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Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A

Founded	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Country	Italy
Federation	FIP
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Serie A2
Domestic cup(s)	Coppa Italia
Supercup	Supercoppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
International cup(s)	EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League
Current champions	Olimpia Milano (29th title) (2021–22)
Most championships	Olimpia Milano (29 titles)
CEO	Fernando Marino
TV partners	Discovery+, Eurosport
Website	www.legabasket.it
2022–23 LBA season

The Lega Basket A (officially: Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A, English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation, of the top division of Italian professional men's basketball league, the Serie A (English: Basket League A Series). It is composed of the clubs that participate in the Lega Basket Serie A. It is headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Basket League is a founding member of ULEB. Basket League organizes the LBA, the Italian Cup, the Italian Supercup, and the Italian All Star Game. Discussions have been held as to the possibility of Basket League gaining more autonomy, similarly to that of the corresponding football organization, Lega Serie A. It is the sole professional sport league in Italy outside football. The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.

History

Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970, in Milan, and included the clubs that participated in both the first division Serie A and the second division Serie A2. On June 20, 2001, it changed to include just the first division Serie A clubs.

Presidents

Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present.

• 1970–72: 0000Adalberto Tedeschi
• 1972–77: 0000Giancarlo Tesini
• 1977–79: 0000Gianni Corsolini
• 1979–84: 0000Luciano Acciari
• 1984–92: 0000Gianni De Michelis
• 1992–94: 0000Giulio Malgara
• 1994–96: 0000Roberto Allievi
• 1996–98: 0000Angelo Rovati
• 1998–00: 0000Alfredo Cazzola
• 2000–01: 0000Sergio D'Antoni
• 2001–02: 0000Marco Madrigali
• 2002–07: 0000Enrico Prandi
• 2007: 0000000Umberto Pieraccioni
• 2007–08: 0000Francesco Corrado
• 2009–14: 0000Valentino Renzi
• 2014: 0000000Fernando Marino
• 2016–2020: 00Egidio Bianchi
• 2020–present: Umberto Gandini

See also

• Serie A (Basketball)
• Serie A2 (Basketball)
• Italian Basketball Federation
• Italian Basketball Cup
• Italian Basketball Supercup
• Italian All Star Game

References

1. AUTORITA' PER LE GARANZIE NELLE COMUNICAZIONI (in Italian) Gazzetta Ufficiale
2. Fondo di Garanzia Serie A (in Italian) Giocatori Italiani Basket Associati
3. History Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine uleb.com
4. BASKET, PETRUCCI: FIP E SOCIETA' UNITE PER REVISIONE LEGGE 91 (in Italian) la Repubblica
5. Lega basket: "Ok ritorno ct Messina" (in Italian) Rai Sport
6. STORIA DELLA LEGA BASKET (in Italian) legabasket.it
7. IL PRESIDENTE ONORARIO (in Italian) Lega Basket
8. Basket, Serie A: Cantù piange Corrado. Salvò la società, volle il Pianella (in Italian) La Gazzetta dello Sport

External links

• Official website (in Italian)
• Italian Basketball Federation Official Site (in Italian)

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