Lega Pro Prima Divisione


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.
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.
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.

Promotion and relegation

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

Source for league winners:

Serie C1

Group A
SeasonWinnerRunner Up
1978–79ComoParma
1979–80VareseRimini
1980–81ReggianaCremonese
1981–82AtalantaMonza
1982–83TriestinaPadova
1983–84ParmaBologna
1984–85BresciaLanerossi Vicenza
1985–86ParmaModena
1986–87PiacenzaPadova
1987–88AnconaMonza
1988–89ReggianaTriestina
1989–90ModenaLucchese
1990–91PiacenzaVenezia
1991–92SPALMonza
1992–93RavennaVicenza

Group B
SeasonWinnerRunner Up
1978–79MateraPisa
1979–80CataniaFoggia
1980–81CaveseSambenedettese
1981–82ArezzoCampobasso
1982–83EmpoliPescara
1983–84BariTaranto
1984–85CatanzaroPalermo
1985–86MessinaTaranto
1986–87CatanzaroBarletta
1987–88LicataCosenza
1988–89CagliariFoggia
1989–90TarantoSalernitana
1990–91CasertanaPalermo
1991–92TernanaFidelis Andria
1992–93PalermoAcireale

SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
1993–94ChievoComo
1994–95BolognaPistoiese
1995–96RavennaEmpoli
1996–97TrevisoMonza
1997–98CesenaCremonese
1998–99Alzano VirescitPistoiese
1999–00SienaCittadella
2000–01ModenaComo
2001–02LivornoTriestina
2002–03TrevisoAlbinoLeffe
2003–04ArezzoCesena
2004–05CremoneseMantova
2005–06SpeziaGenoa
2006–07GrossetoPisa
2007–08SassuoloCittadella

SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
1993–94PerugiaSalernitana
1994–95RegginaAvellino
1995–96LecceCastel di Sangro
1996–97Fidelis AndriaAncona
1997–98CosenzaTernana
1998–99FermanaSavoia
1999–00CrotoneAncona
2000–01PalermoMessina
2001–02AscoliCatania
2002–03AvellinoPescara
2003–04CatanzaroCrotone
2004–05RiminiAvellino
2005–06NapoliFrosinone
2006–07RavennaAvellino
2007–08SalernitanaAncona

Lega Pro Prima Divisione

Group A
SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
2008–09CesenaPadova
2009–10NovaraVarese
2010–11GubbioVerona
2011–12TernanaPro Vercelli
2012–13TrapaniCarpi
2013–14Virtus EntellaPro Vercelli

Group B
SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
2008–09GallipoliCrotone
2009–10PortogruaroPescara
2010–11NocerinaJuve Stabia
2011–12SpeziaVirtus Lanciano
2012–13AvellinoLatina
2013–14PerugiaFrosinone