Serie A1 (water polo)

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Serie A1
SportWater polo
Founded1912; 109 years ago (1912)
No. of teams13
CountryItaly
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		AN Brescia (2nd title)
Most titlesPro Recco (33 titles)
TV partner(s)Rai Sport
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSerie A2
International cup(s)LEN Champions League
LEN Euro Cup
Official websitefedernuoto.it
Current sports event

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 twelve teams. Pro Recco is the Serie A1's most successful club with 32 titles since 1959, followed by CN Posillipo with eleven.[1]


Current teams[]

The following 13 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2020–21 season:

Location of teams in 2020–21 Serie A1
Team Home city Pool Colours
AN Brescia Brescia Centro Natatorio Mompiano    
Florentia Florence Piscina Goffredo Nannini    
Rome Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto    
San Donato Milanese Centro Sportivo Saini (Milan)    
Ortigia Syracuse Piscina Paolo Caldarella    
Posillipo Naples Piscina Felipe Scandone    
Pro Recco Recco Piscina Punta Sant'Anna    
Quinto Genoa Stadio del Nuoto di Albaro    
Rome Piscina dei "Mosaici"    
Salerno Piscina Simone Vitale    
Savona Savona Piscina Carlo Zanelli    
Palermo Piscina olimpionica comunale      
Trieste Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi"    

Previous winners[]

Notes[]

  • 1915–18: Cancelled due to war.
  • 1924: Not played.
  • 1943–45: Cancelled due to war.
  • 2019–20: Suspended and then permanently interrupted for the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

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
600px HEX-FFDD00 star White HEX-78D3F7 background.svg Pro Recco
33
 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
450px variation in green of the Union Jack.svg Circolo Nautico Posillipo
11
 , , , , , , , , , ,
600px flag with lily HEX-FF0000.svg Rari Nantes Florentia
9
8
2
 , 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, , ,
Bandiera blu e bianca con scudo di San Giorgio.svg
8
 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931
Canottieri Napoli
8
3
5
 , , , , , , ,
600px Bianco e Nero (Croce).svg Rari Nantes Camogli
6
4
3
 1935, , , , ,
5
11
4
 1939, 1941, , ,
Genoa
4
 1912, 1913, 1914, 1919
Pescara
3
 , ,
Savona
3
 , ,
2
1
 1920, 1932
2
 ,
1
1
 1923
Triestina
1
1
3
 1929
1
1
1
1
3
8
Bogliasco
1
Brescia
1
600px Blu Arancio e Blu.svg Sportiva Nervi
-
3
3
 -
-
2
2
 –
138th Legion
-
2
-
 –
-
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
56
 Pro Recco (33)
(8)
Camogli (6)
Genoa (4)
Savona (3)
(1)
Bogliasco (1)
2.
 Campania
24
 Posillipo (11)
Canottieri Napoli (8)
(5)
3.
 Tuscany
9
 (9)
4.
 Lombardy
5
 (2)
(1)
Brescia (2)
5.
 Abruzzo
3
 Pescara (3)
5.
 Lazio
3
 (2)
(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[]

Coppa dei campioni pallanuoto.svg LEN Champions League Coppa LEN.svg LEN Euro Cup LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
C RU SF C RU SF C RU SF
Pro Recco 9 1965, , 2003, 2007,
2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021		 7 5 0 2 0 0 0
Posillipo 3 1997, 1998, 2005 0 6 1 2015 0 2 2 , 2003 1
Canottieri Napoli 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pescara 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 , , 1
Savona 0 1 1 3 , 2011, 1 3 0 0
AN Brescia 0 0 0 3 , , 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Florentia 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
Arenzano – – 1 0
Volturno – 0 1 0 0 1
Acquachiara – 0 1 1 –
– 0 0 1 –

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.

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