Serie A is the top professional association football league in Italy and the highest level of the Italian football league system. It was established in the 1929-30 season, when it restructured the existing Italian Football Championship, played since 1898, into a national round-robin format alongside Serie B, and it works on promotion and relegation with Serie B. It was organised by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943, by the Lega Calcio from 1946 to 2010, and by the Lega Serie A since. The Italian Football Federation counts the 29 championships played from 1898 to 1929 as equal to later Serie A titles. The champion wears the scudetto emblem the following season, and Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan are among its best known clubs. It is ranked second in the UEFA coefficient rankings, behind the Premier League and ahead of La Liga.
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Established in the 1929-30 season, it restructured the existing Italian Football Championship, which had been played since 1898, into a national round-robin format alongside Serie B.
Clubs section
There are 68 teams that have taken part in 95 Serie A championships in a single round that was played from the 1929-30 season until the 2026-27 season.
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is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest level of the Italian football league system
View the SourceMarco Cassetti (Wikipedia)
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he has previously played in Serie A for Verona, Lecce and Roma
Libor Kozák (Wikipedia)
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failing to score in 19 appearances in Serie A
Paolo Di Canio (Wikipedia)
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Di Canio began his career in the Italian Serie A, playing for Lazio, Juventus, Napoli and Milan, before a brief spell with the Scottish club Celtic.
Raúl Albiol (Wikipedia)
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He amassed La Liga totals of 394 matches and eight goals over 16 seasons, and also played several years in Serie A with Napoli.
Alessandro Matri (Wikipedia)
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he won the 2011-12 Serie A title
Daniel Pudil (Wikipedia)
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Pudil couldn't help Cesena retain their Serie A status
Susanne Augustesen (Wikipedia)
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She was the Serie A top goalscorer on eight occasions.
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