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]
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Serie A1 (men's water polo) | |
Sport | Water polo |
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Founded | 1912 |
Administrator | Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) |
No. of teams | 14 |
Country | Italy |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | Pro Recco (35th title) (2022–23) |
Most titles | Pro Recco (35 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Rai Sport |
Relegation to | Serie A2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Coppa Italia |
International cup(s) | LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup |
Official website | federnuoto.it |
The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2022–23 season:
Team | Home city | Pool | Colours |
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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" |
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 |
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Pro Recco | 35
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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
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1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004 | ||
Rari Nantes Florentia | 9
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8
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2
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1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1976, 1980 |
Andrea Doria | 8
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1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931 | ||
Canottieri Napoli | 8
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3
|
5
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1951, 1958, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990 |
Rari Nantes Camogli | 6
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4
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3
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1935, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957 |
Napoli | 5
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11
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4
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1939, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1950 |
Genoa | 4
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1912, 1913, 1914, 1919 | ||
Pescara | 3
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1986–87, 1996–97, 1997–98 | ||
Savona | 3
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1990–91, 1991–92, 2004–05 | ||
Milano | 2
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1
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1920, 1932 | |
Roma | 2
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1954, 1998–99 | ||
Brescia | 2
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2002–03, 2020–21 | ||
Sportiva Sturla | 1
|
1
|
1923 | |
Triestina | 1
|
1
|
3
|
1929 |
Canottieri Olona | 1
|
1
|
1
|
1947 |
Lazio | 1
|
3
|
8
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1956 |
Bogliasco | 1
|
1981 | ||
Sportiva Nervi | -
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3
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3
|
- |
Mameli di Volturi | -
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2
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2
|
– |
138th Legion | -
|
2
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-
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– |
Cavagnaro | -
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1
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2
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– |
32nd Legion | -
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1
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-
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– |
SC Italia | -
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-
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1
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– |
The following table lists the Italian water polo champions by regions of Italy.
No. | Region (Regione) | Titles | Winning clubs |
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1.
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Liguria | 58
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Pro Recco (35) Andrea Doria (8) Camogli (6) Genoa (4) Savona (3) Sturla (1) Bogliasco(1) |
2.
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Campania | 24
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Posillipo (11) Canottieri Napoli(8) Napoli (5) |
3.
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Tuscany | 9
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Florentia (9) |
4.
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Lombardy | 5
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Milano (2) Canottieri Olona (1) Brescia (2) |
5.
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Abruzzo | 3
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Pescara (3) |
5.
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Lazio | 3
|
Roma (2) Lazio(1) |
7.
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Friuli Venezia Giulia | 1
|
Triestina (1) |
LEN Champions League | LEN Euro Cup | LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | |||||||||||||
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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 | – |