Serie A (basketball)
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In Italian Basketball, the Serie A is the highest level club competition where play determines the national champion. A national basketball league was first organized for play in 1920.
Today, eighteen teams compete in the highest level of play. The first title was won by SEF Costanza Milano, and the team holding the record for title championships is Olimpia Milano, who have won 25 championships. Since 1992, however, Benetton Treviso has dominated the league, winning their 5th title in 2006 as a result. Fortitudo Bologna (currently sponsored as UPIM Bologna) made the league's final series every year but one from 1996 to 2006, although they had only two titles to show for it. Twenty teams have won the championship since its inception.
The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 34 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarter-finals and semifinals series are best-of-five, final series is best-of-seven. The bottom two clubs are relegated, and replaced by the top team from the regular-season phase and the eight-team playoff round winner of the second-level Legadue.
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| Team | City/Area | Region | Colours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Avellino | Avellino | Campania | white/green |
| Angelico Biella | Biella | Piedmont | white/blue |
| Armani Jeans Milano | Milano | Lombardy | white/red |
| Benetton Basket Treviso | Treviso | Venetia | white/green |
| Cimberio Varese | Varese | Lombardy | white/red |
| Eldo Napoli | Napoli | Campania | white/blue |
| La Fortezza Bologna | Bologna | Emilia-Romagna | white/black |
| Legea Scafati | Scafati | Campania | red/yellow |
| Lottomatica Roma | Roma | Lazio | red/yellow/blue |
| Montepaschi Siena | Siena | Tuscany | white/green |
| Pierrel Capo d'Orlando | Capo d'Orlando | Sicily | white/yellow/red |
| Premiata Montegranaro | Montegranaro | Marche | white/black |
| Scavolini-Gruppo Spar Pesaro | Pesaro | Marche | white/red |
| Siviglia Wear Teramo | Teramo | Abruzzo | white/red |
| Snaidero Cucine Udine | Udine | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | white/orange |
| Solsonica Rieti | Rieti | Lazio | amaranth/sky-blue |
| Tisettanta Cantù | Cantù | Lombardy | white/blue |
| UPIM Bologna | Bologna | Emilia-Romagna | white/blue |
