Serie A , as it is structured today , began during the 1929 – 30 season . From 1898 to 1922 , the competition was organised into regional groups . Because of ever growing teams attending regional championships , the Italian Football Federation ( FIGC ) split the CCI ( Italian Football Confederation ) in 1921 . When CCI teams rejoined the FIGC created two interregional divisions renaming Categories into Divisions and splitting FIGC sections into two North-South leagues . In 1926 , due to internal crises and fascist pressures , the FIGC changed internal settings , adding southern teams to the national division , ultimately leading to the 1929 – 30 final settlement . No title was awarded in 1927 after Torino were stripped of the championship by the FIGC . Torino were declared champions in the 1948 – 49 season following a plane crash near the end of the season in which the entire team was killed
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Superga air disaster
Serie A