Italy basketball leagues

Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code ITA

The men's top flight, LBA Serie A, is run by the clubs' league, with licences issued under FIP rules. Women's Serie A1 is run by Lega Basket Femminile. Both have a second tier called Serie A2.

National federation: Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro (FIP).

LBA Serie A

Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) · Official site
Teams: 16 · Source
Season: Starts late Sep (regular season opens 27 Sep 2026) · Source
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs: Not yet verified.

Serie A1 Femminile

Women's tier 1. Status: Sourced.

Run by: Lega Basket Femminile (LBF) · Official site
Teams: 12 · Source
Season: Oct to Mar regular season (3 Oct 2026 to 14 Mar 2027), then playoffs · Source
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Teams ranked 9 to 12 go to playouts. One team is relegated to Serie A2 for 2027-28. · Source

Clubs, 2026-27

Single table, 12 clubs.

Famila Schio
Reyer Venezia
San Martino di Lupari
Panthers Roseto
Magnolia Campobasso
BCC Derthona
Geas Basket
PF Broni
Brixia Basket
Basket Costa
Pol. Battipagliese
Ladies Libertas Livorno

Source for this club list

The page gives no cities.

Serie A2 Femminile

Women's tier 2. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: Lega Basket Femminile (LBF) · Official site
Teams: 22 · Source
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs, 2026-27

22 clubs. The page says they will be split into two groups, still to be defined.

Basket Club Bolzano
Sanga Milano
Futurosa Trieste
AS Vicenza
San Salvatore Selargius
PF Umbertide
Golfobasket Woman
Thunder Matelica
Use Rosa Empoli
Polisportiva A. Galli San Giovanni Valdarno
Virtus Cagliari
Virtus Eirene Ragusa
Alpobasket '99
Milano Basket Stars
Cus Cagliari
Pall. Torino Metropoli
Club Basket Frascati
San Raffaele Basket
Napoli Women Basketball
ASD Usmate
Salerno Basket
Mercede Basket Alghero

Source for this club list

Group split not yet published on the page, so one undivided list. No cities given.

LBA foreign-player and promotion rules not found in the licence manual opened. Serie A2 women's 22 teams are split into two groups.

Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.

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