Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro

Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro
Official website

Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	Italy
Abbreviation	FIP
Founded	1921 (1921)
Affiliation	FIBA
Affiliation date	1932 (1932)
Headquarters	Rome
Location	Italy
President	Gianni Petrucci
www.fip.it

The Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro (FIP) (English: Italian Basketball Federation) is the governing body of basketball in Italy. It is a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Purpose

It organises national competitions in Italy and the Italian national basketball team, as well as the Italian basketball leagues, which operate the country's two professional leagues, Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and Serie A2 Basket.

External links

Official Site (Italian)

Basketball in Italy

Men's	FIP	Women's

LBA Serie A2 Basket Serie B Basket Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana LNP Cup Awards Stats Leaders Italian Clubs In Europe All Star Game	Italian National Basketball Team Italian Women's National Basketball Team Italian Basketball League System Italian Basketball Hall of Fame Teams & Players U-19 Team, W U-19 Team, U-17 Team, W U-17 Team, 3x3 Team, W 3x3 Team	LegA Basket Femminile - Serie A1 Serie A2 Serie B d'Eccellenza Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

National basketball teams of Europe (FIBA Europe)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain England Scotland Wales Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

National basketball associations of Europe (FIBA Europe)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

Sports governing bodies in Italy (ITA)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatic sports (Diving, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Water Polo) Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo - Karate - Wrestling Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting sport Sporting clays Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Ice sports (Curling, Figure, Speed, Short Track skating, Ice Hockey) Winter sports (Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Ski touring, Snowboarding)

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball & Softball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle sport Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports (In-line hockey, Rink hockey, Roller speed skating) Rugby Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu

Italian National Olympic Committee Italian Paralympic Committee

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Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro

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