Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

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Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Founded1978 as Serie C2
2008 as Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Folded2014
CountryItaly
ConfederationFIGC
Number of teams36 (18 for each group)
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione
Relegation toSerie D
Domestic cup(s)Coppa Italia Lega Pro
Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione
Last championsBassano Virtus (group A)
Messina (group B)
(2013–14)
Most championshipsMantova, Messina, Prato, Siena, Varese
(3 each)
Websitewww.lega-pro.com

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 20 and 21. Group A covered northern and north-central Italy, Group B south-central and southern Italy.

Until the 2007–08 season, the league was known as Serie C2.

Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. In 1978, it was decided to split Serie C into Serie C1 (the third highest league) and Serie C2. Upon its inception in 1978–79, Serie C2 consisted of four divisions, however, that number was reduced to three from the start of the 1991–92 season. The reform, already decided by the FIGC lead to the reunification with the first division starting from 2014–15 and with the subsequent rebirth of the third tier championship organized by the pro league with 60 teams divided into three groups of 20 in Lega Pro.

During the regular season, teams only played the other teams in their division. Each opponent was played twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 34 matches. Games were scheduled such that in the first 17 matches, every opponent was played once. In the last 17 matches, the same opponents were played in the same order, with the only difference being that the venue changed.

Past champions[]

Serie C2[]

Seasons from 1978–79 to 1990–91[]

Season Group A Winner Group B Winner Group C Winner Group D Winner
Sanremese Cremapergo Fano Rende
Prato Modena Giulianova Cosenza
Rhodense Padova Casertana Campania
Carrarese Ancona Siena Barletta
Prato Legnano Francavilla Messina
Livorno Pavia Jesi Reggina
Siena Virescit Boccaleone Brindisi Licata
Lucchese Centese Teramo Nocerina
Torres Ospitaletto Vis Pesaro Frosinone
Carrarese Mantova Perugia Palermo
Casale Chievo Fidelis Andria Puteolana
Siena Varese Fano Battipagliese
Alessandria Palazzolo Chieti Ischia

Seasons from 1991–92 to 2007–08[]

Season Group A Winner Group B Winner Group C Winner
Ravenna Vis Pesaro Potenza
Mantova Pistoiese Juve Stabia
Crevalcore Gualdo Trapani
Brescello Montevarchi Nocerina
Novara Treviso Avezzano
Lumezzane Ternana Battipagliese
Varese SPAL Marsala
Pisa Viterbese Catania
Spezia Torres Messina
Padova Lanciano Taranto
Prato Teramo Martina
Pavia Florentia Viola Foggia
Mantova Grosseto Frosinone
Pro Sesto Massese Manfredonia
2005–06 Venezia Cavese Gallipoli
2006–07 Legnano Foligno Sorrento
2007–08 Pergocrema Reggiana Benevento

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione[]

Seasons from 2008–09 to 2010–11[]

Season Group A Winner Group A Playoff Winner Group B Winner Group B Playoff Winner Group C Winner Group C Playoff Winner
2008–09 Varese Como Figline Giulianova Cosenza Pescina V.d.G.
2009–10 Südtirol Spezia Lucchese Gubbio Juve Stabia Cisco Roma
2010–11 Tritium FeralpiSalò Carpi Carrarese Latina Trapani

Seasons from 2011–12 to 2013–14 season[]

Season Group A Winner Group A Playoff Winner Group B Winner Group B Playoff Winner
2011–12 Treviso Cuneo Perugia Paganese
2012–13 Pro Patria Venezia Salernitana L'Aquila
2013–14 Bassano Virtus Alessandria Messina Casertana

See also[]

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