Serie A2 is the second division of the Italian

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. It was born together with Serie A1 in 1980-81 from the splitting of

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

Formula

According to regulation, as the 2020-21 season the 28 participating teams are divided into two groups of 14 teams on a geographical basis. A First Phase is disputed with round trip matches. At the end of the First Phase, the teams classified from the first to the eighth place of each group are admitted to the Play Offs which designate the team admitted to the promotion play-off for Serie A1. Each round of Play Off is played at the best of three races. The teams classified from tenth to 13th place compete in the Play Outs which decree 2 relegations to

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...

. The last classified of the two groups are relegated directly to Serie B.

References

{{Basketball in Italy Women's basketball competitions in Italy Basketball leagues in Italy Women's basketball leagues in Europe Sports leagues established in 1980