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.

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 Champion also won the Italian Cup
double-dagger Champion also won the Italian Cup and Supercup
Season Champion Score Runner–up Champions' coach Finals MVP
1976–77
Mobilgirgi Varese
2–0
Sinudyne Bologna Italy Sandro Gamba N/A
1977–78
Mobilgirgi Varese
2–1
Sinudyne Bologna Italy Nico Messina N/A
1978–79
Sinudyne Bologna
2–0
Billy Milano United States Terry Driscoll N/A
1979–80
Sinudyne Bologna
2–0
Gabetti Cantù United States Terry Driscoll N/A
1980–81
Squibb Cantù
2–1
Sinudyne Bologna Italy Valerio Bianchini N/A
1981–82
Billy Milano
2–0
Scavolini Pesaro United States Dan Peterson N/A
1982–83
Banco Roma
2–1
Billy Milano Italy Valerio Bianchini N/A
1983–84
Granarolo Bologna dagger
2–1
Simac Milano Italy Alberto Bucci N/A
1984–85
Simac Milano
2–0
Scavolini Pesaro United States Dan Peterson N/A
1985–86
Simac Milano dagger
2–1
Mobilgirgi Caserta United States Dan Peterson N/A
1986–87
Tracer Milano dagger
3–0
Mobilgirgi Caserta United States Dan Peterson N/A
1987–88
Scavolini Pesaro
3–1
Tracer Milano Italy Valerio Bianchini N/A
1988–89
Philips Milano
3–2
Enichem Livorno Italy Franco Casalini N/A
1989–90
Scavolini Pesaro
3–2
Antifurti Ranger Varese Italy Sergio Scariolo N/A
1990–91
Phonola Caserta
3–2
Philips Milano Italy Franco Marcelletti N/A
1991–92
Benetton Treviso
3–1
Scavolini Pesaro Croatia Petar Skansi N/A
1992–93
Knorr Bologna
3–0
Benetton Treviso Italy Ettore Messina N/A
1993–94
Buckler Beer Bologna
3–2
Scavolini Pesaro Italy Alberto Bucci N/A
1994–95
Buckler Beer Bologna
3–0
Benetton Treviso Italy Alberto Bucci N/A
1995–96
Stefanel Milano dagger
3–1
Teamsystem Bologna Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bogdan Tanjević N/A
1996–97
Benetton Treviso
3–2
Teamsystem Bologna United States Mike D'Antoni N/A
1997–98
Kinder Bologna
3–2
Teamsystem Bologna Italy Ettore Messina N/A
1998–99
Varese Roosters
3–0
Benetton Treviso Italy Carlo Recalcati N/A
1999–00
Paf Wennington Bologna
3–1
Benetton Treviso Italy Carlo Recalcati N/A
2000–01
Kinder Bologna dagger
3–0
Paf Wennington Bologna Italy Ettore Messina N/A
2001–02
Benetton Treviso
3–0
Skipper Bologna United States Mike D'Antoni N/A
2002–03
Benetton Treviso double-dagger
3–1
Skipper Bologna Italy Ettore Messina N/A
2003–04
Montepaschi Siena
3–0
Skipper Bologna Italy Carlo Recalcati Australia David Andersen
2004–05
Climamio Bologna
3–1
Armani Jeans Milano Croatia Jasmin Repeša Italy Gianluca Basile
2005–06
Benetton Treviso
3–1
Climamio Bologna United States David Blatt Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas
2006–07
Montepaschi Siena
3–0
VidiVici Bologna Italy Simone Pianigiani Lithuania Rimantas Kaukėnas
2007–08
Montepaschi Siena
4–1
Lottomatica Roma Italy Simone Pianigiani United States Terrell McIntyre
2008–09
Montepaschi Siena double-dagger
4–0
Armani Jeans Milano Italy Simone Pianigiani United States Terrell McIntyre
2009–10
Montepaschi Siena double-dagger
4–0
Armani Jeans Milano Italy Simone Pianigiani United States Terrell McIntyre
2010–11
Montepaschi Siena double-dagger
4–1
Bennet Cantù Italy Simone Pianigiani North Macedonia Bo McCalebb
2011–12
Montepaschi Siena [a]
4–1
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Italy Simone Pianigiani North Macedonia Bo McCalebb
2012–13
Montepaschi Siena dagger[a]
4–1
Acea Roma Italy Luca Banchi Italy Daniel Hackett
2013–14
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
4–3
Montepaschi Siena Italy Luca Banchi Italy Alessandro Gentile
2014–15
Banco di Sardegna Sassari double-dagger
4–3
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Italy Romeo Sacchetti United States Rakim Sanders[1]
2015–16
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano dagger
4–2
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Croatia Jasmin Repeša United States Rakim Sanders
2016–17
Umana Reyer Venezia
4–2
Dolomiti Energia Trento Italy Walter De Raffaele Canada Melvin Ejim[2]
2017–18
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
4–2
Dolomiti Energia Trento Italy Simone Pianigiani United States Andrew Goudelock[3]
2018–19
Umana Reyer Venezia
4–3
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Italy Walter De Raffaele United States Austin Daye
2019–20
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Finals performances by clubs[]

Teams in italic are inactive or dissolved.

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Olimpia Milano 9 10 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2018 1979, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021
Virtus Bologna 9 4 1979, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2021 1977, 1978, 1981, 2007
Mens Sana 6 1 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 2014
Treviso 5 4 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000
Varese 3 1 1977, 1978, 1999 1990
Fortitudo Bologna 2 8 2000, 2005 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Victoria Libertas 2 5 1988, 1990 1982, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1994
Reyer Venezia 2 2 2017, 2019 2015
Virtus Roma 1 2 1983 2008, 2013
Cantù 1 2 1981 1980, 2011
JuveCaserta 1 2 1991 1986, 1987
Dinamo Sassari 1 1 2015 2019
Trento 2 2017, 2018
Reggiana 2 2016, 2015
Libertas Liburnia 1 1989

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Banco di Sardegna, Sanders MVP e top scorer della finale" [Rakim Sanders is the MVP and top scorer of the finals]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Melvin Ejim della Reyer Venezia è l'MVP delle finali scudetto" [Melvin Ejim of Reyer Venezia is the MVP of the finals]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Andrew Goudelock è l'MVP delle LBA Finals 2018" [Andrew Goudelock is 2018 LBA Finals MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
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