The Italian football league is organized in ten levels, the top level is the Lega Nazionale Professionisti ('National Professional League', nicknamed as ' Lega Calcio'), which has two divisions (Serie A and Serie B). The rest in order of importance are :
- the Lega Professionisti Serie C
- Serie D organised by the Comitato Interregionale ('Interregional Committee') of the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti ('National Amateur)
- Eccellenza,
- Promozione,
- Prima Categoria
- Seconda Categoria
- Terza Categoria
Juventus, A.C. Milan and Internazionale that have dominated the league since World War II, winning 54 titles between them.
The following are the list of league championships :
- Serie A
- Serie B
- Serie C1 (2 divisions)
- Serie C2 (3 divisions)
- Serie D (9 divisions)
- Eccellenza (28 divisions)
- Promozione (53 divisions)
- Prima Categoria (1,600+ teams)
- Seconda Categoria (2,800+ teams)
- Terza Categoria (3,100+ teams)
- Campionato Primavera (youth teams)
- Campionato Berretti (youth teams)
The following are the knockout cup championships :
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Famous players who have graced the Italian football are :
- Francesco Totti
- Franco Baresi
- Paolo Rossi
- Paolo Maldini
- Roberto Baggio
Italian football is almost like a religion , the followers are as fanatical as if it was their belief in God which was at stake at every match.
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