The Serie A is also known as Serie A enilive. It is amongst the oldest leagues in Italian football and amongst the most famous leagues in European football.
The winning team is awarded the Coppa Campioni d’Italia trophy. It was introduced in 1929 and was organised by Direttorini Divisioni Superiori till 1943. Later on, it was organised by Lega Calcio till 2010 and from 2010 Lega Serie A.
Playing Standards and Status of Serie A
Serie A is known for its competitive nature as it consists of an offensive and defensive style of play where some of the top Italian clubs showcase their superiority. Serie A was ranked as the best league by IFFHS (International Federation of History & Statistics) in 2023 and was ranked the best European League after the English Premier League.
It was ranked ahead of La Liga, Bundesliga, and French Ligue 1, keeping in mind the performances of the Italian clubs in the last five years in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. In the UEFA rankings, Serie A was at the top from 1986-1988 and 1990-99.
Serie A History and its Governing Bodies
After its introduction in 1929-30, the tournament witnessed more teams, due to which the Italian Football Federation divided the CCI (Italian Football Confederation) in 1921 in Milan into the Lega Nord (Northern Football League).
After CCI joined, the FIGC’s two interregional divisions were formed and re-established into north-south leagues. Due to internal issues and fascism, FIGC made some fine-tuning internally and included southern teams in the national division.
It was refined to a single-tier league in 1929, and the trophies won before 1929 were under the recognition of FIGC (Italian Football Federation), also known as Federcalcio. The 1945-46 season is not considered due to World War II.
Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter Milan are some of the most famous clubs in Serie A, and they were earlier members of G-14, an organisation of European member clubs. The organisation had 14 members, but later on, there were 18 clubs.
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Awards & Recognition
Players who have played in Serie A have won the highest Ballon d’Or awards, and the Italian team is sixth and twelfth overall with 11 international trophies.
Juventus is Italy’s most successful team and before the Europa Conference League final in 2022, it was the only team to win all five confederation tournaments.
In 2000, the team also won the UEFA Intertoto Cup, while Inter Milan won a treble in 2009-10. Apart from these three clubs, Fiorentina, Lazio, Roma, and Napoli are the other clubs.
42 of the greatest players have played in the Serie A League, while Juventus has produced 27 World Cup champions, followed by Inter Milan, Roma, and AC Milan with 20, 16, and 10 champions, respectively.
Presentation of Trophy
The Serie A title is also known as Scedetto, as the winning team will have a print of a coat of arms alongside the Italian flag on their jersey in the next season.
The original trophy was presented to the club on the pitch after the championships from the 2004-05 season, and it is known as the Coppa Campioni d’Italia. Although, between 1961 and 2004, it was awarded to the winning teams at the Lega Nazionale Professionisti.
Juventus have won 36 championships so far, followed by Inter Milan with 20 and AC Milan with 19 championships.
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