Prima Categoria

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Prima Categoria is the name of a level of football in Italy. Its is considered to be the 8th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Prima Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Promozione level. Depending on each league's local rules, a number of teams each year are relegated from each league, to the 9th level of Italian football, the Seconda Categoria

This level of Italian football is completely amateur and is run on a regional level.

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League competitions FIGC Cup competitions Serie A Italy Coppa Italia Serie B U-21 Super Coppa Italiana Serie C1 (2 divisions) League system Coppa Italia Serie C Serie C2 (3 divisions) List of clubs Super Coppa Serie C Serie D (9 divisions) List of venues Coppa Italia Serie D Eccellenza (28 divisions) Serie A scandal Coppa Italia Dilettanti Promozione (53 divisions) Foreign players Coppa Italia Primavera (youth teams) Prima Categoria (1,600+ teams) Oscar del Calcio Super Coppa Primavera (youth teams) Seconda Categoria (2,800+ teams) Torneo di Viareggio (youth teams) Terza Categoria (3,100+ teams) Campionato Primavera (youth teams) Campionato Berretti (youth teams)