The top tier of Italian football is known as Serie A. The official name includes the title sponsor TIM, an Italian mobile phone company.
2009-10 Italian Serie A Map:
Format:
The 20 teams of the Italian Serie A play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 38 games. The season runs from August/September to May with a short break for the holidays. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the second-tier Serie B. Serie A clubs also compete in the Coppa Italia, entering in the second or third round although the format seems to change from year to year. The league champion wins the right to wear a small shield (a scudetto in Italian) in the red, white and green colors of Italy on their jerseys the following season and therefore the league title is often referred to as the scudetto. The league champion and the Coppa Italia winner contest the Supercoppa Italiana, the traditional opener of the Italian football season.
International Tournament Qualification:
UEFA Champions League - the top three league finishers qualify directly to the group stage of the Champions League. The fourth place team enters at the fourth qualifying round.
UEFA Europa League - The Coppa Italia winner and the next two league finishers qualify for the Europa League. If the Coppa Italia winner qualifies for the Champions League, the Coppa Italia spot goes to the losing finalist. If both Coppa Italia finalists qualify for the Champions League then that spot goes to the next highest league finisher.
Total Serie A Titles:
25 Juventus
15 Inter Milan
14 Milan
6 Torino
5 Bologna
3 Roma
2 Fiorentina
2 Lazio
2 Napoli
1 Cagliari
1 Sampdoria
1 Verona
Total Italian Championship Titles:
27 Juventus
17 Inter Milan
17 Milan
9 Genoa
7 Bologna
7 Pro Vercelli
7 Torino
3 Roma
2 Fiorentina
2 Lazio
2 Napoli
1 Cagliari
1 Casale
1 Novese
1 Sampdoria
1 Verona
Italian National Champions:
1898 Genoa 1899 Genoa 1900 Genoa 1901 Milan 1902 Genoa 1903 Genoa 1904 Genoa 1905 Juventus 1906 Milan 1907 Milan 1908 Pro Vercelli 1909 Pro Vercelli 1910 Inter Milan 1911 Pro Vercelli 1912 Pro Vercelli 1913 Pro Vercelli 1914 Casale 1915 Genoa
1920 Inter Milan 1921 Pro Vercelli 1922 Pro Vercelli (CCI) 1922 Novese (FIGC) 1923 Genoa 1924 Genoa 1925 Bologna 1926 Juventus 1927 No title awarded - Torino had title revoked 1928 Torino 1929 Bologna
1946 Torino 1947 Torino 1948 Torino 1949 Torino 1950 Juventus 1951 Milan 1952 Juventus 1953 Inter Milan 1954 Inter Milan 1955 Milan 1956 Fiorentina 1957 Milan 1958 Juventus 1959 Milan 1960 Juventus 1961 Juventus 1962 Milan 1963 Inter Milan 1964 Bologna 1966 Inter Milan 1966 Inter Milan 1967 Juventus 1968 Milan 1969 Fiorentina 1970 Cagliari 1971 Inter Milan 1972 Juventus 1973 Juventus 1974 Lazio 1975 Juventus 1976 Torino 1977 Juventus 1978 Juventus 1979 Milan 1980 Inter Milan 1981 Juventus 1982 Juventus 1983 Roma 1984 Juventus 1985 Verona 1986 Juventus 1987 Napoli 1988 Milan 1989 Inter Milan 1990 Napoli 1991 Sampdoria 1992 Milan 1993 Milan 1994 Milan 1995 Juventus 1996 Milan 1997 Juventus 1998 Juventus 1999 Milan 2000 Lazio 2001 Roma 2002 Juventus 2003 Juventus 2004 Milan 2005 Not awarded (Juventus had title revoked) 2006 Inter Milan (Juventus had title revoked) 2007 Inter Milan 2008 Inter Milan 2009 Inter Milan
