| PERUGIA | 2016-17 Serie B club coached by Cristian Bucchi since June (7) |
| SPEZIA | 2024-25 Serie B club coached by Luca D'Angelo since 2023 (6) |
| BARI | 2024-25 Serie B club coached by Moreno Longo; 1990 Mitropa Cup winners (4) |
| ATALANTA | Bergamo-based 2016-17 Serie A club (8) |
| EMPOLI | 2016-17 Serie A club whose home is Stadio Carlo Castellani (6) |
| SOTTSASS | 2020 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner trained by Jean-Claude Rouget and ridden by Cristian Demuro (8) |
| ACEIMPACT | 2023 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner ridden by Cristian Demuro (3,6) |
| CARBONE | Benito ....... , former Aston Villa attacker; 2016-17 manager of Serie B club Ternana (7) |
| VENEZIA | 2024-25 Serie A club coached by Eusebio Di Francesco since June (7) |
| BRESCIA | 2017-18 Serie B club whose home is the Stadio Mario Rigamonti (7) |
| SPAL | 2024-2025 Serie C Group B club coached by Francesco Baldini since February, 2025 (init.) (1,1,1,1) |
| GATTUSO | Gennaro, 2000-10 Italy midfielder; Hajduk Split coach since June (7) |
| UTRECHT | FC ....... , 2022-23 Eredivisie club coached by Michael Silberbauer since last December (7) |
| BOLOGNA | 2024-25 Serie A club coached by Vincenzo Italiano (7) |
| AJACCIO | 2024-25 Ligue 2 club coached by Mathieu Chabert since July (7) |
| SEAHORSE | Marine creature featured on the badge of Serie B club Cesena (8) |
| CREMONESE | US ......... , 2024-25 Serie B club who reappointed Giovanni Stroppa as head coach last November (9) |
| SICILY | Island home of Serie B club Palermo (6) |
| NICE | OGC .... , 2023-24 Ligue 1 club coached by Franck Haise since June (4) |
| WALSALL | EFL League Two club coached by Mat Sadler (7) |
