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Italian Baseball League
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The Italian Baseball League (formerly known as Serie A1), is the highest level of professional baseball in the Italy (and San Marino) and is overseen by Italian Federation of Baseball and Softball. It is currently a 9 team league that plays a 54 game schedule played mostly on weekends, with the season running from April to September. At the end of the season the top four teams qualify for the playoffs, with the winner earning the Scudetto. Both of the playoff rounds are best-of-seven. The league follows a promotion and relegation system with the Serie A2 in which the bottom two teams are regulated.
Many of the official team nicknames contain the name of the team's corporate sponsor. Most of the teams are based in the Emilia-Romagna Region of Italy. The San Marino team and the top Italian team (usually the league champion) qualify to play in the European Cup.
Formerly a 10-team league through 2005 the league dropped to 8 teams in 2007. Before the 2006 season began, Palfinger Reggio Emilia, an A1 club, could not afford to stay in the class and was dropped to A2. The spot was then given to Acegas Alpina Tergeste (2nd to last place in 2005) but the team couldn't afford it as well. The league played with 9 teams in 2006 and dropped down to 8 the next year, with 3 teams relegated and 2 promoted. The league went back to 2 relegated/2 promoted in 2007.
Starting in 2010 the Italian Baseball League changed format again and became the first Italian sport league with the franchise system and without promotion and relegation. The number of teams was set at 8 and, after the exclusion of Catania Warriors for budget problems, Novara United joined the league in 2011. Each team has a farm team, the IBL2 team, and is allowed to transfer players between the two teams during the season, as in the U.S. Minor League system.
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[edit] Current Teams
The eight teams that play in the top level of baseball in Italy 2011 are:
| Franchise | Official Team Name | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nettuno | Caffè Danesi Nettuno | Nettuno | Steno Borghese |
| Parma | Cariparma Parma | Parma | Stadio Europeo |
| Grosseto Orioles | Montedeipaschi BBC Grosseto | Grosseto | Stadio Jannella |
| Novara United | Novara United | Novara | Stadio "Provini" |
| Godo Knights | De Angelis Godo Knights | Godo | Stadio "A. Casadio" |
| Fortitudo Bologna | Italeri Fortitudo Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Gianni Falchi |
| T & A San Marino | T & A San Marino | Serravalle, San Marino | Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle |
| Rimini | Telemarket Rimini | Rimini | Stadio dei Pirati |
[edit] List of Champions
- 1948: Libertas Bologna
- 1949: B.C. Firenze (Lega Italiana Baseball)/Lazio (Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball)
- 1950: Libertas Roma
- 1951: Nettuno B.C.
- 1952: Nettuno B.C.
- 1953: Nettuno B.C.
- 1954: Nettuno B.C.
- 1955: Lazio
- 1956: Chlorodont Nettuno
- 1957: Chlorodont Nettuno
- 1958: C.U.S. Milano
- 1959: Coca Cola Roma
- 1960: Seven Up Milano
- 1961: Europhon Milano
- 1962: Europhon Milano
- 1963: Simmenthal Nettuno
- 1964: Simmenthal Nettuno
- 1965: Simmenthal Nettuno
- 1966: Europhon Milano
- 1967: Europhon Milano
- 1968: Europhon Milano
- 1969: Montenegro Bologna
- 1970: Europhon Milano
- 1971: Glent Grant Nettuno
- 1972: Montenegro Bologna
- 1973: Glent Grant Nettuno
- 1974: Montenegro Bologna
- 1975: Cercosti Rimini
- 1976: Germal Parma
- 1977: Germal Parma
- 1978: Biemme Giocattoli Bologna
- 1979: Derbigum Rimini
- 1980: Derbigum Rimini
- 1981: Parmalat Parma
- 1982: Parmalat Parma
- 1983: Papà Barzetti Rimini
- 1984: Be.Ca. Carni Bologna
- 1985: World Vision Parma
- 1986: Grohe Grosseto
- 1987: Trevi Rimini
- 1988: Ronson Lenoir Rimini
- 1989: Mamoli Robinetterie Grosseto
- 1990: Scac Nettuno
- 1991: Parma Angels
- 1992: Telemarket Rimini
- 1993: C.F.C. Nettuno
- 1994: Cariparma Angels Parma
- 1995: Cariparma Angels Parma
- 1996: Caffè Danesi Nettuno
- 1997: C.U.S. Cariparma Parma
- 1998: Caffè Danesi Nettuno
- 1999: Semenzato Casa d'Aste Rimini
- 2000: Semenzato Casa d'Aste Rimini
- 2001: Danesi Nettuno
- 2002: Semenzato Casa d'Aste Rimini
- 2003: Italeri Bologna
- 2004: Prink Grosseto
- 2005: Italeri Bologna
- 2006: Telemarket Rimini
- 2007: Montepaschi Grosseto
- 2008: T&A San Marino
- 2009: Fortitudo Bologna
- 2010: Cariparma Parma
- 2011: T&A San Marino
- 2012: T&A San Marino
[edit] MVPs
- 1952: Giulio Glorioso, Lazio
(not awarded, 1953-1976)
- 1977: Michele Romano, Rimini
- 1978: Carlos Guzman, Parma
- 1979: John Long, Rimini (from FIBS) & Carlos Guzman (from Tuttobaseball)
- 1980: Ed Oliveros, Nettuno
- 1981: John Guggiana, Parma
- 1982: Giuseppe Carelli, Rimini
(not awarded, 1983-1999)
- 2000: Claudio Liverziani, Rimini
- 2001: Juan Carlos Vigna, Nettuno
- 2002: Orlando Munoz, Modena
- 2003: Claudio Liverziani, Bologna
- 2004: Jaime Navarro, Grosseto
- 2005: Jesus Matos, Bologna
- 2006: Mario Chiarini, Rimini
- 2007: Giuseppe Mazzanti, Nettuno
- 2008: Giuseppe Mazzanti, Nettuno
- 2009: Eddy Garabito, Bologna
- 2010: Orlando Munoz, Parma
- 2011: Willie Vasquez, San Marino
- 2012: Danilo Sanchez, Godo
[edit] Famous Players
- Ruggero Bagialemani, IF
- Roberto Bianchi, C
- Giuseppe Carelli, OF
- Giorgio Castelli, C
- Paolo Ceccaroli, P
- Gianmario Costa, IF
- Alberto D'Auria, IF
- Davide Dallospedale, IF
- Massimo Fochi, IF
- Giulio Glorioso, P
- Claudio Liverziani, OF
- Alex Maestri, P
- Jesus Matos, P
- Giuseppe Mazzanti, IF
- Jaime Navarro, P
- Danny Newman, P
- Robert Perez, OF
- Josh Phelps, IF
- Lenny Randle, IF
- Michele Romano, P/IF
- Jason Simontacchi, P
- Craig Stimac, C
[edit] External Links
- Italian Federation of Baseball and Softball (in Italian)
- Baseball.it (in Italian)
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