La Lega is an Italian co-operative association founded in 1891 on irredentist ideals.
[2] Following the 1992 Italian cooperative legal reform, which was lobbied for by La Lega, La Lega introduced capital participation in ownership by minority soci sovventori, capital memberships, with restricted voting rights.
[3] La Lega is Italy's largest umbrella group for collectives, promoting the interests of the cooperative sector at all levels of government.
By 2002, La Lega's total membership exceeded 6 million people, or slightly more than 10 percent of the Italian population.
Of these members, 4.6 million belonged to La Lega's consumer co-ops.