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 38 titles since 1959, followed by CN Posillipo with eleven.List of champions in sport123.com
Current teams The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2022–23 season:
Team Home city Pool ColoursAN 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 1914: Genoa 1915-18 – Not held due to World War I 1919: Genoa 1920: Rari Nantes Milano 1921: Andrea Doria 1922: Andrea Doria 1923: Sportiva Sturla 1924 – Not played 1925: Andrea Doria 1926: Andrea Doria 1927: Andrea Doria 1928: Andrea Doria 1929: Triestina 1930: Andrea Doria 1931: Andrea Doria 1932: Rari Nantes Milano 1933: Rari Nantes Florentia 1934: Rari Nantes Florentia 1935: Rari Nantes Camogli 1936: Rari Nantes Florentia 1937: Rari Nantes Florentia 1938: Rari Nantes Florentia 1939: Napoli 1940: Rari Nantes Florentia 1941: Napoli 1942: Napoli 1943-45 – Not held due to World War II 1946: Rari Nantes Camogli 1947: Canottieri Olona 1948: Rari Nantes Florentia 1949: Napoli 1950: Napoli 1951: Canottieri Napoli 1952: Rari Nantes Camogli 1953: Rari Nantes Camogli 1954: Roma 1955: Rari Nantes Camogli 1956: Lazio 1957: Rari Nantes Camogli 1958: Canottieri Napoli 1959: Pro Recco 1960: Pro Recco 1961: Pro Recco 1962: Pro Recco 1963: Canottieri Napoli 1964: Pro Recco 1965: Pro Recco 1966: Pro Recco 1967: Pro Recco 1968: Pro Recco 1969: Pro Recco 1970: Pro Recco 1971: Pro Recco 1972: Pro Recco 1973: Canottieri Napoli 1974: Pro Recco 1975: Canottieri Napoli 1976: Florentia 1977: Canottieri Napoli 1978: Pro Recco 1979: Canottieri Napoli 1980: Florentia 1981: Bogliasco 1982: Pro Recco 1983: Pro Recco 1983–84: Pro Recco 1984–85: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1985–86: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1986–87: Pescara 1987–88: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1988–89: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1989–90: Canottieri Napoli 1990–91: Savona 1991–92: Savona 1992–93: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1993–94: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1994–95: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1995–96: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1996–97: Pescara 1997–98: Pescara 1998–99: Roma 1990–00: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 2000–01: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 2001–02: Pro Recco 2002–03: Leonessa 2003–04: Circolo Nautico Posillipo 2004–05: Savona 2005–06: Pro Recco 2006–07: Pro Recco 2007–08: Pro Recco 2008–09: Pro Recco 2009–10: Pro Recco 2010–11: Pro Recco 2011–12: Pro Recco 2012–13: Pro Recco 2013–14: Pro Recco 2014–15: Pro Recco 2015–16: Pro Recco 2016–17: Pro Recco 2017–18: Pro Recco 2018–19: Pro Recco 2019–20 – not assigned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020–21: AN Brescia 2021–22: Pro Recco 2022–23: Pro Recco 2023–24: Pro Recco 2024–25: Pro Recco 2025–26: Pro Recco
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.
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 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, 2026 Circolo Nautico Posillipo 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004 Rari Nantes Florentia 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1976, 1980 Andrea Doria 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931 Canottieri Napoli 1951, 1958, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990 Rari Nantes Camogli 1935, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957 Napoli 1939, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1950 Genoa 1912, 1913, 1914, 1919 Pescara 1986–87, 1996–97, 1997–98 Savona 1990–91, 1991–92, 2004–05 Milano 1920, 1932 Roma 1954, 1998–99 Brescia 2002–03, 2020–21 Sportiva Sturla 1923 Triestina 1929 Canottieri Olona 1947 Lazio 1956 Bogliasco 1981 Sportiva Nervi - Mameli di Volturi – 138th Legion – Cavagnaro – 32nd Legion – SC Italia –
Regions The following table lists the Italian water polo champions by regions of Italy. No. Region (Regione) Titles Winning clubs Liguria Pro Recco (38)Andrea Doria (8)Camogli (6)Genoa (4)Savona (3)Sturla (1) Bogliasco(1) Campania Posillipo (11)Canottieri Napoli(8)Napoli (5) Tuscany Florentia (9) Lombardy Milano (2)Canottieri Olona (1)Brescia (2) Abruzzo Pescara (3) Lazio Roma (2)Lazio(1) Friuli-Venezia Giulia Triestina (1)
The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2023-2024 season of the Italian League.
Italian clubs in European competitions European Aquatics Champions League European Aquatics Euro Cup LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Pro Recco 11 1965, 1984, 2003, 2007,2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023 9 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 –
References
External links Official website Serie A1 at Waterpolo Development World