List of Italian football champions
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The Italian football champions (Italian: Campione d'Italia di calcio, plural: Campioni) is a title competed for since 1898 in varying forms. The current format branded Serie A was launched in the 1929–30 season. Inter Milan are the current champions. Juventus have been Italian champions a record 36 times, including two titles won before the formation of Serie A in 1929. The Scudetto (Italian: scudetto, "little shield", plural: scudetti) is worn on the jersey of the club that won the Italian championship in the previous season, a tradition that began in 1924. The scudetto tradition started when Genoa won their ninth championship title and added a small shield to their team jersey to celebrate their championship win. The first Italian Football Championship was a single day knock-out competition won by Genoa CFC. Numerous expansions and re-formats of what are recognised as official Italian Football Championship included re-brands to Prima Categoria from 1909–10 season, to Prima Divisione from 1921–22 season, and to Divisione Nazionale from 1926–27 season. Since the re-brand to Serie A from 1929, Serie A has been used as the Italian Football Championship for all but one season competitive Italian Football has been played. A regional based competition branded Divisione Nazionale was resurrected for the first season of football immediately after World War II.