Lega Basket

Basket League
Lega Basket
Sport Basketball
Founded 1970
CEO Fernando Marino
Country Italy Italy
Official website legabasket.it (Italian)

The Lega Basket (officialy: Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A,[1][2] English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation, of the top division of Italian men's professional basketball, the Lega Basket Serie A (English: Basket League A Series). It is composed of the clubs that participate in the Lega Basket Serie A. It is headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Basket League organizes A Series, the Italian Cup, the Italian Supercup, and the Italian All Star Game.

Also held discussions so Basket League gain more autonomy, as the corresponding football organization Lega Serie A.[3]

The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.[4]

History

Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970 in Milan,[5] and included the clubs that participated in both the first division Serie A and the second division Serie A2.

On June 20, 2001, it changed to include just the first division Serie A clubs.

Presidents

Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ AUTORITA' PER LE GARANZIE NELLE COMUNICAZIONI (Italian) Gazzetta Ufficiale
  2. ↑ Fondo di Garanzia Serie A (Italian) Giocatori Italiani Basket Associati
  3. ↑ BASKET, PETRUCCI: FIP E SOCIETA' UNITE PER REVISIONE LEGGE 91 (Italian) la Repubblica
  4. ↑ Lega basket: "Ok ritorno ct Messina" (Italian) Rai Sport
  5. ↑ STORIA DELLA LEGA BASKET (Italian) legabasket.it
  6. ↑ IL PRESIDENTE ONORARIO (Italian) Lega Basket
  7. ↑ Basket, Serie A: Cantù piange Corrado. Salvò la società, volle il Pianella (Italian) La Gazzetta dello Sport

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