What is the FIP?
The Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro (FIP) is the national federation for basketball in Italy. FIBA lists it as Italy’s national federation.[2] The federation’s history page records that on 18 June 2000 its 34th extraordinary general assembly, held at Chianciano Terme, adopted a new statute “che vede la Federazione come ente di diritto privato con finalità pubbliche” — a private-law body with public purposes.[4]
What does the FIP govern or do?
The federation governs basketball in Italy through national federal bodies and a network of territorial committees, and its site carries pages for its federal organs, assemblies, presidents, secretaries general and offices.[3]
Its results service covers the men’s Serie A, Serie A2 and Serie B with their Supercoppa competitions, the women’s Serie A1, A2, B and C and Promozione, and national youth championships from under-15 to under-19.[5] FIBA lists Maurizio Bertea as its secretary general.[2]
When was the FIP founded and where is it based?
The federation’s history page dates its founding to a meeting of Milanese clubs: “la sera del 2 novembre del 1921, approvandone lo Statuto ed eleggendo Arrigo Muggiani primo Presidente della Federazione Italiana Basketball”.[4] The same page records: “Il nome della Federazione era mutato in Federazione Italiana Palla al Cesto”; and, later, “La sede della Federazione si era spostata da Milano a Roma”.[4]
Its address is Via Vitorchiano 113, 00189 Rome, as given by the federation and by FIBA.[4][2]
How is the FIP recognised?
FIBA. FIBA’s list of national federations includes Italy (ITA); its entry names the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro, gives Giovanni Petrucci as president and places it in the Europe region.[1][2]
CONI. The Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano lists the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro among the “Federazioni Sportive Nazionali” on its site.[7] CONI’s directory links the entry to a federation profile page.[7]
What does the FIP organise?
The federation’s results pages carry the national championships it lists: for men, Serie A, Serie A2 and Serie B with the Supercoppa Maschile, Supercoppa A2 Maschile and Supercoppa Serie B; for women, Serie A1, Serie A2, Serie B and Serie C Femminile and Promozione Femminile; and youth championships including the U19, U17 and U15 Eccellenza and Gold tiers, alongside regional competitions.[5] Territorial committees operate in each region and in the provinces of Bolzano and Trento.[6]
Who are its members?
The federation is organised through “Comitati Territoriali”, whose contact details it publishes. Its list names committees for Abruzzo, Basilicata, Bolzano, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Trento, Umbria, Valle d’Aosta and Veneto.[6] Its founding, as its history records, was the work of Milanese clubs (“società milanesi”).[4]
References
- FIBA — List of National Federations. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- FIBA — National federation: Italy (ITA), Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- FIP — Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro, home page. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- FIP — La Federazione: Storia. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- FIP — Risultati (championships). Accessed 2026-10-07.
- FIP — Comitati Territoriali. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- CONI — Federazioni Sportive Nazionali. Accessed 2026-10-07.