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Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. Italian mobile phone company TIM is the main sponsor, so the official name is Serie A TIM.
The division consists of twenty clubs since the 2004-05 season, with each team competing against each other team twice, round-robin style, for a total of 38 matches per season. The bottom three clubs in the league table are relegated to Serie B.
Serie A, as it is structured today, began in 1929. From 1898 to 1929 the competition was organised into regional groups. No title was awarded in 1927 after Torino were stripped of the championship by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Torino were declared champions in the 1948-49 season following a plane crash near the end of the season in which nearly the entire team was killed.
The Serie A Championship title is often referred to as the Scudetto (small shield) because the winning team will bear a small coat of arms with the Italian tricolour on their uniform in the following season. The most successful league club is Juventus F.C. with 27 championships, followed by A.C. Milan (17), Internazionale (13) and Genoa C&FC (9). For every ten titles won, clubs are allowed to wear a golden star above their club badge; so Juventus has two stars, while Milan and Internazionale have one star each.
In 2006 the Serie A league was shaken by a match-fixing scandal. Juventus F.C., A.C. Milan, S.S. Lazio and ACF Fiorentina were put under trial, along with the referee designators and league managers. A first grade trial took away the last two titles from Juventus, put Milan out of European cups, and sent Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina to Serie B.* All four clubs have indicated their intention to appeal the judgement.
Champions
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 27 | 19 | 1905, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 |
| Milan | 17 | 14 | 1901, 1906, 1907, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1968, 1979, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, |
| Internazionale (Ambrosiana-Inter) | 13 | 13 | 1910, 1920, 1930, 1938, 1940, 1953, 1954, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1980, 1989 |
| Genoa | 9 | 4 | 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1915, 1923, 1924 |
| Torino | 7 | 6 | 1928, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1976 |
| Bologna | 7 | 4 | 1925, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1964 |
| Pro Vercelli | 7 | 1 | 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1921, 1922 (C.C.I.) |
| Roma | 3 | 6 | 1942, 1983, 2001 |
| Lazio | 2 | 6 | 1974, 2000 |
| Fiorentina | 2 | 5 | 1956, 1969 |
| Napoli | 2 | 4 | 1987, 1990 |
| Cagliari | 1 | 1 | 1970 |
| Casale | 1 | - | 1914 |
| Novese | 1 | - | 1922 (F.I.G.C.) |
| Sampdoria | 1 | - | 1991 |
| Verona | 1 | - | 1985 |
| Alba Trastevere | - | 2 | - |
| Internazionale Torino | - | 2 | - |
| Livorno | - | 2 | - |
| U.S. Milanese | - | 2 | - |
| Vicenza (Lanerossi Vicenza) | - | 2 | - |
| F.C. Torinese | - | 1 | - |
| Fortitudo Roma | - | 1 | - |
| Parma | - | 1 | - |
| Perugia | - | 1 | - |
| Pisa | - | 1 | - |
| Sampierdarnese | - | 1 | - |
| Savoia | - | 1 | - |
| Udinese | - | 1 | - |
| Venezia | - | 1 | - |
Complete team list
From 1898 to 1929
The 1921-22 C.C.I. championship
After 1928-1929 season
In 1929 FIGC changed the mechanism of the championship, and created the Serie A as we know it today (1 league only with 16, 18 or 20 teams). These are the 71 teams which took part to the championships played from 1929-30 to 2005-06: Inter and Juventus are the only teams which played all the seasons.
Records
Top scorers (cannonieri) by seasons
| Year | Tally | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1923/24 | 22 goals | Henry Schoenfeld (Torino) |
| 1924/25 | 19 goals | Mario Magnozzi (Livorno F.C.) |
| 1925/26 | 35 goals | Ferenc Hirzer (Juventus) |
| 1926/27 | 21 goals | Julio Libonatti (Torino) |
| 1927/28 | 35 goals | Julio Libonatti (Torino) |
| 1928/29 | 36 goals | Gino Rossetti (Torino) |
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| 1929/30 | 31 goals | Giuseppe Meazza (Ambrosiana Inter) |
| 1930/31 | 29 goals | Rodolfo Volk (Roma) |
| 1931/32 | 25 goals | Pedro Petrone (Fiorentina) Angelo Schiavio (Bologna) |
| 1932/33 | 29 goals | Felice Placido Borel II° (Juventus) |
| 1933/34 | 31 goals | Felice Placido Borel II° (Juventus) |
| 1934/35 | 31 goals | Enrico Guaita (Roma) |
| 1935/36 | 25 goals | Giuseppe Meazza (Ambrosiana Inter) |
| 1936/37 | 21 goals | Silvio Piola (Lazio) |
| 1937/38 | 20 goals | Giuseppe Meazza (Ambrosiana Inter) |
| 1938/39 | 19 goals | Aldo Boffi (Milan) Ettore Puricelli (Bologna) |
| 1939/40 | 24 goals | Aldo Boffi (Milan) |
| 1940/41 | 22 goals | Ettore Puricelli (Bologna) |
| 1941/42 | 22 goals | Aldo Boffi (Milan) |
| 1942/43 | 21 goals | Silvio Piola (Lazio) |
| 1945/46 | 13 goals | Eusebio Castigliano (Torino) |
| Year | Tally | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1946/47 | 29 goals | Valentino Mazzola (Torino) |
| 1947/48 | 27 goals | Giampiero Boniperti (Juventus) |
| 1948/49 | 26 goals | Stefano Nyers (Inter) |
| 1949/50 | 35 goals | Gunnar Nordahl (Milan) |
| 1950/51 | 34 goals | Gunnar Nordahl (Milan) |
| 1951/52 | 30 goals | John Hansen (Juventus) |
| 1952/53 | 26 goals | Gunnar Nordahl (Milan) |
| 1953/54 | 23 goals | Gunnar Nordahl (Milan) |
| 1954/55 | 26 goals | Gunnar Nordahl (Milan) |
| 1955/56 | 29 goals | Gino Pivatelli (Bologna) |
| 1956/57 | 22 goals | Dino Da Costa (Roma) |
| 1957/58 | 28 goals | John Charles (Juventus) |
| 1958/59 | 33 goals | Antonio Valentin Angelillo (Inter) |
| 1959/60 | 28 goals | Omar Sivori (Juventus) |
| 1960/61 | 27 goals | Sergio Brighenti (Sampdoria) |
| 1961/62 | 22 goals | José Altafini (Milan) Aurelio Milani (Fiorentina) |
| 1962/63 | 19 goals | Harald Nielsen (Bologna) Pedro Manfredini (Roma) |
| 1963/64 | 21 goals | Harald Nielsen (Bologna) |
| 1964/65 | 17 goals | Alberto Orlando (Fiorentina) Sandro Mazzola (Inter) |
| 1965/66 | 25 goals | Luis Vinicio (Vicenza) |
| 1966/67 | 18 goals | Gigi Riva (Cagliari) |
| 1967/68 | 15 goals | Pierino Prati (Milan) |
| 1968/69 | 21 goals | Gigi Riva (Cagliari) |
| 1969/70 | 21 goals | Gigi Riva (Cagliari) |
| 1970/71 | 24 goals | Roberto Boninsegna (Inter) |
| 1971/72 | 22 goals | Roberto Boninsegna (Inter) |
| 1972/73 | 17 goals | Paolino Pulici (Torino) Gianni Rivera (Bologna) Giuseppe Savoldi (Milan) |
| 1973/74 | 24 goals | Giorgio Chinaglia (Lazio) |
| 1974/75 | 18 goals | Paolino Pulici (Torino) |
| Year | Tally | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1975/76 | 21 goals | Paolino Pulici (Torino) |
| 1976/77 | 21 goals | Francesco Graziani (Torino) |
| 1977/78 | 24 goals | Paolo Rossi (Vicenza) |
| 1978/79 | 19 goals | Bruno Giordano (Lazio) |
| 1979/80 | 16 goals | Roberto Bettega (Juventus) |
| 1980/81 | 18 goals | Roberto Pruzzo (Roma) |
| 1981/82 | 15 goals | Roberto Pruzzo (Roma) |
| 1982/83 | 16 goals | Michel Platini (Juventus) |
| 1983/84 | 20 goals | Michel Platini (Juventus) |
| 1984/85 | 18 goals | Michel Platini (Juventus) |
| 1985/86 | 19 goals | Roberto Pruzzo (Roma) |
| 1986/87 | 17 goals | Pietro Paolo Virdis (Milan) |
| 1987/88 | 15 goals | Diego Maradona (Napoli) |
| 1988/89 | 22 goals | Aldo Serena (Inter) |
| 1989/90 | 19 goals | Marco Van Basten (Milan) |
| 1990/91 | 19 goals | Gianluca Vialli (Sampdoria) |
| 1991/92 | 25 goals | Marco Van Basten (Milan) |
| 1992/93 | 26 goals | Giuseppe Signori (Lazio) |
| 1993/94 | 23 goals | Giuseppe Signori (Lazio) |
| 1994/95 | 26 goals | Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina) |
| 1995/96 | 24 goals | Giuseppe Signori (Lazio) Igor Protti (Bari) |
| 1996/97 | 24 goals | Filippo Inzaghi (Atalanta) |
| 1997/98 | 27 goals | Oliver Bierhoff (Udinese) |
| 1998/99 | 22 goals | Márcio Amoroso (Udinese) |
| 1999/00 | 24 goals | Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) |
| 2000/01 | 26 goals | Hernán Crespo (Lazio) |
| 2001/02 | 24 goals | David Trézéguet (Juventus) Dario Hubner (Piacenza) |
| 2002/03 | 24 goals | Christian Vieri (Inter) |
| 2003/04 | 24 goals | Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) |
| 2004/05 | 24 goals | Cristiano Lucarelli (Livorno) |
| 2005/06 | 31 goals | Luca Toni (Fiorentina) |
All-time topscorers
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Piola | 1929-54 | 537 | 274 |
| Gunnar Nordahl | 1949-59 | 291 | 225 |
| José Altafini | 1958-76 | 459 | 216 |
| Giuseppe Meazza | 1927-47 | 367 | 216 |
| Roberto Baggio | 1985-2004 | 409 | 205 |
| Alessandro Del Piero | 1993-present | 482 | 194 |
| Kurt Hamrin | 1956-71 | 400 | 190 |
| Giuseppe Signori | 1991-2004 | 344 | 188 |
| Gabriel Batistuta | 1991-2003 | 318 | 184 |
| Giampiero Boniperti | 1946-61 | 444 | 178 |
| Amedeo Amadei | 423 | 174 |
Trivia
- Records for most appearances: (marked * still active in 06/07 season)
- Paolo Maldini 582 (as of 05/06) *
- Dino Zoff 570 (until 1983)
- Gianluca Pagliuca 569 (as of 04/05, 05/06 Serie B uncounted) *
- Records for oldest player appearance:
- Marco Ballotta 42 years and 34 days at S.S. Lazio (May 7 2006)
- Dino Zoff 41 years-old (1983)
- Record for most straight wins:
- The record for non-Italian players of the same nationality in one team within one match is held by Internazionale. On January 18 2006, Cruz (one goal), Burdisso, J. Zanetti (captain), Verón, Cambiasso, Kily González and Samuel played as starters to complete 7 Argentine footballers for the team that defeated Treviso 0-1 *.
Notes
See also
- List of sports attendance figures — Serie A in a global context
- Serie A scandal of 2006
External links
- History
- Serie A — All results since 1929, statistics, compare teams ...
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