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. 





 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.


 Serie A Clubs 

 2025–2026 
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacitySeason Atalanta Bergamo Stadio di Bergamo  Bologna Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara   Cagliari Cagliari Unipol Domus   Como Como Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia  Cremonese Cremona Stadio Giovanni Zini  Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi  Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris  Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi  Inter Milan Milan San Siro  Juventus Turin Juventus Stadium  Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico  Lecce Lecce Stadio Via del Mare   Milan Milan San Siro  Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo  Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini  Pisa Pisa Cetilar Arena  Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico  Sassuolo Sassuolo Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore(Reggio Emilia)   Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino  Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli-Dacia Arena  

 Seasons of Serie A 
 94 seasons: Internazionale
 93 seasons: Juventus, Roma
 92 seasons: Milan
 88 seasons: Fiorentina 
 83 seasons: Lazio
 82 seasons: Torino
 80 seasons: Napoli
 79 seasons: Bologna
 66 seasons: Sampdoria
 65 seasons: Atalanta
 58 seasons: Genoa
 53 seasons: Udinese
 45 seasons: Cagliari
 35 seasons: Hellas Verona
 30 seasons: Bari, Vicenza
 29 seasons: Palermo, Parma
 26 seasons: Triestina
 23 seasons: Brescia
 20 seasons: Lecce 19 seasons: SPAL
 18 seasons: Livorno
 17 seasons: Catania, Chievo, Empoli
 16 seasons: Ascoli, Padova
 15 seasons: Como
 14 seasons: Venezia
 13 seasons: Alessandria, Cesena, Modena, Novara, Perugia 
 12 seasons: Pro Patria, Sassuolo
 11 seasons: Foggia
 10 seasons: Avellino
 9 seasons: Cremonese, Reggina, Siena
 8 seasons: Lucchese, Piacenza, Pisa, Sampiedarnese 
 7 seasons: Catanzaro, Mantova, Pescara, Varese
 6 seasons: Pro Vercelli 
 5 seasons: Messina, Salernitana 
 4 seasons: Casale
 3 seasons: Crotone, Frosinone, Lecco, Legnano, Monza, Reggiana, Spezia 
 2 seasons: Ancona, Benevento, Ternana
 1 season: Carpi, Pistoiese, Treviso

 Champions 
ClubWinnersRunners-upChampionship seasonsJuventus36211905, 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, 2019–20Internazionale20171909–10, 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, 2023–24Milan19171901, 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, 2021–22Genoa941898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914–15, 1922–23, 1923–24Torino781926–27, 1927–28, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1975–76Bologna741924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1963–64Pro Vercelli711908, 1909, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22 (C.C.I.)Napoli481986–87, 1989–90, 2022–23, 2024–25Roma3141941–42, 1982–83, 2000–01Lazio271973–74, 1999–2000Fiorentina251955–56, 1968–69Cagliari111969–70Casale1 -1913–14Novese1 -1921–22 (F.I.G.C.)Sampdoria1 -1990–91Hellas Verona1 -1984–85

Related pages

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

 References 

Category:1898 establishments in Italy