Founded in 1898, Serie A is the top-tier league in Italian football. The winner of Serie A is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. 

Since the 1929-30 season, the Serie A has been held in a round-robin format where each club plays the other side in a home and away fixture. Before this, regional and inter-regional rounds were held to determine the winner.

The top division Italian league is considered to be the most tactical and defence-oriented league among the top five leagues in Europe.

Since 2004-05, there have been 20 Italian clubs competing in Serie A every season.

The top-four placed teams in Serie A directly qualify for the UEFA Champions League while the fifth and Coppa Italia winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

Meanwhile, the bottom three teams at the end of the season are relegated to Serie B. They are replaced by the top three sides from Serie B.

From 1915 to 1919, the Serie A was postponed due to the First World War while the league was once again cancelled between 1944 and 1945 due to the Second World War.

Inter Milan are the reigning champions of Serie A, having finished at the top of the 2023-24 standings. Inter pipped arch-rivals AC Milan and Juventus to clinch their 20th Serie A title.

Who won the first Serie A?

Genos won the inaugural edition of Serie A in 1898. The Red and Blues defeated Internazionale Torino 3-1 following extra-time. The first edition of Serie A was a knock-out tournament featuring just three clubs from Turin. Apart from Genoa, Foot-Ball Club Torinese and Reale Società Ginnastica di Torino were the other two teams who participated in the tournament.

Who has won the most Serie A titles?

Juventus are the most successful team in Serie A, having won the title a record 36 times. The Old Lady also hold the record for winning the most consecutive titles in Serie A. Between 2011 and 2020, Juventus won nine Serie A titles on the trot.

Serie A winners List

2023-24: Inter Milan

2022-23: Napoli

2021-22: AC Milan

2020-21: Inter Milan

2019–2020: Juventus

2018–2019: Juventus

2017–2018:  Juventus

2016–2017: Juventus

2015–2016: Juventus

2014–2015: Juventus

2013–2014: Juventus

2012–2013: Juventus

2011–2012: Juventus

2010–2011: Milan

2009–2010: Inter Milan

2008–2009: Inter Milan

2007–2008: Inter Milan

2006–2007: Inter Milan

2005–2006: Inter Milan

2004–2005: Not awarded

2003–2004: Milan

2002–2003: Juventus

2001–2002: Juventus

2000–2001: Roma

1999–2000: Lazio

1998–1999: Milan

1997–1998: Juventus

1996–1997: Juventus

1995–1996: Milan

1994–1995: Juventus

1993–1994: Milan

1992–1993: Milan

1991–1992: Milan

1990–1991: Sampdoria

1989–1990: Napoli

1988–1989: Inter Milan

1987–1988: Milan

1986–1987: Napoli

1985–1986: Juventus

1984–1985: Hellas Verona

1983–1984: Juventus

1982–1983: Roma

1981–1982: Juventus

1980–1981: Juventus

1979–1980: Inter Milan

1978–1979: Milan

1977–1978: Juventus

1976–1977: Juventus

1975–1976: Torino

1974–1975: Juventus

1973–1974: Lazio

1972–1973: Juventus

1971–1972: Juventus

1970–1971: Inter Milan

1969–1970: Cagliari

1968–1969: Florentina

1967–1968: Milan

1966–1967: Juventus

1965–1966: Inter Milan

1964–1965: Inter Milan

1963–1964: Bologna

1962–1963: Inter Milan

1961–1962: Milan

1960–1961: Juventus

1959–1960: Juventus

1958–1959: Milan

1957–1958: Juventus

1956–1957: Milan

1955–1956: Florentina

1954–1955: Milan

1953–1954: Inter Milan

1952–1953: Inter Milan

1951–1952: Juventus

1950–1951: Milan

1949–1950: Juventus

1948–1949: Torino

1947–1948: Torino

1946–1947: Torino

1945–1946: Torino

1944-1945: Cancelled due to Second World War

1943-1944: Spezia Calcio (decoration)

1942-1943: Torino

1941-1942: Roma

1940-1941: Bologna

1939-1940: Ambrosiana-Inter

1938-39: Bologna

1937-38: Ambrosiana-Inter

1936-37: Bologna

1935-36: Bologna

1934-35: Juventus

1933-34: Juventus

1932-33: Juventus

1931-32: Juventus

1930-31: Juventus

1929-30: Ambrosiana-Inter

1928-29: Bologna

1927-28: Torino

1926-27: Not awarded

1925-26: Juventus

1924-25: Bologna

1923-24: Genoa

1922-23: Genoa

1921-22: Pro Vercelli 

1921-22: Novese

1920-21: Pro Vercelli 

1919-20: Inter Milan

1915-19: Postponed due to First World War

1914-15: Genoa

1913-14: Casale

1912-13: Pro Vercelli 

1911-12: Pro Vercelli 

1910-11: Pro Vercelli 

1909-10: Inter Milan

1909: Pro Vercelli 

1908: Pro Vercelli 

1907: Milan

1906: Milan

1905: Juventus

1904: Genoa

1903: Genoa

1902: Genoa

1901: Milan

1900: Genoa

1899: Genoa

1898: Genoa

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