The Italian basketball league system or Italian basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Italy. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently nine different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the 2nd-tier Serie A2 Basket, the 3rd-tier Serie B Basket, the 4th-tier Serie C Gold Basket, the 5th-tier Serie C Regionale, the 6th-tier Serie D Regionale, the 7th-tier Promozione, the 8th-tier Prima Divisione, and the 9th-tier Seconda Divisione.
The tier pyramid LevelLeague1.Lega Basket Serie A (LBA)National Professional 1st Division(16 teams)2.Serie A2 BasketNational Professional 2nd Division(32 teams in two 16 team groups)3.Serie B BasketNational semi-pro 3rd Division(64 teams in four 16 team groups)4.Serie C Gold BasketNational semi-pro 4th Division(98 teams in 7 groups)5.Serie C RegionaleRegional 1st Division6.Serie D RegionaleRegional 2nd Division7.PromozioneRegional 3rd Division8.Prima DivisioneRegional 4th Division9.Seconda DivisioneRegional 5th Division
Other competitions Italian Cup Italian Supercup Italian Legadue Cup
See also League system European professional club basketball system Spanish basketball league system Greek basketball league system French basketball league system Russian basketball league system Turkish basketball league system Serbian basketball league system Polish basketball league system Hungarian basketball league system South American professional club basketball system
References
External links Eurobasket.com Italian Men's Basketball Italian League Official Website Italian Second Division Official Website