Sport
Several sports are practiced in the province of Padua. The most popular is football: every village as well as every city parish has its own little team, out of the most important ones playing in the Italian professional or amateur championships; and futsal is widespread too. Rugby union and volleyball are popular sports too; there are several teams also for basketball and field hockey; water polo, American football and baseball are played too. Among individual sports, cycling, athletics, swimming, rowing, tennis, fencing, golf and horse-back riding are often practiced, as well as martial arts.
Here we can see the major club teams of the province:
- Football:
- - Calcio Padova, now playing Serie B, won 1 Coppa Italia Serie C;
- - A.S. Cittadella, Serie B;
- - A.C. Este, Serie D;
- - Calcio San Paolo Padova, Serie D;
- - Monselice Calcio 1926, Eccellenza Veneto, played up to Serie C;
- - Unione Sportiva Luparense, Promozione, played up to Serie C;
- - A.S. Petrarca Calcio, Seconda Categoria, played up to Prima Divisione;
- - Ženský Padova, Serie B, women's football;
- - no more existing: Gamma 3 Padova won 2 times the championship and 1 the Coppa Italia.
- Futsal:
- - Luparense Calcio a 5, Serie A1, won 3 times the championship, 2 the Coppa Italia and 3 Supercoppa;
- - Petrarca Calcio a 5, Serie B.
- Rugby union:
- - Petrarca Rugby, Super 10, won 12 times the championship (last time 2011) and 2 times the Coppa Italia;
- - Roccia Rugby, Serie A;
- - CUS Padova Rugby, Serie B;
- - Valsugana Rugby, men's rugby Serie C, women's rugby Serie A;
- - Ercole Monselice, Serie C;
- - no more existing: Fiamme Oro Padova, won 5 times the championship and 4 times the Coppa Italia.
- Volleyball:
- - Pallavolo Padova, Serie A1, won 1 CEV Cup;
- - Silvolley Trebaseleghe, Serie B1;
- - Megius Volley Club Padova, women's volleyball Serie C.
- Water Polo:
- - Plebiscito Padova, men's Serie A2, women's Serie A1.
- Field Hockey:
- - CUS Padova Hockey, men's Serie A1, women's Serie A2.
- Basketball:
- - Gattamelata Albignasego, Serie B Dilettanti.
- American Football:
- - Saints Padova, Campionato A2 LENAF.
- Baseball:
- - Padova Baseball, Serie A federale. ( www.padovabaseball.com )
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