Serie A: Top Italian football league

Serie A
Organising body	Lega Serie A
Founded	1898; 126 years ago; 1929 (as round-robin)
Country	Italy
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Serie B
Domestic cup(s)	Coppa Italia; Supercoppa Italiana
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League; UEFA Europa League; UEFA Europa Conference League
Current champions	Internazionale (19th title) ; (2020–21)
Most championships	Juventus (36 titles)
Most appearances	Gianluigi Buffon (657);
Top goalscorer	Silvio Piola (274)
TV partners	SKY Italia, DAZN
Website	legaseriea.it
	Current: 2021–22 Serie A

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 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.

Serie A Clubs

2021–2022

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Atalanta	Bergamo	Gewiss Stadium	21,300
Venezia	Venezia	Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo	7,450
Bologna	Bologna	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara	38,279
Cagliari	Cagliari	Unipol Domus	16,416
Empoli	Empoli	Stadio Carlo Castellani	16,284
Spezia	La Spezia	Stadio Alberto Picco	10,336
Fiorentina	Florence	Stadio Artemio Franchi	47,282
Genoa	Genoa	Stadio Luigi Ferraris	36,685
Hellas Verona	Verona	Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi	38,402
Inter Milan	Milan	San Siro	80,018
Juventus	Turin	Allianz Stadium	41,507
Lazio	Rome	Stadio Olimpico	70,634
Milan	Milan	San Siro	80,018
Napoli	Naples	Stadio San Paolo	60,240
Roma	Rome	Stadio Olimpico	70,634
Salernitana	Salerno	Stadio Arechi	26,000
Sampdoria	Genoa	Stadio Luigi Ferraris	36,685
Sassuolo	Sassuolo	Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia)	23,717
Torino	Turin	Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino	27,994
Udinese	Udine	Stadio Friuli-Dacia Arena	25,144

Seasons of Serie A

90 seasons: Internazionale 89 seasons: Juventus, Roma 88 seasons: Milan 84 seasons: Fiorentina 79 seasons: Lazio 78 seasons: Torino 76 seasons: Napoli 75 seasons: Bologna 65 seasons: Sampdoria 61 seasons: Atalanta 55 seasons: Genoa 49 seasons: Udinese 42 seasons: Cagliari 31 seasons: Hellas Verona 30 seasons: Bari, Vicenza 29 seasons: Palermo 27 seasons: Parma 26 seasons: Triestina 23 seasons: Brescia	19 seasons: SPAL 18 seasons: Livorno 17 seasons: Catania, Chievo 16 seasons: Ascoli, Lecce, Padova 14 seasons: Empoli 13 seasons: Alessandria, Cesena, Como, Modena, Novara, Perugia, Venezia 12 seasons: Pro Patria 11 seasons: Foggia 10 seasons: Avellino 9 seasons: Reggina, Sassuolo, Siena 8 seasons: Lucchese, Piacenza 7 seasons: Catanzaro, Cremonese, Mantova, Pescara, Pisa, Varese 6 seasons: Pro Vercelli 5 seasons: Liguria, Messina 4 seasons: Casale 3 seasons: Crotone, Lecco, Legnano, Reggiana, Salernitana, Sampierdarenese 2 seasons: Ancona, Benevento, Frosinone, Spezia, Ternana 1 season: Carpi, Pistoiese, Treviso

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, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Internazionale	19	15	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
Milan	18	16	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
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.)
Roma	3	14	1941–42, 1982–83, 2000–01
Lazio	2	6	1973–74, 1999–2000
Napoli	2	8	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.)
Sampdoria	1	-	1990–91
Hellas Verona	1	-	1984–85

Related pages

Serie B
Lega Pro Prima Divisione

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