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Serie A
Serie A (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛːrje ˈa]), also called Serie
A TIM due to sponsorship by TIM,[1] is a professional
Serie A
league competition for football clubs located at the top of
the Italian football league system and the winner is
awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. It
has been operating as a round-robin tournament for over
ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been
organized by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943
and the Lega Calcio until 2010, when the Lega Serie A
was created for the 2010–11 season. Serie A is regarded
as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is
often depicted as the most tactical national league.[2]
Serie A was the world's second-strongest national league
in 2014 according to IFFHS.[3] Serie A is ranked fourth New logo from 2019–20 season
among European leagues according to UEFA's league Organising body Lega Serie A
coefficient, behind La Liga, the Premier League and the
Bundesliga, and ahead of Ligue 1, which is based on the Founded 1898 (officially)
performance of Italian clubs in the Champions League 1929 (as round-robin)
and the Europa League during the last five years.[4] Serie Country Italy
A led the UEFA ranking from 1986 to 1988 and from
Confederation UEFA
1990 to 1999.[5]
Number of teams 20
In its current format, the Italian Football Championship Level on pyramid 1
was revised from having regional and interregional
rounds, to a single-tier league from the 1929–30 season Relegation to Serie B
onwards. The championship titles won prior to 1929 are Domestic cup(s) Coppa Italia
officially recognised by FIGC with the same weighting as Supercoppa Italiana
titles that were subsequently awarded. Similarly, the
International cup(s) UEFA Champions
1945–46 season, when the round-robin was suspended
and the league was played over two geographical groups League
due to the ravages of WWII, is not statistically UEFA Europa League
considered, even if its title is fully official.[6] All the Current champions Juventus (35th title)
winning teams are recognised with the title of Campione (2018–19)
d'Italia ("Champion of Italy"), which is ratified by the
Most championships Juventus (35 titles)
Lega Serie A before the start of the next edition of the
championship. Most appearances Gianluigi Buffon, Paolo
Maldini (647)
The league hosts three of the world's most famous clubs
Top goalscorer Silvio Piola (274)
as Juventus, Milan and Internazionale, all founding
members of the G-14, a group which represented the TV partners List of broadcasters
largest and most prestigious European football clubs from Website legaseriea.it (http://ww
2000 to 2008,[7] with the first two also being founding w.legaseriea.it/)
members of its successive organisation, European Club
Association (ECA). More players have won the coveted 2019–20 Serie A
Ballon d'Or award while playing at a Serie A club than
any league in the world other than Spain's La Liga,[8] although Spain's La Liga has the highest total number
of Ballon d'Or winners. Juventus, Italy's most successful club of the 20th century[9] and the most successfulItalian team,[10] is tied for fifth in Europe and eleventh in the world with the most official international
titles.[11] The club is also the only one in the world to have won all possible official confederation
competitions.[12] Milan is joint third club for official international titles won in the world, with 18.[13]
Internazionale, following their achievements in the 2009–10 season, became the first Italian team to have
achieved a treble. Inter are also the only team in Italian football history to have never been relegated.[14][15]
Juventus, Milan and Inter, along with Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Napoli, are known as the Seven Sisters of
Italian football.[16][17][18][19][20][note 1]
Serie A is one of the most storied football leagues in the world. Of the 100 greatest footballers in history
chosen by FourFourTwo magazine in 2017, 42 players have played in Serie A, more than any other league
in the world.[21] Juventus is the team that has produced the most World Cup champions (25), with Inter (19),
Roma (15) and Milan (10), being respectively third, fourth and ninth in that ranking.[22]
Contents
History
Format
Clubs
2019–20 members
Seasons in Serie A
Logos
Television rights
International
Champions
By city
By region
Records
Most appearances
Most goals
Players
Non-EU players
Homegrown players
FIFA World Players of the Year
Official match ball
See also
References
External links
History
Serie A, as it is structured today, began during the 1929–30 season. From 1898 to 1922, the competition was
organised into regional groups. Because of ever growing teams attending regional championships, the Italian
Football Federation (FIGC) split the CCI (Italian Football Confederation) in 1921. When CCI teams
rejoined the FIGC created two interregional divisions renaming Categories into Divisions and splittingFIGC sections into two North-South leagues. In 1926, due to internal crises and fascist pressures, the FIGC
changed internal settings, adding southern teams to the national division, ultimately leading to the 1929–30
final settlement. Torino were declared champions in the 1948–49 season following a plane crash near the
end of the season in which the entire team was killed.
The Serie A Championship title is often referred to as the scudetto ("small shield") because since the 1923–
24 season, the winning team will bear a small coat of arms with the Italian tricolour on their strip in the
following season. The most successful club is Juventus with 35 championships, followed by both Milan and
Internazionale, with 18 championships apiece. From the 2004–05 season onwards, an actual trophy was
awarded to club on the pitch after the last turn of the championship. The trophy, called the Coppa Campioni
d'Italia, has officially been used since the 1960–61 season, but between 1961 and 2004 was consigned to the
winning clubs at the head office of the Lega Nazionale Professionisti.
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 Lecce had voted against the decision.
Maurizio Beretta, the former head of Italy's employers' association, became president of the new
league.[23][24][25][26]
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 season, allowing them to become a live pilot
phase, with replay assistance implemented in the 2017–18 season.[27] 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."[28]
Format
For most of Serie A's history, there were 16 or 18 clubs competing at the top level. Since 2004–05, however,
there have been 20 clubs altogether. One season (1947–48) was played with 21 teams for political reasons.
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
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 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 in exactly the same order that they did
in the first half of the season, the only difference being that home and away
situations are switched. Since the 1994–95 season, teams are awarded three
points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss.
Scudetto patchThe top four teams in the Serie A qualify straight to the UEFA Champions League group stages (from the 2017–18 season). Teams finishing fifth and sixth qualify for the UEFA Europa League tournament. A third UEFA Europa League spot is reserved for the winner of the Coppa Italia. If the Coppa Italia champion already qualified for European football by finishing among the top six teams in Serie A, the seventh-ranked team in Serie A is awarded the UEFA Europa League spot. The three lowest-placed teams are relegated to Serie B. From 2005–06 season if two or more teams are tied in points (for any place), the deciding tie-breakers are as follows: 1. Head-to-head records (results and points) 2. Goal difference of head-to-head games 3. Goal difference overall 4. Higher number of goals scored 5. Draw Until 2004–05 season, a playoff would be used to determine the champions, European spots or relegation, if the two teams were tied on points. Any play-off was held after the end of regular season. The last championship playoff occurred in the 1963–64 season when Bologna and Inter both finished on 54 points. Bologna won the play-off 2–0. Clubs Prior to 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 when it has been a league format (66 in total). 2019–20 members
Internazionale Udinese
Atalanta
Milan
Brescia
Juventus Hellas Verona
Parma SPAL
Torino
Sassuolo Bologna
Genoa
Sampdoria Fiorentina
Lazio
Roma
Napoli
Lecce
Cagliari
Locations of the 2019–20 Serie A teamsTeam Home city Stadium Capacity 2018–19 season
Atalanta Bergamo Gewiss Stadium 21,300 3rd in Serie A
Bologna Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 38,279 10th in Serie A
Brescia Brescia Stadio Mario Rigamonti 16,743 Serie B champions
Cagliari Cagliari Sardegna Arena 16,233 15th in Serie A
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 43,147 16th in Serie A
Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 17th in Serie A
Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 39,211 Serie B Playoff champions
Internazionale Milan San Siro 80,018 4th in Serie A
Juventus Turin Allianz Stadium 41,507 Serie A champions
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,698 8th in Serie A
Lecce Lecce Stadio Via del Mare 33,876 2nd in Serie B
Milan Milan San Siro 80,018 5th in Serie A
Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo 60,240 2nd in Serie A
Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 27,906 14th in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,698 6th in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 9th in Serie A
Sassuolo Sassuolo Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore 23,717 11th in Serie A
SPAL Ferrara Stadio Paolo Mazza 16,164 13th in Serie A
Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 27,994 7th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli 25,132 12th in Serie A
Seasons in Serie A
There are 67 teams that have taken part in 88 Serie A championships in a single round that was played from
the 1929–30 season until the 2019–20 season. The teams in bold compete in Serie A currently.
Internazionale is the only team that has played Serie A football in every season.
88 seasons: Internazionale 19 seasons: SPAL
87 seasons: Juventus, Roma 18 seasons: Livorno
86 seasons: Milan 17 seasons: Catania, Chievo
82 seasons: Fiorentina 16 seasons: Ascoli, Lecce, Padova
77 seasons: Lazio 13 seasons: Alessandria, Cesena, Como,
76 seasons: Torino Empoli, Modena, Novara, Perugia
74 seasons: Napoli 12 seasons: Pro Patria, Venezia
73 seasons: Bologna 11 seasons: Foggia
63 seasons: Sampdoria 10 seasons: Avellino
59 seasons: Atalanta 9 seasons: Reggina, Siena
53 seasons: Genoa 8 seasons: Lucchese, Piacenza
47 seasons: Udinese 7 seasons: Catanzaro, Cremonese,
Mantova, Pescara, Pisa, Sassuolo, Varese
40 seasons: Cagliari30 seasons: Bari, Vicenza 6 seasons: Pro Vercelli
29 seasons: Hellas Verona, Palermo 5 seasons: Liguria, Messina
26 seasons: Parma, Triestina 4 seasons: Casale
23 seasons: Brescia 3 seasons: Lecco, Legnano, Reggiana,
Sampierdarenese
2 seasons: Ancona, Crotone, Frosinone,
Salernitana, Ternana
1 season: Benevento, Carpi, Pistoiese,
Treviso
Logos
Serie A had logos that featured its sponsor Telecom Italia (TIM). The logo that was introduced in 2010, had
minor change in 2016 due to the change of the logo of Telecom Italia itself.[29][30] In August 2018, a new
logo was announced.[31]
Television rights
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 (in exclusive from 13:30 to 22:30 CET). This is a list of
television rights in Italy (since 2018–19):
Sky Italia (7 matches for week)
DAZN (3 matches for week)
RAI (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.[32]
International
In countries and territories outside of Italy, the league is broadcast on:Country Broadcaster
Albania SuperSport
Australia beIN Sports
Azerbaijan CBC Sport
Bosnia and Herzegovina Arena Sport
DAZN
Brazil
RedeTV! (one match for week)
Brunei
Fox Sports[33]
Malaysia
Bulgaria Max Sport
DAZN
Canada
Telelatino
China CCTV5
Croatia Arenasport
Czech Republic Sport1
Denmark Strive Sport
Estonia Kanal 12
France beIN SPORTS
Germany DAZN
Greece Nova Sports
Hong Kong beIN Sports
Hungary Digi Sport
Iceland Stöð 2 Sport
India Sony ESPN
Indonesia beIN Sports
Ireland
Premier Sports[34]
UK
Israel one
Japan DAZN
Kosovo IPKO
Lithuania Sport1
Macedonia Arena Sport
MENA beIN Sports
Mongolia Sportbox
Montenegro Arena Sport
Netherlands Ziggo Sport
New Zealand Sky Sport
Nigeria HiTVNorway Strive Sport
ABS-CBN S+A
Philippines
beIN Sports
Poland Eleven Sports Network
Portugal Sport TV
Romania Digi Sport
Match TV
Russia
Telesport[35]
Serbia Arena Sport
Slovakia Sport1
Slovenia ŠportTV
South Africa Multichoice
South Korea SPOTV
Spain beIN Sports
Sweden Strive Sport
Switzerland Teleclub
TV Varzish
Tajikistan
TV Football
beIN Sports
Thailand
PPTV
Turkey beIN SPORTS
ESPN
US
ESPN+
Latin America ESPN
Rai Italia
Worldwide (selected countries only)
Serie A Pass
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 BSB's The Sports Channel (1990–91),
Sky Sports (1991–92), Channel 4 (1992–2002), Eurosport (2002–04), Setanta Sports and Bravo (2004–07),
Channel 5 (2007–08), ESPN (2009–13), BT Sport (2013–2018), Eleven Sports Network (2018), Premier
and FreeSports (2019–present).[36]
ChampionsRunners-
Club Winners Championship seasons
up
1905, 1925–26, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1949–
50, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73,
Juventus 35 21 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86,
1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05,[nb 1] 2011–12,
2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
1901, 1906, 1907, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1961–62,
Milan 18 15 1967–68, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96,
1998–99, 2003–04, 2010–11
1909–10, 1919–20, 1929–30, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1952–53, 1953–54,
Internazionale 18 14 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1988–89, 2005–06,[nb 2]
2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Genoa 9 4 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1914–15, 1922–23, 1923–24
Torino 7 7 1926–27,[nb 3] 1927–28, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49,
1975–76
Bologna 7 4 1924–25, 1928–29, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1963–64
Pro Vercelli 7 1 1908, 1909, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22 (CCI)
Roma 3 14 1941–42, 1982–83, 2000–01
Napoli 2 8 1986–87, 1989–90
Lazio 2 6 1973–74, 1999–2000
Fiorentina 2 5 1955–56, 1968–69
Cagliari 1 1 1969–70
Casale 1 - 1913–14
Novese 1 - 1921–22 (FIGC)
Hellas Verona 1 - 1984–85
Sampdoria 1 - 1990–91
Bold indicates clubs which play in the 2019–20 Serie A.
A decoration was awarded to Spezia in 2002 by the FIGC for the 1944 wartime championship.
However, the FIGC has stated that it cannot be considered as a scudetto.
By cityCity Championships Clubs
Turin 42 Juventus (35), Torino (7)
Milan 36 Milan (18), Internazionale (18)
Genoa 10 Genoa (9), Sampdoria (1)
Bologna 7 Bologna (7)
Vercelli 7 Pro Vercelli (7)
Rome 5 Roma (3), Lazio (2)
Florence 2 Fiorentina (2)
Naples 2 Napoli (2)
Cagliari 1 Cagliari (1)
Casale Monferrato 1 Casale (1)
Novi Ligure 1 Novese (1)
Verona 1 Verona (1)
By region
Region Championships Clubs
Piedmont 51 Juventus (35), Torino (7), Pro Vercelli (7), Casale (1), Novese (1)
Lombardy 36 Milan (18), Internazionale (18)
Liguria 10 Genoa (9), Sampdoria (1)
Emilia-Romagna 7 Bologna (7)
Lazio 5 Roma (3), Lazio (2)
Campania 2 Napoli (2)
Tuscany 2 Fiorentina (2)
Sardinia 1 Cagliari (1)
Veneto 1 Verona (1)
Records
Boldface indicates a player still active in Serie A. Italics indicates a player active outside Serie A.
Most appearances
As of 8 February 2020Rank Player Club(s) Years active Apps Goals
Paolo Maldini Milan 1984–2009 647 29
1 1995–2006
Gianluigi Buffon Parma, Juventus 2007–2018 647 0
2019–
3 Francesco Totti Roma 1992–2017 618 250
4 Javier Zanetti Internazionale 1995–2014 615 12
Gianluca Sampdoria, Internazionale, Bologna, 1987–2005
5 592 0
Pagliuca Ascoli 2006–2007
6 Dino Zoff Udinese, Mantova, Napoli, Juventus 1961–1983 570 0
Pietro Como, Fiorentina, Roma, Sampdoria,
7 1980–2000 562 38
Vierchowod Juventus, Milan, Piacenza
8 Roberto Mancini Bologna, Sampdoria, Lazio 1981–2000 541 156
1929–1943
9 Silvio Piola Pro Vercelli, Lazio, Juventus, Novaro 1946–1947 537 274
1948–1954
10 Enrico Albertosi Fiorentina, Cagliari, Milan 1958−1980 532 0
Most goals
As of 8 February 2020
Silvio Piola is the highest goalscorer
in Serie A history with 274 goalsRank Player Club(s) Years active Goals Apps Ratio
1929–1943
Silvio Piola Pro Vercelli, Lazio, Juventus,
1 1946–1947 274 537 0.51
Novaro
1948–1954
2 Francesco Totti Roma 1992–2017 250 618 0.4
Gunnar
3 Milan, Roma 1949–1958 225 291 0.77
Nordahl
Giuseppe 1929–1943
Internazionale, Milan, Juventus 216 367 0.59
Meazza 1946–1947
4
José
Milan, Napoli, Juventus 1958–1976 216 459 0.47
Altafini
Antonio Di
6 Empoli, Udinese 2002–2016 209 445 0.47
Natale
Roberto Fiorentina, Juventus, Milan,
7 1985–2004 205 452 0.45
Baggio Bologna, Internazionale, Brescia
Kurt Hamrin Juventus, Padova, Fiorentina,
8 1956–1971 190 400 0.48
Milan, Napoli
Giuseppe Foggia, Lazio, Sampdoria,
1991–2004 188 344 0.55
Signori Bologna
Alessandro Del 1993–2006
9 Juventus 188 478 0.39
Piero 2007–2012
Alberto Piacenza, Hellas Verona, Parma,
Milan, Fiorentina, Genoa, 1999–2017 188 502 0.37
Gilardino Bologna
Players
Non-EU players
Unlike La Liga, which imposed a quota on the number of non-EU players on each club, Serie A clubs could
sign as many non-EU players as available on domestic transfer.
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 internationals Paul Gascoigne and David Platt, France's Michel Platini
and Laurent Blanc, Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann from Germany, Dutchmen Ruud Gullit and
Dennis Bergkamp, and Argentina's Diego Maradona.
But since the 2003–04 season, a quota has been 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,[37] following
provisional measures[38] 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.
In the middle of the 2000–01 season, the old quota system was abolished, which no longer limited each team
to having more than five non-EU players and using no more than three in each match.[38][39] Concurrent
with the abolishment of the quota, the FIGC had investigated footballers that used fake passports. Alberto
and Warley, Alejandro Da Silva and Jorginho Paulista of Udinese;[40] Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt ofRoma;[41] Dida of Milan; Álvaro Recoba of Inter; Thomas Job, Francis Zé, Jean Ondoa of Sampdoria; and
Jeda and Dede of Vicenza were all banned in July 2001 for lengths ranging from six months to one year.[42]
However, most of the bans were subsequently reduced.
The number of non-EU players was reduced from 265 in 2002–03 season to 166 in 2006–07 season.[43] It
also included players who received EU status after their respective countries joined the EU (see 2004 and
2007 enlargement), which made players such as Adrian Mutu, Valeri Bojinov, Marek Jankulovski and
Marius Stankevičius EU players.
The rule underwent minor changes in August 2004,[44] June 2005,[45] June 2006.[46][47] and June 2007.[48]
Since the 2008–09 season, three quotas have been awarded to clubs that do not have non-EU players in their
squad (previously only newly promoted clubs could have three quotas); clubs that have one non-EU player
have two quotas. Those clubs that have two non-EU players, are awarded one quota and one conditional
quota, which is 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, have two
conditional quotas, but releasing two non-EU players as free agent, will only have one quota instead of
two.[49] Serie B and Lega Pro clubs cannot sign non-EU player from abroad, except those followed the club
promoted from Serie D.
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 via Livorno in
2005, as at the time Romania was not a member of the EU. Other examples include Júlio César, Victor
Obinna and Maxwell, who joined Internazionale from Chievo (first two) and Empoli respectively.
On 2 July 2010, the above conditional quota 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.[50][51][52] In 2011 the signing quota reverted
to two.[53]
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.[54] 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).[55] In the 2016–17 season, the FIGC
sanctioned Sassuolo for fielding ineligible player, Antonino Ragusa.[56] 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,[57] It was reported that on Lega Serie A side the squad list was not
updated.[58]
In 2015–16 season, the following quota was announced.
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
Lothar Matthäus: 1991 (Internazionale)Marco van Basten: 1992 (Milan)
Roberto Baggio: 1993 (Juventus)
George Weah: 1995 (Milan)
Ronaldo: 1997 (Internazionale)
Zinedine Zidane: 1998, 2000 (Juventus)
Kaká: 2007 (Milan)
Official match ball
2007–2008: Nike T90 Aerow II
2008–2009: Nike T90 Omni
2009–2010: Nike T90 Ascente
2010–2011: Nike T90 Tracer
2011–2012: Nike Seitiro
2012–2013: Nike Maxim
2013–2014: Nike Incyte
2014–2017: Nike Ordem
2018–present: Nike Merlin
See also
List of foreign Serie A players
Coppa Campioni d'Italia
Italian football clubs in international competitions
UEFA coefficient
List of Italian football club owners
Campionato Nazionale Primavera
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1. In the 1990s, when the term originated, Parma was seen as one the Seven Sisters and Napoli
was not included
1. Title was revoked and left unassigned through the courts following the Calciopoli Scandal.
2. Title was put sub judice, then assigned to Internazionale, through the courts following the
Calciopoli Scandal.
3. Title was revoked and left unassigned due to the Allemandi match fixing scandal.
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