The Serie A, officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system. The winners are awarded the Coppa Campioni d'Italia trophy and the scudetto, a decoration that they wear on the jersey the season after the victory. 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, the Lega Calcio until 2010, and the Lega Serie A ever since. 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 ranked the world's best national league in 2023 by IFFHS. In 2023–24, Serie A was also ranked as the best league by UEFA coefficient.
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back or as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years, he was nicknamed "Il Capitano". Maldini held the record for appearances in Serie A (647), until he was surpassed by Gianluigi Buffon in 2020. He also holds the joint-record for most European Cup/UEFA Champions League final appearances (8) alongside Paco Gento. He was recently a technical director for Milan and is a co-owner of USL Championship club Miami FC.
Alessandro Nesta is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Serie A club Monza. Usually deployed as a centre-back, he is widely considered as one of the best defenders of all time. He was best known for his pace, artistic tackles, elegance on the ball, distribution and tight marking of opponents.
Clarence Clyde Seedorf is a former professional football manager and player. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest midfielders of all time.
Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of Serie B club Pisa.
Alessandro Costacurta is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Football Italia was a television programme in the United Kingdom, showing Italian football, that ran from 1992 to 2002 on Channel 4, and continued until 2008 on other channels. It was known as Football Italiano in its final season.
Christian Abbiati is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Stefano Pioli is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the currently head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.
This page details football records and statistics in Italy.
Giacomo "Jack" Bonaventura is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab and the Italy national team.
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. In its early history, Milan played its home games in different grounds around the city before moving to its current stadium, the San Siro, in 1926. The stadium, which was built by Milan's second chairman, Piero Pirelli and has been shared with Inter Milan since 1947, is the largest in Italian football, with a total capacity of 75,817. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Inter, with whom they contest the Derby della Madonnina, one of the most followed derbies in football.
Franck Yannick Kessié is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the Ivory Coast national team.
Davide Calabria is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for and captains Serie A club AC Milan.
Ismaël Bennacer is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Gianluigi Donnarumma is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Italy national team. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
The 2017–18 Serie A was the 116th season of top-tier Italian football, the 86th in a round-robin tournament and the 8th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the six-time defending champions. The season ran from 19 August 2017 to 20 May 2018.
Sandro Tonali is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Italy national team.
Alexis Saelemaekers is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Roma, on loan from AC Milan, and the Belgium national team. Although Saelemaekers primarily plays in attack, he can also play as a full-back and wing-back.
Daniel Maldini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza and the Italy national team.
