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Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Serie A (men's handball) | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Italy |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Junior Fasano |
| Most titles | Pallamano Trieste (17 titles) |
| Relegation to | Serie A2 |
| International cup(s) | EHF European Cup |
| Official website | https://www.federhandball.it/ |
The Italian Serie A, officially named Serie A Gold, is the highest level men's handball league of Italy.
Competition format
[edit]The league has 14 teams playing against each other in a round-robin tournament. The champion is determined by playoffs between the top four teams at the end of the regular season. The team ranked last at the end of the regular season, as well as the losing team of the playouts, are relegated to Serie A2.
2023/24 Season participants
[edit]The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A during the 2022-23 season.
| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| SSV Bozen Loacker | Bolzano | PalaGasteiner |
| Pallamano Pressano | Lavis | PaLavis |
| Sport Club Meran Handball | Merano | Centro Scolastico "Karl Wolf" |
| Polisportiva Cingoli | Cingoli | PalaQuaresima |
| Cassano Magnago HC | Cassano Magnago | PalaTacca |
| Pallamano Carpi 2019 | Carpi | PalaVallauri |
| SSV Brixen Handball | Bressanone | Raffeisen Arena |
| Junior Fasano | Fasano | PalaZizzi |
| Pallamano Trieste | Trieste | PalaChiarbola |
| Pallamano Conversano 1973 | Conversano | Pala San Giacomo |
| Handball Sassari | Sassari | PalaSantoru |
| ASV Eppan Handball | Appiano sulla strada del vino | Raiffeisenhalle |
| Pallamano Secchia Rubiera | Rubiera | PalaBursi |
| ASD Albatro Siracusa | Siracusa | PalaLoBello |
Serie A past champions
[edit]- 1970 : Buscaglione Roma
- 1971 : HC Flaminio Genovesi Roma
- 1972 : CUS Verona
- 1973 : C.S. Esercito Roma
- 1974 : HC Rovereto
- 1975 : HC Rovereto (2)
- 1976 : Pallamano Trieste
- 1977 : Pallamano Trieste (2)
- 1978 : HC Rovereto (3)
- 1979 : Pallamano Trieste (3)
- 1980 : HC Rovereto (4)
- 1981 : Pallamano Trieste (4)
- 1982 : Pallamano Trieste (5)
- 1983 : Pallamano Trieste (6)
- 1984 : HC Scafati
- 1985 : Pallamano Trieste (7)
- 1986 : Pallamano Trieste (8)
- 1987 : CC Ortigia Siracusa
- 1988 : CC Ortigia Siracusa (2)
- 1989 : CC Ortigia Siracusa (3)
- 1990 : Pallamano Trieste (9)
- 1991 : SSV Brixen Handball
- 1992 : SSV Brixen Handball (2)
- 1993 : Pallamano Trieste (10)
- 1994 : Pallamano Trieste (11)
- 1995 : Pallamano Trieste (12)
- 1996 : Pallamano Trieste (13)
- 1997 : Pallamano Trieste (14)
- 1998 : Pallamano Prato
- 1999 : Pallamano Prato (2)
- 2000 : Pallamano Trieste (15)
- 2001 : Pallamano Trieste (16)
- 2002 : Pallamano Trieste (17)
- 2003 : Handball Club Conversano
- 2004 : Handball Club Conversano (2)
- 2005 : SC Merano
- 2006 : Handball Club Conversano (3)
- 2007 : Handball Casarano
- 2008 : Handball Casarano (2)
- 2009 : Handball Casarano (3)
- 2010 : Handball Club Conversano (4)
- 2011 : Handball Club Conversano (5)
- 2012 : SSV Bozen Loacker
- 2013 : SSV Bozen Loacker (2)
- 2014 : Junior Fasano
- 2015 : SSV Bozen Loacker (3)
- 2016 : Junior Fasano (2)
- 2017 : SSV Bozen Loacker (4)
- 2018 : Junior Fasano (3)
- 2019 : SSV Bozen Loacker (5)
- 2020 : not assigned
- 2021 : Handball Club Conversano (6)
- 2022 : Handball Club Conversano (7)
- 2023 : Junior Fasano (4)
| Club | Titles | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pallamano Trieste | 17 | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| 2. | Handball Club Conversano | 7 | 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022 |
| 3. | SSV Bozen Loacker | 5 | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| 4. | Junior Fasano | 4 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023 |
| HC Rovereto | 4 | 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980 | |
| 5. | CC Ortigia Siracusa | 3 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Handball Casarano | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 | |
| 8. | SSV Brixen Handball | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| Pallamano Prato | 2 | 1998, 1999 | |
| 10. | Buscaglione Roma | 1 | 1970 |
| HC Flaminio Genovesi Roma | 1 | 1971 | |
| CUS Verona | 1 | 1972 | |
| C.S. Esercito Roma | 1 | 1973 | |
| HC Scafati | 1 | 1984 | |
| SC Merano | 1 | 2005 |
EHF coefficient ranking
[edit]For the season 2022/2023:[1]
- 34.
(42) 
Meistriliiga (9.00) - 35. (36)
SynotTip Virsliga (7.33) - 36. (38)
Serie A (4.33) - 37.
(33) 
GHR A (3.33) - 38. (34)
Multiple ones (2.67)
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EHF announces place distribution for 2022/23 European club competitions". European Handball Federation. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.