The Serie A, also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional 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 and defensively sound national league. Serie A was the world's strongest national league in 2020 according to IFFHS, and is ranked fourth among European leagues according to UEFA's league coefficient – behind the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League, and ahead of Ligue 1 – which is based on the performance of Italian clubs in the Champions League and the Europa League during the previous five years. Serie A led the UEFA ranking from 1986 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1999.
Coppa Italia is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since.
Gaetano Scirea was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders of his generation and one of the greatest defenders of all time. He spent most of his career with Juventus F.C.
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
Francesco Stefano Antonioli is an Italian former footballer who played as goalkeeper. He was the oldest footballer in Serie A until his club Cesena were relegated to Serie B at the end of the 2011–12 season, after which he retired from professional football. Antonioli began his club career with Monza and played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, winning titles with A.C. Milan, Bologna and Roma. Despite never being capped at senior international level, he was an unused member of the Italy squad the took part at Euro 2000, reaching the final. At youth level, he represented Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Daniele Franceschini is an Italian football manager and former midfielder, who played as a left winger.
Antonio Mirante is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club AC Milan.
Alberico Evani, sometimes misspelled as Alberigo Evani, is an Italian football manager and former player, who was deployed as a midfielder. He started his club career with AC Milan, where he spent the majority of his playing career, winning several trophies during his 13 seasons at the club, including, three Serie A titles and two European Cups; he later also played for Sampdoria, Reggiana, and Carrarese. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where they reached the final. He is the current assistant coach of the Italy national football team.
Roberto Rosato was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender.
This page details football records and statistics in Italy.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as Torino or simply Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin. They currently play in Serie A.
Gianni Comandini is an Italian former footballer who played principally as a forward.
Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
Edoardo Pazzagli is an Italian former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Pazzagli spent most of his professional career on loan at Serie C divisions. He also represented Italy at youth levels.
Ugo Gabrieli is an Italian footballer who last played for Lega Pro club Martina as a goalkeeper.
The Italy national U-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. The team was known as Italy national under-15 football team prior 2001, to reflect the age limit at the start of season instead of currently end of season.
Milan Jirásek is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Žižkov.
The Italy national under-23 football team represented Italy in international under-23 football competitions. Managed by the Italian Football Federation, it ceased to exist after the suppression of the UEFA European Under-23 Championship in 1977; its heir is the Olympic team, which has the same age criteria as the former under-23s.
