List of Italian basketball champions

The Italian basketball champions are the annual winners of the highest basketball competition in Italy. The winner of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is crowned Italian champion.

Olimpia Milano hold the record for the most championships with 28.

Finals (1976–present)

In the 1976–77 season, play-offs were introduced to determine the national champion.

Champion also won the Italian Cup
Champion also won the Italian Cup and Supercup
Season Champion Score Runner–up Champions' coach Finals MVP
1976–77
Mobilgirgi Varese
2–0
Sinudyne Bologna Sandro Gamba
1977–78
Mobilgirgi Varese
2–1
Sinudyne Bologna Nico Messina
1978–79
Sinudyne Bologna
2–0
Billy Milano Terry Driscoll
1979–80
Sinudyne Bologna
2–0
Gabetti Cantù Terry Driscoll
1980–81
Squibb Cantù
2–1
Sinudyne Bologna Valerio Bianchini
1981–82
Billy Milano
2–0
Scavolini Pesaro Dan Peterson
1982–83
Banco Roma
2–1
Billy Milano Valerio Bianchini
1983–84
Granarolo Bologna
2–1
Simac Milano Alberto Bucci
1984–85
Simac Milano
2–0
Scavolini Pesaro Dan Peterson
1985–86
Simac Milano
2–1
Mobilgirgi Caserta Dan Peterson
1986–87
Tracer Milano
3–0
Mobilgirgi Caserta Dan Peterson
1987–88
Scavolini Pesaro
3–1
Tracer Milano Valerio Bianchini
1988–89
Philips Milano
3–2
Enichem Livorno Franco Casalini
1989–90
Scavolini Pesaro
3–2
Antifurti Ranger Varese Sergio Scariolo
1990–91
Phonola Caserta
3–2
Philips Milano Franco Marcelletti
1991–92
Benetton Treviso
3–1
Scavolini Pesaro Petar Skansi
1992–93
Knorr Bologna
3–0
Benetton Treviso Ettore Messina
1993–94
Buckler Beer Bologna
3–2
Scavolini Pesaro Alberto Bucci
1994–95
Buckler Beer Bologna
3–0
Benetton Treviso Alberto Bucci
1995–96
Stefanel Milano
3–1
Teamsystem Bologna Bogdan Tanjević
1996–97
Benetton Treviso
3–2
Teamsystem Bologna Mike D'Antoni
1997–98
Kinder Bologna
3–2
Teamsystem Bologna Ettore Messina
1998–99
Varese Roosters
3–0
Benetton Treviso Carlo Recalcati
1999–00
Paf Wennington Bologna
3–1
Benetton Treviso Carlo Recalcati
2000–01
Kinder Bologna
3–0
Paf Wennington Bologna Ettore Messina
Benetton Treviso
3–0
Skipper Bologna Mike D'Antoni
Benetton Treviso
3–1
Skipper Bologna Ettore Messina
Montepaschi Siena
3–0
Skipper Bologna Carlo Recalcati David Andersen
Climamio Bologna
3–1
Armani Jeans Milano Jasmin Repeša Gianluca Basile
Benetton Treviso
3–1
Climamio Bologna David Blatt Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Montepaschi Siena
3–0
VidiVici Bologna Simone Pianigiani Rimantas Kaukėnas
Montepaschi Siena
4–1
Lottomatica Roma Simone Pianigiani Terrell McIntyre
Montepaschi Siena
4–0
Armani Jeans Milano Simone Pianigiani Terrell McIntyre
Montepaschi Siena
4–0
Armani Jeans Milano Simone Pianigiani Terrell McIntyre
Montepaschi Siena
4–1
Bennet Cantù Simone Pianigiani Bo McCalebb
Montepaschi Siena [a]
4–1
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Simone Pianigiani Bo McCalebb
Montepaschi Siena[a]
4–1
Acea Roma Luca Banchi Daniel Hackett
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
4–3
Montepaschi Siena Luca Banchi Alessandro Gentile
Banco di Sardegna Sassari
4–3
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Romeo Sacchetti Rakim Sanders[1]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
4–2
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Jasmin Repeša Rakim Sanders
Umana Reyer Venezia
4–2
Dolomiti Energia Trento Walter De Raffaele Melvin Ejim[2]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
4–2
Dolomiti Energia Trento Simone Pianigiani Andrew Goudelock[3]
Umana Reyer Venezia
4–3
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Walter De Raffaele Austin Daye
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
4–0
AX Armani Exchange Milano Aleksandar Đorđević Miloš Teodosić
AX Armani Exchange Milano
4–2
Virtus Segafredo Bologna Ettore Messina Shavon Shields
AX Armani Exchange Milano
4–3
Virtus Segafredo Bologna Ettore Messina Luigi Datome
AX Armani Exchange Milano
3–1
Virtus Segafredo Bologna Ettore Messina Nikola Mirotić
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
3–0
Germani Brescia Dusko Ivanovic Tornike Shengelia

Finals performances by clubs

Teams in italic are inactive or dissolved.

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Olimpia Milano 10 10 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 1979, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021
Virtus Bologna 9 5 1979, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2021 1977, 1978, 1981, 2007, 2022
Mens Sana 6 1 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 2014
Treviso 5 4 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000
Varese 3 1 1977, 1978, 1999 1990
Fortitudo Bologna 2 8 2000, 2005 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Victoria Libertas 2 5 1988, 1990 1982, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1994
Reyer Venezia 2 2 2017, 2019 2015
Virtus Roma 1 2 1983 2008, 2013
Cantù 1 2 1981 1980, 2011
JuveCaserta 1 2 1991 1986, 1987
Dinamo Sassari 1 1 2015 2019
Trento 2 2017, 2018
Reggiana 2 2016, 2015
Libertas Liburnia 1 1989

Notes

  1. ^ a b Following an investigation for accounting and fiscal fraud, the Italian Basketball Federation revoked all the domestic titles won by the club during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.

References

  1. ^ "Banco di Sardegna, Sanders MVP e top scorer della finale" [Rakim Sanders is the MVP and top scorer of the finals]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Melvin Ejim della Reyer Venezia è l'MVP delle finali scudetto" [Melvin Ejim of Reyer Venezia is the MVP of the finals]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Andrew Goudelock è l'MVP delle LBA Finals 2018" [Andrew Goudelock is 2018 LBA Finals MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.