Lega Nazionale Professionisti

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The Lega Nazionale Professionisti (Italian for National Professionals League), commonly known as Lega Calcio (Football League), was the governing body that ran the two highest

Lega Serie B
respectively.

The Lega Calcio was founded as the Lega Nazionale (National League) in 1946, after the

fascist era, between 1926 and 1944, was the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori (Directory of Higher Divisions), a committee whose president was appointed by the FIGC. Earlier still before, the first football league in Italy was the Lega Nord (Northern League), which was composed of the major clubs of Northern Italy
from 1921 to 1926.

Promotion and relegation between the divisions were a central feature of the league: at the end of the season the bottom clubs of Serie B switched with the top clubs of the

Lega Serie C (or its predecessors), thus integrating the League into the Italian football league system. Besides, the Lega Calcio also organized the main Italian cup competition, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana
.

Competition

League

The member clubs of the Lega Calcio were grouped into two divisions: the Serie A and Serie B. In any given season a club played each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents.

Clubs gained three points for a win (two before 1994) one for a draw, and none for a defeat. At the end of each season, the club with the most points in the Serie A was crowned champion. If points were equal, the head-to-head records determined the winner (tie-breakers were also used in the past). If still equal, the goal difference and then goals scored became the deciding factors. As for Serie B, at the top end two, three or four clubs won promotion to Serie A, with the bottom Serie A clubs taking their places. At the lower end, three or four club were relegated to the Serie C, while teams from the Lega C joined in their place.

Serie C1
was decided according to a playoff between two clubs.

Youth teams of Lega Calcio clubs played in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera, as well as competing in their own cup competitions, such as the Coppa Italia Primavera and the Supercoppa Primavera.

Cup

The Lega Calcio organised a cup competition, the Coppa Italia, open to all Serie A and Serie B clubs and some clubs from the Serie C.

Supercup

The Lega Calcio also organised the Supercoppa Italiana, between the champions of the Serie A and the winners of the Coppa Italia.

2010 split

On 30 April 2009, after divisions between Serie A and Serie B clubs regarding the future of the league, 19 of 20 top flight clubs (the only exception being

Lega Serie B.[2]

List of Lega Nazionale Professionisti presidents
1 : interim commissioner appointed directly by the Italian Football Federation

Official Match Ball

  • 2007–08 Nike T90 Aerow II
  • 2008–09 Nike T90 Omni
  • 2009–10 Nike T90 Ascente

See also

References

  1. ^ "Serie A to form breakaway league". BBC Sport. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  2. ^ "IL SITO DELLA LEGA CALCIO SALUTA GLI UTENTI" (in Italian). Lega Calcio. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

External links

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