2018–19 Serie A1 (men's water polo)
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pro Recco (33rd title) |
| Relegated | Bogliasco Bene Nuoto Catania |
| Champions League | Pro Recco AN Brescia Sport Management |
| Euro Cup | CN Posillipo CC Ortigia |
| Top goalscorer | Stefano Luongo (81 goals) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018–19 Serie A1 is the 100th season of the Serie A1, Italy's premier Water polo league.
Team information
Location of teams in 2018–19 Serie A1
The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2018–19 season:
| Serie A1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team | City | Pool | Founded | Colours | ||||||||||||
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| AN Brescia | Brescia | Centro natatorio Mompiano | 1973 |
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| Bogliasco | Bogliasco | Stadio del nuoto Gianni Vassallo | 1951 |
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Canottieri |
Naples | Piscina Circolo Canottieri Napoli | 1916 |
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| Catania | Catania | Piscina Comunale "F. Scuderi" | 1939 |
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| Florentia | Florence | Piscina Goffredo Nannini | 1904 |
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| Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto | 1900 |
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| Ortiglia | Syracuse | Piscina Paolo Caldarella | 1928 |
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| Posillipo | Naples | Piscina "Alba Oriens" (Casoria) | 1925 |
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| Pro Recco | Recco | Piscina Comunale (Sori) | 1913 |
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| Quinto | Genoa | Stadio del Nuoto di Albaro | 1921 |
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| Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto | 2008 |
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| Savona | Savona | Piscina Carlo Zanelli | 1948 |
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| Sport Management | Busto Arsizio | Piscine Manara | 1987 |
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| Trieste | Trieste | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi" | 2003 |
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Regular season
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification | Head-to-head | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AN Brescia | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 155 | +192 | 75 | Qualification for the Playoffs | |
| 2 | Pro Recco | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 399 | 135 | +264 | 72 | ||
| 3 | Sport Management | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 337 | 185 | +152 | 66 | ||
| 4 | CN Posillipo | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 232 | 215 | +17 | 43 | ||
| 5 | CC Ortigia | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 212 | 246 | −34 | 35 | ||
| 6 | Roma Nuoto | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 210 | 231 | −21 | 34 | ||
| 7 | Lazio Nuoto | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 189 | 279 | −90 | 31 | LAZ: 15 pts QUI: 7 pts FLO: 6 pts SAV: 4 pts | |
| 8 | Iren Genova Quinto | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 199 | 255 | −56 | 31 | ||
| 9 | RN Florentia | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 212 | 258 | −46 | 31 | ||
| 10 | RN Savona | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 154 | 225 | −71 | 31 | ||
| 11 | CC Napoli |
26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 207 | 264 | −57 | 29 | ||
| 12 | Pallanuoto Trieste | 26 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 217 | 291 | −74 | 27 | ||
| 13 | Bogliasco Bene | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 194 | 274 | −80 | 16 | Relegation to Serie A2 | BOG - CAT: 17–11 CAT - BOG: 15–9 |
| 14 | Nuoto Catania | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 191 | 287 | −96 | 16 |
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
Playoffs
The final six was held on 23–26 May 2019 at the Bruno Bianchi Swimming Stadium in Trieste.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | AN Brescia | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Posillipo | 10 | 4 | Posillipo | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 | Ortigia | 7 | 1 | AN Brescia | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 | Pro Recco | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pro Recco | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sport Management | 14 | 3 | Sport Management | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Roma | 6 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 4 | Posillipo | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sport Management | 11 | ||||||||||||
Semi-finals
| 24 May 2019 17:30 (CEST) |
Report | AN Brescia | 9–7 | CN Posillipo | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Paoletti, Ercoli |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2-1, 3–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Nora 2 | Goals | Manzi 3 | |||
| 24 May 2019 18:45 (CEST) |
Report | Pro Recco | 11–3 | Sport Management | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 500 Referees: Petronilli, Lo Dico |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 0–3, 2–1 | |||||
| Echenique 3 | Goals | Fondelli, Drašović, Luongo 1 | |||
Third place
| 25 May 2019 18:30 (CEST) |
Report | CN Posillipo | 9–11 | Sport Management | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 400 Referees: Štampalija (CRO), Bianco |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–0, 2–3, 4–3 | |||||
| G. Di Martire, Marziali 2 | Goals | Drašović, Bruni, Mirarchi 2 | |||
Final
| 26 May 2019 16:00 (CEST) |
Report | AN Brescia | 10–11 | Pro Recco | Polo Natatorio "Bruno Bianchi", Trieste Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Severo, Gomez |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 2–4, 3–1 | |||||
| Presciutti, Figlioli, Gallo 2 | Goals | Ivović 3 | |||
Final standings
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Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 10 June 2019.[1]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stefano Luongo
|
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81 |
| 2 | Pietro Figlioli
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 AN Brescia
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67 |
| 3 | Gonzalo Echenique
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 Pro Recco
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59 |
 Aleksandar Ivović
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Pro Recco
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59 | |
| 5 |  Steven Camilleri
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 Roma
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54 |
| 6 | Francesco Di Fulvio
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Pro Recco
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53 |
| 7 |  Robin Lindhout
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48 |
| 8 | Giacomo Lanzoni
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 Bogliasco
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47 |
| Eduardo Campopiano
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 CC Napoli
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47 | |
| 10 |  Draško Gogov
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 Trieste
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45 |
References
- ^ "Federnuoto.it" (in Italian). federnuoto.it. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
External links
- Italian Swimming Federation (in Italian and English)
- Official website of Total Waterpolo
