Country Italy Founded 1922 Relegation to Serie A2 | Confederation CERH Level on pyramid 1 | |
Domestic cup(s) Roller Hockey Coppa Italia
Roller Hockey Supercoppa Italiana | ||
The main Italian clubs competition is the Lega Nazionale Hockey Serie A1 (English Italian Roller Hockey League). It contains 14 teams.
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Regular season
The first stage (stagione regolare) is played as a regular league with each of the 14 teams playing each other home and away. A win is worth 3 points and a draw one. The last three teams are relegated to the Serie A2.
Play-out
The 11th and 12th placed teams face two teams from the Serie A2 in a best-out-of-3 series. The winners remain in the top league.
Championship play-off
The first eight placed teams of the regular season fight for the championship in an elimination format in a best-out-of-3 series. The final is played in a best-out-of-5 format with the winner claiming the national championship.
Wins by team
References
Lega Nazionale Hockey Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA