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Serie A
Founded 1898
Country Italy
Level on pyramid 1
Most championships Juventus (33)
Website http://www.legaseriea.it/it

Serie A is the highest football league in Italy.

Format

From 1929 to 2004, Serie A has got 16 or 18 teams. The Only Exception was in the years from 1946 to 1952, where in the Serie A there were 20-21 teams.

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 6th qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

Also the winner of Coppa Italia qualify to the UEFA Europa League, but if the winner of Coppa Italia is qualified yet, the 7th goes to UEFA Europa League.

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

Serie A Clubs

2017-18

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2016–17 season
Atalanta Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".26,542 4th in Serie A
Benevento Benevento Stadio Ciro Vigorito 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".16,847 Serie B Play-off Winners
Bologna Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".38,279 15th in Serie A
Cagliari Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".16,233 11th in Serie A
Chievo Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".38,402 14th in Serie A
Crotone Crotone Stadio Ezio Scida 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".16,547 17th in Serie A
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".47,282 8th in Serie A
Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".36,685 16th in Serie A
Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".38,402 Serie B Runners-up
Internazionale Milan San Siro 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".80,018 7th in Serie A
Juventus Turin Allianz Stadium 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".41,507 Serie A Champions
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".70,634 5th in Serie A
Milan Milan San Siro 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".80,018 6th in Serie A
Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".60,240 3rd in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".70,634 2nd in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".36,685 10th in Serie A
Sassuolo Sassuolo Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
(Reggio Emilia)		 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".23,717 12th in Serie A
SPAL Ferrara Paolo Mazza 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".13,135 Serie B Champions
Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".27,994 9th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli-Dacia Arena 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".25,144 13th in Serie A

Seasons of Serie A

  • 86 seasons: Internazionale
  • 85 seasons: Juventus, Roma
  • 84 seasons: Milan
  • 80 seasons: Fiorentina
  • 75 seasons: Lazio
  • 74 seasons: Torino
  • 72 seasons: Napoli
  • 71 seasons: Bologna
  • 61 seasons: Sampdoria
  • 57 seasons: Atalanta
  • 51 seasons: Genoa
  • 45 seasons: Udinese
  • 38 seasons: Cagliari
  • 30 seasons: Bari, Vicenza
  • 29 seasons: Palermo
  • 28 seasons: Hellas Verona
  • 26 seasons: Triestina
  • 24 seasons: Parma
  • 22 seasons: Brescia
  • 18 seasons: Livorno
  • 17 seasons: Catania, SPAL
  • 16 seasons: Ascoli, Chievo, Padova
  • 15 seasons: Lecce
  • 13 seasons: Alessandria, Cesena, Como, Modena, Novara, Perugia
  • 12 seasons: Empoli, Pro Patria, Venezia
  • 11 seasons: Foggia
  • 10 seasons: Avellino
  • 9 seasons: Reggina, Siena
  • 8 seasons: Lucchese, Piacenza
  • 7 seasons: Catanzaro, Cremonese, Mantova, Pescara, Pisa, Varese
  • 6 seasons: Pro Vercelli
  • 5 seasons: Liguria, Messina, Sassuolo
  • 4 seasons: Casale
  • 3 seasons: Lecco, Legnano, Reggiana, Sampierdarenese
  • 2 seasons: Ancona, Crotone, Salernitana, Ternana
  • 1 season: Carpi, Benevento, Frosinone, Pistoiese, Treviso

Champions

Club Winners Runners-up Championship seasons
Juventus 33 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, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Milan 18 15 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
Internazionale 18 14 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
Genoa 9 4 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914–15, 1922–23, 1923–24
Torino 7 7 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.)
Roma 3 14 1941–42, 1982–83, 2000–01
Lazio 2 6 1973–74, 1999–2000
Napoli 2 6 1986–87, 1989–90
Fiorentina 2 5 1955–56, 1968–69
Cagliari 1 1 1969–70
Casale 1 - 1913–14
Novese 1 - 1921–22 (F.I.G.C.)
Hellas Verona 1 - 1984–85
Sampdoria 1 - 1990–91

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