Football is the most popular sport in San Marino, as well as in Italy, the country within which it is an enclave. Domestic football The San Marino Championship, founded under the auspices of the FSGC (San Marino Football Federation), is the premier footballing competition in San Marino. Fifteen teams take part in the competition, which are split into two groups of eight and seven teams. The top three teams from each section progress to a semi-knockout style Championship Playoff. The playoff champion earns a spot in the preliminary rounds of the Europa League, and in 2007, UEFA granted San Marino a spot in the 1st Qualifying Round of the Champions League. In 2007 league champion S.S. Murata was the first team to represent San Marino in the Champions League when they participated in the 2007–08 competition, losing to Finland's Tampere United. San Marino also have a representative in the Italian system with Victor San Marino (formerly San Marino Calcio) playing in Italian football's Eccellenza. San Marino Calcio played their home matches at the Stadio Olimpico of Serravalle. They were founded as early as 1960, though at times have gone under different names and not been associated with the Sammarinese FA. They have returned as Victor San Marino after a 2 year absence in 2021. San Marino also have two cup competitions in the country: Coppa Titano, founded in 1937, in which all the teams in the league compete, and the Super Coppa Sammarinese which is between the winner of the cup and the winner of the league. San Marino has no women's league, with them purely being represented in the Italian league system. This began as early as the 1980's, though the team only lasted 7 years and resulted in most of the players moving to play with Italian clubs. The FA attempted again in 2000, bringing together players for training and building up to entering the Italian league. As the project strengthened, they organised friendlies against Italian sides and in 2004-05 they would enter the Promozione, then called the Serie D, as San Marino Academy. For the first few years the team is predominantly Sammarinese and a national team is added to the long-term plans by the FA around 2013. Today, San Marino Academy continue to represent the nation in Italian women's football. They competed in the 2020–21 Serie A (women) for their first season in the top flight,