The 2022–23 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier Italian

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, the 91st in a

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, and the 13th since its organization under an own league committee, the

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. Napoli won the title with five matches remaining after a 1–1 draw against Udinese at the Dacia Arena on 4 May 2023. Napoli's title was their third league title in their history, and their first since Diego Maradona lead the club to their second title in 1990, meaning they ended their 33 year '' Scudetto'' drought. AC Milan were the defending champions but they finished in 4th place, 20 points behind Napoli. Napoli's title also marked the first time since Roma in

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that a club other then AC Milan,

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or Juventus had won the Serie A title.

Summary

This year would mark the return of playoff matches for the first time since

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. If the season ends with two teams tied at the top of the league standings, those teams would play at a neutral site to determine the title winner. The match will have no

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, and will instead go directly to a

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should the teams be tied after regulation. Head-to-head will still will used as a tiebreaker elsewhere on the board. The

in February announced their intention to run a tournament in the

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during the

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, consisting of players who were not called up to play for the men's national team. The unusual scheduling of the World Cup in

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forced many leagues to interrupt their seasons for weeks, so the Serie A saw this as an opportunity to bolster its image abroad while keeping its players active. The idea received mixed feedback, and was ultimately cancelled by the league due to logistical and funding issues. In January 2023, the Serie A deducted 15 points from Juventus after an investigation by the FIGC accused the club of manipulating their balancing sheets to show false gains of around 60m euros. Months later in April, Italy's highest court ordered the case to be re-examined, and the points were restored. The original ruling was upheld—though this time resulting in Juventus being docked 10 points—in May 2023. On 28 July 2023,

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released a statement confirming Juventus has violated finance regulations. Consequently, Juventus faced penalties including exclusion from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Teams

Cremonese returned to the

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for the first time in 26 years—their longest absence from the top league in history. Lecce returned after two years. Monza were promoted for the first time in the club's history, making them the 67th team to play at the highest level of Italian football.

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were relegated to the

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after six years, while Venezia were relegated after only one.

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were relegated after 15 seasons, thus ending the club's longest consecutive run in the top league. This was the first season since the 2003–04 campaign without any representation from the

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s of Italy (teams located on

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) in the Serie A.

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Relegation tie-breaker

Because Spezia and Hellas Verona finished level on points in the final relegation spot, a one-match relegation tie-breaker was held at a neutral venue to determine the final team which would be relegated to

. ''Hellas Verona won 3–1 and remained in

, while Spezia were relegated to

.''

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

;Notes (H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 13 ** Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) * Most red cards: 3 ** Ruan (Sassuolo)

Club

* Most yellow cards: 109 **Hellas Verona * Most red cards: 7 **Empoli * Fewest yellow cards: 47 **Napoli * Fewest red cards: 0 **Torino

Awards

Monthly awards

Seasonal awards

Attendances

References

External links

Official websiteSerie A
at ESPN.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Serie A Serie A seasons

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