意大利Serie A Elite

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The Top10, known as the Peroni Top10 for sponsorship reasons, and formerly Top 12, is Italy's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The Top 10 is run by Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) and is contested by 10 teams as of the 2019–2020 season, following the Italian federation's decision to name Peroni as the official partner of the Top10 competition.

The leading teams qualify to play against teams from the other leading rugby union nations in Europe in the European Challenge Cup. Aironi and 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 national team.

History

Names of the Italian National Rugby Championship
Divisione Nazionale 1928–29 until 1945–46
Serie A 1945–46 until 1959–60; ​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; ​2010–11 until 2017–18;
Top12 2018–2019
Top10 2020–2023
Serie A Elite 2023–
The former logo of the Eccellenza championship between 2010 and 2018.

The 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 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.

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 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 I Medicei and San Donà withdrew their participation.

From 2023-24 season, competition is going to a reduction of teams, from 10 to 9 (with the leak of Calvisano), and 8 from 2024-25 with also the come back of name in Serie A Elite.

意大利Serie A Elite是一個橄欖球聯賽,是意大利最高級別的聯賽之一。該聯賽由意大利橄欖球聯合會(FIR)組織,吸引了來自全國各地的頂級球隊參賽。這個錦標賽的目的是提高意大利橄欖球水平,並為球員提供一個競爭激烈的平台。

意大利Serie A Elite的比賽通常在每年的秋季至春季期間進行,並且由參賽球隊之間進行循環賽制。每個球隊都會與其他球隊進行主客場比賽,以確定最終的排名。這個聯賽的比賽場地遍布意大利各地,球迷們可以在各個城市觀看到精彩的比賽。

意大利Serie A Elite的比賽風格激烈而具有挑戰性,球隊們展現出高水平的技術和戰術。比賽中,球員們通過傳球、奔跑和進攻來爭奪得分機會,同時也需要具備出色的防守能力。這個聯賽吸引了許多優秀的球員和教練,他們為觀眾帶來了精彩的比賽。

意大利Serie A Elite不僅僅是一個比賽,它也是一個推廣橄欖球運動的平台。通過這個聯賽,意大利的橄欖球運動得到了更多的關注和支持,並且有助於培養新一代的橄欖球運動員。這個聯賽的成功也為意大利橄欖球的發展打下了堅實的基礎。

無論是對於橄欖球愛好者還是對於意大利體育的支持者來說,意大利Serie A Elite都是一個不容錯過的賽事。觀眾可以在比賽中感受到激烈的競爭和激情,同時也可以欣賞到高水平的技術和戰術。這個聯賽將為觀眾帶來一場場精彩絕倫的橄欖球盛宴,讓人們更加熱愛這項運動。