Serie A1
(Redirected from Italian Serie-A1)
Serie A1 (known for a time as the Italian Baseball League), is the highest level of professional baseball in the Italy (and San Marino) and is overseen by Italian Federation of Baseball and Softball. It is currently a 9 team league that plays a 54 game schedule played mostly on weekends, with the season running from April to September. At the end of the season the top four teams qualify for the playoffs, with the winner earning the Scudetto. Both of the playoff rounds are best-of-seven. The league follows a promotion and relegation system with the Serie A2 in which the bottom two teams are relegated.
Many of the official team nicknames contain the name of the team's corporate sponsor. Most of the teams are based in the Emilia-Romagna Region of Italy. The San Marino team and the top Italian team (usually the league champion) qualify to play in the European Cup.
Formerly a 10-team league through 2005 the league dropped to 8 teams in 2007. Before the 2006 season began, Palfinger Reggio Emilia, an A1 club, could not afford to stay in the class and was dropped to A2. The spot was then given to Acegas Alpina Tergeste (2nd to last place in 2005) but the team couldn't afford it as well. The league played with 9 teams in 2006 and dropped down to 8 the next year, with 3 teams relegated and 2 promoted. The league went back to 2 relegated/2 promoted in 2007.
Starting in 2010 the Italian Baseball League changed format again and became the first Italian sport league with the franchise system and without promotion and relegation. The number of teams was set at 8 and, after the exclusion of Catania Warriors for budget problems, Novara United joined the league in 2011. Each team has a farm team, the IBL2 team, and is allowed to transfer players between the two teams during the season, as in the U.S. Minor League system.
Current Teams[edit]
Franchise | Official Team Name | City | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|
Parma | Parmaclima | Parma | Stadio Quadrifoglio |
Collecchio | Collecchio | Collecchio | Centro Sportivo Giannino Zinell |
Fortitudo Bologna | Unipolsai Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Gianni Falchi |
San Marino | San Marino | Serravalle, San Marino | Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle |
Macerata | Hotsand Macerata | Macerata | Angels Park |
Godo | Godo | Godo, Russi | Stadio Antonio Casadio |
List of Champions[edit]
Pre-Playoff Era
- 1948: Libertas Bologna 4-0
- 1949: B.C. Firenze 8-2 (Lega Italiana Baseball)/Lazio 4-0 (Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball)
- 1950: Libertas Roma 18-2
- 1951: Nettuno B.C. 17-1
- 1952: Nettuno B.C. 17-2
- 1953: Nettuno B.C. 17-2
- 1954: Nettuno B.C. 13-1
- 1955: Lazio
- 1956: Chlorodont Nettuno
- 1957: Chlorodont Nettuno
- 1958: C.U.S. Milano 12-2
- 1959: Coca Cola Roma 14-2
- 1960: Seven Up Milano 14-5
- 1961: Europhon Milano 18-0
- 1962: Europhon Milano
- 1963: Simmenthal Nettuno
- 1964: Simmenthal Nettuno
- 1965: Simmenthal Nettuno 28-4
- 1966: Europhon Milano 33-3
- 1967: Europhon Milano 29-3
- 1968: Europhon Milano 20-6
- 1969: Montenegro Bologna 21-6
- 1970: Europhon Milano 39-5
- 1971: Glent Grant Nettuno 38-6
- 1972: Montenegro Bologna 36-8
- 1973: Glent Grant Nettuno 36-8
- 1974: Montenegro Bologna 36-8
- 1975: Cercosti Rimini 46-13
- 1976: Germal Parma 51-3
- 1977: Germal Parma 42-12
- 1978: Biemme Giocattoli Bologna 31-5
- 1979: Derbigum Rimini 30-6
- 1980: Derbigum Rimini 30-6
- 1981: Parmalat Parma 34-6
- 1982: Parmalat Parma 32-8
- 1983: Papà Barzetti Rimini 47-13
- 1984: Be.Ca. Carni Bologna 45-16
- 1985: World Vision Parma 51-12
Playoff Era
- 1986: Grohe Grosseto
- 1987: Trevi Rimini
- 1988: Ronson Lenoir Rimini
- 1989: Mamoli Robinetterie Grosseto
- 1990: Scac Nettuno
- 1991: Parma Angels
- 1992: Telemarket Rimini
- 1993: C.F.C. Nettuno
- 1994: Cariparma Angels Parma
- 1995: Cariparma Angels Parma
- 1996: Caffè Danesi Nettuno
- 1997: C.U.S. Cariparma Parma
- 1998: Caffè Danesi Nettuno
- 1999: Semenzato Casa d'Aste Rimini
- 2000: Semenzato Casa d'Aste Rimini
- 2001: Danesi Nettuno
- 2002: Semenzato Casa d'Aste Rimini
- 2003: Italeri Bologna
- 2004: Prink Grosseto
- 2005: Italeri Bologna
- 2006: Telemarket Rimini
- 2007: Montepaschi Grosseto
- 2008: T&A San Marino
- 2009: Fortitudo Bologna
- 2010: Cariparma Parma
- 2011: T&A San Marino
- 2012: T&A San Marino
- 2013: T&A San Marino
- 2014: Unipol Bologna
- 2015: ASD Rimini
- 2016: UnipolSai Bologna
- 2017: ASD Rimini
- 2018: UnipolSai Bologna
- 2019: UnipolSai Bologna
- 2020: UnipolSai Bologna
- 2021: ASD San Marino
- 2022: ASD San Marino
- 2023: Bologna
- 2024: Cariparma Parma
MVPs[edit]
- 1952: Giulio Glorioso, Lazio
(not awarded, 1953-1976)
- 1977: Michele Romano, Rimini
- 1978: Carlos Guzman, Parma
- 1979: John Long, Rimini (from FIBS) & Carlos Guzman (from Tuttobaseball)
- 1980: Ed Oliveros, Nettuno
- 1981: John Guggiana, Parma
- 1982: Giuseppe Carelli, Rimini
(not awarded, 1983-1999 or 2017-2018 - 1993-1999 retroactively awarded in 2015. It is unclear when 1992 was retroactively awarded)
- 1992: David Sheldon, Bologna
- 1993: Jessie Reid, Nettuno
- 1994: Brad Komminsk, Rimini
- 1995: Roberto Bianchi, Parma
- 1996: Francesco Casolari, Torino
- 1997: Francesco Casolari, Caserta
- 1998: Federico Bassi, Modena
- 1999: Sheldon, Rimini
- 2000: Claudio Liverziani, Rimini
- 2001: Juan Carlos Vigna, Nettuno
- 2002: Orlando Munoz, Modena
- 2003: Claudio Liverziani, Bologna
- 2004: Jaime Navarro, Grosseto
- 2005: Jesus Matos, Bologna
- 2006: Mario Chiarini, Rimini
- 2007: Giuseppe Mazzanti, Nettuno
- 2008: Giuseppe Mazzanti, Nettuno
- 2009: Eddy Garabito, Bologna
- 2010: Orlando Munoz, Parma
- 2011: Willie Vasquez, San Marino
- 2012: Danilo Sanchez, Godo
- 2013: Alessandro Vaglio, Bologna
- 2014: Claudio Liverziani, Bologna
- 2015: Giuseppe Mazzanti, Nettuno
- 2016: Sebastiano Poma, San Marino
Famous Players[edit]
- Ruggero Bagialemani, IF
- Roberto Bianchi, C
- Giuseppe Carelli, OF
- Giorgio Castelli, C
- Paolo Ceccaroli, P
- Gianmario Costa, IF
- Alberto D'Auria, IF
- Davide Dallospedale, IF
- Massimo Fochi, IF
- Elio Gambuti, C
- Giulio Glorioso, P
- Claudio Liverziani, OF
- Alex Maestri, P
- Jesus Matos, P
- Giuseppe Mazzanti, IF
- Jaime Navarro, P
- Danny Newman, P
- Robert Perez, OF
- Josh Phelps, IF
- Lenny Randle, IF
- Michele Romano, P/IF
- Jason Simontacchi, P
- Craig Stimac, C
External Links[edit]
- Italian Federation of Baseball and Softball (in Italian)
- Baseball.it (in Italian)
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