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Italian Baseball League
Top-level baseball league in Italy
Top-level baseball league in Italy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Italian Baseball League |
| logo | Italian Baseball League logo.png |
| pixels | 200px |
| sport | Baseball |
| president | Riccardo Fraccari |
| inaugural | 1948 |
| teams | 33 |
| country | Italy |
| San Marino | |
| champion | San Marino |
| champ_season | 2025 |
| most_champs | Nettuno BC 1945 |
| (17 titles) | |
| website | www.fibs.it |
| relegation | Serie B |
San Marino (17 titles) The Italian Baseball League (IBL, ), officially known as the Serie A (), is the top-level baseball league in Italy. Founded in 1948, it is governed by the Italian Baseball & Softball Federation (FIBS), which has its headquarters in Rome.
Many of the teams are based in the northern Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, which has historically been the hotbed of baseball in the country; a team from the Republic of San Marino also plays in Serie A.
Like most sports leagues in Europe, and unlike professional baseball leagues in North America and Asia, the IBL uses a promotion and relegation system; the bottom five clubs are relegated to the Serie B minor league. Winners of the league are awarded a scudetto, and earn the right to represent Italy in the European Champions Cup.
History
Until 2010, the IBL featured a promotion-and-relegation league format that demoted the last place finisher to the minor leagues (Series A2), while the Serie A2 (baseball) champion would be promoted into the IBL. This was changed in late 2009, when FIBS approved the decision to introduce a fixed-team franchise format (similar to that found in Major League Baseball) starting with the 2010 season.
However, in 2018, the promotion-and-relegation system was reintroduced.
In 2021, the Italian Baseball League was rebranded as Serie A, bringing together the previous eight-team Serie A1 and the second-tier Serie A2. The new league was structured into 33 participating teams in 8 divisions, or gironi ( "groups"). The 8 gironi winners compete for the league championship (the scudetto), while the remaining 25 will fight to avoid being among the five relegated to Serie B. In 2023, the league size was reduced to 30 teams, divided into five gironi; the top two in each group of the first phase (prima fase) advance to the poule scudetto (and then to the playoffs), while those not qualified fight to avoid relegation.
Teams
As is the practice in Asian baseball leagues like Japan's NPB and South Korea's KBO, many of the official team names in the Serie A include the team's corporate sponsor — though unlike Asian baseball, a sponsorship name does not necessarily indicate ownership.
2023 ''poule scudetto'' teams
Of the 33 teams participating in the 2023 Serie A season, ten qualified for the poule scudetto (the championship pool). The top eight teams in the poule scudetto qualify for the postseason.
| 2023 Team | Location | 2023 prima | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| face position | ||||||||
| (Group) | First season | |||||||
| in Serie A | No. of seasons | |||||||
| of current spell | ||||||||
| in Serie A | Scudetto | |||||||
| titles | Most recent | |||||||
| Scudetto | Girone F | Girone G | ||||||
| Hotsand Macerata Angels | ITA Macerata | 1st (A) | 2020 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Godo Baseball | ITA Russi | 2nd (C) | 2006 | 5 | — | — | ||
| Nettuno BC 1945 | ITA Nettuno | 1st (D) | 1950 | 3 | 17 | 2001 | ||
| Comcor Modena | ITA Modena | 1st (E) | 1966 | 3 | — | — | ||
| New Black Panthers | ITA Ronchi dei Legionari | 2nd (B) | 1969 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Fortitudo Bologna | ITA Bologna | 1st (C) | 1963 | 26 | 14 | 2023 | ||
| Senago BC | ITA Milan | 2nd (E) | 2021 | 3 | — | — | ||
| BSC Grosseto | ITA Grosseto | 2nd (D) | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 2014 | ||
| Parma Clima | ITA Parma | 1st (B) | 1950 | 59 | 10 | 2010 | ||
| San Marino Baseball | SMR San Marino | 2nd (A) | 1985 | 38 | 6 | 2022 |
Defunct teams
- Orel Anzio
Champions
Single-table era (1948–85)
| Year | Winning team | Runner up | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libertas Bologna | |||
| Ambrosiana Milano | - | ||
| Mamoli Grosseto (LIB) | |||
| Lazio (FIBS) | Ambrosiana Milano (LIB) | ||
| Ferrovieri Roma (FIBS) | - | ||
| Libertas Roma | USCM Nettuno | - | |
| Nettuno B.C. | Libertas Roma | - | |
| Nettuno B.C. | Libertas Roma | - | |
| Nettuno B.C. | Lazio | - | |
| Nettuno B.C. | A.S. Roma | - | |
| Lazio | Nettuno | - | |
| Chlorodont Nettuno | A.S. Roma | - | |
| Chlorodont Nettuno | Lazio | - | |
| Algida Nettuno B.C. | A.S. Roma | - | |
| C.U.S. Milano | Libertas Inter Milano | - | |
| Coca-Cola Roma | Algida Nettuno | - | |
| Seven Up Milano | Roma S.C. | - | |
| Europhon Milano | Pirelli Milano | - | |
| Europhon Milano | Simmenthal Nettuno/ | ||
| ACLI Bologna | - | ||
| Simmenthal Nettuno | Libertas Milano/ | ||
| Europhon Milano | - | ||
| Simmenthal Nettuno | UGF Fortitudo Bologna | - | |
| Simmenthal Nettuno | Europhon Milano | - | |
| Europhon Milano | Tanara Parma | - | |
| Europhon Milano | Nettuno | - | |
| Europhon Milano | Nettuno | - | |
| Montenegro Bologna | Noalex Milano | - | |
| Europhon Milano | Montenegro Bologna | - | |
| Glen Grant Nettuno | Bernazzoli Parma | - | |
| Montenegro Bologna | Bernazzoli Parma | - | |
| Glen Grant Nettuno | Montenegro Bologna | - | |
| Montenegro Bologna | Colombo Nettuno | - | |
| Cercosti Rimini | Bernazzoli Parma | - | |
| Germal Parma | Colombo Nettuno | - | |
| Germal Parma | Derbigum Rimini | Mike Romano | |
| Biemme Bologna | Cercosti Rimini | Carlos Guzman | |
| Derbigum Rimini | Germal Parma / | ||
| Colombo Nettuno | John Long | ||
| Derbigum Rimini | Glen Grant Nettuno | Ed Oliveros | |
| Parmalat Parma | Papà Barzetti Rimini | John Guggiana | |
| Parmalat Parma | Sicma Nettuno | Giuseppe Carelli | |
| Papà Barzetti Rimini | Nordmende Bologna | - | |
| BE. CA. Bologna | World Vision Parma | - | |
| World Vision Parma | BE. CA. Bologna | - |
Playoff era (1986–present)
| Year | Winning team | Runner up | Result | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grohe Grosseto | Trevi Rimini | 4–3 | - | |
| Trevi Rimini | Mamoli Grosseto | 4–1 | - | |
| Ronson Lenoir Rimini | SCAC Nettuno | 4–0 | - | |
| Mamoli Grosseto | Ronson Lenoir Rimini | 4–2 | - | |
| SCAC Nettuno | Ronson Lenoir Rimini | 4–3 | - | |
| Parma Angels | Flower Gloves Verona | 3-0 | — | |
| Telemarket Rimini | Eurobuilding Bologna | 3-0 | USA David Sheldon | |
| C.F.C. Nettuno | Telemarket Rimini | 3–2 | USA Jessie Reid | |
| Cariparma Angels | Danesi Nettuno | 4–1 | USA Brad Komminsk | |
| Cariparma Angels | Danesi Nettuno | 4–1 | ITA Roberto Bianchi | |
| Caffè Danesi Nettuno | Cariparma Angels | 4–2 | ITA Francesco Casolari | |
| Cariparma Parma | Danesi Nettuno | 4–3 | ITA Francesco Casolari | |
| Danesi Nettuno | Semenzato Rimini | 4–1 | ITA Federico Bassi | |
| Semenzato Rimini | Danesi Nettuno | 4–3 | USA Ed Campaniello (Rimini) | |
| Semenzato Rimini | Danesi Nettuno | 4–0 | ITA Claudio Liverziani (Rimini) | |
| Caffè Danesi Nettuno | Semenzato Rimini | 4–2 | ITA Juan Carlos Vigna | |
| Semenzato Rimini | Danesi Nettuno | 4–1 | VEN Orlando Muñoz (Modena) | |
| Italeri Bologna | GB Ricambi Modena | 4–1 | ITA Claudio Liverziani (Bologna) | |
| Prink Grosseto | Italeri Bologna | 4–2 | PRI Jaime Navarro (Grosseto) | |
| Italeri Bologna | T & A San Marino | 4–3 | DOM Jesús Matos (Bologna) | |
| Telemarket Rimini | Colonie Maremma Grosseto | 4–1 | ITA Mario Chiarini (Rimini) | |
| Montepaschi Grosseto | Danesi Nettuno | 4–3 | ITA Giuseppe Mazzanti (Nettuno) | |
| T & A San Marino | Danesi Nettuno | 4–3 | ITA Giuseppe Mazzanti (Nettuno) | |
| UGF Banca Bologna | T & A San Marino | 4–1 | DOM Eddie Garabito (Bologna) | |
| Cariparma Parma | Fortitudo Bologna | 4–2 | VEN Orlando Muñoz (Parma) | |
| T & A San Marino | Danesi Nettuno | 4–3 | VEN Willie Vasquez (San Marino) | |
| T & A San Marino | Rimini Baseball | 4–2 | DOM Danilo Sanchez (Godo) | |
| T & A San Marino | Rimini Baseball | 3–2 | ITA Alessandro Vaglio | |
| UGF Banca Bologna | Rimini Baseball | 4–3 | ITA Claudio Liverziani | |
| Rimini Baseball | Fortitudo Baseball Bologna | 4–0 | ITA Giuseppe Mazzanti | |
| UGF Banca Bologna | Rimini Baseball | 4–2 | ITA Sebastiano Poma | |
| ASD Rimini | T & A San Marino | 3–0 | ||
| UnipolSai Bologna | Parmaclima | 3–1 | ||
| UnipolSai Bologna | T & A San Marino | 3–0 | ||
| UnipolSai Bologna | T & A San Marino | 4–3 | ||
| T & A San Marino | UnipolSai Bologna | 3–2 | ||
| T & A San Marino | Parmaclima | 4–3 | ||
| UnipolSai Bologna | T & A San Marino | 4–0 | ITA Ricardo Paolini | |
| 2024 | ParmaClima | San Marino Baseball Club | 4–1 | ITA Alex Liddi |
| 2025 | San Marino Baseball Club | ParmaClima | 4–0 | ITA Ortwin Pieternella |
Notable former players
- Samuel Aldegheri: Italian pitcher who played for Parma Clima before making his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Los Angeles Angels
- Jason Simontacchi: Pitcher for Novara Baseball and retired MLB pitcher
- Chuck Carr: Centerfielder for Rimini and retired MLB outfielder
- Junior Guerra: Pitcher for T & A San Marino before joining the Milwaukee Brewers
- Robel García: Infielder for Fortitudo Bologna before joining the Chicago Cubs
- Alex Liddi: Italian infielder who played for the Seattle Mariners before joining ParmaClima.
- Abraham Núñez: Outfielder for The Nettuno Baseball Club and retired MLB outfielder
- Jason Conti: Outfielder for Fortitudo Bologna after playing five MLB seasons.
Standings
| Rank | Team | Record (W-T-L) | Team Link | Still Active? | When Started | Stadium Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| by | 1 | Libertas Bologna | ||||
| Ambrosiana Milano | - | |||||
| by | 2 | Mamoli Grosseto (LIB) | ||||
| Lazio (FIBS) | Ambrosiana Milano (LIB) | |||||
| Ferrovieri Roma (FIBS) | - | |||||
| Libertas Roma | USCM Nettuno | - | ||||
| Nettuno B.C. | Libertas Roma | - | ||||
| Nettuno B.C. | Libertas Roma | - | ||||
| Nettuno B.C. | Lazio | - | ||||
| Nettuno B.C. | A.S. Roma | - | ||||
| Lazio | Nettuno | - | ||||
| Chlorodont Nettuno | A.S. Roma | - | ||||
| Chlorodont Nettuno | Lazio | - | ||||
| Algida Nettuno B.C. | A.S. Roma | - | ||||
| C.U.S. Milano | Libertas Inter Milano | - | ||||
| Coca-Cola Roma | Algida Nettuno | - | ||||
| Seven Up Milano | Roma S.C. | - | ||||
| Europhon Milano | Pirelli Milano | - | ||||
| Europhon Milano | Simmenthal Nettuno/ | |||||
| ACLI Bologna | - | |||||
| Simmenthal Nettuno | Libertas Milano/ | |||||
| Europhon Milano | - | |||||
| Simmenthal Nettuno | UGF Fortitudo Bologna | - | ||||
| Simmenthal Nettuno | Europhon Milano | - | ||||
| Europhon Milano | Tanara Parma | - | ||||
| Europhon Milano | Nettuno | - | ||||
| Europhon Milano | Nettuno | - | ||||
| Montenegro Bologna | Noalex Milano | - | ||||
| Europhon Milano | Montenegro Bologna | - | ||||
| Glen Grant Nettuno | Bernazzoli Parma | - | ||||
| Montenegro Bologna | Bernazzoli Parma | - | ||||
| Glen Grant Nettuno | Montenegro Bologna | - | ||||
| Montenegro Bologna | Colombo Nettuno | - | ||||
| Cercosti Rimini | Bernazzoli Parma | - | ||||
| Germal Parma | Colombo Nettuno | - | ||||
| Germal Parma | Derbigum Rimini | Mike Romano | ||||
| Biemme Bologna | Cercosti Rimini | Carlos Guzman | ||||
| Derbigum Rimini | Germal Parma / | |||||
| Colombo Nettuno | John Long | |||||
| Derbigum Rimini | Glen Grant Nettuno | Ed Oliveros | ||||
| Parmalat Parma | Papà Barzetti Rimini | John Guggiana | ||||
| Parmalat Parma | Sicma Nettuno | Giuseppe Carelli | ||||
| Papà Barzetti Rimini | Nordmende Bologna | - | ||||
| BE. CA. Bologna | World Vision Parma | - | ||||
| World Vision Parma | BE. CA. Bologna | - |
Notes
References
References
- (20 December 2017). "Basta IBL! Si ritorna alla serie A1!".
- "The history of baseball in Italy".
- Fabio Ferrini. "Copia archiviata".
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