Serie A (ice hockey)
Serie A is the name of the top tier of professional ice hockey in Italy, which first began play in 1924. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG). As in the other top-level Italian sports leagues, the winners of the Elite.A will wear the Scudetto the following season. The league's cup is known as the Rbk Hockey Cup to reflect Reebok's sponsorship of the league.
The league was known Elite.A during season 2013/14.[1]
2014/15
Teams currently in the Serie A.
Teams
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey |
Asiago, Veneto |
Pala Hodegart |
2200 |
| Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina |
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Veneto |
Olympisches Eisstadion Cortina |
2700 |
| Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa |
Canazei, Trentino |
Gianmario Scola |
3500 |
| Hockey Milano Rossoblu |
Milan, Lombardy |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Agora |
4000 |
| Sportverein Ritten-Renon |
Ritten, Südtirol |
Arena Ritten |
1200 |
| Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria |
Bruneck, Südtirol |
Leitner Solar Arena |
2150 |
| Hockey Club Valpellice |
Torre Pellice, Piemont |
Palaghiaccio Olimpico di Torre Pellice |
2500 |
| WSV Sterzing – SSI Vipiteno Broncos |
Sterzing, Südtirol |
Weihenstephan Arena |
1700 |
| SV Kaltern |
Kaltern, Südtirol |
Raiffeisen Arena |
1800 |
| HC Eppan Pirates |
Eppan, Südtirol |
Eisstadion Eppan |
1500 |
| HC Gherdëina |
Wolkenstein, Südtirol |
Eisstadion Pranives |
2000 |
| HC Neumarkt-Egna |
Neumarkt, Südtirol |
Würth Arena |
1200 |
2013/14
Teams
2012/13
Teams
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| HC Alleghe |
Alleghe, Veneto |
Stadio Alvise De Toni |
2,500 |
| Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey |
Asiago, Veneto |
Stadio Hodegart |
2,200 |
| Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen |
Bolzano, South Tyrol |
Palaonda-Eiswelle |
7,220 |
| Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto |
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio |
2,700 |
| Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa |
Canazei, Trentino |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola |
3,500 |
| Hockey Milano Rossoblu |
Milan, Lombardy |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Agorà |
4,000 |
| Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba |
Pontebba, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
PalaVuerich |
2,000 |
| Sportverein Ritten-Renon |
Ritten, South Tyrol |
Arena Ritten |
1,200 |
| Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria |
Bruneck, South Tyrol |
Leitner Solar Arena |
2,150 |
| Hockey Club Valpellice |
Torre Pellice, Piedmont |
Palaghiaccio Olimpico di Torre Pellice |
2,500 |
2011/12
Teams
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| HC Alleghe |
Alleghe, Veneto |
Stadio Alvise De Toni |
2,500 |
| Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey |
Asiago, Veneto |
Stadio Hodegart |
2,200 |
| Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen |
Bolzano, South Tyrol |
Palaonda-Eiswelle |
7,220 |
| Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto |
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio |
2,700 |
| Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa |
Canazei, Trentino |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola |
3,500 |
| Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba |
Pontebba, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
PalaVuerich |
2,000 |
| Sportverein Ritten-Renon |
Ritten, South Tyrol |
Arena Ritten |
1,200 |
| Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria |
Bruneck, South Tyrol |
Leitner Solar Arena |
2,150 |
| Hockey Club Valpellice |
Torre Pellice, Piedmont |
Palaghiaccio Olimpico di Torre Pellice |
2,500 |
| HC Broncos Sterzing-Vipiteno |
Sterzing, South Tyrol |
Disco Arena |
1,700 |
Playing format
- First part: "Regular season" - Every team plays four matches against each other.
- Second Part: After the regular season the teams will be divided into 2 groups to determine access to play off and play out (round robin).
- Third part: "Play Off" - Quarterfinals: 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played at the best of 7. "Play Out" - 9 vs 10.
2010/11
Teams
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| HC Alleghe |
Alleghe, Veneto |
Stadio Alvise De Toni |
2,500 |
| Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey |
Asiago, Veneto |
Stadio Hodegart |
2,200 |
| Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen |
Bolzano, South Tyrol |
Palaonda-Eiswelle |
7,220 |
| Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto |
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio |
2,700 |
| Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa |
Canazei, Trentino |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola |
3,500 |
| Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba |
Pontebba, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
PalaVuerich |
2,000 |
| Sportverein Ritten-Renon |
Ritten, South Tyrol |
Arena Ritten |
1,200 |
| Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria |
Bruneck, South Tyrol |
Leitner Solar Arena |
2,150 |
| Hockey Club Valpellice |
Torre Pellice, Piedmont |
Palaghiaccio Olimpico di Torre Pellice |
2,500 |
Playing format
- First part: "Regular season" - Every team plays five matches against each other. Team points are then halved and the second part begins.
- Second part: "Play Off" - Quarterfinals: 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played at the best of 7.
2009/10
Teams
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| HC Alleghe |
Alleghe, Veneto |
Stadio Alvise De Toni |
2,500 |
| Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey |
Asiago, Veneto |
Stadio Hodegart |
2,200 |
| Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen |
Bolzano, South Tyrol |
Palaonda-Eiswelle |
7,220 |
| Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto |
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio |
2,700 |
| Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa |
Canazei, Trentino |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola |
3,500 |
| Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba |
Pontebba, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
PalaVuerich |
2,000 |
| Sportverein Ritten-Renon |
Ritten, South Tyrol |
Arena Ritten |
1,200 |
| Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria |
Bruneck, South Tyrol |
Leitner Solar Arena |
2,150 |
| Hockey Club Valpellice |
Torre Pellice, Piedmont |
Palaghiaccio Olimpico di Torre Pellice |
2,500 |
Playing format
- First part: "Regular season" - Every team plays five matches against each other. Team points are then halved and the second part begins.
- Second part: "Play Off" - Quarterfinals: 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played at the best of 7.
2008/09
Teams
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| Hockey Club Alleghe |
Alleghe, Veneto |
Stadio Alvise De Toni |
2,500 |
| Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey |
Asiago, Veneto |
Stadio Hodegart |
1,975 |
| Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen |
Bolzano, South Tyrol |
Palaonda-Eiswelle |
7,220 |
| Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto |
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio |
2,700 |
| Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa |
Canazei, Trentino |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola |
3,500 |
| Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba |
Pontebba, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
PalaVuerich |
2,000 |
| Sportverein Ritten-Renon |
Ritten, South Tyrol |
Arena Ritten |
1,200 |
| Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria |
Bruneck, South Tyrol |
Leitner Solar Arena |
2,150 |
Playing format
- First part: Every team plays four matches (2 home and 2 on the road) against each other. Team points are then halved and the second part begins.
- Second part: Every team plays two matches (1 home and 1 on the road) against each other. In the end, the final standings determine the playoff and playout tree. The first 4 teams access to playoff, the last 4 to playout.
- Third part:
- "Play Off" - Semifinals: 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3. Semifinals and finals will be played at the best of 7.
- "Play Out" - Semifinals: 5 vs 8, 6 vs 7. The losers play against each other, and the team who lose, will play against the winner of the Serie A2 to avoid relegation.
Points: Win 3 points - Win (Overtime or Penalties) 2 points - Lose (Overtime or Penalties) 1 point
2007/08
Teams
| Team |
City |
Arena |
Capacity |
| Hockey Club Alleghe |
Alleghe, Veneto |
Stadio Alvise De Toni |
2,500 |
| Associazione Sportiva Asiago Hockey |
Asiago, Veneto |
Stadio Hodegart |
1,975 |
| Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen |
Bolzano, South Tyrol |
Palaonda-Eiswelle |
7,220 |
| Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina |
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto |
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio |
2,700 |
| Sportiva Hockey Club Fassa |
Canazei, Trentino |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Gianmario Scola |
3,500 |
| Hockey Club Junior Milano Vipers |
Milan, Lombardy |
Stadio del Ghiaccio Agorà |
4,000 |
| Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba |
Pontebba, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
PalaVuerich |
2,200 |
| Sportverein Ritten-Renon |
Ritten, South Tyrol |
Arena Ritten |
7,200 |
| Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria |
Bruneck, South Tyrol |
Eisstadion Bruneck |
5,500 |
Playing format
- First part: "Regular season" - Every team plays four matches (2 home and 2 on the road) against each other. Team points are then halved and the second part begins.
- Second part: "Master round/Relegation round" - Teams are divided into two groups, the master round (Group A) with the top 4 teams and the relegation round (Group B) with the last 5 teams. Every team plays two matches (1 home and 1 on the road) against the teams of its group. In the end, the final standings determine the playoff tree. 8 teams access to the playoff: the 4 teams in Group A and the best 4 teams in Group B). The last one of the relegation round ends the season sooner but it won't play in the lower division next year, since no movements from one division to another are foreseen.
- Third part: "Play Off" - Quarterfinals: 1A vs 4B, 2A vs 3B, 3A vs 2B, 4A vs 1B. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played at the best of 5.
Points: Win 2 points - Tie 1 point
Serie A champions
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- 1985 - HC Bolzano
- 1986 - HC Merano
- 1987 - AS Mastini Varese Hockey
- 1988 - HC Bolzano
- 1989 - AS Mastini Varese Hockey
- 1990 - HC Bolzano
- 1991 - HC Milano Saima
- 1992 - HC Devils Milano
- 1993 - HC Devils Milano
- 1994 - AC Milan Hockey ²
- 1995 - HC Bolzano
- 1996 - HC Bolzano
- 1997 - HC Bolzano
- 1998 - HC Bolzano
- 1999 - HC Merano
- 2000 - HC Bolzano
- 2001 - Asiago Hockey AS
- 2002 - HC Milano Vipers
- 2003 - HC Milano Vipers
- 2004 - HC Milano Vipers
- 2005 - HC Milano Vipers
- 2006 - HC Milano Vipers
- 2007 - SG Cortina
- 2008 - HC Bolzano
- 2009 - HC Bolzano
- 2010 - Asiago Hockey AS
- 2011 - Asiago Hockey AS
- 2012 - HC Bolzano
- 2013 - Asiago Hockey AS
- 2014 - Ritten Sport
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¹ AC Milanese DG, Milan-Inter HC and Diavoli HC Milano are teams which were born from the disbanding of HC Milano & HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano.
² HC Devils Milano adopted the name 'AC Milan Hockey' for the 1993-94 season.
Notable players
Foreigners
Italians
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