List of Italian basketball champions

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The Italian basketball champions are the annual winners of the highest basketball competition in Italy. The winner of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is crowned Italian champion.

Contents

Olimpia Milano hold the record for the most championships with 28.

Finals (1976–present)

In the 1976–77 season, play-offs were introduced to determine the national champion.

Dagger-14-plain.pngChampion also won the Italian Cup
Double-dagger-14-plain.pngChampion also won the Italian Cup and Supercup
SeasonChampionScoreRunner–upChampions' coach Finals MVP
1976–77
Mobilgirgi Varese
2–0
Sinudyne Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Gamba
1977–78
Mobilgirgi Varese
2–1
Sinudyne Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Nico Messina
1978–79
Sinudyne Bologna
2–0
Billy Milano Flag of the United States.svg Terry Driscoll
1979–80
Sinudyne Bologna
2–0
Gabetti Cantù Flag of the United States.svg Terry Driscoll
1980–81
Squibb Cantù
2–1
Sinudyne Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Valerio Bianchini
1981–82
Billy Milano
2–0
Scavolini Pesaro Flag of the United States.svg Dan Peterson
1982–83
Banco Roma
2–1
Billy Milano Flag of Italy.svg Valerio Bianchini
1983–84
Granarolo Bologna Dagger-14-plain.png
2–1
Simac Milano Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Bucci
1984–85
Simac Milano
2–0
Scavolini Pesaro Flag of the United States.svg Dan Peterson
1985–86
Simac Milano Dagger-14-plain.png
2–1
Mobilgirgi Caserta Flag of the United States.svg Dan Peterson
1986–87
Tracer Milano Dagger-14-plain.png
3–0
Mobilgirgi Caserta Flag of the United States.svg Dan Peterson
1987–88
Scavolini Pesaro
3–1
Tracer Milano Flag of Italy.svg Valerio Bianchini
1988–89
Philips Milano
3–2
Enichem Livorno Flag of Italy.svg Franco Casalini
1989–90
Scavolini Pesaro
3–2
Antifurti Ranger Varese Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Scariolo
1990–91
Phonola Caserta
3–2
Philips Milano Flag of Italy.svg Franco Marcelletti
1991–92
Benetton Treviso
3–1
Scavolini Pesaro Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Skansi
1992–93
Knorr Bologna
3–0
Benetton Treviso Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Messina
1993–94
Buckler Beer Bologna
3–2
Scavolini Pesaro Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Bucci
1994–95
Buckler Beer Bologna
3–0
Benetton Treviso Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Bucci
1995–96
Stefanel Milano Dagger-14-plain.png
3–1
Teamsystem Bologna Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Bogdan Tanjević
1996–97
Benetton Treviso
3–2
Teamsystem Bologna Flag of the United States.svg Mike D'Antoni
1997–98
Kinder Bologna
3–2
Teamsystem Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Messina
1998–99
Varese Roosters
3–0
Benetton Treviso Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Recalcati
1999–00
Paf Wennington Bologna
3–1
Benetton Treviso Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Recalcati
2000–01
Kinder Bologna Dagger-14-plain.png
3–0
Paf Wennington Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Messina
Benetton Treviso
3–0
Skipper Bologna Flag of the United States.svg Mike D'Antoni
Benetton Treviso Double-dagger-14-plain.png
3–1
Skipper Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Messina
Montepaschi Siena
3–0
Skipper Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Recalcati Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Andersen
Climamio Bologna
3–1
Armani Jeans Milano Flag of Croatia.svg Jasmin Repeša Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Basile
Benetton Treviso
3–1
Climamio Bologna Flag of the United States.svg David Blatt Flag of Lithuania.svg Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Montepaschi Siena
3–0
VidiVici Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani Flag of Lithuania.svg Rimantas Kaukėnas
Montepaschi Siena
4–1
Lottomatica Roma Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani Flag of the United States.svg Terrell McIntyre
Montepaschi Siena Double-dagger-14-plain.png
4–0
Armani Jeans Milano Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani Flag of the United States.svg Terrell McIntyre
Montepaschi Siena Double-dagger-14-plain.png
4–0
Armani Jeans Milano Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani Flag of the United States.svg Terrell McIntyre
Montepaschi Siena Double-dagger-14-plain.png
4–1
Bennet Cantù Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bo McCalebb
Montepaschi Siena [lower-alpha 1]
4–1
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bo McCalebb
Montepaschi Siena Dagger-14-plain.png [lower-alpha 1]
4–1
Acea Roma Flag of Italy.svg Luca Banchi Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Hackett
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
4–3
Montepaschi Siena Flag of Italy.svg Luca Banchi Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Gentile
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Double-dagger-14-plain.png
4–3
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Flag of Italy.svg Romeo Sacchetti Flag of the United States.svg Rakim Sanders [1]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Dagger-14-plain.png
4–2
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Flag of Croatia.svg Jasmin Repeša Flag of the United States.svg Rakim Sanders
Umana Reyer Venezia
4–2
Dolomiti Energia Trento Flag of Italy.svg Walter De Raffaele Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melvin Ejim [2]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
4–2
Dolomiti Energia Trento Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Goudelock [3]
Umana Reyer Venezia
4–3
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Flag of Italy.svg Walter De Raffaele Flag of the United States.svg Austin Daye
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
4–0
AX Armani Exchange Milano Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Đorđević Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Teodosić
AX Armani Exchange Milano
4–2
Virtus Segafredo Bologna Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Messina Flag of Denmark.svg Shavon Shields

Finals performances by clubs

Teams in italic are inactive or dissolved.

ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Olimpia Milano 10101982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2018, 20221979, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021
Virtus Bologna 951979, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2021 1977, 1978, 1981, 2007, 2022
Mens Sana 612004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20132014
Treviso 541992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 20061993, 1995, 1999, 2000
Varese 311977, 1978, 19991990
Fortitudo Bologna 282000, 20051996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Victoria Libertas 251988, 19901982, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1994
Reyer Venezia 22 2017, 2019 2015
Virtus Roma 1219832008, 2013
Cantù 1219811980, 2011
JuveCaserta 1219911986, 1987
Dinamo Sassari 112015 2019
Trento 2 2017, 2018
Reggiana 2 2016, 2015
Libertas Liburnia 11989

Notes

  1. 1 2 Following an investigation for accounting and fiscal fraud, the Italian Basketball Federation revoked all the domestic titles won by the club during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.

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