Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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Founded | 1935 as Serie C 1978 as Serie C1 2008 as Lega Pro Prima Divisione |
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Folded | 2014 |
Country | Italy |
Other club(s) from | San Marino |
Confederation | FIGC |
Number of clubs | 33 (17, 16 respectively for the group A, B) |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | Serie B |
Relegation to | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione |
Domestic cup(s) | Coppa Italia Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione |
Last champions | Virtus Entella (group A) Perugia (group B) (2013–14) |
Most championships | Catanzaro and Ravenna (3 each) |
Website | www.lega-pro.com |
Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1.[1]
Before the 1978–79 season there were only three leagues of professional football in Italy, the third being Serie C. In 1978, it was decided to split Serie C into Serie C1 and Serie C2. Serie C2, the fourth highest professional league in the Italian system, was also renamed in 2008 and was called Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.[citation needed] The reform, already decided by the FIGC led to the reunification with the second division starting from 2014-2015 and with the subsequent rebirth of the third division championship organized by the pro league with 60 teams divided into three groups of 20 in Lega Pro.[citation needed]
Promotion and relegation
[edit]In each division, two teams were promoted to Serie B, and three teams were relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In total, the league promoted 4 teams to Serie B and relegated 6 teams to Seconda Divisione.
The team finishing first in the regular season was directly promoted to Serie B, while teams placing 2nd to 5th were entered into a play-off semi-final for the chance of gaining the second promotional spot for that particular division.
Past champions
[edit]Source for league winners:[2]
Serie C1
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Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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Group A
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Group B
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References
[edit]- ^ "La serie C cambia nome: sarà Lega Pro". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 June 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Igor Kramarsic (17 July 2012). "Italy - List of Third Division (Serie C) Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 January 2013.