Below you find a regionwise analysis of the Italian league - which regions provided how many teams to the league, and titles won per region.
First column: Season in Serie A from 1929-30 to 2009-10. In brackets: Serie A champions from 1929-30 to 2008-09. Provisional season 1945-46 included but indicated with +. [Serie A played in two groups and a final round, with central and southern teams of Serie B; Serie B played in three groups and a final round: only northern teams, some teams of Serie C. Teams who have played a Serie A or a Serie B championship only in 1945-46 are indicated with *] No league played in 1943-44 and 1944-45. Teams of Serie B are listed according to: - the number of played seasons - the year of the first participation
Pop.: 1.300.000 5+ presences by 1 club. 5+ Pescara 2 other clubs have played in Serie B: L’Aquila Castel di Sangro
Pop.: 600.000 None of the teams of Basilicata has played in Serie A. 2 clubs have played in Serie B: Potenza Matera
Pop.: 2.100.000 16 presences by 2 clubs. 9 Reggina (Reggio di Calabria) 7 Catanzaro 2 other clubs have played in Serie B: Cosenza Crotone
Pop.: 5.700.000 76+2 presences by 3 clubs. 2 championships won by 1 club. 64+( 2) Napoli 10 Avellino 2+ Salernitana (Salerno) 7 other clubs have played in Serie B: Cavese (Cava de’Tirreni) Casertana (Caserta) Nocerina (Nocera Inferiore) Scafatese (Scafati) Juve Stabia (Castellammare di Stabia) Sorrento Savoia (Torre Annunziata)
Pop.: 3.900.000 133+2 presences by 7 clubs. 5 championships won by 1 club. 64+( 5) Bologna 19 Parma 16 SPAL (Ferrara) 13+ Modena 10 Cesena 8 Piacenza 3 Reggiana (Reggio nell’Emilia) 6+1 other clubs have played in Serie B: Ravenna Rimini Forlì Molinella Centese (Cento) Panigale* (Bologna) Sassuolo
Pop.: 1.200.000 63+1 presences by 2 clubs. 37 Udinese (Udine) 26+ Triestina (Trieste) 4 other clubs have played in Serie B: Monfalcone Pro Gorizia Fiumana Grion Pola [Teams of Pola (now Pula) and Fiume (now Rijeka) have played in Italian championship when these towns were Italian ; after the II World War they are passed to Yugoslavia and, after 1991, to Croatia]
Pop.: 5.200.000 144+2 presences by 2 clubs. 5 championships won by 2 clubs. 77+( 3) AS Roma 67+( 2) Lazio (Roma) 4 other clubs have played in Serie B: Frosinone Rieti Mater (Roma) Alba Trastevere (Roma)
Pop.: 1.700.000
105+3 presences by 2+1 clubs. 1 championship won by 1 club.
62+( 1) Sampdoria [ex Dominante, ex Liguria, ex Sampierdarenese](Genova)
54( 1) Sampdoria
5 Liguria
3+ Sampierdarenese
43+ Genoa 1893 (Genova)
+ Andrea Doria* (Genova)
[Andrea Doria separated in 1945-1946 from Sampierdarenese before being
reunified in Sampdoria in 1946]
4 other clubs have played in Serie B:
Spezia
Sanremese (Sanremo)
Savona
Sestrese (Genova)
Pop.: 8.900.000 278+4 presences by 11 clubs. 29 championships won by 2 clubs. 78+(15) Internazionale [Ambrosiana from 1929 to 1945] (Milano) 76+(14) AC Milan 50+ Atalanta (Bergamo) 22+ Brescia 13 Como 12 Pro Patria (Busto Arsizio) 7 Cremonese (Cremona) 7 Mantova 7 Varese 3 Lecco 3 Legnano 14 other clubs have played in Serie B: Monza Fanfulla (Lodi) Vigevano Seregno Pro Sesto (Sesto S.Giovanni) AlbinoLeffe (Albino, Leffe) Pavia Gallaratese (Gallarate) Pergocrema (Crema) Magenta Suzzara Vogherese (Voghera) Vita Nova (Ponte S.Pietro) Alzano
Pop.: 1.400.000 18+ presences by 2 clubs. 16 Ascoli 2+ Ancona [ex Anconitana] 3 other clubs have played in Serie B: Sanbenedettese (S.Benedetto d.Tronto) Maceratese (Macerata) Fermana (Fermo)
Pop.: 300.000 None of the teams of Molise has played in Serie A. One club has played in Serie B: Campobasso
Pop.: 4.300.000 179+2 presences by 6 clubs. 30 (+2 revoked) championships won by 2 clubs. 77+(25) Juventus (Torino) [+ 2 championships revoked] 68+(5+) AC Torino 13 Alessandria 11 Novara 6 Pro Vercelli 4 Casale 2+1 other clubs have played in Serie B: Derthona (Tortona) Biellese (Biella) Cuneo*
Pop.: 4.100.000 53+ presences by 3 clubs. 29+ Bari 13 Lecce 11 Foggia 7 other clubs have played in Serie B: Taranto Brindisi Fidelis Andria Barletta Trani Arsenale (Taranto) Gallipoli
Pop.: 1.700.000 31 presences by 1 club. 1 championship won by 1 club. 31 ( 1) Cagliari No other club has played in Serie B.
Pop.: 5.000.000 41+ presences by 3 clubs. 23+ Palermo 13 Catania 5 Messina 3 other clubs have played in Serie B: Siracusa Licata Acireale
Pop.: 3.500.000 121+3 presences by 7 clubs. 2 championships won by 1 club 72+( 2) Fiorentina (Firenze) 17+ Livorno 9 Empoli 8 Lucchese (Lucca) 7+ Siena 7 Pisa 1 Pistoiese (Pistoia) 7 other clubs have played in Serie B: Arezzo Prato Viareggio Piombino Carrarese (Carrara) Grosseto Massese (Massa)
Pop.: 900.000 None of the teams of Trentino - Alto Adige has played in Serie A. 1+1 clubs have played in Serie B: Bolzano Trento*
Pop.: 800.000 15 presences by 2 clubs. 13 Perugia 2 Ternana (Terni) One other club has played in serie B: Gubbio
Pop.: 100.000 None of the clubs of Val d’Aosta has played in Serie A. None of the clubs of Val d’Aosta has played in Serie B.
Pop.: 4.400.000 91+2 presences by 5 clubs. 1 championship won by 1 club. 30+ Vicenza [ex Lanerossi Vicenza] 24 ( 1) Verona 16 Padova 12+ Venezia [ex Serenissima, ex Venezia-Mestre] 8 Chievo (Verona) 1 Treviso 3 other clubs have played in Serie B: Marzotto (Valdagno) Cittadella Mestre [later merged with Venezia]
Regions with the biggest numbers of team in a single championship:
6 Lombardia: 1951-52 (Milan, Inter, Pro Patria, Como, Atalanta, Legnano),
1966-67 (Inter, Milan, Mantova, Atalanta, Brescia, Lecco),
1967-68 (Milan, Inter,Varese, Atalanta, Brescia, Mantova).
5 Piemonte: 1930-31 (Juventus, Torino, Pro Vercelli, Alessandria, Casale),
1931-32 (Juventus, Torino, Pro Vercelli, Alessandria, Casale),
1932-33 (Juventus, Torino, Pro Vercelli, Alessandria, Casale),
1933-34 (Juventus, Torino, Pro Vercelli, Alessandria, Casale).
4 Emilia Romagna: 1996-97 (Parma, Bologna, Piacenza, Reggiana),
2002-2003 (Parma, Bologna, Modena, Piacenza).
4 Toscana: 2005-2006 (Fiorentina, Empoli, Livorno, Siena),
2006-2007 (Fiorentina, Empoli, Livorno, Siena),
2007-2008 (Fiorentina, Empoli, Livorno, Siena).
3 Veneto: 1957-58 (Padova, Lanerossi Vicenza, Verona),
1961-62 (Venezia, Lanerossi Vicenza, Padova),
2001-2002 (Chievo, Verona, Venezia).
3 Sicilia: 2006-2007 (Palermo, Catania, Messina).
The province with the biggest number of teams in Serie A and
Serie B is Milano with seven teams : Milan, Inter, Legnano, Monza,
Seregno, Pro Sesto and Magenta. The teams become eight if
you consider that Lodi wasn’t autonomous province when Fanfulla
has played in serie B.
Geographical extremes:
Northernmost teams: Udinese (Serie A) ; Bolzano (Serie B)
Southernmost teams: Catania (Serie A) ; Siracusa (Serie B)
Westernmost teams: Juventus, Torino (Serie A) ; Cuneo*(Serie B)
Easternmost team: Lecce
Northernmost champions: Inter, Milan, Verona
Southernmost champion: Cagliari
Westernmost champions: Juventus, Torino
Easternmost champion: Napoli
Highest towns: Perugia 493 m (Serie A) ; Potenza 819 m (Serie B)
Smallest towns: Casale 40.000 inhabitants (Serie A) ; Leffe and
Castel di Sangro 5.000 inhabitants (Serie B).
Region Pop. Presences Champions Clubs in
Clubs Seasons Clubs Seasons Serie A-B
Lombardia 8.900.000 11 278(+4) 2 29 25
Piemonte 4.300.000 6 179(+2) 2 30(+1)[2 rev.] 8(+1)
Lazio 5.200.000 2 144(+2) 2 5 6
Emilia - Romagna 3.900.000 7 133(+2) 1 5 13(+1)
Toscana 3.500.000 7 121(+3) 1 2 14
Liguria 1.700.000 2(+1)105(+3) 1 1 6(+1)
Veneto 4.400.000 6 91(+2) 1 1 9
Campania 5.700.000 3 76(+2) 1 2 10
Friuli - Venezia Giulia 1.200.000 2 63(+1) 6
Puglia 4.100.000 3 53(+1) 10
Sicilia 5.000.000 3 41(+1) 6
Sardegna 1.700.000 1 31 1 1 1
Marche 1.400.000 2 18(+1) 5
Calabria 2.100.000 2 16 4
Umbria 800.000 2 15 3
Abruzzo 1.300.000 1 5(+1) 3
Basilicata 600.000 - - 2
Trentino - Alto Adige 900.000 - - 1(+1)
Molise 300.000 - - 1
Val d’Aosta 100.000 - - -
Towns
Milano 1.600.000 2 154(+2) 2 29 2
Torino 1.120.000 2 145(+2) 2 30(+1)[2 rev.] 2
Roma 2.840.000 2 144(+2) 2 5 4
Genova 765.000 2(+1)105(+3) 1 1 3(+1)
Verona 255.000 2 32 1 1 2
Titles won before 1929
Piemonte
12 championships won (+1 revoked) by 5 teams
7 Pro Vercelli
2 Juventus (Torino)
1 Torino [+1 revoked]
1 Casale
1 Novese (Novi Ligure)
Liguria
9 championships won by 1 team
9 Genoa 1893
Lombardia
5 championships won by 2 teams
3 Milan
2 Internazionale (Milano)
Emilia Romagna
2 championships won by 1 team
2 Bologna
Titles won 1898-2009
Piemonte
42+1 championships (+3 revoked) won by 5 teams
27 Juventus (Torino) [+2 revoked]
7 Pro Vercelli
6+1 Torino [+1 revoked]
1 Casale
1 Novese (Novi Ligure)
Lombardia
34 championships won by 2 teams
17 Internazionale (Milano)
17 Milan
Liguria
10 championships won by 2 teams (+ a wartime championship won by a third)
9 Genoa 1893
1 Sampdoria (Genova)
1 Vigili del Fuoco (La Spezia)
Emilia Romagna
7 championships won by 1 teams
7 Bologna
Lazio
5 championships won by 2 teams
3 Roma
2 Lazio (Roma)
Toscana
2 championships won by 1 teams
2 Fiorentina (Firenze)
Campania
2 championships won by 1 teams
2 Napoli
Sardegna
1 championships won by 1 teams
1 Cagliari
Veneto
1 championships won by 1 teams
1 (Hellas) Verona
Prepared and maintained by Carles Lozano Ferrer and David Tuci for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Carles Lozano Ferrer
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and David Tuci
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Last updated: 26 Jun 2009
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