The winners, runners-up and 3rd placed teams in the Italian Serie A automatically qualify for the UEFA Champions League, with the 4th placed team entering the qualifying stage of the competition. The teams finishing in 5th and 6th and also the winners of the Coppia Italia are entered into the UEFA Europa League. The teams finishing in the bottom three places are relegated to the Italian Serie B.
Participating teams:
The 20 clubs currently competing in the 2010–11 Italian Serie A are: