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Founded | 1978 as Serie C2 2008 as Lega Pro Seconda Divisione |
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Folded | 2014 |
Country | Italy |
Confederation | FIGC |
Number of teams | 36 (18 for each group) |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | Lega Pro Prima Divisione |
Relegation to | Serie D |
Domestic cup(s) | Coppa Italia Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione |
Last champions | Bassano Virtus (group A) Messina (group B) (2013β14) |
Most championships | Mantova, Messina, Prato, Siena, Varese (3 each) |
Website | www.lega-pro.com |
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the: fourth highest football league in Italy, theββlowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams. But in the 2011β12 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 2007β08 season, the league was known as Serie C2.
Before the 1978β79 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 1978β79, Serie C2 consisted of four divisions, however, that number was reduced to three from the start of the 1991β92 season. The reform, already decided by the FIGC lead to the reunification with the first division starting from 2014β15 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 championsβ»
Serie C2β»
Seasons from 1978β79 to 1990β91β»
Season | Group A Winner | Group B Winner | Group C Winner | Group D Winner |
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1978β79 | Sanremese | Cremapergo | Fano | Rende |
1979β80 | Prato | Modena | Giulianova | Cosenza |
1980β81 | Rhodense | Padova | Casertana | Campania |
1981β82 | Carrarese | Ancona | Siena | Barletta |
1982β83 | Prato | Legnano | Francavilla | Messina |
1983β84 | Livorno | Pavia | Jesi | Reggina |
1984β85 | Siena | Virescit Boccaleone | Brindisi | Licata |
1985β86 | Lucchese | Centese | Teramo | Nocerina |
1986β87 | Torres | Ospitaletto | Vis Pesaro | Frosinone |
1987β88 | Carrarese | Mantova | Perugia | Palermo |
1988β89 | Casale | Chievo | Fidelis Andria | Puteolana |
1989β90 | Siena | Varese | Fano | Battipagliese |
1990β91 | Alessandria | Palazzolo | Chieti | Ischia |
Seasons from 1991β92 to 2007β08β»
Season | Group A Winner | Group B Winner | Group C Winner |
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1991β92 | Ravenna | Vis Pesaro | Potenza |
1992β93 | Mantova | Pistoiese | Juve Stabia |
1993β94 | Crevalcore | Gualdo | Trapani |
1994β95 | Brescello | Montevarchi | Nocerina |
1995β96 | Novara | Treviso | Avezzano |
1996β97 | Lumezzane | Ternana | Battipagliese |
1997β98 | Varese | SPAL | Marsala |
1998β99 | Pisa | Viterbese | Catania |
1999β2000 | Spezia | Torres | Messina |
2000β01 | Padova | Lanciano | Taranto |
2001β02 | Prato | Teramo | Martina |
2002β03 | Pavia | Florentia Viola | Foggia |
2003β04 | Mantova | Grosseto | Frosinone |
2004β05 | Pro Sesto | Massese | Manfredonia |
2005β06 | Venezia | Cavese | Gallipoli |
2006β07 | Legnano | Foligno | Sorrento |
2007β08 | Pergocrema | Reggiana | Benevento |
Lega Pro Seconda Divisioneβ»
Seasons from 2008β09 to 2010β11β»
Season | Group A Winner | Group A Playoff Winner | Group B Winner | Group B Playoff Winner | Group C Winner | Group C Playoff Winner |
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2008β09 | Varese | Como | Figline | Giulianova | Cosenza | Pescina V.d.G. |
2009β10 | SΓΌdtirol | Spezia | Lucchese | Gubbio | Juve Stabia | Cisco Roma |
2010β11 | Tritium | FeralpiSalΓ² | Carpi | Carrarese | Latina | Trapani |
Seasons from 2011β12 to 2013β14 seasonβ»
Season | Group A Winner | Group A Playoff Winner | Group B Winner | Group B Playoff Winner |
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2011β12 | Treviso | Cuneo | Perugia | Paganese |
2012β13 | Pro Patria | Venezia | Salernitana | L'Aquila |
2013β14 | Bassano Virtus | Alessandria | Messina | Casertana |