Soccer Betting - Italian Serie A
History - Facts - Winners - Calendar - Standings - Teams
Important Facts
- Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League.
- Italian mobile phone company TIM is the main sponsor.
- The division consists of 20 clubs with each team competing against each other two different times for a total of 38 matches per season.
- The bottom three clubs in the league table are relegated to Serie B and the top two clubs from Serie B are promoted to the Serie A automatically.
- The Serie A Championship title is often referred to as the Scudetto. The winning team will wear a small coat of arms with the Italian tricolor on their uniform during the following season.
- According to the final standings, the first two teams enter the group phase of the UEFA Champions League, while the 3rd and 4th have to go through qualifying rounds to enter the competition. On the other hand, the 5th and 6th placed clubs as well as the Italian Cup winners earn a place in the UEFA Europa League.
Serie A Top Scores
| # | Nation | Name | Years | Games | Goals |
| 1 |  |
Silvio Piola | 1929-54 | 537 | 274 |
| 2 |  |
Gunnar Nordahl | 1949-59 | 291 | 225 |
| 3 |  |
José Altafini | 1958-76 | 459 | 216 |
| 4 | . |
Giuseppe Meazza | 1927-47 | 367 | 216 |
| 5 | |
Roberto Baggio | 1985-2004 | 452 | 205 |
| 6 | |
Kurt Hamrin | 1956-71 | 400 | 190 |
| 7 | |
Giuseppe Signori | 1991-2004 | 344 | 188 |
| 8 |  |
Gabriel Batistuta | 1991-2003 | 318 | 184 |
| 9 | |
Giampiero Boniperti | 1946-61 | 444 | 178 |
| 10 | |
Francesco Totti | 1993- still playing | 395 | 178 |
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