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Serie A1 (water polo)

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

Serie A1
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Serie A1 (men's water polo)
SportWater polo
Founded1912; 112 years ago (1912)
AdministratorItalian Swimming Federation
(FIN)
No. of teams14
CountryItaly
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Pro Recco (35th title)
(2022–23)
Most titlesPro Recco (35 titles)
TV partner(s)Rai Sport
Relegation toSerie A2
Domestic cup(s)Coppa Italia
International cup(s)LEN Champions League
LEN Euro Cup
Official websitefedernuoto.it

Current teams

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The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2022–23 season:


Team Home city Pool Colours
AN Brescia Brescia Centro Natatorio Mompiano      
Anzio Anzio Stadio del nuoto di Anzio    
Bogliasco Bogliasco Stadio Gianni Vassallo    
Catania Catania Piscina Francesco Scuderi    
De Akker Bologna Piscina Carmen Longo    
Ortigia Syracuse Piscina Paolo Caldarella    
Posillipo Naples Piscina Felice Scandone    
Pro Recco Recco Piscina Punta Sant'Anna    
Quinto Genoa Stadio del Nuoto di Albaro    
Roma Rome Piscina dei "Mosaici"    
Salerno Salerno Piscina Simone Vitale    
Savona Savona Piscina Carlo Zanelli    
Telimar Palermo Piscina olimpionica comunale      
Trieste Trieste Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi"    
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Location of teams in 2022–23 Serie A1

Previous winners

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Notes

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  • 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

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Performance by club

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The teams in Bold play in the 2023-24 season of Serie A1.
The teams in Italics no longer exist.

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning years
  Pro Recco
35
 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, 2019, 2022, 2023
  Circolo Nautico Posillipo
11
 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004
  Rari Nantes 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
  Rari Nantes 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
  Brescia
2
 2002–03, 2020–21
  Sportiva Sturla
1
1
 1923
Triestina
1
1
3
 1929
Canottieri Olona
1
1
1
 1947
Lazio
1
3
8
 1956
Bogliasco
1
 1981
  Sportiva Nervi
-
3
3
 -
Mameli di Volturi
-
2
2
 –
138th Legion
-
2
-
 –
Cavagnaro
-
1
2
 –
32nd Legion
-
1
-
 –
SC Italia
-
-
1
 –

Regions

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

No. Region (Regione) Titles Winning clubs
1.
 Liguria
58
 Pro Recco (35)
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
5
 Milano (2)
Canottieri Olona (1)
Brescia (2)
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 2023-2024 season of the Italian League.

Italian clubs in European competitions

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  LEN Champions League   LEN Euro Cup LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
C RU SF C RU SF C RU SF
Pro Recco 10 1965, 1984, 2003, 2007,
2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022		 7 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

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  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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