List of Italian basketball champions

The Italian basketball champions are the annual winners of the highest basketball competition in Italy. The winner of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is crowned Italian champion.

Olimpia Milano hold the record for the most championships with 28.

## Finals (1976–present)

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In the 1976–77 season, play-offs were introduced to determine the national champion.

†  | Champion also won the Italian Cup

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‡  | Champion also won the Italian Cup and Supercup
Season  | Champion  | Score  | Runner–up  | Champions' coach  | Finals MVP

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1976–77

| Mobilgirgi Varese |

2–0

| Sinudyne Bologna |  Sandro Gamba | —

1977–78

| Mobilgirgi Varese |

2–1

| Sinudyne Bologna |  Nico Messina  | —

1978–79

| Sinudyne Bologna |

2–0

| Billy Milano |  Terry Driscoll | —

1979–80

| Sinudyne Bologna |

2–0

| Gabetti Cantù |  Terry Driscoll | —

1980–81

| Squibb Cantù |

2–1

| Sinudyne Bologna |  Valerio Bianchini | —

1981–82

| Billy Milano |

2–0

| Scavolini Pesaro |  Dan Peterson | —

1982–83

| Banco Roma |

2–1

| Billy Milano |  Valerio Bianchini | —

1983–84

| Granarolo Bologna †  |

2–1

| Simac Milano |  Alberto Bucci | —

1984–85

| Simac Milano |

2–0

| Scavolini Pesaro |  Dan Peterson | —

1985–86

| Simac Milano †  |

2–1

| Mobilgirgi Caserta |  Dan Peterson | —

1986–87

| Tracer Milano †  |

3–0

| Mobilgirgi Caserta |  Dan Peterson | —

1987–88

| Scavolini Pesaro |

3–1

| Tracer Milano |  Valerio Bianchini | —

1988–89

| Philips Milano |

3–2

| Enichem Livorno |  Franco Casalini | —

1989–90

| Scavolini Pesaro |

3–2

| Antifurti Ranger Varese |  Sergio Scariolo | —

1990–91

| Phonola Caserta |

3–2

| Philips Milano |  Franco Marcelletti  | —

1991–92

| Benetton Treviso |

3–1

| Scavolini Pesaro |  Petar Skansi | —

1992–93

| Knorr Bologna |

3–0

| Benetton Treviso |  Ettore Messina | —

1993–94

| Buckler Beer Bologna |

3–2

| Scavolini Pesaro |  Alberto Bucci | —

1994–95

| Buckler Beer Bologna |

3–0

| Benetton Treviso |  Alberto Bucci | —

1995–96

| Stefanel Milano †  |

3–1

| Teamsystem Bologna |  Bogdan Tanjević | —

1996–97

| Benetton Treviso |

3–2

| Teamsystem Bologna |  Mike D'Antoni | —

1997–98

| Kinder Bologna |

3–2

| Teamsystem Bologna |  Ettore Messina | —

1998–99

| Varese Roosters |

3–0

| Benetton Treviso |  Carlo Recalcati | —

1999–00

| Paf Wennington Bologna |

3–1

| Benetton Treviso |  Carlo Recalcati | —

2000–01

| Kinder Bologna †  |

3–0

| Paf Wennington Bologna |  Ettore Messina | —

2001–02

| Benetton Treviso |

3–0

| Skipper Bologna |  Mike D'Antoni | —

2002–03

| Benetton Treviso ‡  |

3–1

| Skipper Bologna |  Ettore Messina | —

2003–04

| Montepaschi Siena |

3–0

| Skipper Bologna |  Carlo Recalcati |  David Andersen

2004–05

| Climamio Bologna |

3–1

| Armani Jeans Milano |  Jasmin Repeša |  Gianluca Basile

2005–06

| Benetton Treviso |

3–1

| Climamio Bologna |  David Blatt |  Ramūnas Šiškauskas

2006–07

| Montepaschi Siena |

3–0

| VidiVici Bologna |  Simone Pianigiani |  Rimantas Kaukėnas

2007–08

| Montepaschi Siena |

4–1

| Lottomatica Roma |  Simone Pianigiani |  Terrell McIntyre

2008–09

| Montepaschi Siena ‡  |

4–0

| Armani Jeans Milano |  Simone Pianigiani |  Terrell McIntyre

2009–10

| Montepaschi Siena ‡  |

4–0

| Armani Jeans Milano |  Simone Pianigiani |  Terrell McIntyre

2010–11

| Montepaschi Siena ‡  |

4–1

| Bennet Cantù |  Simone Pianigiani |  Bo McCalebb

2011–12

| ~~Montepaschi Siena~~ [a] |

4–1

| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |  Simone Pianigiani |  Bo McCalebb

2012–13

| ~~Montepaschi Siena †~~[a] |

4–1

| Acea Roma |  Luca Banchi |  Daniel Hackett

2013–14

| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |

4–3

| Montepaschi Siena |  Luca Banchi |  Alessandro Gentile

2014–15

| Banco di Sardegna Sassari ‡  |

4–3

| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |  Romeo Sacchetti |  Rakim Sanders[1]

2015–16

| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano †  |

4–2

| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |  Jasmin Repeša |  Rakim Sanders

2016–17

| Umana Reyer Venezia |

4–2

| Dolomiti Energia Trento |  Walter De Raffaele |  Melvin Ejim[2]

2017–18

| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |

4–2

| Dolomiti Energia Trento |  Simone Pianigiani |  Andrew Goudelock[3]

2018–19

| Umana Reyer Venezia |

4–3

| Banco di Sardegna Sassari |  Walter De Raffaele |  Austin Daye

2019–20

| Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020–21

| Virtus Segafredo Bologna |

4–0

| AX Armani Exchange Milano |  Aleksandar Đorđević |  Miloš Teodosić

2021–22

| AX Armani Exchange Milano |

4–2

| Virtus Segafredo Bologna |  Ettore Messina |  Shavon Shields

## Finals performances by clubs

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Teams in italic are inactive or dissolved.

Club  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runner-up

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Olimpia Milano | 10  | 10  | 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022  | 1979, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021
Virtus Bologna | 9  | 5  | 1979, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2021 | 1977, 1978, 1981, 2007, 2022
Mens Sana | 6  | 1  | 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, ~~2012~~ , ~~2013~~ | 2014
Treviso | 5  | 4  | 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006  | 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000
Varese | 3  | 1  | 1977, 1978, 1999  | 1990
Fortitudo Bologna | 2  | 8  | 2000, 2005  | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Victoria Libertas | 2  | 5  | 1988, 1990  | 1982, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1994
Reyer Venezia | 2  | 2  | 2017, 2019 | 2015
Virtus Roma | 1  | 2  | 1983  | 2008, 2013
Cantù | 1  | 2  | 1981  | 1980, 2011
JuveCaserta | 1  | 2  | 1991  | 1986, 1987
Dinamo Sassari | 1  | 1  | 2015  | 2019
Trento | –  | 2  | –  | 2017, 2018
Reggiana | –  | 2  | –  | 2016, 2015
Libertas Liburnia | –  | 1  | –  | 1989

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Following an investigation for accounting and fiscal fraud, the Italian Basketball Federation revoked all the domestic titles won by the club during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.

## References

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1. ^ "Banco di Sardegna, Sanders MVP e top scorer della finale" [Rakim Sanders is the MVP and top scorer of the finals]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
2. ^ "Melvin Ejim della Reyer Venezia è l'MVP delle finali scudetto" [Melvin Ejim of Reyer Venezia is the MVP of the finals]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
3. ^ "Andrew Goudelock è l'MVP delle LBA Finals 2018" [Andrew Goudelock is 2018 LBA Finals MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]

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