The Italian Serie A, officially named Serie A Gold, is the highest level men's handball league of Italy.
Competition format
The league has 14 teams playing against each other in a round-robin tournament. The champion is determined by playoffs between the top four teams at the end of the regular season. The team ranked last at the end of the regular season, as well as the losing team of the playouts, are relegated to Serie A2.
2025/26 Season participants
The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A during the 2024-25 season. Team City ArenaAlperia Black DevilsMeranoBlack Devils ArenaSSV Bozen LoackerBolzanoPalaGasteinerSSV BrixenBressanoneRaffeisen ArenaMetelli CologneColognePalaDanteCassano Magnago HCCassano MagnagoPalaTaccaPallamano ConversanoConversanoPala San GiacomoJunior FasanoFasanoPalaZizziPolisportiva CingoliCingoliPalaQuaresima Pallamano PressanoLavisPaLavisPallamano ChiaravalleChiaravallePalasport di Via FirenzeHandball SassariSassariPalaSantoruPallamano Trieste 1970TriestePalaChiarbolaASV Sparer EppanAppianoRaiffeisenhalleTeamnetwork Albatro SiracusaSiracusaPalaAkradina
Serie A past champions
1970 : Buscaglione Roma 1971 : HC Flaminio Genovesi Roma 1972 : CUS Verona 1973 : C.S. Esercito Roma 1974 : HC Rovereto 1975 : HC Rovereto (2) 1976 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 1977 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (2) 1978 : HC Rovereto (3) 1979 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (3) 1980 : HC Rovereto (4) 1981 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (4) 1982 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (5) 1983 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (6) 1984 : HC Scafati 1985 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (7) 1986 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (8) 1987 : CC Ortigia Siracusa 1988 : CC Ortigia Siracusa (2) 1989 : CC Ortigia Siracusa (3) 1990 : Pallamano Trieste (9) 1991 : SSV Brixen Handball 1992 : SSV Brixen Handball (2) 1993 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (10) 1994 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (11) 1995 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (12) 1996 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (13) 1997 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (14) 1998 : Pallamano Prato 1999 : Pallamano Prato (2) 2000 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (15) 2001 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (16) 2002 : Pallamano Trieste 1970 (17) 2003 : Handball Club Conversano 2004 : Handball Club Conversano (2) 2005 : SC Merano 2006 : Handball Club Conversano (3) 2007 : Handball Casarano 2008 : Handball Casarano (2) 2009 : Handball Casarano (3) 2010 : Handball Club Conversano (4) 2011 : Handball Club Conversano (5) 2012 : SSV Bozen Loacker 2013 : SSV Bozen Loacker (2) 2014 : Junior Fasano 2015 : SSV Bozen Loacker (3) 2016 : Junior Fasano (2) 2017 : SSV Bozen Loacker (4) 2018 : Junior Fasano (3) 2019 : SSV Bozen Loacker (5) 2020 : not assigned 2021 : Handball Club Conversano (6) 2022 : Handball Club Conversano (7) 2023 : Junior Fasano (4) 2024 : Junior Fasano (5) 2025 : Handball Club Conversano (8) 2026 : Cassano Magnago HC
Club Titles Year 1. Pallamano Trieste 1970 17 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 2. Handball Club Conversano 8 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2025 3. SSV Bozen Loacker 5 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 Junior Fasano 5 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024 5. HC Rovereto 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980 6. CC Ortigia Siracusa 3 1987, 1988, 1989 Handball Casarano 3 2007, 2008, 2009 8. SSV Brixen Handball 2 1991, 1992 Pallamano Prato 2 1998, 1999 10. Buscaglione Roma 1 1970 HC Flaminio Genovesi Roma 1 1971 CUS Verona 1 1972 C.S. Esercito Roma 1 1973 HC Scafati 1 1984 SC Merano 1 2005 Cassano Magnago HC 1 2026
EHF coefficient ranking For the season 2022/2023:
34. (42) Meistriliiga (9.00) 35. (36) SynotTip Virsliga (7.33) 36. (38) Serie A (4.33) 37. (33) GHR A (3.33) 38. (34) Multiple ones (2.67)
External links Official website
References