Serie A1 (water polo)
Water polo league
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The Serie A1 di pallanuoto maschile is the premier division of the Italian water polo male national championship. First held in 1912, it is currently contested by fourteen teams. Pro Recco is Serie A1's most successful club with 37 titles since 1959, followed by CN Posillipo with eleven.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 Serie A1 (men's water polo) | |
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| Sport | Water polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1912 |
| Administrator | Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Italy |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Most recent champion | Pro Recco (37th title) (2024–25) |
| Most titles | Pro Recco (37 titles) |
| Broadcaster | Rai Sport |
| Relegation to | Serie A2 |
| Domestic cup | Coppa Italia |
| International cups | LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup |
| Website | federnuoto.it |
Current teams
The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2022–23 season:
| Team | Home city | Pool | Colours |
|---|---|---|---|
| AN Brescia | Brescia | Centro Natatorio Mompiano | |
| Anzio | Anzio | Stadio del nuoto di Anzio | |
| Bogliasco | Bogliasco | Stadio Gianni Vassallo | |
| Catania | Catania | Piscina Francesco Scuderi | |
| De Akker | Bologna | Piscina Carmen Longo | |
| Ortigia | Syracuse | Piscina Paolo Caldarella | |
| Posillipo | Naples | Piscina Felice Scandone | |
| Pro Recco | Recco | Piscina Punta Sant'Anna | |
| Quinto | Genoa | Stadio del Nuoto di Albaro | |
| Roma | Rome | Piscina dei "Mosaici" | |
| Salerno | Salerno | Piscina Simone Vitale | |
| Savona | Savona | Piscina Carlo Zanelli | |
| Telimar | Palermo | Piscina olimpionica comunale | |
| Trieste | Trieste | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi" |
Previous winners
- 1912:
Genoa - 1913: Genoa (2)
- 1914: Genoa (3)
- 1915-18 – Not held due to World War I
- 1919: Genoa (4)
- 1920: Rari Nantes Milano
- 1921:
Andrea Doria - 1922: Andrea Doria (2)
- 1923:
Sportiva Sturla - 1924 – Not played
- 1925: Andrea Doria (3)
- 1926: Andrea Doria (4)
- 1927: Andrea Doria (5)
- 1928: Andrea Doria (6)
- 1929:
Triestina - 1930: Andrea Doria (7)
- 1931: Andrea Doria (8)
- 1932: Rari Nantes Milano (2)
- 1933:
Rari Nantes Florentia - 1934: Rari Nantes Florentia (2)
- 1935:
Rari Nantes Camogli - 1936: Rari Nantes Florentia (3)
- 1937: Rari Nantes Florentia (4)
- 1938: Rari Nantes Florentia (5)
- 1939: Napoli
- 1940: Rari Nantes Florentia (6)
- 1941: Napoli (2)
- 1942: Napoli (3)
- 1943-45 – Not held due to World War II
- 1946: Rari Nantes Camogli (2)
- 1947: Canottieri Olona
- 1948: Rari Nantes Florentia (7)
- 1949: Napoli (4)
- 1950: Napoli (5)
- 1951: Canottieri Napoli
- 1952: Rari Nantes Camogli (3)
- 1953: Rari Nantes Camogli (4)
- 1954: Roma
- 1955: Rari Nantes Camogli (5)
- 1956: Lazio
- 1957: Rari Nantes Camogli (6)
- 1958: Canottieri Napoli (2)
- 1959:
Pro Recco - 1960: Pro Recco (2)
- 1961: Pro Recco (3)
- 1962: Pro Recco (4)
- 1963: Canottieri Napoli (3)
- 1964: Pro Recco (5)
- 1965: Pro Recco (6)
- 1966: Pro Recco (7)
- 1967: Pro Recco (8)
- 1968: Pro Recco (9)
- 1969: Pro Recco (10)
- 1970: Pro Recco (11)
- 1971: Pro Recco (12)
- 1972: Pro Recco (13)
- 1973: Canottieri Napoli (4)
- 1974: Pro Recco (14)
- 1975: Canottieri Napoli (5)
- 1976: Florentia (8)
- 1977: Canottieri Napoli (6)
- 1978: Pro Recco (15)
- 1979: Canottieri Napoli (7)
- 1980: Florentia (9)
- 1981: Bogliasco
- 1982: Pro Recco (16)
- 1983: Pro Recco (17)
- 1983–84: Pro Recco (18)
- 1984–85:
Circolo Nautico Posillipo - 1985–86: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (2)
- 1986–87: Pescara
- 1987–88: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (3)
- 1988–89: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (4)
- 1989–90: Canottieri Napoli (8)
- 1990–91: Savona
- 1991–92: Savona (2)
- 1992–93: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (5)
- 1993–94: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (6)
- 1994–95: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (7)
- 1995–96: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (8)
- 1996–97: Pescara (2)
- 1997–98: Pescara (3)
- 1998–99: Roma (2)
- 1990–00: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (9)
- 2000–01: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (10)
- 2001–02: Pro Recco (19)
- 2002–03:
Leonessa - 2003–04: Circolo Nautico Posillipo (11)
- 2004–05: Savona (3)
- 2005–06: Pro Recco (20)
- 2006–07: Pro Recco (21)
- 2007–08: Pro Recco (22)
- 2008–09: Pro Recco (23)
- 2009–10: Pro Recco (24)
- 2010–11: Pro Recco (25)
- 2011–12: Pro Recco (26)
- 2012–13: Pro Recco (27)
- 2013–14: Pro Recco (28)
- 2014–15: Pro Recco (29)
- 2015–16: Pro Recco (30)
- 2016–17: Pro Recco (31)
- 2017–18: Pro Recco (32)
- 2018–19: Pro Recco (33)
- 2019–20 – not assigned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2020–21: AN Brescia (2)
- 2021–22: Pro Recco (34)
- 2022–23: Pro Recco (35)
- 2023–24: Pro Recco (36)
- 2024–25: Pro Recco (37)
Notes
- 1915–18: Cancelled due to war.
- 1924: Not played.
- 1943–45: Cancelled due to war.
- 2019–20: Suspended and then permanently interrupted for the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Performances
Performance by club
The teams in Bold play in the 2023-24 season of Serie A1.
The teams in Italics no longer exist.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro Recco |
37 |
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | ||
 Circolo Nautico Posillipo |
11 |
1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004 | ||
 Rari Nantes Florentia |
9 |
8 |
2 |
1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1976, 1980 |
 Andrea Doria |
8 |
1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931 | ||
| Canottieri Napoli | 8 |
3 |
5 |
1951, 1958, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990 |
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6 |
4 |
3 |
1935, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957 |
| Napoli | 5 |
11 |
4 |
1939, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1950 |
 Genoa |
4 |
1912, 1913, 1914, 1919 | ||
| Pescara | 3 |
1986–87, 1996–97, 1997–98 | ||
| Savona | 3 |
1990–91, 1991–92, 2004–05 | ||
| Milano | 2 |
1 |
1920, 1932 | |
| Roma | 2 |
1954, 1998–99 | ||
 Brescia |
2 |
2002–03, 2020–21 | ||
 Sportiva Sturla |
1 |
1 |
1923 | |
| Triestina | 1 |
1 |
3 |
1929 |
| Canottieri Olona | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1947 |
| Lazio | 1 |
3 |
8 |
1956 |
| Bogliasco | 1 |
1981 | ||
 Sportiva Nervi |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
| Mameli di Volturi | - |
2 |
2 |
– |
| 138th Legion | - |
2 |
- |
– |
| Cavagnaro | - |
1 |
2 |
– |
| 32nd Legion | - |
1 |
- |
– |
| SC Italia | - |
- |
1 |
– |
Regions
The following table lists the Italian water polo champions by regions of Italy.
| No. | Region (Regione) | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
1. |
Liguria | 58 |
Pro Recco (35) Andrea Doria (8) Camogli (6) Genoa (4) Savona (3) Sturla (1) Bogliasco(1) |
2. |
Campania | 24 |
Posillipo (11) Canottieri Napoli(8) Napoli (5) |
3. |
Tuscany | 9 |
Florentia (9) |
4. |
Lombardy | 5 |
Milano (2) Canottieri Olona (1) Brescia (2) |
5. |
Abruzzo | 3 |
Pescara (3) |
5. |
Lazio | 3 |
Roma (2) Lazio(1) |
7. |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 1 |
Triestina (1) |
- The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2023-2024 season of the Italian League.
Italian clubs in European competitions
 LEN Champions League |  LEN Euro Cup | LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | |||||||
| Pro Recco | 11 | 1965, 1984, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Posillipo | 3 | 1997, 1998, 2005 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1987, 2003 | 1 | ||||
| Canottieri Napoli | 1 | 1978 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pescara | 1 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1990, 1993, 1994 | 1 | ||||
| Savona | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2005, 2011, 2012 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| AN Brescia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Roma Nuoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 1 | |||||
| Florentia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2001 | 1 | ||||||
| Telimar Palermo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Arenzano | – | – | 1 | 1989 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Volturno | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Acquachiara | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| Bissolati Cremona | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | ||||||||||