Editing Serie A

{{short description|Top Italian football league}}
{{about|the Italian football league|other uses|Serie A (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox football league
| logo = Serie A ENILIVE logo.svg
| pixels = 140px
| caption = 
| organiser = [[Lega Serie A]]
| country = [[Italy]]
| name = Serie A
| confed = [[UEFA]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1898}} <br /> {{start date and age|1929}} (as [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]])
| teams = [[#Clubs|20]] (since [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05]])
| relegation = [[Serie B]]
| levels = [[Italian football league system|1]]
| domest_cup = 
{{Plainlist|
* [[Coppa Italia]] 
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]
}} 
| confed_cup = 
{{Plainlist|
* [[UEFA Champions League]]
* [[UEFA Europa League]]
* [[UEFA Conference League]]
}} 
| most successful club = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (36 titles)<!--PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE TO 38 TITLES AS THAT IS NOT OFFICIAL ! -->
| most_appearances = {{ubl|[[Gianluigi Buffon]] (657)}}
| top_goalscorer = [[Silvio Piola]] (274)
| champions      = [[Inter Milan]] (20th title)
| season         = [[2023-24 Serie A|2023–24]]
| tv             = [[Serie A#Television rights|List of broadcasters]]
| website        = {{url|https://www.legaseriea.it/en|legaseriea.it}}
| current        = [[2024–25 Serie A]]
}}

The '''Serie A''' ({{IPA|it|ˈsɛːrje ˈa}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=serie|title=serie|work=DiPI Online|author=[[Luciano Canepari]]|access-date=26 March 2021|language=it}}</ref> officially known as '''Serie A [[Eni]]live<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enilive è il Title sponsor della Serie A, accordo di sponsorizzazione fino al 2027 |url=https://www.eni.com/it-IT/media/comunicati-stampa/2024/02/enilive-title-sponsor-serie-a.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www.eni.com |language=it}}</ref>''' in Italy and '''Serie A Made in Italy''' abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional [[association football]] league in [[Italy]] and the highest level of the [[Italian football league system]]. Established in the [[1929–30 Serie A|1929–30 season]], it restructured the existing Italian Football Championship, which has been played since [[1898 Italian Football Championship|1898]], into a national round-robin format alongside [[Serie B]]. The league functions under a [[promotion and relegation]] system with Serie B and has historically served as the pinnacle of professional football in Italy. 

The 29 championships played between 1898 and the formation of the Serie A in 1929 are officially recognised by the [[Italian Football Federation]] (FIGC) with equal status to later Serie A titles. Similarly the [[1945–46 Italian Football Championship|1945–46]] season, played under a temporary format due to [[World War II]], is also recognized as an official championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunic2009/Lega/203L.pdf |title=Page 21: official statistical records recognized by FIGC |access-date=3 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716234634/http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunic2009/Lega/203L.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> Since [[1924–25 Prima Divisione|1924]], the winning club of the Italian top division has worn the ''[[scudetto]]'' emblem on its kit in the following season. Additionally, since [[1961–62 Serie A|1961]], the [[Coppa Campioni d'Italia]] trophy has been awarded to the Serie A champion.

The league was organised by the [[Direttorio Divisioni Superiori]] until 1943, the [[Lega Nazionale Professionisti|Lega Calcio]] from 1946 to 2010, and the [[Lega Serie A]] ever since. Widely regarded for its tactical discipline and defensive rigor, the Serie A has been consistently ranked among the strongest leagues in global football.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sportfive.com/index.php?id=1182| title = The Big Five Leagues| access-date = 25 June 2015| archive-date = 24 September 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104651/http://www.sportfive.com/index.php?id=1182}}</ref> As of the 2023–24 season, the Serie A was ranked as the best league in [[UEFA coefficient|UEFA's league coefficient rankings]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ferrini |first=David |date=11 May 2024 |title=Italy's Serie A Is Top Soccer League In Europe, Bumping English Premier League To Third |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2024/05/10/serie-a-confirmed-top-uefa-association-leaping-the-premier-league/ |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=Forbes}}</ref>

The Serie A is home to several of football's most successful and renowned clubs, including [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[Inter Milan]], and [[AC Milan]]. These teams have played key roles in European football governance and competition history. Juventus, the [[Football records and statistics in Italy|most decorated club in Italy]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Europe's club of the Century |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?a413f0e03790c443e0f40390b41be8b01905fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb883ccb05ff1d |access-date=10 September 2009 |work=International Federation of Football History & Statistics}}</ref><ref name="successful">{{cite web |title=Juventus building bridges in Serie B |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=107733.html#juventus+building+bridges+serie+b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511105008/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=107733.html#juventus+building+bridges+serie+b |archive-date=11 May 2008 |access-date=20 November 2006 |work=fifa.com}}</ref> has achieved international success across all major [[UEFA]] and intercontinental tournaments. Milan and Inter have also amassed significant international honors, with Milan joint-third among clubs for most UEFA titles,<ref>{{cite web |title=Milan top of the world! |url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec16g.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218143838/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec16g.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=18 December 2007 |access-date=17 December 2007 |work=Channel4.com}}</ref> and Inter notably achieving a continental [[Treble (association football)|treble]] in [[2009–10 Inter Milan season|2009–10]]. Alongside [[AS Roma|Roma]], [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], and [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], these clubs form the "seven sisters" ({{Lang|it|sette sorelle}}) of Italian football.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 August 2013 |title=Le "7 sorelle" dell'Italcalcio tornano a spendere all'estero – IlGiornale.it |url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/2013/08/03/le-7-sorelle-dellitalcalcio-tornano-a-spendere-allestero/940727/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Calcio al via, uno scudetto per sette sorelle – Avvenire.it |url=http://mobile.avvenire.it/Sport/Pagine/scudetto-per-sette-sorelle.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208082716/http://mobile.avvenire.it/Sport/Pagine/scudetto-per-sette-sorelle.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.diariodelweb.it/calcio/articolo/?nid=20150822_347049 Serie A al via: le sette sorelle sono tornate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214324/http://m.diariodelweb.it/calcio/articolo/?nid=20150822_347049|date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IL PUNTO DI CM.IT – Dalla 'paziente' Juventus al Napoli 'esaurito': come perdono le nostre big |url=http://www.calciomercato.it/news/348881/il-punto-di-cmit-dalla-paziente-juventus-al-napoli-esaurito-come-perdono-le-nostre-big.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208120757/http://m.calciomercato.it/news/348881/il-punto-di-cmit-dalla-paziente-juventus-al-napoli-esaurito-come-perdono-le-nostre-big.html |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Calciomercato Serie A, le nuove formazioni delle 'sette sorelle' |url=http://www.calciomercato.it/news/347121/calciomercato-serie-a-le-nuove-probabili-formazioni-delle-sette-sorelle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208183743/http://m.calciomercato.it/news/347121/calciomercato-serie-a-le-nuove-probabili-formazioni-delle-sette-sorelle.html |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref><ref group="note">In the 1990s, when the term originated, [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] was seen as one of the Seven Sisters and Napoli was not included.</ref> The Serie A has historically attracted top global talent, producing numerous [[Ballon d'Or]] winners<ref>{{cite web |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |access-date=17 December 2007 |work=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> and [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] champions.

==History==
===Predecessors to Serie A, 1898–1928===
In the [[Italian football league system]], the Federazione Italiana del Football (FIF), began organising football in Italy in 1898. Its first competition, the [[1898 Italian Football Championship]], was held at the [[Velodrome Humbert I]] in Turin on 8 May 1898. First in the [[List of Italian football champions]] is thus [[Genoa CFC]], who won against three Turin based teams. Other Italian teams existed but hadn't joined at this stage. Genoa won the Italian Football Championship on five out of six occasions, interrupted by [[AC Milan]] in 1901.

From 1904, the tournament was named [[Prima Categoria]], structured into regional groups. The winners of each group participated in a playoff to declare the champions.

The FIF joined [[FIFA]] and was renamed in 1909 to Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). The FIGC usurped the rival Federazione Ginnastica Nazionale Italiana (FGNI) as a football administration. The FGNI organised football tournaments in Italy between 1895 and 1913.

Argument in 1921 on the number of teams to be allowed in the set up, led to a split forming the Confederazione Calcistica Italiana (CCI). In 1921-22 the CCI conducted a rival tournament named [[Prima Divisione]] with Northern Italy's wealthiest clubs, in opposition to the competition organised separately by the FIGC. The FIGC then accepted the Prima Divisione as the new format from 1922-23 with its reduced number of teams.  

Prima Divisione played from 1921 to 1926. Prima Divisione was divided into Lega Nord (Northern League) and Lega Sud (Southern League). Lega Nord was divided into two non-regional, 12 team groups of which the winners played off in the Northern League Final. Lega Sud was sub-divided regionally with winners playing off in a finals series. The winners of the Northern and Southern Leagues then played off in the Finalissima (literally The Biggest Final), to be national champions.

In 1926 the [[Fascist]] regime placed the FIGC under control of politician [[Leandro Arpinati]]. Prima Divisione was replaced with [[Divisione Nazionale]]. Divisione Nazionale initially comprised the previous Liga Nord plus 2 of the 3 Roman teams that would merge in 1927 into [[AS Roma]], and [[SSC Napoli]] (newly formed from the merger of 2 previously separate Neapolitan clubs). Divisione Nazionale was based as per the previous Lega Nord on two non-regional groups, now composed of only ten clubs each. The top 3 teams in each of the 2 groups then played in a round robin finals competition to decide the national champion.

===Serie A formation===

Italian football was re-organised in 1929 to form a national 2 division hierarchic meritocracy, with end of season promotion and relegation between the 2 divisions. The two new divisions were branded Serie A and Serie B. The inaugural Serie A was won by [[Internazionale]] during the period they were called ''Ambrosiana''.

After [[World War II]] the North - South divisions of Divisione Nazionale were restored for the single 1945-46 season. Serie A was re-stored in 1946 and has continued to today.

===Scudetto and Coppa Campioni d'Italia===
The Italian league championship title is often referred to as the ''scudetto'' ("small shield"). That is since from 1923–24 season, the winner of the Italian football league set up adorned a small coat of arms with the [[flag of Italy|Italian tricolour]] on their strip in the following season.

An actual trophy is awarded to the winning club since [[1960–61 Serie A|1960–61 season]]. The trophy is called the [[Coppa Campioni d'Italia]]. Until 2004 it was presented to the winning club at the head office of the [[Lega Nazionale Professionisti]]. Since then the trophy has been presented on-pitch at the end of the last round of games.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

===21st century===

In April 2009, Serie A announced a split from Serie B. Nineteen of the twenty clubs voted in favour of the move in an argument over television rights; the relegation-threatened [[US Lecce|Lecce]] had voted against the decision. Maurizio Beretta, the former head of Italy's employers' association, became president of the new league.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8027857.stm |title=Serie A to form breakaway league – BBC Sport |work=BBC News |date=2009-04-30 |access-date=2010-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/165281-serie-a-clubs-to-set-up-their-own-league |title=Serie A clubs to set up their own league |website=Bleacher Report |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141226012045/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/165281-serie-a-clubs-to-set-up-their-own-league |archive-date=2014-12-26 }}</ref><ref name="skysports">{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_5260115,00.html |title=Serie A set for breakaway |publisher=SkySports |date=2009-04-30 |access-date=2010-10-03}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/30/serie-a-b-european-football-italy |title=Italian league splits in two after meeting ends in stalemate |newspaper=Guardian |date= 2009-04-30|access-date=2010-10-03 | location=London}}</ref>

In April 2016, it was announced that Serie A was selected by the [[International Football Association Board]] to test video replays, which were initially private for the [[2016–17 Serie A|2016–17 season]], allowing them to become a live pilot phase, with replay assistance implemented in the [[2017–18 Serie A|2017–18 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/103940/serie-will-start-var|title=Serie A will start with VAR|publisher=Football Italia|date=10 June 2017|access-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> On the decision, FIGC President [[Carlo Tavecchio]] said: "We were among the first supporters of using technology on the pitch and we believe we have everything required to offer our contribution to this important experiment."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/serie-selected-ifab-test-video-replay/|title=Serie A selected by IFAB to test video replay|publisher=sportsnet.ca|date=14 April 2016|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>

Serie A will continue the 20 club format after sixteen clubs voted against reducing the division to 18 teams in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Serie A clubs vote to keep 20-team league |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68278402 |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Format==
For most of Serie A's history, there were 16 or 18 clubs competing at the top level. Since [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05]], however, there have been 20 clubs in total. One season (1947–48) was played with 21 teams for political reasons, following post-war tensions with Yugoslavia. Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history:
* 18 clubs: 1929–1934
* 16 clubs: 1934–1943
* 20 clubs: 1946–1947
* 21 clubs: 1947–1948
* 20 clubs: 1948–1952
* 18 clubs: 1952–1967
* 16 clubs: 1967–1988
* 18 clubs: 1988–2004
* 20 clubs: 2004–present

[[File:Scudetto.svg|thumb|upright=0.65|''[[Scudetto]]'' patch]]
During the season, which runs from August to May, each club plays each of the other teams twice; once at home and once away, totalling 38 games for each team by the end of the season. Thus, in Italian football a true [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format is used. In the first half of the season, called the ''andata'', each team plays once against each league opponent, for a total of 19 games. In the second half of the season, called the ''ritorno'', the teams play another 19 games, once more against each opponent, in which home and away matches are reversed. The two halves of the season had exactly the same order of fixtures until the [[2021–22 Serie A|2021–22 season]], when an asymmetrical calendar was introduced, following the format of the [[Premier League|English]], [[La Liga|Spanish]] and [[Ligue 1|French]] leagues.<ref name=asimmetrico>{{cite web |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/2021/07/02-83223629/rivoluzione_in_serie_a_il_calendario_sara_asimmetrico_cosa_cambia |title=Rivoluzione in Serie A: il calendario sarà asimmetrico |work=[[Corriere dello Sport]] |date=2 July 2021 |language=it |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> Since the [[1994–95 Serie A|1994–95 season]], teams are awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Prior to this, teams were awarded two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The three lowest-placed teams at the end of the season are [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] to [[Serie B]], and three Serie B teams are promoted to replace them for the next season.

=== European qualification ===
In 2023–24, Serie A was ranked as the best league by [[UEFA coefficient]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2024/05/10/serie-a-confirmed-top-uefa-association-leaping-the-premier-league/ |title=Italy's Serie A Is Top Soccer League In Europe, Bumping English Premier League To Third |work=Forbes |last=Ferrini |first=David |date=11 May 2024 |access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref> This was due to a combination of all seven Serie A teams progressing into the knockout stages in European competition, picking up extra coefficient points. Additionally, Atalanta won the [[Europa League Final]] and Fiorentina were losing finalists in the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]. This continued a strong recent record where five of the six European club finals have featured at least one Serie A side over the past two seasons. As a result of this ranking the top 5 clubs in Serie A qualify for the champions league in 2024.

=== Tiebreaking ===
[[File:20231205 100438 Mondo Milan Museum.jpg|thumb|The Serie A championship trophy]]
If after all 38 games, two teams are tied on points for either first place or for 17th (the last safety spot), the outcome is decided by a single-legged play-off match. This match consists of 90 minutes of regulation time followed by penalties if necessary (no extra time). The game is to be held at a neutral venue, with the designated "home" team determined by the tiebreakers listed below.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Serie A introduce Scudetto tiebreaker: One match playoff to determine champion if teams tied at season's end |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/serie-a-introduce-scudetto-tiebreaker-one-match-playoff-to-determine-champion-if-teams-tied-at-seasons-end/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=CBSSports.com |date=29 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Playoff to decide Serie A title if 2 teams finish level |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-serie-a-milan-53a64413421c938417937f92823b7402 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-08 |title=Soccer-Serie A considering play-off to decide title and final relegation spot |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-italy-playoff-idUKKBN2NP1AN |access-date=2023-02-19}}</ref> In cases where there are at least three teams tied for one of these positions, a mini table is created using the same tiebreakers to determine which two teams will play in the decider. For ties concerning all other league positions, the following tiebreakers are applied:

# Head-to-head points
# [[Goal difference]] of head-to-head games
# Goal difference overall
# Higher number of goals scored
# Play-off game at a neutral venue if relevant to decide European qualification or relegation; otherwise by coin flip<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Goal difference or head to head? How every major football competition ranks teams level on points {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/goal-difference-or-head-to-head-how-every-major-football/1jax9vfriz1xs13jkdpf9qzhjo|access-date=2021-09-13|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

Between 2006–07 and 2021–22, the tiebreakers currently used for all places to decide the scudetto winner if necessary, though this was never needed. Before 2005–06, a play-off would immediately be used if teams were tied for first place, a European qualification spot, or a relegation spot. In some past years, the playoff was a single game at a neutral site while in others it was a two-legged tie decided by aggregate score.

The only time a playoff was used to decide the champion occurred in the [[1963–64 Serie A|1963–64 season]] when Bologna and Inter both finished on 54 points. Bologna won the playoff 2–0 at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in Rome to win the scudetto.<ref name=":0" /> Playoff games have been used on multiple occasions to decide European competition qualifications (most recently in [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000]]) and relegation (most recently in [[2022–23 Serie A|2022–23]]).

==Clubs==
{{further|List of Italian Football Championship clubs}}
Before 1929, many clubs competed in the top level of Italian football as the earlier rounds were competed up to 1922 on a [[regional]] basis then interregional up to 1929. Below is a list of Serie A clubs who have competed in the competition since it has been a league format (68 in total).

===2024–25 season===
====Clubs====
The following 20 clubs are competing in the Serie A during the [[2024–25 Serie A|2024–25]] season.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Team
! Location
! [[2023–24 Serie A|2023–24]] season
! First season in Serie A (as [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]])
! No. of Serie A seasons (as round r.)
! Current Stadium
! Stadium Capacity
! Serie A titles (as round r.)
! National titles
! Manager
|-
| [[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]
| [[Bergamo]]
| 4th in Serie A
| 1937–38
| 64
| [[Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia|Gewiss Stadium]]
| 24,950
| 0
| 0
| [[Gian Piero Gasperini]]
|-
| [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]
| [[Bologna]]
| 5th in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 78
| [[Stadio Renato Dall'Ara]]
| 38,279
| 5
| 7
| [[Vincenzo Italiano]]
|-
| [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| [[Cagliari]]
| 16th in Serie A
| 1964–65
| 44
| [[Unipol Domus|Sardegna Arena]]
| 16,416
| 1
| 1
| [[Davide Nicola]]
|-
| [[Como 1907|Como]]
| [[Como]]
| 2nd in Serie B
| 1949–50
| 14
| [[Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia]]
| 13,602
| 0
| 0
| [[Cesc Fàbregas]]
|-
| [[Empoli FC|Empoli]]
| [[Empoli]]
| 17th in Serie A
| 1986–87
| 17
| [[Stadio Carlo Castellani]]
| 16,284
| 0
| 0
| [[Roberto D'Aversa]]
|-
| [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
| [[Florence]]
| 8th in Serie A
| 1931–32
| 87
| [[Stadio Artemio Franchi]]
| 43,147
| 2
| 2
| [[Raffaele Palladino]]
|-
| [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]
| [[Genoa]]
| 11th in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 57
| [[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]]
| 36,599
| 0
| 9
| [[Patrick Vieira]]
|-
| [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]]
| [[Verona]]
| 13th in Serie A
| 1957–58
| 34
| [[Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi|Marcantonio Bentegodi]]
| 39,211
| 1
| 1
| [[Paolo Zanetti]]
|-
| [[Inter Milan]]
| [[Milan]]
| 1st in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 93
| [[San Siro|Giuseppe Meazza]]
| 80,018
| 18
| 20
| [[Simone Inzaghi]]
|-
| [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| [[Turin]]
| 3rd in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 92
| [[Juventus Stadium|Allianz Stadium]]
| 41,507
| 34
| 36
| [[Igor Tudor]]
|-
| [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
| [[Rome]]
| 7th in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 82
| [[Stadio Olimpico]]
| 70,634
| 2
| 2
| [[Marco Baroni]]
|-
| [[US Lecce|Lecce]]
| [[Lecce]]
| 14th in Serie A
| 1985–86
| 19
|[[Stadio Via del mare|Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare]]
| 31,533
| 0
| 0
| [[Marco Giampaolo]]
|-
| [[AC Milan]]
| [[Milan]]
| 2nd in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 91
| [[San Siro|Giuseppe Meazza]]
| 80,018
| 16
| 19
| [[Sérgio Conceição]]
|-
| [[AC Monza|Monza]]
| [[Monza]]
| 12th in Serie A
| 2022–23
| 3
| [[Stadio Brianteo]]
| 16,917
| 0
| 0
| [[Alessandro Nesta]]
|-
| [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
| [[Naples]]
| 10th in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 79
| [[Stadio Diego Armando Maradona]]
| 54,726
| 3
| 3
| [[Antonio Conte]]
|-
| [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
| [[Parma]]
| 1st in Serie B
| 1990–91
| 28
| [[Stadio Ennio Tardini]]
| 27,906
| 0
| 0
| [[Christian Chivu]]
|-
| [[AS Roma|Roma]]
| [[Rome]]
| 6th in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 92
| [[Stadio Olimpico]]
| 70,634
| 3
| 3
| [[Claudio Ranieri]]
|-
| [[Torino FC|Torino]]
| [[Turin]]
| 9th in Serie A
| 1929–30
| 81
| [[Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino]]
| 27,958
| 5
| 7
| [[Paolo Vanoli]]
|-
| [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
| [[Udine]]
| 15th in Serie A
| 1950–51
| 52
| [[Stadio Friuli]]
| 25,144
| 0
| 0
| [[Kosta Runjaić]]
|-
| [[Venezia FC|Venezia]]
| [[Venice]]
| 3rd in Serie B (playoffs)
| 1940–41
| 14
| [[Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo]]
| 11,150
| 0
| 0
| [[Eusebio Di Francesco]]
|-
|}

====Maps====
Current teams shown in green.

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{{Location map~ |Italy |lat=44.8401734 |long=11.6057773 |label=[[SPAL]]                            |label_size=80 |position=right}}
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{{clear}}

===Seasons in Serie A===
There are 68 teams that have taken part in 93 Serie A championships in a single round that was played from the [[1929–30 Serie A|1929–30 season]] until the [[2024–25 Serie A|2024–25 season]]. The teams in bold compete in Serie A currently. The year in parentheses represents the most recent year of participation at this level. [[Inter Milan]] is the only team that has played Serie A football in every season.

{{div col}}
* '''93''' seasons: '''[[Inter Milan]]''' (2025)
* '''92''' seasons: '''[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]''' (2025), '''[[AS Roma|Roma]]''' (2025)
* '''91''' seasons: '''[[AC Milan]]''' (2025)
* '''87''' seasons: '''[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]''' (2025)
* '''82''' seasons: '''[[SS Lazio|Lazio]]''' (2025)
* '''81''' seasons: '''[[Torino FC|Torino]]''' (2025)
* '''79''' seasons: '''[[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]''' (2025)
* '''78''' seasons: '''[[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]''' (2025)
* '''66''' seasons: [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]<ref group="note">Pursuant to the Federal Internal Organizational Rules of the Italian Football Federation (NOIF, art. 20, subsection 5), Unione Calcio Sampdoria inherits and continues the sporting tradition of its most valuable ancestor, A.C. Sampierdarenese, which spent '''8''' seasons in Serie A, for a total of '''74''' appearances.</ref> (2023)
* '''64''' seasons: '''[[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]''' (2025)
* '''57''' seasons: '''[[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]''' (2025)
* '''52''' seasons: '''[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]''' (2025)
* '''44''' seasons: '''[[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]''' (2025)
* '''34''' seasons: '''[[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]]''' (2025)
* '''30''' seasons: [[LR Vicenza|Vicenza]] (2001), [[SSC Bari|Bari]] (2011)
* '''29''' seasons: [[Palermo FC|Palermo]] (2017)
* '''28''' seasons: '''[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]''' (2025)
* '''26''' seasons: [[US Triestina Calcio 1918|Triestina]] (1959)
* '''23''' seasons: [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] (2020)
* '''19''' seasons: [[SPAL]] (2020), '''[[US Lecce|Lecce]]''' (2025)
* '''18''' seasons: [[US Livorno 1915|Livorno]] (2014)
* '''17''' seasons: [[Catania FC|Catania]] (2014), [[AC ChievoVerona|ChievoVerona]] (2019), '''[[Empoli FC|Empoli]]''' (2025)
* '''16''' seasons: [[Calcio Padova|Padova]] (1996), [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC|Ascoli]] (2007)
* '''14''' seasons: '''[[Como 1907|Como]]''' (2025), '''[[Venezia FC|Venezia]]''' (2025)
* '''13''' seasons: [[US Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]] (1960), [[Modena FC 2018|Modena]] (2004), [[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] (2004), [[Novara FC|Novara]] (2012), [[AC Cesena|Cesena]] (2015)
* '''12''' seasons: [[Aurora Pro Patria 1919|Pro Patria]] (1956)
* '''11''' seasons: [[Calcio Foggia 1920|Foggia]] (1995), [[US Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]] (2024)
* '''10''' seasons: [[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]] (1988)
* '''9''' seasons: [[AS Reggina 1914|Reggina]] (2009), [[Siena FC SSD|Siena]] (2013)
* '''8''' seasons: [[Associazione Calcio Sampierdarenese|Sampierdarenese]] (1943), [[Lucchese 1905|Lucchese]] (1952), [[Piacenza Calcio 1919|Piacenza]] (2003), [[US Cremonese|Cremonese]] (2023)
* '''7''' seasons: [[Mantova 1911|Mantova]] (1972), [[SSD Varese Calcio|Varese]] (1975), [[US Catanzaro 1929|Catanzaro]] (1983), [[Pisa SC|Pisa]] (1991), [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]] (2017)
* '''6''' seasons: [[FC Pro Vercelli 1892|Pro Vercelli]] (1935)
* '''5''' seasons: [[ACR Messina|Messina]] (2007), [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] (2024)
* '''4''' seasons: [[Casale FBC|Casale]] (1934)
* '''3''' seasons: [[AC Legnano|Legnano]] (1954), [[Calcio Lecco 1912|Lecco]] (1967), [[AC Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]] (1997), [[FC Crotone|Crotone]] (2021), [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] (2023), [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] (2024), '''[[AC Monza|Monza]]''' (2025)
* '''2''' seasons: [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]] (1975), [[AC Ancona|Ancona]] (2004), [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] (2021)
* '''1''' season: [[FC Pistoiese SSD|Pistoiese]] (1981), [[Treviso FBC 1993|Treviso]] (2006), [[AC Carpi|Carpi]] (2016)
{{div col end}}

==Logos==
Serie A had logos that featured its sponsor [[Telecom Italia Mobile]] (TIM). The logo that was introduced in 2010 had a minor change in 2016 due to the change of the logo of TIM itself.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2016/01/15/serie-a-nuovo-logo-e-campionato-2016.html|title= Serie A col nuovo logo. Il campionato 2016 al via il 21 agosto |date=15 January 2016|access-date=27 July 2018|work=Sky Sport|publisher=Sky Italia|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forza27.com/new-serie-a-tim-logo-revealed/|title=New Serie A TIM Logo Revealed|date=26 January 2016|access-date=27 July 2018|website=forza27.com}}</ref> In August 2018, a new logo was announced, and another one in August 2019.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/sala-stampa/notizie/info/la-lega-serie-a-rinnova-i-propri-loghi|title=LA LEGA SERIE A RINNOVA I PROPRI LOGHI|date=8 August 2018|access-date=9 August 2018|publisher=Lega Serie A|language=it}}</ref>

On 5 February 2024, Serie A signed a new sponsor deal with [[Eni]], otherwise known as Enilive, to take the main sponsor role of the Serie A.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enilive becomes Serie A Title sponsor with sponsorship agreement up until 2027 |url=https://www.eni.com/en-IT/media/press-release/2024/02/enilive-becomes-serie-a-title-sponsor.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.eni.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lingeswaran |first=Susan |date=2024-02-06 |title=Enilive replaces TIM as Serie A title sponsor |url=https://www.sportcal.com/sponsorship/enilive-replaces-tim-as-serie-a-title-sponsor/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Sportcal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Serie A gets new name after sponsorship deal - Football Italia |url=https://football-italia.net/serie-a-gets-new-name-after-sponsorship-deal/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=football-italia.net |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Television rights==
{{Main|List of Serie A broadcasters}}
In the past, individual clubs competing in the league had the rights to sell their broadcast rights to specific channels throughout Italy, unlike in most other European countries. Currently, the two broadcasters in Italy are the satellite broadcaster [[Sky Italia]] and streaming platform [[DAZN]] for its own pay television networks; [[RAI]] is allowed to broadcast only highlights (exclusively from 13:30 to 22:30 [[Central European Time|CET]]).
This is a list of television rights in Italy (since 2021–22):
* Sky Italia (3 matches per week)
* [[DAZN]] (all matches, including the previous 3)
* [[OneFootball]] (highlights)

Since the 2010–11 season, Serie A clubs have negotiated television rights collectively rather than on an individual club basis, having previously abandoned collective negotiation at the end of the 1998–99 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fourfourtwo.com/news/italy/54068/default.aspx|date=13 May 2010|access-date=5 January 2011|publisher=fourfourtwo.com|work=FourFourTwo|title=Italian clubs cross fingers over TV ruling
}}</ref>

=== International broadcasters ===

In the 1990s, Serie A was at its most popular in the United Kingdom when it was shown on ''[[Football Italia]]'' on [[Channel 4]], although it has actually appeared on more UK channels than any other league, rarely staying in one place for long since 2002. Serie A has appeared in the UK on [[British Satellite Broadcasting|BSB]]'s The Sports Channel (1990–91), [[Sky Sports]] (1991–1992), Channel 4 (1992–2002), [[Eurosport]] (2002–2004), [[Setanta Sports]] and [[Bravo (British TV channel)|Bravo]] (2004–2007), [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] (2007–2008), [[BT Sport ESPN|ESPN]] (2009–2013), [[Eleven Sports Network]] (2018), [[Premier Sports|Premier]], [[FreeSports]] (2019–2021) and currently [[BT Sport]] (2013–2018; 2021–present).<ref name="UK rights">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44818136|title=Serie A: Eleven Sports gain TV rights from BT in three-year deal|date=13 July 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 July 2018|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>

In the United States, Serie A is currently shown on [[CBS Sports]] and its streaming network [[Paramount+]]. Prior to 2021–22 it was shown on the [[ESPN]] family of networks.<ref name="Galardini Forbes">{{cite news |last1=Galardini |first1=Giacomo |title=CBS Sports Inks Serie A And Coppa Italia U.S. Rights For A Reported $75 Million A Year |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomogalardini/2021/03/29/cbs-sports-inks-serie-a-and-coppa-italia-us-rights-for-75-million-a-year/?sh=6c7ea40a6f83 |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=Forbes |date=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321200643/https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomogalardini/2021/03/29/cbs-sports-inks-serie-a-and-coppa-italia-us-rights-for-75-million-a-year/?sh=6c7ea40a6f83 |archive-date=21 March 2024 }}</ref>

====2024–29====
For the 2024–29 cycle, the Serie A sold its international rights to the Infront agency (except in United States and MENA), which is in charge of reaching an agreement with the interested companies.
<ref>{{cite news|title=Serie A Starts Again|url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/serie-a-starts-again-6k3084d|date=13 August 2022}}</ref>

===== Africa =====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''Sub-Saharan Africa'''
| [[SuperSport (South African TV channel)|SuperSport]]<br />New World TV
|-
|}

===== Americas =====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''Brazil'''
| [[ESPN (Brazil)|ESPN]]
|-
| '''Canada'''
| [[fubo TV]], [[Telelatino|TLN]]
|-
| '''Caribbean'''
| [[ESPN Caribbean|ESPN]]
|-
| '''Latin America'''
| [[ESPN (Latin America)|ESPN]]
|-
| '''United States'''
| [[Paramount+]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBS SPORTS AND SERIE A ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT IN THE U.S. |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/cbs-sports-and-serie-a-announce-renewal-of-media-rights-agreement-in-the-u-s |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.legaseriea.it |language=en}}</ref> & [[Fox Deportes]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=SERIE A AND FOX DEPORTES ANNOUNCE LANDMARK U.S. SPANISH-LANGUAGE MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT |url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2024/08/16/serie-a-and-fox-deportes-announce-landmark-u-s-spanish-language-media-rights-agreement/ |website=Fox Sports}}</ref>
|}

===== Asia and Oceania =====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
!Country
!Broadcasters
|-
|'''Australia'''
||[[beIN Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Optus Sport secures exclusive rights for LaLiga|url=https://sport.optus.com.au/articles/os44382/optus-sport-secures-laliga-rights|access-date=2022-06-27|website=Optus Sport}}</ref>
|-
|'''Brunei'''
|TBA
|-
|'''Bangladesh'''
|[https://www.gxr.world/ Galaxy Racer]
|-
|'''Cambodia'''
|TBA
|-
|'''Central Asia'''
|[[Setanta Sports Eurasia|Setanta Sports]]
|-
| '''China'''
| CCTV, [[IQIYI]], [[China Mobile|Migu]]
|-
| '''Hong Kong'''
|[[I-CABLE HOY]]
|-
|'''Indian Subcontinent'''
|Galaxy Racer
|-
|'''Indonesia'''
|[[Emtek]]
|-
| '''Japan'''
|[[DAZN]]
|-
|'''Laos'''
|TBA
|-
| '''Macau'''
|Macau Cable TV, M Plus
|-
|'''Malaysia'''
|TBA
|-
| '''Maldives'''
|Ice Sports
|-
|'''New Zealand'''
|[[beIN Sports]]
|-
|'''Philippines'''
|[[TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation|TAP DMV]]
|-
|'''Singapore'''
|TBA
|-
|'''South Korea'''
|[[SPOTV]]
|-
|'''Taiwan'''
|[[ELTA TV (Taiwan)|ELTA Sports]]<ref>{{cite web|author=ELTA TV|title=義甲、法甲、蘇超鎖定愛爾達 12頻道看12大足球賽事！ELTA.tv 打造最狂足球轉播平台|url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/義甲-法甲-蘇超鎖定愛爾達-12頻道看12大足球賽事-elta-035706435.html|website=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Taiwan]]|language=zh-TW|date=January 29, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|'''Tajikistan'''
|TV Varzish, TV Football
|-
|'''Thailand'''
|TBA
|-
|'''Uzbekistan'''
|Sport
|-
|'''Vietnam'''
|VTVcab
|}

===== Europe =====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''Albania'''
| [[SuperSport (Albanian TV network)|SuperSport]], Tring Sport
|-
| '''Andorra'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Armenia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], Fast Sports
|-
| '''Austria'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Azerbaijan'''
| CBC Sport, [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Belarus'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Belgium'''
| [[DAZN]], [[Play Sports]]
|-
| '''Bosnia and Herzegovina'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Bulgaria'''
| [[Max Sport]], [[Ring (Bulgaria)|Ring]]
|-
| '''Croatia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Cyprus'''
| [[CYTA]]
|-
| '''Czech Republic'''
| [[Nova Sport 1|Nova Sport]], Premier Sport
|-
| '''Denmark'''
| [[TV 2 Sport (Denmark)|TV 2 Sport]]
|-
| '''Estonia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], [[Go3 Sport]]
|-
| '''Finland'''
| [[C More Sport]]
|-
| '''France'''
| TBA
|-
| '''Georgia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Germany'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Greece'''
| [[Cosmote Sport]]
|-
| '''Hungary'''
| [[Sport1 (Eastern Europe)|Sport1]]
|-
| '''Iceland'''
| [[Stöð 2 Sport]]
|-
| '''Israel'''
| One
|-
| '''Ireland'''
| [[TNT Sports]], OneFootball
|-
| '''Kosovo'''
| [[SuperSport (Albanian TV network)|Artmotion]]
|-
| '''Latvia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], [[Go3 Sport]]
|-
| '''Liechtenstein'''
| Blue Sport, [[Sky Group|Sky Sport]]
|-
| '''Lithuania'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], [[Go3 Sport]]
|-
| '''Luxembourg'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Malta'''
| Total Sports Network
|-
| '''Moldova'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Montenegro'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Netherlands'''
| [[Ziggo Sport]]
|-
| '''North Macedonia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Norway'''
| [[Verdens Gang|VG+]]
|-
| '''Poland'''
| [[Eleven Sports]]
|-
| '''Portugal'''
| [[Sport TV]]
|-
| '''Romania'''
| [[Digi Sport (Romania)|Digi Sport]], [[Prima Sport]]
|-
| '''Russia'''
| [[Match TV]]
|-
| '''San Marino'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Serbia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Slovakia'''
| [[Nova Sport 1|Nova Sport]], Premier Sport
|-
| '''Slovenia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Spain'''
| [[DAZN]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=DAZN acquires Exclusive Serie a rights for Spain until 2027 |url=https://dazngroup.com/press-room/dazn-acquires-exclusive-serie-a-rights-for-spain-until-2027/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=DAZN |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| '''Sweden'''
| [[C More Sport]]
|-
| '''Switzerland'''
| [[DAZN]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=DAZN secures exclusive Ligue 1 and Serie A rights in Switzerland |url=https://dazngroup.com/press-room/dazn-secures-exclusive-ligue-1-and-serie-a-rights-in-switzerland/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=DAZN |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| '''Turkey'''
| S Sport
|-
| '''Ukraine'''
| [[MEGOGO]]
|-
| '''United Kingdom'''
| [[TNT Sports]], OneFootball
|}

===== Middle East and North Africa =====
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''MENA'''
| [[Abu Dhabi Sports]]<br /> STARZPLAY
|-
| '''Israel'''
| ONE
|-
|}

==Champions==
:{{main|List of Italian football champions}}
The FIGC recognises 29 Italian Football Championships held before the 1929 re-brand to Serie A. The [[Football records in Italy#Most successful clubs overall (1898–present)|most successful club]] in terms of national champions is [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] with 36 championships. All except the first two of Juve's national championships were won since the 1929 re-brand to Serie A. Next most national championship winners is [[Inter Milan]] with 20 (2 of which were pre-Serie A) and [[AC Milan]] with 19 championships (including 3 from pre-Serie A). The Italian federation awards a star to wear on the jersey for every 10 championships won.

No champions was awarded in [[1926–27 Divisione Nazionale|1926–27]] and [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05]] seasons, after Torino and Juventus were stripped from their titles due to their involvement in football scandals. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:10%;" | Club
! Championships
! {{nowrap|Runners-up}}
! Championship seasons
|-
| '''[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]''' [[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]][[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]][[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 36
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
| [[1905 Prima Categoria|1905]], [[1925–26 Prima Divisione|1925–26]], [[1930–31 Serie A|1930–31]], [[1931–32 Serie A|1931–32]], [[1932–33 Serie A|1932–33]], [[1933–34 Serie A|1933–34]], [[1934–35 Serie A|1934–35]], [[1949–50 Serie A|1949–50]], [[1951–52 Serie A|1951–52]], [[1957–58 Serie A|1957–58]], [[1959–60 Serie A|1959–60]], [[1960–61 Serie A|1960–61]], [[1966–67 Serie A|1966–67]], [[1971–72 Serie A|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Serie A|1972–73]], [[1974–75 Serie A|1974–75]], [[1976–77 Serie A|1976–77]], [[1977–78 Serie A|1977–78]], [[1980–81 Serie A|1980–81]], [[1981–82 Serie A|1981–82]], [[1983–84 Serie A|1983–84]], [[1985–86 Serie A|1985–86]], [[1994–95 Serie A|1994–95]], [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]], [[2001–02 Serie A|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Serie A|2002–03]], [[2011–12 Serie A|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Serie A|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Serie A|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Serie A|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Serie A|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Serie A|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Serie A|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Serie A|2018–19]], [[2019-20 Serie A|2019–20]]
|-
| '''[[Inter Milan]]''' [[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]][[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| [[1909–10 Prima Categoria|1909–10]], [[1919–20 Prima Categoria|1919–20]], [[1929–30 Serie A|1929–30]], [[1937–38 Serie A|1937–38]], [[1939–40 Serie A|1939–40]], [[1952–53 Serie A|1952–53]], [[1953–54 Serie A|1953–54]], [[1962–63 Serie A|1962–63]], [[1964–65 Serie A|1964–65]], [[1965–66 Serie A|1965–66]], [[1970–71 Serie A|1970–71]], [[1979–80 Serie A|1979–80]], [[1988–89 Serie A|1988–89]], [[2005–06 Serie A|2005–06]]{{#tag:ref|Title was put [[sub judice]], then assigned to [[Inter Milan]], through the courts following the [[2006 Calciopoli Scandal|Calciopoli Scandal]].|name="inter"|group="note"}}, [[2006–07 Serie A|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Serie A|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10]], [[2020–21 Serie A|2020–21]], [[2023–24 Serie A|2023–24]]
|-
| '''[[AC Milan]]''' [[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]] 
| style="text-align:center;" | 19
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| [[1901 Italian Football Championship|1901]], [[1906 Prima Categoria|1906]], [[1907 Prima Categoria|1907]], [[1950–51 Serie A|1950–51]], [[1954–55 Serie A|1954–55]], [[1956–57 Serie A|1956–57]], [[1958–59 Serie A|1958–59]], [[1961–62 Serie A|1961–62]], [[1967–68 Serie A|1967–68]], [[1978–79 Serie A|1978–79]], [[1987–88 Serie A|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Serie A|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Serie A|1993–94]], [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]], [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]], [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]], [[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11]], [[2021–22 Serie A|2021–22]]
|-
| '''[[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| [[1898 Italian Football Championship|1898]], [[1899 Italian Football Championship|1899]], [[1900 Italian Football Championship|1900]], [[1902 Italian Football Championship|1902]], [[1903 Italian Football Championship|1903]], [[1904 Prima Categoria|1904]], [[1914–15 Prima Categoria|1914–15]], [[1922–23 Prima Divisione|1922–23]], [[1923–24 Prima Divisione|1923–24]]
|-
| '''[[Torino FC|Torino]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| [[1927–28 Divisione Nazionale|1927–28]], [[1942–43 Serie A|1942–43]], [[1945–46 Serie A-B|1945–46]], [[1946–47 Serie A|1946–47]], [[1947–48 Serie A|1947–48]], [[1948–49 Serie A|1948–49]], [[1975–76 Serie A|1975–76]]
|-
| '''[[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| [[1924–25 Prima Divisione|1924–25]], [[1928–29 Divisione Nazionale|1928–29]], [[1935–36 Serie A|1935–36]], [[1936–37 Serie A|1936–37]], [[1938–39 Serie A|1938–39]], [[1940–41 Serie A|1940–41]], [[1963–64 Serie A|1963–64]]
|-
| [[FC Pro Vercelli 1892|Pro Vercelli]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| [[1908 Italian Football Championship|1908]], [[1909 Italian Football Championship|1909]], [[1910–11 Prima Categoria|1910–11]], [[1911–12 Prima Categoria|1911–12]], [[1912–13 Prima Categoria|1912–13]], [[1920–21 Prima Categoria|1920–21]], [[1921–22 Prima Divisione (CCI)|1921–22 (CCI)]]
|-
| '''[[AS Roma|Roma]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| [[1941–42 Serie A|1941–42]], [[1982–83 Serie A|1982–83]], [[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01]]
|-
| '''[[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 3 
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| [[1986–87 Serie A|1986–87]], [[1989–90 Serie A|1989–90]], [[2022–23 Serie A|2022–23]] 
|-
| '''[[SS Lazio|Lazio]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| [[1973–74 Serie A|1973–74]], [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000]]
|-
| '''[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| [[1955–56 Serie A|1955–56]], [[1968–69 Serie A|1968–69]]
|-
| '''[[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| [[1969–70 Serie A|1969–70]]
|-
| [[Casale FBC|Casale]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| [[1913–14 Prima Categoria|1913–14]]
|-
| [[USD Novese|Novese]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| [[1921–22 Prima Categoria (FIGC)|1921–22 (FIGC)]]
|-
| '''[[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| [[1984–85 Serie A|1984–85]]
|-
| [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| [[1990–91 Serie A|1990–91]]
|}

'''Bold''' indicates clubs which play in the [[2024–25 Serie A]].

* A decoration was awarded to [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] in 2002 by the FIGC for the [[1944 Campionato Alta Italia|1944 wartime championship]]. However, the FIGC has stated that it cannot be considered as a ''scudetto''.

=== By city ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City
! Championships
! Clubs
|-
| [[Turin]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 43
| [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (36), [[Torino FC|Torino]] (7)
|-
| [[Milan]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 39
| [[Inter Milan]] (20), [[AC Milan]] (19) 
|-
| [[Genoa]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 10
| [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] (9), [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] (1)
|-
| [[Bologna]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 7
| [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] (7)
|-
| [[Vercelli]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 7
| [[FC Pro Vercelli 1892|Pro Vercelli]] (7)
|-
| [[Rome]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 5
| [[AS Roma|Roma]] (3), [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] (2)
|-
| [[Naples]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 3
| [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] (3)
|-
| [[Florence]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 2
| [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] (2)
|-
| [[Cagliari]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 1
| [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] (1)
|-
| [[Casale Monferrato]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 1
| [[Casale FBC|Casale]] (1)
|-
| [[Novi Ligure]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 1
| [[USD Novese|Novese]] (1)
|-
| [[Verona]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 1
| [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] (1)
|}

=== By region ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Championships
! Clubs
|-
| [[Piedmont]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 52
| [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (36), [[Torino FC|Torino]] (7), [[FC Pro Vercelli 1892|Pro Vercelli]] (7), [[Casale FBC|Casale]] (1), [[USD Novese|Novese]] (1)
|-
| [[Lombardy]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 39
| [[Inter Milan]] (20), [[AC Milan]] (19)
|-
| [[Liguria]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 10
| [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] (9), [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] (1)
|-
| [[Emilia-Romagna]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 7
| [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] (7)
|-
| [[Lazio]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 5
| [[AS Roma|Roma]] (3), [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] (2)
|-
| [[Campania]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 3
| [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] (3)
|-
| [[Tuscany]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 2
| [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] (2)
|-
| [[Sardinia]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 1
| [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] (1)
|-
| [[Veneto]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 1
| [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] (1)
|}

==Records==
{{further|Football records and statistics in Italy}}
'''Boldface''' indicates a player still active in Serie A. ''Italics'' indicates a player active outside Serie A.

===Most appearances===
[[File:Gianluigi Buffon (31784615942) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Gianluigi Buffon]] has made a record 657 appearances in Serie A]]
{{main|List of Serie A players}}

{{updated|4 June 2023}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=10|Rank
!width=180|Player
!width=350|Club(s)
!width=90|{{nowrap|Years active}}
!width=70|Apps
!width=70|Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|align="left"|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|1995–2006<br />2007–2018<br />2019–2021||657||0
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|align="left"|[[AC Milan]]
|{{nowrap|1984–2009}}||647||29
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Francesco Totti]]
|align="left"|[[AS Roma|Roma]]
|1992–2017||619||250
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Javier Zanetti]]
|align="left"|[[Inter Milan]]
|1995–2014||615||12
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianluca Pagliuca]]
|align="left"|[[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], [[Inter Milan]], [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]], [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC|Ascoli]]
|1987–2005<br />2006–2007||592||0
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Dino Zoff]]
|align="left"|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], [[Mantova 1911|Mantova]], [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]||1961–1983
|570||0
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Samir Handanović]]
|align="left"|[[Treviso FBC 1993|Treviso]], [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], [[Inter Milan]]
|2004–2006<br />2007–2023||566||0
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pietro Vierchowod]]
|align="left"|[[Como 1907|Como]], [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[AS Roma|Roma]], [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[AC Milan]], [[Piacenza Calcio 1919|Piacenza]]
|1980–2000||562||38
|-
|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Quagliarella]]
|align="left"|[[Torino FC|Torino]], [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C.|Ascoli]], [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|1999–2000<br />2001–2002<br />2005–2023||556||182
|-
|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Mancini]]
|align="left"|[[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]], [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
|1981–2000||541||156
|}

===Most goals===
[[File:Silvio Piola (Pro Vercelli).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Silvio Piola]] is the highest goalscorer in Serie A history with 274 goals]]
{{main|List of Serie A players with 100 or more goals}}

{{Updated|26 May 2024}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=10|Rank
!width=200|Player
!width=350|Club(s)
!width=100|{{nowrap|Years active}}
!width=70|Goals
!width=70|Apps
!width=70|Ratio
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Silvio Piola]]
|align="left"|[[FC Pro Vercelli 1892|Pro Vercelli]], [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[Novara Calcio|Novara]]
|{{nowrap|1929–1943}}<br>1946–1947<br>1948–1954||274||537||{{#expr:274/537 round 2}}
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Francesco Totti]]
|align="left"|[[AS Roma|Roma]]
|1992–2017||250||619||{{#expr:250/619 round 2}}
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Gunnar Nordahl]]
|align="left"|[[AC Milan]], [[AS Roma|Roma]]
|1949–1958||225||291||{{#expr:225/291 round 2}}
|-
|rowspan=2|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giuseppe Meazza]]
|align="left"|[[Inter Milan]], [[AC Milan]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|1929–1943<br>1946–1947||216||367||{{#expr:216/367 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[José Altafini]]
|align="left"|[[AC Milan]], [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|1958–1976||216||459||{{#expr:216/459 round 2}}
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Antonio Di Natale]]
|align="left"|[[Empoli FC|Empoli]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
|2002–2016||209||445||{{#expr:209/445 round 2}}
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
|align="left"|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[AC Milan]], [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]], [[Inter Milan]], [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]]
|1985–2004||205||452||{{#expr:205/452 round 2}}
|-  
|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} ''[[Ciro Immobile]]''
|align="left"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]], [[Torino FC|Torino]], [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
|2009–2010<br>2012–2014<br>2015–2024||201||353||{{#expr:201/353 round 2}}
|-
|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kurt Hamrin]]
|align="left"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[Calcio Padova|Padova]], [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[AC Milan]], [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
|1956–1971||190||400||{{#expr:190/400 round 2}}
|-
|rowspan=3|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Signori]]
|align="left"|[[Calcio Foggia 1920|Foggia]], [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]], [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]
|1991–2004||188||344||{{#expr:188/344 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alessandro Del Piero]]
|align="left"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|1993–2006<br>2007–2012||188||478||{{#expr:188/478 round 2}}
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Gilardino]]
|align="left"|[[Piacenza Calcio 1919|Piacenza]], [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]], [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], [[AC Milan]], [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]], [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]], [[Palermo FC|Palermo]]
|1999–2017||188||514||{{#expr:188/514 round 2}}
|}

==Players==

===Non-EU players===
Unlike [[La Liga]], for example, which has long imposed a quota on the number of players able to play for each club who hold passports from countries that are not in the [[European Union]], Serie A has undergone many rule changes concerning the number of [[non-EU]] players clubs could sign.

During the 1980s and 1990s, most Serie A clubs signed a large number of players from foreign nations (both EU and non-EU members). Notable foreign players to play in Serie A during this era included Irish international [[Liam Brady]], [[England national football team|England internationals]] [[Paul Gascoigne]] and [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]], [[France national football team|France]]'s [[Michel Platini]] and [[Laurent Blanc]], [[Lothar Matthäus]] and [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] from Germany, [[Netherlands national football team|Dutchmen]] [[Ruud Gullit]] and [[Dennis Bergkamp]], and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]'s [[Diego Maradona]].

In the middle of the 2000–01 season, the old quota system, which limited each team to having no more than five non-EU players and using no more than three in each match, was abolished.<ref name=provision>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=28321.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604164248/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=28321.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Italians bar non-EU imports|date=2002-07-17|access-date=2010-03-09|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1005793.stm|title=Milan challenge non-EU rule|date=2000-11-03|access-date=2010-03-09|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Concurrent with the abolishment of the quota, the FIGC had investigated footballers that used fake passports. [[Alberto do Carmo Neto|Alberto]] and [[Warley Silva dos Santos|Warley]], [[Alejandro Da Silva]] and [[Jorginho Paulista]] of Udinese;<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/football/europe/962023.stm | work=BBC News | title=Fake passport scandal hits Serie A | date=2000-10-08 | access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> [[Fábio Júnior Pereira|Fábio Júnior]] and [[Gustavo Bartelt]] of Roma;<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/football/europe/1318504.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lazio hit with passport charges | date=2001-05-08 | access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> [[Dida (footballer, born 1973)|Dida]] of Milan; [[Álvaro Recoba]] of Inter; [[Thomas Job]], [[Francis Zé]], [[Jean Ondoa]] of Sampdoria; and [[Jedaias Capucho Neves|Jeda]] and [[André Leone|Dede]] of Vicenza were all banned in July 2001 for lengths ranging from six months to one year.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/players-banned-over-false-passport-scandal-675847.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Players banned over false passport scandal | first=Frances | last=Kennedy | date=2001-06-28 | access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> However, most of the bans were subsequently reduced.

At the start of the 2003–04 season, a quota was imposed on each of the clubs limiting the number of non-EU, non-EFTA and non-Swiss players who may be signed from abroad each season,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=57329.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604164303/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=57329.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Italy blocks non-EU players|date=2003-03-05|access-date=2010-03-09|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> following provisional measures<ref name=provision/> introduced in the 2002–03 season, which allowed Serie A and B clubs to sign only one non-EU player in the 2002 summer transfer window.

The rule underwent minor changes in August 2004,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/82.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_6696_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato n° 090 del 25 agosto 2004|date=25 August 2004|access-date=6 December 2010|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> June 2005,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/23.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_6561_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato n° 225 del 13 giugno 2005|date=13 June 2005|access-date=6 December 2010|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> June 2006,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/61.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_6800_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato n° 7 dell' 8 giugno 2006|date=8 June 2006|access-date=6 December 2010|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/74.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_6799_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato n° 8 dell' 8 giugno 2006|date=8 June 2006|access-date=6 December 2010|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> and June 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/84.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_2834_lstAllegati_Allegato0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato n° 023/A del 21 giugno 2007|date=21 June 2007|access-date=6 December 2010|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref>

The number of non-EU players was reduced from 265 in 2002–03 season to 166 in 2006–07 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/26.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_2636_upfDownload.pdf|title=COMUNICATO STAMPA: CONSIGLIO FEDERALE|date=21 June 2007|access-date=17 July 2010|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> This reduction also included players who received EU status after their respective countries joined the EU (see [[2004 enlargement of the European Union|2004]] and [[2007 enlargement of the European Union|2007 enlargement]]), which made players such as [[Adrian Mutu]], [[Valeri Bojinov]], [[Marek Jankulovski]] and [[Marius Stankevičius]] EU players.

The quota system changed again at the beginning of the 2008–09 season: three quotas were awarded to clubs that do not have non-EU players in their squad (previously only newly promoted clubs could have three quotas); clubs that had one non-EU player had two quotas. Those clubs that had two non-EU players were awarded one quota and one conditional quota, which was awarded after: 1) Transferred 1 non-EU player abroad, or 2) Release 1 non-EU player as free agent, or 3) A non-EU player received EU nationality. Clubs with three or more non-EU players had two conditional quotas, but releasing two non-EU players as free agent only gave one quota instead of two.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/45.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_19186_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Comunicato n° 003/A del 3 luglio 2008/|date=2008-07-03|access-date=2010-02-01|publisher=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> Serie B and Lega Pro clubs could not sign non-EU players from abroad, except those that followed a club promoted from [[Serie D]].

On 2 July 2010, the above conditional quota was reduced back to one, though if a team did not have any non-EU players, that team could still sign up to three non-EU players.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/35.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_25259_StrilloAreaStampa_upfDownload.pdf|title=Coumunicato Stampa|trans-title=Press Release|date=2 July 2010|access-date=3 July 2010|work=The Federal Council|publisher=FIGC|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/25260/2010/07/News.shtml|title=Su extracomunitari, vivai, Club Italia e Settori le prime misure della FIGC |date=2 July 2010|access-date=3 July 2010|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/29.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_25280_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=C.U. N°6/A (2010–11)|date=5 July 2010|access-date=13 November 2011|work=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> In 2011 the signing quota reverted to two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/83.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_29022_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=C.U. N°6/A (2011–12): Tesseramento extracomunitari|date=5 July 2011|access-date=22 August 2016|work=The Federal Council|publisher=FIGC|language=it}}</ref>

Large clubs with many foreigners usually borrow quotas from other clubs that have few foreigners or no foreigners in order to sign more non-EU players. For example, [[Adrian Mutu]] joined [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] via [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] in 2005, as at the time Romania was not a member of the EU. Other examples include [[Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)|Júlio César]], [[Victor Obinna]] and [[Maxwell (footballer, born 1981)|Maxwell]], who joined Inter from [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]] (first two) and [[Empoli FC|Empoli]], respectively.

===Homegrown players===
Serie A also imposed Homegrown players rule, a modification of [[Homegrown Player Rule (UEFA)]]. Unlike UEFA, Serie A at first did not cap the number of players in first team squad at 25, meaning the club could employ more foreigners by increasing the size of the squad.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.figc.it/FigcLegacyAssets/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/520/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_29023_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_Allegato_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=Incentivazione e promozione calciatori locali di Serie A|date=5 July 2011|access-date=29 October 2018|department=Segreteria Federale|publisher=Italian Football Federation|journal=Comunicato Ufficiale|volume=2011–12|issue=7/A|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029113945/https://www.figc.it/figclegacyassets/assets/contentresources_2/contenutogenerico/520/c_2_contenutogenerico_29023_strillocomunicatoufficiale_lstallegati_allegato_0_upfallegato.pdf|archive-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> However, a cap of 25 (under-21 players were excluded) was introduced to 2015–16 season (in 2015–16 season, squad simply require 8 homegrown players but not require 4 of them from their own youth team).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/42.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_2526193_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_0_upfAllegato.pdf|title=C.U. N°83/A (2014–15)|date=20 November 2014|access-date=31 August 2016|work=Consiglio Federale|publisher=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> In the 2016–17 season, the FIGC sanctioned Sassuolo for fielding ineligible player, [[Antonino Ragusa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7088/files/allegati/7114/cu24.pdf|title=C.U. N°24 (2016–17)|date=30 August 2016|access-date=31 August 2016|publisher=Lega Serie A|language=it}}</ref> Although the club did not exceed the capacity of 21 players that were not from their own youth team (only [[Domenico Berardi]] was eligible as youth product of their own) as well as under 21 of age (born 1995 or after, of which four players were eligible) in their 24-men call-up,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=2431/sassuolo-pescara-sono-24-i-convocati-neroverdi|title=SASSUOLO-PESCARA: sono 24 i convocati neroverdi|date=27 August 2016|access-date=31 August 2016|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=it}}</ref> It was reported that on [[Lega Serie A]] side the squad list was not updated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=2436/comunicato-ufficiale|title=Comunicato Ufficiale|date=30 August 2016|access-date=1 September 2016|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=it}}</ref>

In 2015–16 season, the following quota was announced.
{| class="wikitable"
!Size of first team squad
! Local + club youth product
|-
| ← 25
| min. 8 (max. 4 not from own youth team)
|}

===FIFA World Players of the Year===
{{main|FIFA World Player of the Year}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |title=FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year – Top 10 |access-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |archive-date=12 January 2016 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]: 1991 ([[Inter Milan]])
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco van Basten]]: 1992 ([[AC Milan]])
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Baggio]]: 1993 ([[Juventus FC|Juventus]])
* {{flagicon|Liberia}} [[George Weah]]: 1995 (AC Milan)
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]: 1997, 2002 (Inter Milan){{refn|Ronaldo was signed by Inter Milan from Barcelona midway through 1997. He was signed by Real Madrid from Inter Milan midway through 2002.|group=note}}
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]: 1998, 2000 (Juventus)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]]: 2006 (Juventus){{refn|Cannavaro was signed by Real Madrid from Juventus midway through 2006.|group=note}}
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Kaká]]: 2007 (AC Milan)

== Serie A Player of The Month ==
''Main page: [[Serie A Player of the Month]]''

The '''Serie A Player of the Month''' recognises the best player each month in Serie A, which is usually done via online voting out of the five nominees.

:''{{As of|2024}}, below the list of top winners'':
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Wins
|-
!align=center|1
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Paulo Dybala]]'''
|align=center|'''5'''
|-
!align=center|2
|{{flagicon|GEO}} ''[[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia]]''
|align=center|'''4'''
|-
!align=center|3
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Rafael Leão]]'''
|align=center|'''3'''
|-
!rowspan=8 align=center|4
|{{flagicon|TUR}} '''[[Hakan Çalhanoğlu]]'''
|rowspan=8 align=center|'''2'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} ''[[Papu Gómez|Alejandro Gómez]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Moise Kean]]'''
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[Ruslan Malinovskyi]]'''
|-
|{{flagicon|SRB}} ''[[Sergej Milinković-Savić]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}} ''[[Victor Osimhen]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} ''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[Dušan Vlahović]]'''
|}

== See also ==
{{portal|Association football|Italy}}
* [[Campionato Nazionale Primavera]]
* [[Coppa Campioni d'Italia]]
* [[Italian football clubs in international competitions]]
* [[List of foreign Serie A players]]
* [[List of Italian football club owners]]
* [[Serie A (women's football)]]
* [[Serie A Awards]]
* [[UEFA coefficient]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}} 

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.figc.it/ FIGC – Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio] (Italian Football Association) {{in lang|it|en}}

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