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{{Short description|Professional men's rugby union competition in Italy}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title           = Top10
| current_season  = 2025–26 Serie A Élite
| logo            = 
| pixels          = 200px
| caption         = 
| formerly        = Divisione Nazionale <br> Serie A <br> Serie A1 <br> Super 10 <br> Eccellenza <br> Top12 <br> Top10
| last_season     = 
| upcoming_season = 
| sport           = Rugby union
| founded         = {{start date and age|1929}}
| folded          = 
| replaced        = 
| owner           = Federazione Italiana Rugby
| ceo             = 
| divisions       = 
| inaugural       = 1928–29
| teams           = [[#Current teams|10]]
| country         = [[Italy]]
| confed_cup      = European Rugby Challenge Cup <br> [[European Rugby Continental Shield]]
| champion        = [[Rugby Rovigo Delta]]
| champ_season    = 
| most_champs     = [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]] (18 titles)
| most successful club = 
| sponsor         = [[Peroni Brewery|Peroni]]
| tv              = Federazione Italiana Rugby (Live Streams on Facebook and Youtube)
| relegation      = [[Serie A (rugby union)|Serie A]]
| related_comps   = [[Coppa Italia (rugby union)|Coppa Italia]]
| founder         = 
| website         = 
}}

Serie A Elite, formerly known as the '''Top10''' or the '''[[Peroni Brewery|Peroni]] Top10''' for sponsorship reasons, is Italy's top level professional men's [[rugby union]] competition. The Serie A Elite is run by [[Italian Rugby Federation|Federazione Italiana Rugby]] (FIR) and is contested by 10 teams as of the 2025–2026 season.

The leading teams qualify to play against teams from the other leading rugby union nations in Europe in the [[EPCR Challenge Cup|European Challenge Cup]]. [[Aironi]] and [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]] began competing in the league now known as [[Pro14]] in the 2010–11 season, and took both Italian places in the [[Heineken Cup]]. Owing to financial problems, the FIR revoked Aironi's professional licence after the 2011–12 season; that team was replaced in Pro12 by the FIR-operated [[Zebre]]. From 2014 to 2015, one of the two Italian Pro12 sides competes in the Heineken Cup's replacement, the [[European Rugby Champions Cup]]; the other plays in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Both Pro12 teams are intended to concentrate the best domestic talent and help develop the quality of Italian players and therefore improve the talent pool for the [[Italy national rugby union team|national team]].

==History==

{| class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align:left;margin-left:1em;cellpadding:5;font-size:100%;min-width:19.3em;width:30%;"
 |-
 |colspan="2" align="center" | '''Names of the Italian National Rugby Championship'''
 |-
 |'''Divisione Nazionale''' || 1928–29 until 1945–46
 |-
 |'''Serie A''' || 1945–46 until 1959–60; {{wbr}}1965–66 until 1985–86
 |-
 |'''Serie A1''' || 1986–87 until 2000–01
 |-
 |'''Super 10''' || 2001–02 until 2009-10
 |-
 |'''Eccellenza''' || 1960–61 until 1964–65; {{wbr}}2010–11 until 2017–18; 
 |-
 |'''Top12''' || 2018–2019
 |-
 |'''Top10''' || 2020–2023
 |-
 |'''Serie A Elite''' || 2023–
|}

[[File:Eccellenza rugby logo.png|upright=1|thumb|The former logo of the Eccellenza championship between 2010 and 2018.]]

The&nbsp;competition was originally named '''Divisione Nazionale''' since its origin in 1928 until the 1945–46 season where the name of the National Championship was changed to the '''Serie A'''. Upon 1959, the competition's name was changed was changed to the '''Eccellenza''' before becoming the '''Serie A''' once again 26 years after in 1985. However, shortly after the name change, in 1986 the '''Serie A''' became the '''Serie A1''' with the second tier taking the name of the '''Serie A2'''.

Since the 1987–88 season, the championship has been played under a play-off phase format after a regular season with the title being assigned through a final (several cities to have hosted finals include [[Padua]], [[Bologna]] and [[Rome]]). After a major restructuring in 2001, the national championship was named '''Super 10''' leaving the '''Serie A1''' and '''Serie''' '''A2''' to become the second and third divisions of Italian rugby respectively. Upon the 2009–10 season, the '''Super 10''' championship which was founded (in 2001) and operated by the L.I.R.E. (Lega Italiana Rugby d'Eccellenza) (''Italian Elite Rugby Union League'' in Italian) had folded in 2009, the [[Italian Rugby Federation|Federazione Italiana Rugby]] (FIR) had taken over organising the championship.

The name of championship was changed once again to the '''Eccellenza''' for the 2010–11 season. After 8 years of the '''Eccellenza''', the competition was increased to 12 teams and was rebranded as the '''Top12'''.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12205:consiglio-fir-top12-il-massimo-campionato-cambia-nome&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811&jjj=1532559694939 | title=Consiglio FIR: Top12, Il Massimo Campionato Cambia Nome | publisher=Federazione Italiana Rugby | date=21 July 2018 | access-date=26 July 2018 | language=it}}</ref>

Upon the year 2010, the then known Celtic League (now the [[Pro14]]) had decided to expand their competition to 12 teams and add two Italian teams, one of them being [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]] (which would mean they would stop participating in the '''Super 10''' and another being [[Aironi]] (a newly founded team that was later replaced by Zebre in the 2012–2013 season of the Pro 12 after folding due to financial reasons and having its license revoked by the Italian Rugby Federation).

The competition's name was changed from Top 12 to Top 10 in 2020 when teams [[R.C. I Medicei|I Medicei]] and [[Rugby San Donà|San Donà]] withdrew their participation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oglioponews.it/2020/08/25/terremoto-rugby-non-sara-top-12-ma-top-10-rinunciano-san-dona-e-i-medicei/ | title=Terremoto Rugby: non sarà Top 12, ma Top 10, rinunciano San Donà e I Medicei | trans-title=Rugby earthquake: no longer Top 12 but Top 10, San Donà and I Medicei abandon | publisher=Ogliopo News | language=it | date=25 August 2020 | access-date=5 December 2020 }}</ref>

For the 2023-24 season, the competition was reduced in teams from 10 to 9 (with the withdrawal of [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]), and returned to 10 from 2024-25 with the name reverting to '''Serie A Elite'''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17340:comunicato-stampa-fir-formula-massimo-campionato-nazionale-maschile-2324&catid=125:news&Itemid=710 | title=Comunicato Stampa FIR - Formula Massimo Campionato Nazional Maschile 23/24| publisher=F.I.R. | language=it | date=2 May 2023 | access-date=2 May 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17455:serie-a-elite-definita-la-nuova-denominazione-dei-campionati-italiani-dalto-livello&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811| title=SERIE A ELITE: DEFINITA LA NUOVA DENOMINAZIONE DEI CAMPIONATI ITALIANI D'ALTO LIVELLO| publisher=F.I.R. | language=it | date=14 June 2023 | access-date=14 June 2023 }}</ref>

==Current teams==

{{location map+ |Italy |float=center |width=700|caption=Locations of teams in the '''2025–26 Serie A Élite'''. (Teams marked with a green dot compete in the [[Pro14]] league). |places=

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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 99%"
|-
| style="background:white; text-align:center;" colspan="9" |'''2020–21 Top10'''
|-
!style="background:white; width:20%" | Club
!style="background:white; width:8%"  | Established
!style="background:white; width:25%" | City
!style="background:white; width:22%" | Stadium
!style="background:white; width:8%"  | Capacity
!style="background:white; width:10%" | Titles (Last)
|-
| [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
| 1970
| [[Calvisano]], [[Lombardy]]
| Stadio San Michele
| 5,000
| 7 (2019)
|-
| [[Rugby Colorno|Colorno]]
| 1975
| [[Colorno]], [[Emilia-Romagna]]
| [[Stadio Gino Maini]] 
| 1,000
| 
|-
| [[Fiamme Oro Rugby|Fiamme Oro]]
| 1955
| [[Rome]], [[Lazio]]
| Centro Sportivo Polizia di Stato
| 1,300
| 5 (1968)
|-
| [[S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927|S.S. Lazio]]
| 1927
| [[Rome]], [[Lazio]]
| Centro sportivo Giulio Onesti
| 1,300
| 
|-
| [[Rugby Lyons Piacenza|Lyons Piacenza]]
| 1963
| [[Piacenza]], [[Emilia-Romagna]]
| [[Stadio Comunale Beltrametti]] 
| 3,000
| 
|-
| [[Mogliano Rugby|Mogliano]]
| 1956
| [[Mogliano]], [[Veneto]]
| Stadio Maurizio Quaggia
| 786
| 1 (2013)
|-
| [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
| 1947
| [[Padua]], [[Veneto]]
| [[Stadio Plebiscito]]
| 7,715
| 13 (2018)
|-
| [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]
| 1935
| [[Rovigo]], [[Veneto]]
| [[Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini|Stadio Mario Battaglini]] 
| 5,500
| 12 (2016)
|-
| [[Rugby Reggio|Valorugby Emilia]]
| 1970
| [[Reggio nell'Emilia]], [[Emilia-Romagna]]
| [[Stadio Mirabello]]
| 4,500
| 
|-
| [[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]]
| 1970
| [[Viadana, Lombardy|Viadana]], [[Lombardy]]
| [[Stadio Luigi Zaffanella]] 
| 6,000
| 1 (2002)
}}

{{reflist|group=f}}

The leading title holder is [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]] who have won eighteen titles (the first one in 1929, the most recent in 1996) before being disbanded in 2011; [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]] follow with fifteen (first in 1956 as Rugby Treviso); [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]] (rugby union club from [[Padua]] that won their first title in 1970) with thirteen and [[Rugby Rovigo|Rovigo]] (first title in 1951) who won twelve titles.
Apart from the aforementioned teams no one has won more than five titles. The team that wins the Italian championship wears the ''Scudetto'' on their jerseys the following season, The clubs that hold at least ten titles win the right to wear a golden star on their jerseys.

==Celtic League participation==
Despite rising playing standards and more media attention on [[rugby union]], [[Italy|Italian]] teams competing in the [[European Rugby Champions Cup|Heineken Cup]] and European Challenge Cup have generally struggled to compete against the established club teams of the other [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]] countries. In response both [[John Kirwan (rugby footballer)|John Kirwan]], the former Italian [[head coach]], and [[David Pickering (rugby player)|David Pickering]], the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] chairman, suggested that merged Italian teams should enter the [[Pro14|Celtic League]], now known as Pro14,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/mar/19/sixnations2006.rugbyunion6 Top-level Italian exports threaten to damage domestic product]</ref><ref>[http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=161366&command=displayContent&sourceNode=258861&home=yes&more_nodeId1=161375&contentPK=20934679 Pickering: We have to improve league]</ref> and in March 2009 the Celtic Rugby Board and [[Italian Rugby Federation|FIR]] announced an agreement in principle to add two Italian teams to the [[Magners|Magners League]] for [[2010–11 Celtic League|2010–11]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.scrum.com/celticleague/rugby/story/93971.html | title=Celtic door opens up for Italy | work=Scrum.com | date=2009-03-26 | access-date=2009-03-26}}</ref> The two teams were intended to offer Italian qualified players a higher standard of rugby to hone their skills. It removed the best Italian players from the top-tier league, and it was envisaged that the Super 10 would be a [[semi-professional]] league.

On 18 July 2009 it was announced that the two Magners League teams would be the newly formed [[Aironi]], based in [[Viadana, Lombardy|Viadana]], and "Praetorians Roma", from the [[Rome|capital]]. As of October 2009, there was a change and it was announced the two teams will be Aironi and [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]. Praetorians Roma were nominated in the first round but failed to meet the criteria set down by the evaluators and Benetton Treviso took their place. These new sides also played in the [[2010–11 Heineken Cup|Heinken Cup]] and Italy retained its four places in the [[2010–11 European Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]], which were taken by top Super 10 teams, become Eccellenza, orphan of Benetton Treviso and [[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]].

After the [[2011–12 Pro12|2011–12 season]], the first for the league under the Pro12 name, the FIR revoked the licence of Aironi due to financial problems. That team was replaced in [[Pro14|Pro12]] by a new FIR operated side, Zebre.

Beginning in the [[2014–15 Pro12|2014–15 season]], the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup will be replaced by a new three-tiered European competition structure: the Heineken Cup will be replaced by the [[European Rugby Champions Cup]], the European Challenge Cup will be replaced by the European Rugby Challenge Cup, and a new third-tier Qualifying Competition will be added. The highest-placed Italian Pro12 side automatically qualifies for the Champions Cup, the other Pro12 side will compete in the new Challenge Cup unless it qualifies for the Champions Cup by being one of the three highest-placed teams apart from the top team of each Pro12 country (Italy, [[Ireland]], Scotland, Wales). Select sides from the Excellence will play in the Qualifying Competition, to be held before the main season. Along with club sides from second-tier [[Europe]]an rugby nations, the Eccellenza sides will compete for two places in the new European Rugby Challenge Cup with 4 teams. From the 2016–17 season the third-tier is named European Rugby Continental Shield.

==Format==
Currently the Italian senior leagues are structured in the following way:

*'''Serie A Elite''' made up of 10 teams; the first four go into the [[playoffs|playoff]] stage and the winner is the "Champion of [[Italy]]"; the last two classified are [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] to the [[Serie A (rugby union)|Serie A]].
*'''Serie A''':  is the second level of Italian rugby union, divided in 3 same-rank territorial pools of 10 teams each, who play each other home and away. There are 4 relegations to [[Serie B (rugby union)|Serie B]], scheduled for the 3 teams that end the season in 10th place in their own pool and one of the three teams ranked 9th after a mini-playout. Promotion to Serie A Elite works similarly: the three teams that win their own pool automatically qualify for the finals, reached by one of the second teams after a mini-round of playoff. The finals, played home and away, are used to determine the two teams promoted to Serie A Elite.
*'''Serie B''': divided in 4 same-rank territorial pools of 12 teams each, who play each other home and away. A playoff stage determines the 4 teams promoted to Serie A and a playout stage the 8 teams relegated in [[Serie C (rugby union)|Serie C]].
* '''Serie C''': is the very 4th tier of Italian rugby union, divided into regional divisions. A playoffs stage determines the 8 teams that are promoted to Serie B.

==Past winners==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* 1929 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Ambrosiana]]
* 1930 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1931 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1932 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1933 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1934 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1935 [[Rugby Roma Olimpic|Rugby Roma]]
* 1936 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1937 [[Rugby Roma Olimpic|Rugby Roma]]
* 1938 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1939 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1940 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1941 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1942 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1943 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1946 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1947 [[Reale Società Ginnastica di Torino|Ginnastica Torino]]
* 1948 [[Rugby Roma Olimpic]]
* 1949 [[Rugby Roma Olimpic]]
* 1950 [[Rugby Parma F.C.|Parma]]
* 1951 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1952 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1953 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1954 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1955 [[Rugby Parma F.C.|Parma]]
* 1956 [[Benetton Rugby|Treviso]]
* 1957 [[Rugby Parma F.C.|Parma]]
* 1958 [[Fiamme Oro Rugby|Fiamme Oro Padova]]
* 1959 [[Fiamme Oro Rugby|Fiamme Oro Padova]]
* 1960 [[Fiamme Oro Rugby|Fiamme Oro Padova]]
* 1961 [[Fiamme Oro Rugby|Fiamme Oro Padova]]
* 1962 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1963 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1964 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1965 [[Partenope Rugby|Partenope]]
* 1966 [[Partenope Rugby|Partenope]]
* 1967 [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]]
* 1968 [[Fiamme Oro Rugby|Fiamme Oro Padova]]
* 1969 [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]]
* 1970 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1971 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1972 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1973 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1974 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1975 [[Rugby Brescia|Brescia]]
* 1976 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1977 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1978 [[Benetton Rugby|Treviso]]
* 1979 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1980 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1981 [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]]
* 1982 [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]]
* 1983 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 1984 [[Petrarca Padova Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1985 [[Petrarca Padova Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1986 [[Petrarca Padova Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1987 [[Petrarca Padova Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 1988 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1989 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 1990 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 1991 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1992 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 1993 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1994 [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]]
* 1995 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1996 [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
* 1997 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 1998 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 1999 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 2000 [[Rugby Roma Olimpic]]
* 2001 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 2002 [[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]]
* 2003 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 2004 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 2005 [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
* 2006 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 2007 [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 2008 [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
* [[2008–09 Super 10 season|2009]] [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* [[2009–10 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2010]] [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
* 2011 [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 2012 [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
* 2013 [[Mogliano Rugby|Mogliano]]
* [[2013–14 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2014]] [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
* [[2014–15 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2015]] [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
* 2016 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]
* 2017 [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
* 2018 [[Petrarca Padova Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 2019 [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
* 2020 ''Not assigned''
* 2021 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]
* [[2021–22 Top10|2022]] [[Petrarca Padova Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 2023 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
* 2024 [[Petrarca Padova Rugby|Petrarca]]
* 2025 [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
}}

==Finals==
{|class = "wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Champion
!Score
!Runner-up
|-
|2001–02
|[[Rugby Viadana|Arix Viadana]]
|19–12
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Ghial Calvisano]]
|-
|2002–03
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|34–12
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Ghial Calvisano]]
|-
|2003–04
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|22–10
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Ghial Calvisano]]
|-
|2004–05
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Ghial Calvisano]]
|25–20
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|-
|2005–06
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|17–12
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Ghial Calvisano]]
|-
|2006–07
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|28–24 (a.e.t)
|[[Rugby Viadana|Arix Viadana]]
|-
|2007–08
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Cammi Calvisano]]
|20–3
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Super 10 season|2008–09]]
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|29–20
|[[Rugby Viadana|Montepaschi Viadana]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2009–10]]
|[[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
|16–12
|[[Rugby Viadana|Montepaschi Viadana]]
|-
|2010–11
|[[Petrarca Rugby|Carrera Petrarca Padova]]
|18–14
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Femi-CZ Rovigo Delta]]
|-
|2011–12
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Cammi Calvisano]]
|43–36
|[[Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato|Estra I Cavalieri Prato]]
|-
|2012–13
|[[Mogliano Rugby|Marchiol Mogliano]]
|16–11
|[[Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato|Estra I Cavalieri Prato]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2013–14]]
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Cammi Calvisano]]
|26–17
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Femi-CZ Vea Rovigo Delta]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2014–15]]
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Cammi Calvisano]]
|11–10
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Femi-CZ Rovigo Delta]]
|-
|2015–16
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Femi-CZ Rovigo Delta]]
|20–13
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
|-
|2016–17
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Patarò Calvisano]]
|43–29
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Femi-CZ Rovigo Delta]]
|-
|2017–18
|[[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
|19–11
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Patarò Calvisano]]
|-
|2018–19
|[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
|33–10
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]
|-
|2020–21
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]
|23–20
|[[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
|-
|2021–22
|[[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
|19-6
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]
|-
|2022–23
|[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]
|16-9
|[[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
| colspan=4 align=center style="line-height:9px;" |<span style=" color:#999; font-size:87%;">'''Serie A "Elite" Maschile'''</span>
|-
| 2023-24
|style="text-align:right;|'''[[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]'''
|style="text-align:center;|28-10
|style="text-align:left;| [[Rugby Viadana]]
|-
| 2024-25
|style="text-align:right;|'''[[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo Delta]]'''
|style="text-align:center;|27-21
|style="text-align:left;| [[Rugby Viadana]]
|}

==Performance by club==
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! Winners
! Winning Years
|-
| [[Amatori Rugby Milano|Amatori Milano]]
| 18
| 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996
|-
| [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]]
| 15
| 1956, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, [[2008–09 Super 10 season|2009]], [[2009–10 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2010]]
|-
| [[Petrarca Rugby|Petrarca]]
| 15
| 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2011, 2018, [[2021–22 Top10|2022]], 2024
|-
| [[Rugby Rovigo Delta|Rovigo]]
| 15
| 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1979, 1988, 1990, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2025
|-
| [[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]
| 7
| 2005, 2008, 2012, [[2013–14 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2014]], [[2014–15 Italian Rugby Union Championship|2015]], 2017, 2019
|-
| [[Rugby Roma Olimpic]]
| 5
| 1935, 1937, 1948, 1949, 2000
|-
| [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]]
| 5
| 1967, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1994
|-
| [[Fiamme Oro Rugby|Fiamme Oro]]
| 5
| 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968
|-
| [[Rugby Parma F.C.|Parma]]
| 3
| 1950, 1955, 1957
|-
| [[Partenope Rugby|Partenope]]
| 2
| 1965, 1966
|-
| [[Mogliano Rugby|Mogliano]]
| 1
| 2013
|-
| [[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]]
| 1
| 2002
|- 
| [[Rugby Brescia|Brescia]]
| 1
| 1975
|-
| [[Reale Società Ginnastica di Torino|Ginnastica Torino]]
| 1
| 1947
|}

==See also==
* [[Rugby union in Italy]]
* [[Italy national rugby union team]]
*[[United Rugby Championship]]
* [[European Rugby Champions Cup]]
* [[European Rugby Challenge Cup]]
* [[European Shield]]
* [[European Rugby Continental Shield]]
* [[Coppa Italia (rugby union)|Coppa Italia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.federugby.it Official site]

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