Lega Basket Serie A
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Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| 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) |
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.
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History
A national basketball league was first established in Italy in 1920, with the first title won by S.E.F. Costanza Milano.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Media
For the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, domestic TV rights are shared by RAI and Sky Italia.[1]
Current clubs
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Title holders
Finals
Individual awards
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Lega Basket All Star Game
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Italian basketball clubs in European-wide competitions
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See also
- Italian Basketball Cup
- Italian Basketball Supercup
- Italian Basketball Hall of Fame
- Italian Basketball Federation
References
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)
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