The 2014–15 Serie A (known as the

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TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th season of top-tier Italian

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, the 83rd in a

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, and the fifth since its organization under a league committee separate from

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. It began on 30 August 2014. A total of 20 teams competed in the league: 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the

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campaign.

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were the defending champions, successfully defending their title for the fourth consecutive time. On 2 May 2015, Juventus won the ''Scudetto'' for the fourth consecutive time.

Events

The season featured the return of

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after only one season in the second division and

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, whose last appearance was in the 2007–08 season.

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, the play-off winner, returned to the top level after two years in Serie B. The pre-season saw two ownership changes:

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was sold from Massimo Cellino to Milanese entrepreneur Tommaso Giulini, a former board member at Internazionale. Sampdoria was sold by Edoardo Garrone (son of the late Riccardo Garrone) to Rome-based film businessman Massimo Ferrero. The season was also influenced by serious financial problems surrounding

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, involving two controversial takeovers during the season, its last chairman Giampietro Manenti being arrested on 18 March 2015 under accusation of money laundering, and the club being ultimately declared insolvent by the local court on the very next day. The Serie A this season had the most goals on average than any of the five other top leagues in Europe.https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/1024-goals--serie-a-was-the-highest-scoring-league-in-europe-this-season-090941358.html

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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plays in

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Personnel and sponsorship

* Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Diadora, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Serie A.

Managerial changes

Ownership changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Most clean sheets

Hat-tricks

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Serie A Serie A seasons

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