The Serie A Championship is the premier football division in Italy and is one of the world's elite football leagues. Since Serie A's inception more than 100 years ago, the Ballon d'Or has been awarded 18 times to players of Serie A Clubs, more than any other league in the world. Furthermore, of the 55 UEFA Champions League finals that have been played, 25 of them have involved Serie A Clubs, making Serie A Championship amongst the most highly important leagues in Europe. Italian Clubs also lead the way in terms of European competition titles (UEFA Champions’ League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Supercup), with 30 total victories. As for the FIFA Club World Cup, with a combined total of 9 titles, the Serie A Clubs lead the ranking of European club victories. At present, the Serie A Championship consists of 20 Clubs playing a total of 380 Matches between them each Season, usually running from August until May the following year.