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 (LBA), 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.
Level | League | ||||
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1. |
Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) National Professional 1st Division (16 teams) | ||||
2. |
Serie A2 Basket National Professional 2nd Division (32 teams in two 16 team groups) | ||||
3. |
Serie B Basket National semi-pro 3rd Division (64 teams in four 16 team groups) | ||||
4. | Serie C Gold Basket National semi-pro 4th Division (98 teams in 7 groups) | ||||
5. |
Serie C Regionale Regional 1st Division | ||||
6. |
Serie D Regionale Regional 2nd Division | ||||
7. |
Promozione Regional 3rd Division | ||||
8. |
Prima Divisione Regional 4th Division | ||||
9. |
Seconda Divisione Regional 5th Division |
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 (LBA), 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.
Level | League | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. |
Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) National Professional 1st Division (16 teams) | ||||
2. |
Serie A2 Basket National Professional 2nd Division (32 teams in two 16 team groups) | ||||
3. |
Serie B Basket National semi-pro 3rd Division (64 teams in four 16 team groups) | ||||
4. | Serie C Gold Basket National semi-pro 4th Division (98 teams in 7 groups) | ||||
5. |
Serie C Regionale Regional 1st Division | ||||
6. |
Serie D Regionale Regional 2nd Division | ||||
7. |
Promozione Regional 3rd Division | ||||
8. |
Prima Divisione Regional 4th Division | ||||
9. |
Seconda Divisione Regional 5th Division |