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 twelve 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: 2022–23 Serie A1
Sport	Water polo
Founded	1912; 111 years ago (1912)
Administrator	Italian Swimming Federation (FIN)
No. of teams	14
Country	Italy
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Pro Recco (34th title) (2021–22)
Most titles	Pro Recco (34 titles)
TV partner(s)	Rai Sport
Level on pyramid	Level 1
Relegation to	Serie A2
Domestic cup(s)	Coppa Italia
International cup(s)	LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup
Official website	federnuoto.it

Current teams

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

 

 

AN Brescia

 

Anzio

 

Bogliasco

 

Catania

 

De Akker

 

Ortigia

 

Posillipo

 

Pro Recco

 

Quinto

 

Roma

 

Salerno

 

Savona

 

Telimar

 

Trieste

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Location of teams in 2022–23 Serie A1

Team	Home city	Pool	Colours
AN Brescia	Brescia	Centro Natatorio Mompiano
Anzio Waterpolis	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	Palermo	Piscina olimpionica comunale
Trieste	Trieste	Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi"

Previous winners

• 1912:   Genoa
• 1913:   Genoa (2)
• 1914:   Genoa (3)
• 1915-18 – Not held due to World War I
• 1919:   Genoa (4)
• 1920: Rari Nantes Milano
• 1921:   Andrea Doria
• 1922:   Andrea Doria (2)
• 1923:   Sportiva Sturla
• 1924 – Not played
• 1925:   Andrea Doria (3)
• 1926:   Andrea Doria (4)
• 1927:   Andrea Doria (5)
• 1928:   Andrea Doria (6)
• 1929:   Triestina
• 1930:   Andrea Doria (7)
• 1931:   Andrea Doria (8)
• 1932: Rari Nantes Milano (2)
• 1933:   Rari Nantes Florentia
• 1934:   Rari Nantes Florentia (2)
• 1935:   Rari Nantes Camogli
• 1936:   Rari Nantes Florentia (3)
• 1937:   Rari Nantes Florentia (4)
• 1938:   Rari Nantes Florentia (5)
• 1939: Napoli
• 1940:   Rari Nantes Florentia (6)
• 1941: Napoli (2)
• 1942: Napoli (3)
• 1943-45 – Not held due to World War II
• 1946:   Rari Nantes Camogli (2)
• 1947: Canottieri Olona
• 1948:   Rari Nantes Florentia (7)
• 1949: Napoli (4)
• 1950: Napoli (5)
• 1951: Canottieri Napoli
• 1952:   Rari Nantes Camogli (3)
• 1953:   Rari Nantes Camogli (4)
• 1954: Roma
• 1955:   Rari Nantes Camogli (5)
• 1956: Lazio
• 1957:   Rari Nantes Camogli (6)
• 1958: Canottieri Napoli (2)
• 1959:   Pro Recco
• 1960:   Pro Recco (2)
• 1961:   Pro Recco (3)
• 1962:   Pro Recco (4)
• 1963: Canottieri Napoli (3)
• 1964:   Pro Recco (5)
• 1965:   Pro Recco (6)
• 1966:   Pro Recco (7)
• 1967:   Pro Recco (8)
• 1968:   Pro Recco (9)
• 1969:   Pro Recco (10)
• 1970:   Pro Recco (11)
• 1971:   Pro Recco (12)
• 1972:   Pro Recco (13)
• 1973: Canottieri Napoli (4)
• 1974:   Pro Recco (14)
• 1975: Canottieri Napoli (5)
• 1976: Florentia (8)
• 1977: Canottieri Napoli (6)
• 1978:   Pro Recco (15)
• 1979: Canottieri Napoli (7)
• 1980: Florentia (9)
• 1981: Bogliasco
• 1982:   Pro Recco (16)
• 1983:   Pro Recco (17)
• 1983–84:   Pro Recco (18)
• 1984–85:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo
• 1985–86:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (2)
• 1986–87: Pescara
• 1987–88:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (3)
• 1988–89:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (4)
• 1989–90: Canottieri Napoli (8)
• 1990–91: Savona
• 1991–92: Savona (2)
• 1992–93:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (5)
• 1993–94:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (6)
• 1994–95:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (7)
• 1995–96:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (8)
• 1996–97: Pescara (2)
• 1997–98: Pescara (3)
• 1998–99: Roma (2)
• 1990–00:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (9)
• 2000–01:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (10)
• 2001–02:   Pro Recco (19)
• 2002–03:   Leonessa
• 2003–04:   Circolo Nautico Posillipo (11)
• 2004–05: Savona (3)
• 2005–06:   Pro Recco (20)
• 2006–07:   Pro Recco (21)
• 2007–08:   Pro Recco (22)
• 2008–09:   Pro Recco (23)
• 2009–10:   Pro Recco (24)
• 2010–11:   Pro Recco (25)
• 2011–12:   Pro Recco (26)
• 2012–13:   Pro Recco (27)
• 2013–14:   Pro Recco (28)
• 2014–15:   Pro Recco (29)
• 2015–16:   Pro Recco (30)
• 2016–17:   Pro Recco (31)
• 2017–18:   Pro Recco (32)
• 2018–19:   Pro Recco (33)
• 2019–20 – not assigned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2020–21:   AN Brescia (2)
• 2021–22:   Pro Recco (34)
• 2022–23

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
Pro Recco	34			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
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	–

• 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	57	Pro Recco (34) 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 2014-15 season of the Italian League.

Italian clubs in European competitions

		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

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.

External links

• Italian Water Polo Federaration (in Italian)
• Serie A1 at waterpoloworld.com (in English)