Serie C2
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| Serie C2 |
|---|
 Serie C2 2007-08 |
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| Founded |
| 1978 |
| Nation |
 Italy |
| Promotion To |
| Serie C1 |
| Relegation To |
| Serie D |
| Number of Teams |
| 54 |
| Cups |
| Coppa Italia Serie C Super Coppa di Lega Serie C2 |
| Current Champions (2007/08) |
| Pergocrema (C2/A) Reggiana (C2/B) Benevento (C2/C) |
| Website |
| Official |
Serie C2 is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy. It consists of 54 teams, divided geographically into three divisions of 18 teams each.
Before the 1978-79 there were only three leagues of professional footbal 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 since the start of the 1991-92 season.
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[edit] Promotion and relegation
In each division, two teams are promoted to Serie C1, and three teams are relegated to Serie D. In total, the league promotes 6 teams to Serie C1 and relegates 9 teams to Serie D.
The team finishing first in the regular season is directly promoted to Serie C1, while teams placing 2nd to 5th are entered into a play-off semi-final for the chance of gaining the second promotional spot for that particular division.
In the play-off phase that takes place after the regular season is completed, in each division the team placed 2nd will play the team placed 5th, and the team placed 3rd will play the team placed 4th in a double-leg series with the higher classified team having home field advantage in the second leg. The winning teams advance to the final in another double-leg series with similar rules. The winner becomes the second team promoted for that particular division to Serie C1.
The team finishing last in the regular season is directly relegated to Serie D, while teams placing 14th to 17th are entered into a play-out. There is only one round in the play-outs. In each division the team placed 14th will play the team placed 17th, and the team placed 15th will play the team placed 16th in a double-leg series with the higher classified team having home field advantage in the second leg. The two winning teams remain in Serie C2 while the two losing teams become the second and third teams relegated for that particular division.
[edit] Past champions
Champions
Runners-up / Play-off Winners
[edit] Complete team list
These are the 297 clubs which took part to the 30 Serie C2 editions played from 1978-79 to 2007-08. Current clubs are bolded.
- 23 times: Pergocrema/Cremapergo
- 21 times: Novara, Olbia, Pro Vercelli
- 20 times: Legnano
- 19 times: Teramo
- 18 times: Montevarchi
- 17 times: Pavia, Pontedera, Turris
- 16 times: Frosinone, Pro Patria
- 15 times: Cisco Roma/Lodigiani/Cisco Lodigiani, Forlì, Giulianova, Gubbio, Mestrina/Mestre, Potenza, Prato, Sassari Torres
- 14 times: Catanzaro, Civitanovese, Fano/Fano Alma Juventus, Maceratese, Mantova, Ospitaletto, Rimini, Sassuolo
- 13 times: Alessandria, Cavese/Pro Cavese, Lanciano, Latina, Tempio, Vigor Lamezia, Vis Pesaro, Voghera/Vogherese
- 12 times: Biellese, Bisceglie, Giorgione, Lecco, Matera, Pro Sesto, Varese
- 11 times: Andria BAT/Fidelis Andria, Avezzano, Carrarese, Chieti, Esperia Viareggio/Viareggio, Gela/Gela J.T./Juveterranova Gela, Igea Virtus/Nuova Igea, Massese, Poggibonsi, Pordenone, Ravenna
- 10 times: Benevento, Centese, Civitavecchia, Derthona, Juve Stabia/Juventus Stabia, Martina, Monopoli, Savona, Sorrento, Trapani
- 9 times: Brindisi, Casale, Castel di Sangro, Castelnuovo, Fasano, Giugliano, Jesi, Marsala, Rondinella/R.M. Firenze, Savoia, Siracusa, Solbiatese, Spezia, Trento, Venezia/Venezia-Mestre
- 8 times: Astrea, Baracca Lugo, Battipagliese, Cecina, Formia, Francavilla, Gualdo, Mobilieri Ponsacco, Montichiari, Nocerina, Palmese, Pro Vasto/Vastese, Sangiovannese, Siena, Südtirol-Alto Adige, Trani, Viterbese/Viterbo
- 7 times: Alcamo, Castrovillari, Cittadella, Crotone/Kroton, Ercolanese, Fanfulla, Fiorenzuola, Grosseto, Imola/Imolese, Imperia, Livorno/Pro Livorno, Lucchese, Messina, Omegna, Palazzolo/Telgate, Rende, San Marino, Sanremese, Suzzara, Treviso, Valenzana
- 6 times: Acireale, Afragolese, Atletico Catania/Atletico Leonzio/Leonzio, Carbonia, Castel San Pietro, Celano, Cerretese, Cuneo, L'Aquila, Lumezzane, Montebelluna, Neapolis/Sangiuseppese, Osimana, Paganese, Ragusa, Rhodense, Riccione, Sandonà, Sora, S.P.A.L., Triestina, Valdagno
- 5 times: Akragas, Altamura, Ancona/Anconitana, Asti T.S.C., Banco di Roma, Bellaria Igea, Cattolica, Conegliano, Cuoiocappiano, Foligno, Frattese, Galatina/Pro Italia Galatina, Ischia Isolaverde, Leffe, Licata, Meda, Melfi, Mira, Molfetta, Monselice, Montecatini, Nola, Oltrepò, Pistoiese, Sansovino, Taranto, Ternana, Tolentino, Tricase, Virescit Boccaleone/Virescit Bergamo
- 4 times: Albanova, Almas Roma, Aosta, Carpenedolo, Carpi, Casarano/Virtus Casarano, Casertana, Cassino, Catania, Cesenatico, Cremonese, Cuoio Pelli, Faenza, Foggia, Ivrea, Nardò, Orceana, Padova, Pievigina, Portosummaga, Sarzanese, Seregno, Sorso, Vigor Senigallia, FC Vittoria
- 3 times: Adriese, Aglianese, Angizia Luco, Barletta, Bassano Virtus, Brescello, Campania/Campania-Puteolana, Campobasso, Canicattì, Cerveteri, Chievo, Cosenza, Entella Bacezza, Fermana, Gladiator, Isernia/Aesernia, Marcianise, Monza, Nissa, Nuorese, Pisa, Pizzighettone, Pro Cisterna, Pro Gorizia, Puteolana, Reggiana, Sant'Anastasia, Sant'Angelo, Sant'Elena Quartu, Saronno, Squinzano
- 2 times: Albese, Arezzo, Arone, Belluno, Bolzano, Casatese, Casoria, Città di Castello, Elpidiense, Gallipoli, Giarre, Grumese, Iperzola Ponteroncariale, Juventus Domo, Lupa Frascati, Modica, Ostiamare, Perugia, Reggina, Rieti, Rosetana, Rovigo, Sambenedettese, Sansepolcro, Thiene, Tivoli, Val di Sangro, Valdiano, Vibonese
- 1 time: Adelaide Nicastro, Albinese, Alzano Virescit, Audace San Michele, Aurora Desio, Boca San Lazzaro, Borgosesia, Brembillese, Cairese, Calcio Caravaggese, Canavese, Casalotti, Crevalcore, Cynthia, Enna, Florentia Viola, Gioiese, Gioventù Brindisi, Ilvamaddalena, Jesolo, Juventus Gela, La Palma, Lanna, Manfredonia, Mezzocorona, Modena, Moncalieri, Morro d'Oro, Noicattaro, Palermo, Paternò, Pescina V.D.G., Piacenza, Pietrasanta, Poggese, Rodengo Saiano, Russi, Rutigliano, Saviglianese, Scafatese, Terranova Gela, Vigevano
