Tiers 1 to 5
Italy
727 clubs in 23 competitions, tiers 1 to 5. 55% of Serie A clubs and 4% of all its clubs are controlled from abroad. Tier 4 is Serie D and tier 5 Eccellenza, both run by the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti.
Who owns the clubs, tier by tier
Each bar is one tier, its clubs split by who owns them. Hover a bar for counts; open a tier for its league.
- Owned by its members
- Owned by investors
- Owned by a multi-club group
- Company, owner not identified
- No single controlling owner
- Not yet established
Tier 1
20 clubs
Tier 2
20 clubs
Tier 3
60 clubs
Tier 4
162 clubs
Tier 5
19 leagues, 465 clubs
Eccellenza AbruzzoAbruzzo18Eccellenza BasilicataBasilicata16Eccellenza CalabriaCalabria16Eccellenza CampaniaCampania36Eccellenza Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna36Eccellenza Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia18Eccellenza LazioLazio36Eccellenza LiguriaLiguria16Eccellenza LombardiaLombardia48Eccellenza MarcheMarche16Eccellenza MoliseMolise15Eccellenza Piemonte-Valle d'AostaPiemonte e Valle d'Aosta32Eccellenza PugliaPuglia18Eccellenza SardegnaSardegna16Eccellenza SiciliaSicilia32Eccellenza ToscanaToscana32Eccellenza Trentino-Alto AdigeTrentino-Alto Adige16Eccellenza UmbriaUmbria16Eccellenza VenetoVeneto32