Serie A (basketball)
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Lega Basket Serie A
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Official logo of the LBA
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1920 |
| CEO | Federico Zurleni |
| President | Egidio Bianchi |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |
 Italy
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| Confederation |
 FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (27th title) |
| Most titles |
Olimpia Milano (27 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | RAI, Sky Italia |
| Level on pyramid | 1st tier |
| Relegation to | Serie A2 – 2nd Tier (Last 1) |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Italian Cup Italian Supercup |
| International cup(s) |
EuroLeague (1st tier) EuroCup Basketball (2nd tier) Champions League (3rd tier) FIBA Europe Cup (4th tier) |
| Official website | LegaBasket.it (Italian) |
The Lega Basket Serie A, officially abbreviated as LBA, (English: Serie A Basketball League) and known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. It constitutes the first and highest-tier level of the Italian league pyramid. The LBA, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 16 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the Serie A2 and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that division.
A total of 99 teams have competed in the LBA since its inception. Seventeen teams have been crowned champions, with Olimpia Milano winning the title a record 27 times, and Virtus Bologna 15 times. According to FIBA Europe's and Euroleague Basketball's national league coefficients, the LBA was the overall historically top ranked national domestic league in Europe, for the period 1958 to 2007. Today, the LBA is considered to be one of the top European national basketball leagues. Its clubs have won the most EuroLeague championships (13), the most FIBA Saporta Cups (15), and the most FIBA Korać Cups (10).
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