The 2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 88th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

The regular season ran from 11 October 2009 to May 2010. The top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked teams, B.C. Ferrara and the bankrupt club NSB Napoli, were relegated to the Legadue.

Montepaschi Siena won their 5th title by winning the playoff finals series against Armani Jeans Milano.

Rules Format The participating 16 teams disputed the regular season based on home-and-away matches. At the end of regular season, the highest ranked 8 teams were admitted into play-off, with the lowest two ranked teams being relegated to LegADue

Squad rules Every team was allowed to present in its roster up to 6 athletes that haven't been "formed" in Italy (of which at least 3 have to be citizens of European Union), out of total 12 players in squad.

Participating teams

The newcomers, compared to 2008–09 Serie A, were Cimberio Varese, returning to Serie A after one season in LegADue, and Vanoli Cremona, created by unification of Vanoli Soresina (promoted to Serie A through playoff) with Juvi Basket Cremona (that ceded the title of Serie A Dilettanti to Basket Brescia Leonessa). Another change was reallocation of NSB Napoli to PalaBarbuto in Naples. On 13 April NSB Napoli was excluded from the league. Results of matches already played against the team were discarded.

Team Seasons in Serie A (starting from 1949) Coach Arena 2008–2009 Season resultAir Avellino10Cesare PancottoPalaDelMauro in Avellino11th place in Serie AAngelico Biella9Luca BechiPalacoop in Biella7th place in Serie AArmani Jeans Milano61Piero BucchiMediolanum Forum in Assago (MI)6th place in Serie ABancatercas Teramo7Andrea CapobiancoPalaScapriano in Teramo3rd place in Serie ABenetton Treviso29Francesco VitucciPalaVerde in Villorba (TV)4th place in Serie ACanadian Solar Bologna60Lino LardoFuturshow Station in Casalecchio di Reno (BO)5th place in Serie ACarife Ferrara2Giorgio ValliPalaSegest in Ferrara9th place in Serie ACimberio Varese58Stefano PillastriniPalaWhirlpool in Varese1st place in LegADueLottomatica Roma30Matteo BoniciolliPalaLottomatica in Rome2nd place in Serie ANSB Martos Napoli3Federico PasquiniPalaBarbuto in Naples14th place in Serie AMontepaschi Siena36Simone PianigianiPalasport Mens Sana in Siena1st place in Serie ANGC Medical Cantù53Andrea TrinchieriPalaPianella in Cucciago (CO)10th place in Serie APepsi Caserta13Stefano SacripantiPalaMaggiò in Caserta13th place in Serie AScavolini Spar Pesaro55Luca DalmonteAdriatic Arena in Pesaro8th place in Serie ASigma Coatings Montegranaro4Fabrizio FratesPalaSavelli in Porto San Giorgio (FM)12th place in Serie AVanoli Cremona1Attilio CajaPalaRadi in Cremona3rd place in LegADue

Regular season

Classification Standings 2009–2010PtGPWLPFPA1.Mens Sana Siena5228262248519652.Juvecaserta Basket36281810224721613.Olimpia MilanoL'Olimpia Milano si classifica al 3º place per la miglior differenza canestri nello scontro diretto contro Cantù, +15.34281711210320694.Pall. Cantù34281711213721145.Virtus BolognaLa Virtus Bologna si posiziona al 5º per miglior differenza canestri negli scontri diretti contro Montegranaro e Roma, che si posizionano rispettivamente al 6º e al 7º place: Bologna ha +7, Montegranaro −3 e Roma −4.30281513207420576.Sutor Montegranaro30281513219422327.Virtus Roma30281513214921328.Pall. TrevisoTreviso si classifica all'8º place per la miglior differenza canestri nello scontro diretto contro Avellino, +7.26281315223022789.Scandone Avellino262813152125218610.V.L. Pesaro222811172244229411.TeramoTeramo si classifica al 11º place per la classifica avulsa: nell'ordine Teramo ha 8 punti negli scontri diretti, Varese e Cremona 6, Biella 4.202810182151217112.Pall. Varese2 punti di penalizzazione202811172133225913.Triboldi Cremona202810182229232614.Pall. Biella202810182132225215.B.C. Ferrara182891920742211 NSB Napoli8 punti di penalizzazione.------

Qualified to play-offRelegated to LegADue

Calendar and results Day 111 October 2009 31 January 2010 87–48 Siena – Napoli 143–49 94–79 Roma – Cremona 79–75 76–68 Bologna – Montegranaro 78–80 68–72 Cantù – Treviso 92–96 90–83 Ferrara – Teramo 69–71 88–77 Avellino – Pesaro 86–94 77–68 Caserta – Biella 84–67 73–66 Varese – Milano 70–74

Day 41 November 2009 28 February 2010 79–91 Milano – Siena 65–80 89–82 Biella – Cremona 68–75 66–69 Teramo – Bologna 67–77 60–75 Pesaro – Cantù 93–81 71–88 Ferrara – Roma 73–84 84–82 Avellino – Treviso 64–73 73–85 Montegranaro – Varese 88–74 49–89 Napoli – Caserta 58–181

Day 722 November 2009 21 March 201083–58 Siena – Roma 85–9386–94 Treviso – Varese 82–9081–83 Teramo – Milano 56–7873–55 Bologna – Avellino 82–7986–93 Cantù – Biella 86–7566–59 Ferrara – Napoli 176–5073–57 Montegranaro – Pesaro 93–8997–74 Caserta – Cremona 87–85

Day 1013 December 2009 11 April 201070–72 Treviso – Caserta 66–9061–80 Roma – Teramo 89–7975–70 Pesaro – Ferrara 85–7372–63 Cantù – Bologna 80–7666–73 Avellino – Milano 63–7488–82 Montegranaro – Biella 73–7681–84 Napoli – Varese 57–12072–92 Cremona – Siena 70–83

Day 1310 January 2010 2 May 2010 100–75 Siena – Caserta 98–57 77–74 Milano – Biella 68–63 138–37 Roma – Napoli 85–74 Teramo – Cremona 80–91 82–80 Bologna – Pesaro 73–90102–95 Ferrara – Treviso 73–67 80–69 Avellino – Montegranaro 89–81 81–74 Varese – Cantù 70–83Day 218 October 2009 7 February 2010 71–66 Milano – Ferrara 66–56 92–85 Treviso – Roma 76–100 79–76 Biella – Bologna 66–79 84–58 Teramo – Varese 80–83 67–80 Pesaro – Siena 76–90 86–84 Montegranaro – Caserta 75–65 58–82 Napoli – Avellino 70–172 103–104 Cremona – Cantù 68–89

Day 58 November 2009 7 March 2010 89–49 Siena – Ferrara 71–63 95–77 Treviso – Montegranaro 69–79 69–73 Roma – Biella 80–85 83–87 Bologna – Milano 71–73 74–69 Cantù – Teramo 73–72 95–81 Caserta – Pesaro 89–81 74–91 Varese – Avellino 67–7681–66 Cremona – Napoli 145–48

Day 829 November 2009 28 March 201089–86 Milano – Pesaro 77–8381–89 Biella – Teramo 71–7870–81 Roma – Cantù 61–7972–84 Bologna – Caserta 74–6757–86 Avellino – Siena 74–9164–96 Napoli – Treviso 29–16981–74 Varese – Ferrara 60–7790–69 Cremona – Montegranaro 72–91

Day 1120 December 2009 18 April 2010 97–66 Siena – Montegranaro 92–86 80–72 Milano – Cremona 81–78 73–76 Biella – Pesaro 61–79 86–71 Teramo – Napoli 78–80 Bologna – Treviso 61–50 72–84 Ferrara – Cantù 76–64 73–66 Avellino – Caserta 79–81 67–84 Varese – Roma 71–64

Day 1417 January 2010 8 May 2010 74–68 Treviso – Teramo 86–82 83–79 Biella – Avellino 74–77 81–61 Bologna – Roma 59–78 126–64 Pesaro – Napoli 56–87 Cantù – Siena 59–82 77–72 Montegranaro – Milano 58–81 95–72 Caserta – Ferrara 73–58 78–71 Cremona – Varese 78–98Day 325 October 2009 14 February 2010 94–70 Siena – Teramo 79–75 86–84 Treviso – Pesaro 94–84 74–78 Roma – Avellino 56–74 76–62 Bologna – Napoli 117–46 79–75 Cantù – Montegranaro 71–77 82–91 Ferrara – Cremona 83–82 104–100 Caserta – Milano 94–85 78–87 Varese – Biella 96–88

Day 615 November 2009 14 March 2010 73–53 Milano – Cantù 59–65 72–80 Biella – Siena 65–97 92–85 Teramo – Caserta 67–59 73–84 Pesaro – Roma 61–70 88–78 Avellino – Ferrara 63–78 51–78 Napoli – Montegranaro 82–141 68–78 Varese – Bologna 67–80 95–73 Cremona – Treviso 72–70

Day 96 December 2009 3 April 201087–74 Siena – Varese 96–7293–64 Milano – Napoli 157–4789–83 Biella – Treviso 70–7298–78 Teramo – Avellino 90–102101–94 Pesaro – Cremona 94–9873–90 Ferrara – Bologna 63–68103–97 Montegranaro – Roma 72–7582–67 Caserta – Cantù 72–81

Day 123 January 2010 25 April 2010 80–92 Treviso – Siena 99–96 77–69 Roma – Milano 66–64 82–78 Pesaro – Teramo 61–6985–61 Cantù – Avellino 85 -76 92–88 Montegranaro – Ferrara 75–77 76–53 Caserta – Varese 88–85 54–124 Napoli – Biella 69–74 Cremona – Bologna 68–65

Day 1524 January 2010 16 May 2010 100–70 Siena – Bologna 87–66 80–73 Milano – Treviso 59–91 83–64 Roma – Caserta 69–85 61–63 Teramo – Montegranaro 81–87 89–78 Ferrara – Biella 79–82 71–63 Avellino – Cremona 76–81 38–127 Napoli – Cantù 89–86 Varese – Pesaro 84–89

Play-offs

Quarterfinals Quarterfinals are played in a 2–2–1 format: i.e. the first 2 matches are played at the higher seed's home stadium, the following two at the other team's home, and the fifth match, if necessary, is played again at the higher seed's home stadium.

Siena – Treviso

Cantù – Virtus Bologna

Milano – Montegranaro

Caserta – Roma

Semifinals Semifinals were disputed in 2–2–1 format: the first 2 matches are played at the better placed team home stadium, the following two at the other team home, and the fifth match, if required, was played again at the better-placed team.

Siena – Cantú

Caserta – Milano

Finals The final was disputed in 2–2–1–1–1 format: the first 2 matches were played at the better placed team home stadium, the following two at the other team home, the fifth match, if required, was played again at the better-placed team. The sisth match played again at the lower-placed team and if necessary a seventh game at the better-placed team.

Siena – Milano

Coppa Italia The top eight teams at the halfway point of the regular season (15 rounds) competed in the Italian Cup, seeded according to their league placement at that time. The cup was won by top seed Montepaschi Siena, for second year in a row (and second time ever).

Supercoppa Italiana The Italian Supercup was played as a single match before the start of the season between the previous year's Serie A champion and Coppa Italia winner (if a club wins both, the match instead pits the top two teams from the previous season's league). This season, the game, played 30 September in Siena, pitted three-time defending league champion Montepaschi Siena against Coppa Italia runner-up Virtus Bologna.

Montepaschi Siena – Virtus Bologna 87–65

Trofees Champion of Italy: Italian Cup winner: Montepaschi Siena Supercup winner: Montepaschi Siena Relegated to LegADue: Carife Ferrara Relegated to LegADue: NSB NapoliIn realtà la Nuova Sebastiani è stata esclusa dal campionato, non-ha il diritto di iscriversi alla successiva LegADue, e viene stabilità una sola retrocessione

Notes

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