Lega Basket Serie A

Lega Basket Serie A

Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A
League logo
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1920
No. of teams	16
Country	Italy
Confederation	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Dinamo Sassari (1st title)
Most titles	Olimpia Milano (26 titles)
Level on pyramid	1st Tier on Italian Pyramid
Relegation to	Serie A2
Domestic cup(s)	Italian Cup Italian Supercup
Official website	LegaBasket.it (Italian)

Avellino

Milano

Sassari

Cantù

Bologna

Varese

Trento

Torino

Capo d'Orlando

Caserta

Pesaro

Cremona

Venezia

Pistoia

R. Emilia

Brindisi

Lega Basket Serie A 2015–16 – Club Locations

The Lega Basket Serie A is a professional men's basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. It constitutes the first and highest-tier of the Italian league pyramid, above the second division Serie A2, with which there is a promotion/relegation system.

It is run by the Lega Basket, itself regulated by the FIP, the Italian federation.

Current clubs

AV Cantu Banco di Sardegna Betaland Capo d'Orlando VL Pesaro Dolomiti Energia Trento EA7 Armani Enel Brindisi Giorgio Tesi Pistoia

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Auxilium Torino Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna Openjobmetis Varese Juve Caserta Scandone Avellino Umana Venezia Vanoli Cremona

Source:^[1]

History

Current alternate league logo

Former league logo

A national basketball league was first established in Italy in 1920, with the first title won by S.E.F. Costanza Milano.

Since then, twenty different teams have won the championship, with Olimpia Milano's twenty six titles the most and Mens Sana Siena's seven consecutive titles from 2007 to 2013 also a record.

After 2007–08 season, the league was reduced from eighteen to sixteen after two clubs, Basket Napoli and Orlandina Basket, were relegated for financial irregularities and not replaced.

Format

The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. The Quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven (in the 2012-13 season, all series were best-of-seven). The last placed club is relegated, and is replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket.

Media

For the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, domestic TV rights are shared by RAI and Sky Italia.^[2]

Title holders

.....1920 Costanza .....1921 Assi Milano .....1922 Assi Milano .....1923 Inter Milan .....1924 Assi Milano .....1925 Assi Milano .....1926 Assi Milano .....1927 Assi Milano .....1928 Ginnastica Roma .....1929 Not held .....1930 Ginnastica Triestina .....1931 Ginnastica Roma .....1932 Ginnastica Triestina .....1933 Ginnastica Roma .....1934 Ginnastica Triestina .....1935 Ginnastica Roma 1935-36 Olimpia Milano 1936-37 Olimpia Milano 1937-38 Olimpia Milano 1938-39 Olimpia Milano 1939-40 Ginnastica Triestina 1940-41 Ginnastica Triestina 1941-42 Reyer Venezia 1942-43 Reyer Venezia

1943-45 Not held due to WWII 1945-46 Virtus Bologna 1946-47 Virtus Bologna 1947-48 Virtus Bologna 1948-49 Virtus Bologna 1949-50 Olimpia Milano 1950-51 Olimpia Milano 1951-52 Olimpia Milano 1952-53 Olimpia Milano 1953-54 Olimpia Milano 1954-55 Virtus Bologna 1955-56 Virtus Bologna 1956-57 Olimpia Milano 1957-58 Olimpia Milano 1958-59 Olimpia Milano 1959-60 Olimpia Milano 1960-61 Varese 1961-62 Olimpia Milano 1962-63 Olimpia Milano 1963-64 Varese 1964-65 Olimpia Milano 1965-66 Olimpia Milano 1966-67 Olimpia Milano 1967-68 Cantù

1968-69 Varese 1969-70 Varese 1970-71 Varese 1971-72 Olimpia Milano 1972-73 Varese 1973-74 Varese 1974-75 Cantù 1975-76 Virtus Bologna 1976-77 Varese 1977-78 Varese 1978-79 Virtus Bologna 1979-80 Virtus Bologna 1980-81 Cantù 1981-82 Olimpia Milano 1982-83 Virtus Roma 1983-84 Virtus Bologna 1984-85 Olimpia Milano 1985-86 Olimpia Milano 1986-87 Olimpia Milano 1987-88 Victoria Libertas Pesaro 1988-89 Olimpia Milano 1989-90 Victoria Libertas Pesaro 1990-91 Juventus Caserta 1991-92 Treviso

1992-93 Virtus Bologna 1993-94 Virtus Bologna 1994-95 Virtus Bologna 1995-96 Olimpia Milano 1996-97 Treviso 1997-98 Virtus Bologna 1998-99 Varese 1999-00 Fortitudo Bologna 2000-01 Virtus Bologna 2001-02 Treviso 2002-03 Treviso 2003-04 Mens Sana 2004-05 Fortitudo Bologna 2005-06 Treviso 2006-07 Mens Sana 2007-08 Mens Sana 2008-09 Mens Sana 2009-10 Mens Sana 2010-11 Mens Sana 2011-12 Mens Sana 2012-13 Mens Sana 2013-14 Olimpia Milano 2014-15 Dinamo Sassari

Finals

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	Regular season leader	Record
1976–77	Sinudyne Bologna	0–2	Mobilgirgi Varese	Sinudyne Bologna	19–3
1977–78	Mobilgirgi Varese	2–1	Sinudyne Bologna	Mobilgirgi Varese	18–4
1978–79	Sinudyne Bologna	2–0	Billy Milano	Emerson Varese	18–8
1979–80	Sinudyne Bologna	2–0	Gabetti Cantù	Billy Milano	22–4
1980–81	Squibb Cantù	2–1	Sinudyne Bologna	Turisanda Varese	27–5
1981–82	Scavolini Pesaro	0–2	Billy Milano	Scavolini Pesaro	25–7
1982–83	Banco di Roma Virtus	2–1	Billy Milano	Banco di Roma Virtus	22–8
1983–84	Simac Milano	1–2	Granarolo Bologna	Simac Milano	25–5
1984–85	Simac Milano	2–0	Scavolini Pesaro	Banco di Roma Virtus	23–4
1985–86	Simac Milano	2–1	Mobilgirgi Caserta	Simac Milano	26–4
1986–87	Tracer Milano	3–0	Mobilgirgi Caserta	Divarese Varese	22–8
1987–88	Tracer Milano	1–3	Scavolini Pesaro	Divarese Varese	23–7
1988–89	Enichem Livorno	2–3	Philips Milano	Scavolini Pesaro	21–9
1989–90	Scavolini Pesaro	3–1	Ranger Varese	Scavolini Pesaro	22–8
1990–91	Philips Milano	2–3	Phonola Caserta	Philips Milano	21–9
1991–92	Scavolini Pesaro	1–3	Benetton Treviso	Scavolini Pesaro	22–8
1992–93	Knorr Bologna	3–0	Benetton Treviso	Knorr Bologna	24–6
1993–94	Buckler Bologna	3–2	Scavolini Pesaro	Buckler Bologna	24–6
1994–95	Buckler Bologna	3–0	Benetton Treviso	Buckler Bologna	25–7
1995–96	Teamsystem Bologna	1–3	Stefanel Milano	Buckler Bologna	23–9
1996–97	Benetton Treviso	3–2	Teamsystem Bologna	Benetton Treviso	22–4
1997–98	Kinder Bologna	3–2	Teamsystem Bologna	Kinder Bologna	23–3
1998–99	Varese Roosters	3–0	Benetton Treviso	Teamsystem Bologna	22–4
1999–00	Paf Bologna	3–1	Benetton Treviso	Paf Bologna	27–3
2000–01	Kinder Bologna	3–0	Paf Bologna	Kinder Bologna	29–5
2001–02	Skipper Bologna	0–3	Benetton Treviso	Skipper Bologna	29–7
2002–03	Benetton Treviso	3–1	Skipper Bologna	Benetton Treviso	30–4
2003–04	Montepaschi Siena	3–0	Skipper Bologna	Montepaschi Siena	26–8
2004–05	Climamio Bologna	3–1	Armani Jeans Milano	Benetton Treviso	28–6
2005–06	Climamio Bologna	1–3	Benetton Treviso	Climamio Bologna	27–7
2006–07	Montepaschi Siena	3–0	VidiVici Bologna	Montepaschi Siena	30–4
2007–08	Montepaschi Siena	4–1	Lottomatica Roma	Montepaschi Siena	31–3
2008–09	Montepaschi Siena	4–0	Armani Jeans Milano	Montepaschi Siena	29–1
2009–10	Montepaschi Siena	4–0	Armani Jeans Milano	Montepaschi Siena	26–2
2010–11	Montepaschi Siena	4–1	Bennet Cantù	Montepaschi Siena	26–4
2011–12	Montepaschi Siena	4–1	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Montepaschi Siena	24–8
2012–13	Acea Roma	1–4	Montepaschi Siena	Cimberio Varese	23–7
2013–14	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	4–3	Montepaschi Siena	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	25–5
2014–15	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	3–4	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	26–4
2015–16				EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	22–8

Individual awards

Lega Basket All Star Game

Italian basketball clubs in European-wide competitions

See also

• Italian Basketball Cup
• Italian Basketball Supercup
• Italian Basketball Hall of Fame
• Italian Basketball Federation

References

1. "Italian Serie A Games / Schedule (2015-2016)A". Eurobasket. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
2. Michael Long (4 August 2015). "Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A completes domestic rights sales". SportsProMedia. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

External links

• Italy Lega Serie A at Basketball-Reference.com
• Serie A page at Eurobasket
• Lega A fixtures, results and standings at sportstats
• Official Website (Italian)