Serie A1 (water polo)

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Serie A1
Current season, competition or edition:
Waterpolo current event.svg 2023–24 Serie A1 (men's water polo)
Serie A1 Pallanuoto.png
Sport Water polo
Founded1912;111 years ago (1912)
Administrator Italian Swimming Federation
(FIN)
No. of teams14
Country Italy
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Pro Recco (35th title)
(2022–23)
Most titles Pro Recco (35 titles)
TV partner(s) Rai Sport
Relegation to Serie A2
Domestic cup(s) Coppa Italia
International cup(s) LEN Champions League
LEN Euro Cup
Official website federnuoto.it

The Serie A1 di pallanuoto maschile is the premier division of the Italian water polo male national championship. First held in 1912, it is currently contested by fourteen teams. Pro Recco is Serie A1's most successful club with 32 titles since 1959, followed by CN Posillipo with eleven. [1]

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Current teams

The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2022–23 season:


TeamHome cityPoolColours
AN Brescia Brescia Centro Natatorio Mompiano   
Anzio Anzio Stadio del nuoto di Anzio  
Bogliasco Bogliasco Stadio Gianni Vassallo  
Catania Catania Piscina Francesco Scuderi  
De Akker Bologna Piscina Carmen Longo  
Ortigia Syracuse Piscina Paolo Caldarella  
Posillipo Naples Piscina Felice Scandone   
Pro Recco Recco Piscina Punta Sant'Anna  
Quinto Genoa Stadio del Nuoto di Albaro  
Roma Rome Piscina dei "Mosaici"   
Salerno Salerno Piscina Simone Vitale  
Savona Savona Piscina Carlo Zanelli  
Telimar Palermo Piscina olimpionica comunale   
Trieste Trieste Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi"  

Previous winners

Notes

Performances

Performance by club

The teams in Bold play in the 2023-24 season of Serie A1.
The teams in Italics no longer exist.

ClubWinnersRunners-upThird placeWinning years
600px HEX-FFDD00 star White HEX-78D3F7 background.svg Pro Recco
35
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
450px variation in green of the Union Jack.svg Circolo Nautico Posillipo
11
1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004
600px flag with lily HEX-FF0000.svg Rari Nantes Florentia
9
8
2
1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1976, 1980
Bandiera blu e bianca con scudo di San Giorgio.svg Andrea Doria
8
1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931
Canottieri Napoli
8
3
5
1951, 1958, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990
600px Bianco e Nero (Croce).svg Rari Nantes Camogli
6
4
3
1935, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957
Napoli
5
11
4
1939, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1950
600px Rossoblu con croce Rossa su sfondo Bianco.svg Genoa
4
1912, 1913, 1914, 1919
Pescara
3
1986–87, 1996–97, 1997–98
Savona
3
1990–91, 1991–92, 2004–05
Milano
2
1
1920, 1932
Roma
2
1954, 1998–99
Sports flag icons - Azure white light blue.svg Brescia
2
2002–03, 2020–21
Bianco e Verde.svg Sportiva Sturla
1
1
1923
Triestina
1
1
3
1929
Canottieri Olona
1
1
1
1947
Lazio
1
3
8
1956
Bogliasco
1
1981
600px Blu Arancio e Blu.svg Sportiva Nervi
-
3
3
-
Mameli di Volturi
-
2
2
138th Legion
-
2
-
Cavagnaro
-
1
2
32nd Legion
-
1
-
SC Italia
-
-
1

Regions

The following table lists the Italian water polo champions by regions of Italy.

No.Region (Regione)TitlesWinning clubs
1.
Liguria
58
Pro Recco (35)
Andrea Doria (8)
Camogli (6)
Genoa (4)
Savona (3)
Sturla (1)
Bogliasco(1)
2.
Campania
24
Posillipo (11)
Canottieri Napoli(8)
Napoli (5)
3.
Tuscany
9
Florentia (9)
4.
Lombardy
5
Milano (2)
Canottieri Olona (1)
Brescia (2)
5.
Abruzzo
3
Pescara (3)
5.
Lazio
3
Roma (2)
Lazio(1)
7.
Friuli Venezia Giulia
1
Triestina (1)

Italian clubs in European competitions

Coppa dei campioni pallanuoto.svg LEN Champions League Coppa LEN.svg LEN Euro Cup LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
CRUSFCRUSFCRUSF
Pro Recco 10 1965, 1984, 2003, 2007,
2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022
7502000
Posillipo 3 1997, 1998, 2005 061 2015 022 1987, 2003 1
Canottieri Napoli 1 1978 1200000
Pescara 1 1988 101 1996 103 1990, 1993, 1994 1
Savona 0113 2005, 2011, 2012 1300
AN Brescia 0003 2002, 2003, 2006 1100
Roma Nuoto 0001 1994 001 1996 1
Florentia 0000211 2001 1
Arenzano 1 1989 0
Volturno 01001
Acquachiara 011
Bissolati Cremona 001

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References

  1. List of champions in sport123.com
  2. "Stop a campionati di A1, A2 e B. Scudetti non assegnati". federnuoto.it. federnuoto.it. Retrieved 6 May 2020.