Fastbreak AI Announces Multi-Year Partnership With Lega Serie A To Power Scheduling

Italy’s top football league will leverage Fastbreak Pro Schedule to manage fixture demands, meet club sporting needs, and optimize competitive balance

Fastbreak AI, the leading AI-powered sports operations company, and Lega Serie A announced a multi-year partnership that will see Italy’s top football league leverage the industry-leading scheduling software platform to manage fixture demands, meet club needs and optimize competitive balance.

Developed by experts in mathematical optimization, machine learning and AI, Fastbreak Pro Schedule enables Serie A to create season fixtures and balance hundreds of rules and constraints, including club sporting needs, blackout windows, rest periods, venue availability and broadcast requirements to generate optimal matchups.

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“Building the season calendar requires balancing the sporting needs of clubs, respecting supporters, broadcasters, competition and local requirements in an increasingly complex environment,” Luigi De Siervo, CEO of Lega Serie A said. “Fastbreak gives us a powerful tool to navigate that complexity more efficiently. Their technology is proven to manage the scheduling demands of the world’s leading sports organizations and will help us deliver a fixture list that places all the needs we receive and have to consider at the center of the scheduling process.”

With Fastbreak’s technology powering schedules for more than 65 of the world’s top professional sports leagues, including the NBA, NHL, MLB and NRL, Serie A selected Fastbreak to deliver a smarter, more efficient season structure that better accounts for club needs and preferences while optimizing the placement of marquee matchups throughout the calendar.

“Our technology is built to give sports leagues the flexibility and control to meet the evolving demands that go into creating a season-long schedule,” Co-Founder and CEO of Fastbreak AI John Stewart said. “With some of global football’s most competitive clubs competing in Serie A, a solution that can efficiently account for the needs of the teams and athletes while preserving competitive integrity is critical. We’re proud to partner with the league to help deliver fixtures that reflect those priorities.”