The
Italian football champions (, "little shield", plural:
scudetti) are the annual winners of
Serie A,
Italy's premier
football league competition. The title has been contested since 1898 in varying forms of competition.
Juventus are the current champions, and have won a record of 31 titles. The first time the
Scudetto was used was in 1924 when
Genoa won its 9th championship title and decided to add a little shield to their shirt as to reward and celebrate themselves as champions.