Serie A1 (water polo)

Serie A1
Founded	1912
Country	Italy
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Serie A2
Domestic cup(s)	Coppa Italia
International cup(s)	LEN Champions League; LEN Euro Cup
Current champions	Pro Recco ; (2017–18)
Most championships	Pro Recco; (32 titles)
TV partners	Rai Sport
Website	federnuoto.it
	2018–19 Serie A1

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

Scudetto patch

Current teams

The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2015–16 season:

Team	City	Pool	Founded
Serie A1
Acquachiara	Naples	Piscina Felipe Scandone	1998
Brescia	Brescia	Centro Natatorio Mompiano	1973
Bogliasco	Bogliasco	Stadio del Gianni Vassallo	1951
Canottieri Napoli	Naples	Piscina Felipe Scandone	1916
Florentia	Florence	Piscina Goffredo Nannini	1904
Lazio	Rome	Salaria Sport Village	1904
Ortigia	Syracuse	Piscina Paolo Caldarella	1928
Posillipo	Naples	Piscina Felipe Scandone	1925
Pro Recco	Recco	Piscina comunale di Sori	1913
Roma Vis Nova	Rome	Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto	1979
Savona	Savona	Piscina Carlo Zanelli	1948
Sori	Sori	Piscina comunale di Sori	1956
Sport Management	Verona	Centro Natatorio Sportivo Belvedere	1987
Trieste	Trieste	Polo Natatorio Città di Trieste	2003

Winners

1912: Genoa
1913: Genoa
1914: Genoa
1915–18: Not held due to World War I
1919: Genoa
1920: Milano
1921: Andrea Doria
1922: Andrea Doria
1923: Sturla
1924: Not played
1925: Andrea Doria
1926: Andrea Doria
1927: Andrea Doria
1928: Andrea Doria
1929: Triestina
1930: Andrea Doria
1931: Andrea Doria
1932: Milano
1933: Florentia
1934: Florentia
1935: Camogli
1936: Florentia
1937: Florentia
1938: Florentia
1939: Napoli
1940: Florentia
1941: Napoli
1942: Napoli
1943–45: Not held due to World War II
1946: Camogli
1947: Canottieri Olona
1948: Florentia
1949: Napoli
1950: Napoli
1951: Canottieri Napoli
1952: Camogli
1953: Camogli
1954: Roma
1955: Camogli
1956: Lazio
1957: Camogli
1958: Canottieri Napoli
1959: Pro Recco
1960: Pro Recco
1961: Pro Recco
1962: Pro Recco
1963: Canottieri Napoli
1964: Pro Recco
1965: Pro Recco
1966: Pro Recco
1967: Pro Recco
1968: Pro Recco
1969: Pro Recco (10)
1970: Pro Recco (11)
1971: Pro Recco (12)
1972: Pro Recco (13)
1973: Canottieri Napoli (4)
1974: Pro Recco (14)
1975: Canottieri Napoli (5)
1976: Florentia (8)
1977: Canottieri Napoli (6)
1978: Pro Recco (15)
1979: Canottieri Napoli (7)
1980: Florentia (9)
1981: Bogliasco
1982: Pro Recco (16)
1983: Pro Recco (17)
1983–84: Pro Recco (18)
1984–85: Posillipo
1985–86: Posillipo (2)
1986–87: Pescara
1987–88: Posillipo (3)
1988–89: Posillipo (4)
1989–90: Canottieri Napoli (8)
1990–91: Savona
1991–92: Savona (2)
1992–93: Posillipo (5)
1993–94: Posillipo (6)
1994–95: Posillipo (7)
1995–96: Posillipo (8)
1996–97: Pescara (2)
1997–98: Pescara (3)
1998–99: Roma Nuoto (2)
1999–2000: Posillipo (9)
2000–01: Posillipo (10)
2001–02: Pro Recco (19)
2002–03: Leonessa
2003–04: Posillipo (11)
2004–05: Savona (3)
2005–06: Pro Recco (20)
2006–07: Pro Recco (21)
2007–08: Pro Recco (22)
2008–09: Pro Recco (23)
2009–10: Pro Recco (24)
2010–11: Pro Recco (25)
2011–12: Pro Recco (26)
2012–13: Pro Recco (27)
2013–14: Pro Recco (28)
2014–15: Pro Recco (29)
2015–16: Pro Recco (30)
2016–17: Pro Recco (31)
2017–18: Pro Recco (32)
2018–19:

Performances

Performance by club

The teams in Bold play in the 2015-16 season of Serie A1.
The teams in Italics no longer exist.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Winning years
Pro Recco	32			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
Posillipo	11			1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004
Florentia	9	8	2	1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1976, 1980
Andrea Doria	8			1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931
Canottieri Napoli	8	3	5	1951, 1958, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990
Camogli	6	4	3	1935, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957
Napoli	5	11	4	1939, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1950
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
Sturla	1	1		1923
Triestina	1	1	3	1929
Canottieri Olona	1	1	1	1947
Lazio	1	3	8	1956
Bogliasco	1			1981
Brescia	1			2002–03
Mameli di Volturi	-	2	2	–
138th Legion	-	2	-	–
Cavagnaro	-	1	2	–
32nd Legion	-	1	-	–
SC Italia	-	-	1	–

The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2014-15 season of the Italian League.

Regions

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

No.	Region (Regione)	Titles	Winning Clubs
1.	Liguria	55	Pro Recco (32) 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	4	Milano (2) Canottieri Olona (1) Brescia (1)
5.	Abruzzo	3	Pescara (3)
5.	Lazio	3	Roma (2) Lazio (1)
7.	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	1	Triestina (1)

The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2014-15 season of the Italian League.

Italian clubs in European competitions

	Champions League				Euro Cup				Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
	C		RU	SF	C		RU	SF	C		RU	SF
Pro Recco	8	1965, 1984, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015	6	5	0		2	0	0		0
Posillipo	3	1997, 1998, 2005	0	6	1	2015	0	2	2	1987, 2003	1
Canottieri Napoli	1	1978	1	2	0		0	0	0		0
Pescara	1	1988	1	0	1	1996	1	0	3	1990, 1993, 1994	1
Savona	0		1	1	3	2005, 2011, 2012	1	3	0		0
AN Brescia	0		0	0	3	2002, 2003, 2006	1	1	0		0
Roma Nuoto	0		0	0	1	1994	0	0	1	1996	1
Florentia	0		0	0	0		2	1	1	2001	1
Arenzano	–				–				1	1989	0
Volturno	–				0		1	0	0		1
Acquachiara	–				0		1	1	–
Bissolati Cremona	–				0		0	1	–

References

↑ List of champions in sport123.com

External links

Italian Water Polo Federaration (in Italian)
Serie A1 at waterpoloworld.com (in English)

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[1] List of champions in sport123.com