Italian basketball league system
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The Italian basketball league system or Italian basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Italy. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently nine different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier Lega Basket Serie A, the 2nd-tier Serie A2 Basket, the 3rd-tier Serie B Basket, the 4th-tier Serie C Gold Basket, the 5th-tier Serie C Regionale, the 6th-tier Serie D Regionale, the 7th-tier Promozione, the 8th-tier Prima Divisione, and the 9th-tier Seconda Divisione.
The tier pyramid
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| 1. | Lega Basket Serie A National Professional 1st Division (16 teams) |
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| 2. | Serie A2 Basket National Professional 2nd Division (32 teams in two 16 team groups) |
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| 3. | Serie B Basket National semi-pro 3rd Division (64 teams in four 16 team groups) |
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| 4. | Serie C Gold Basket National Amateur 4th Division (112 teams in 8 groups) |
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| 5. | Serie C Regionale Regional 1st Division |
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| 6. | Serie D Regionale Regional 2nd Division |
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| 7. | Promozione Regional 3rd Division |
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| 8. | Prima Divisione Regional 4th Division |
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| 9. | Seconda Divisione Regional 5th Division |
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Other competitions
See also
- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Spanish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
References
External links
- Eurobasket.com Italian Men's Basketball
- Italian League Official Website (Italian)
- Italian Second Division Official Website (Italian)
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