadium|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Lazio|Rome|Stadio Olimpico|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Lecce|Lecce|Stadio Via del Mare|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Milan|Milan|San Siro|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Napoli|Naples|Stadio San Paolo|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Parma|Parma|Stadio Ennio Tardini|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Pisa|Pisa|Cetilar Arena|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Roma|Rome|Stadio Olimpico|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Sassuolo|Sassuolo|Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore <small>(Reggio Emilia)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Torino|Turin|Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino|style="text-align:center;"|||
|Udinese|Udine|Stadio Friuli-Dacia Arena|style="text-align:center;"|||

## Champions

|Club|Winners|Runners-up|Championship seasons|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Juventus**|36|21|1905, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976-77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, _2004–05_, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20|
|**Internazionale**|20|17|1909–10, 1919–20, 1929–30, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2020–21, 2023–24|
|**Milan**|19|17|1901, 1906, 1907, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2021–22|
|**Genoa**|9|4|1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914–15, 1922–23, 1923–24|
|**Torino**|7|8|_1926–27_, 1927–28, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1975–76|
|**Bologna**|7|4|1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1963–64|
|Pro Vercelli|7|1|1908, 1909, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22 (C.C.I.)|
|**Napoli**|4|8|1986–87, 1989–90, 2022–23, 2024–25|
|**Roma**|3|14|1941–42, 1982–83, 2000–01|
|**Lazio**|2|7|1973–74, 1999–2000|
|**Fiorentina**|2|5|1955–56, 1968–69|
|**Cagliari**|1|1|1969–70|
|Casale|1|-|1913–14|
|Novese|1|-|1921–22 (F.I.G.C.)|
|Sampdoria|1|-|1990–91|
|**Hellas Verona**|1|-|1984–85|

## Related pages

- 2025-2026 Serie A
- Serie B
- Serie C
- Serie D
- Eccellenza
- Promozione
- Prima Categoria
- Seconda Categoria
- Terza Categoria
- Lega Calcio

## Infobox (football league)

- **logo**: File:Serie A.svg
- **pixels**: 150
- **organiser**: Lega Serie A
- **country**: Italy
- **name**: Serie A
- **confed**: UEFA
- **founded**:
1929 (as Serie A)
- **levels**: Italian football league system, 1
- **teams**: #Serie A Clubs, 20
- **relegation**: Serie B
- **domest cup**: Coppa Italia
Supercoppa Italiana
- **confed cup**: UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
- **champions**: SSC Napoli, Napoli (4th title)
- **season**: 2024–25 Serie A, 2024–25
- **most successful club**: Juventus F.C., Juventus (36 titles)
- **top goalscorer**: Silvio Piola (274)
- **tv**: SKY Italia, DAZN
- **website**: [http://www.legaseriea.it/en legaseriea.it]
- **current**: 2025–26 Serie A