The 2012–13 Serie D was the sixty-fifth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fifth tier in the Italian football league system.
It consisted of 162 teams divided into nine 18-team divisions.
Promotions The nine division winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2013–14.
Playoffs Teams placed second through fifth in each division enter a playoff tournament, after the regular season, where the nine winners will compete among themselves with the best semifinalist and the finalist of Coppa Italia Serie D to determine three of the four semi-finalists. The fourth is the winner of Coppa Italia Serie D.
Relegations Playout In the groups A-D-E-F-G-H-I of 18 teams the two last-placed teams (17th and 18th) with the 16th, if the 13th place is more of 8 points ahead of it and the 15th, if the 14th place is more of 8 points ahead of this, are relegated directly. Otherwise the teams ranked 13th to 16th play a two-legged playout (13th vs 16th, and 14th vs 15th). In the groups B-C of 20 teams the two last-placed teams (19th and 20th) with the 18th, if the 15th place is more of 8 points ahead of it and the 17th, if the 16th place is more of 8 points ahead of this, are relegated directly. Otherwise the teams ranked 15th to 18th play a two-legged playout (15th vs 18th, and 16th vs 17th).
Tie-Breakers If the two teams finish in an aggregate tie for to decide who is promoted and relegated, in neutral ground will be played one tie breaker, with possible extra time and penalties.
Scudetto Dilettanti The nine division winners enter a tournament to determine the over-all Serie D champion and is awarded the Scudetto Dilettanti.
Events
Start of season Given a normal season where there are no team failures and special promotions, Serie D would feature 9 teams that had been relegated from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 36 teams that had been promoted from Eccellenza, and 123 teams that had played in Serie D the year before.
Due to eight bankruptcies and exclusions, the 2012–13 season is to feature 6 teams that played in the 2011-12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, 37 teams that played in the 2011-12 Eccellenza season and 119 teams that played in 2011–12 Serie D.
The league also admitted three of the teams that were excluded from the professional leagues. Real Spal (Girone D), formerly SPAL, Foggia (Girone H) and Taranto (Girone H) which all played in the 2011-12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season. The league further admitted three teams from Eccellenza to fill the vacancies created. These teams are:
Darfo Boario which finished 15th in Serie D 2011–12 Girone B Cynthia which finished 16th in Serie D 2011–12 Girone G Fortis Juventus which finished 2nd in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone B and was eliminated in the national play-off
Standings
Girone A
Teams Teams from Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Liguria & Lombardy Club City Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season Asti Asti Censin Bosia 6,000 16th in Serie D Girone A Bogliasco Bogliasco(playing in Santa Margherita Ligure) Eugenio Broccardi 2,000 12th in Serie D Girone A Borgosesia Borgosesia Comunale 2,500 6th in Serie D Girone A Bra Bra Comunale "Madonna dei fiori" 700 1st in Piedmont and Aosta Valley Girone B Chiavari Caperana Chiavari Angelo Daneri 2,300 9th in Serie D Girone A Chieri Chieri Piero De Paoli 4,000 2nd in Serie D Girone A Derthona Tortona Fausto Coppi 2,700 8th in Serie D Girone A Folgore Caratese Carate Brianza XXV Aprile 3,000 11th in Serie D Girone A Gozzano Gozzano Comunale 4,000 14th in Serie D Girone B Imperia Imperia Nino Ciccione 1,500 10th in Serie D Girone A(as Pro Imperia) Lavagnese Lavagna Edoardo Riboli 800 5th in Serie D Girone A Novese Novi Ligure Costante Girardengo 3,500 4th in Serie D Girone A Santhià Santhià Fabio Pairotto 500 3rd in Serie D Girone A Sestri Levante Sestri Levante Giuseppe Sivori 1,500 1st in Eccellenza Liguria Tortona Villalvernia Tortona and Villalvernia(playing in Tortona) Fausto Coppi 2,700 7th in Serie D Girone A(as Villalvernia V.B.) Trezzano Trezzano sul Naviglio Comunale 2,000 13th in Serie D Girone A(as Naviglio Trezzano) Verbania Verbania Carlo Pedroli 3,000 1st in Piedmont and Aosta Valley Girone A Verbano Besozzo Comunale 2,000 14th in Serie D Girone A
League table
Girone B
Teams Teams from Lombardy & Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Club City Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season AlzanoCene Alzano Lombardo and Cene(playing in Alzano Lombardo) Carillo Pesenti Pigna 1,900 7th in Serie D Girone B Atletico Montichiari Montichiari Romeo Menti 2,500 18th in Serie D Girone B(as Carpenedolo) Aurora Seriate Seriate Comunale 1,000 13th in Serie D Girone B Caravaggio Caravaggio Comunale 3,000 1st in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone B Caronnese Caronno Pertusella Comunale 1,000 6th in Serie D Girone B Castellana Castel Goffredo Comunale 1,500 8th in Serie D Girone B Darfo Boario Darfo Boario Terme Comunale 1,200 15th in Serie D Girone B Fersina Perginese Pergine Valsugana Comunale 2,500 1st in Eccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Lecco Lecco Rigamonti-Ceppi 4,977 17th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A MapelloBonate Mapello and Bonate Sopra(playing in Mapello) Comunale 1,000 5th in Serie D Girone B Mezzocorona Mezzocorona Comunale 1,500 7th in Serie D Girone C Olginatese Olginate Comunale 1,000 3rd in Serie D Girone B Pergolettese Crema Voltini 4,100 4th in Serie D Girone B(as Pizzighettone) Pontisola Ponte San Pietro, Terno d'Isola and Chignolo d'Isola(playing in Ponte San Pietro) Matteo Legler 2,000 2nd in Serie D Girone B Pro Sesto Sesto San Giovanni Breda 4,500 1st in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone A Sant'Angelo Sant'Angelo Lodigiano Carlo Chiesa 4,100 1st in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone C Seregno Seregno Ferruccio 3,700 16th in Serie D Girone B St. Georgen Bruneck Comunale 3,200 13th in Serie D Girone C Trento Trento Briamasco 4,227 2nd in Eccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Voghera Voghera Giovanni Parisi 4,000 12th in Serie D Girone B
League table
Girone C
Teams Teams from Friuli-Venezia Giulia & Veneto Club City Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season Belluno Belluno Polisportivo 2,585 9th in Serie D Girone C Cerea Cerea Pelaloca 2,000 9th in Serie D Girone D Clodiense Chioggia Aldo e Dino Ballarin 3,622 1st in Eccellenza Veneto Girone B Delta Porto Tolle Porto Tolle Comunale 3,000 2nd in Serie D Girone C Este Este Nuovo Comunale 1,200 3rd in Serie D Girone D Giorgione Castelfranco Veneto Comunale 2,100 10th in Serie D Girone C Kras Monrupino Repen 250 1st in Eccellenza Friuli-Venezia Giulia Legnago Salus Legnago Mario Sandrini 2,152 3rd in Serie D Girone C Montebelluna Montebelluna San Vigilio 2,000 4th in Serie D Girone C Pordenone Pordenone Ottavio Bottecchia 3,000 8th in Serie D Girone C Real Vicenza Vicenza Romeo Menti 12,200 2nd in Eccellenza Veneto Girone A Sacilese Sacile XXV Aprile – Aldo Castenetto 2,600 5th in Serie D Girone C SandonàJesolo San Donà di Piave Verino Zanutto 4,000 6th in Serie D Girone C San Paolo Padova Padua Plebiscito 9,600 5th in Serie D Girone D Sanvitese San Vito al Tagliamento Comunale 2,500 14th in Serie D Girone C Sambonifacese San Bonifacio Renzo Tizian 1,450 19th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Tamai Brugnera Comunale 1,000 12th in Serie D Girone C Trissino-Valdagno Valdagno Stadio dei Fiori 6,000 1st in Eccellenza Veneto Girone A(as Trissino) Union Quinto Quinto di Treviso Omobono Tenni 1,000 11th in Serie D Girone C Virtus Verona Verona Gavagnin 1,000 6th in Serie D Girone D
League table
Girone D
Teams Teams from Emilia-Romagna & Tuscany Club City Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season Atletico BP Pro Piacenza Piacenza G. Siboni 800 11th in Serie D Girone B Bagnolese Bagnolo in Piano Fratelli Campari 1,000 11th in Serie D Girone D Camaiore Camaiore Comunale 3,000 14th in Serie D Girone D Castenaso Van Goof Castenaso G. Negrini 1,200 1st in Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Girone B(as Castenaso Villanova) Fidenza Fidenza Dario Ballotta 1,400 9th in Serie D Girone B Forcoli Palaia Guido Brunner 3,000 13th in Serie D Girone D Formigine Formigine Pincelli 1,500 1st in Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Girone A Fortis Juventus Borgo San Lorenzo Stadio Giacomo Romanelli 2,500 2nd in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone B Lucchese Lucca Porta Elisa 7,386 1st in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone A Massese Massa degli Oliveti 4,500 3rd in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone A Mezzolara Budrio Pietro Zucchini 1,300 2nd in Serie D Girone D Pistoiese Pistoia Marcello Melani 13,195 7th in Serie D Girone D Real Spal Ferrara Paolo Mazza 19,000 15th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A(as SPAL) Riccione Riccione Italo Niccoletti 7,000 13th in Serie D Girone F Rosignano Rosignano Marittimo Ernesto Solvay 1,400 12th in Serie D Girone D Tuttocuoio San Miniato Leporaia 600 10th in Serie D Girone D Virtus Castelfranco Castelfranco Emilia Fausto Ferrarini 1,280 4th in Serie D Girone D Virtus Pavullese Pavullo nel Frignano Giuseppe Minelli 2,500 17th in Serie D Girone D
League table
Girone E
Teams Teams from Tuscany, Umbria & Lazio Club City Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season Arezzo Arezzo Città di Arezzo 15,128 2nd in Serie D Girone E Bastia Bastia Umbra Comunale 1,500 1st in Eccellenza Umbria Casacastalda Valfabbrica Comunale 1,000 2nd in Eccellenza Umbria Castel Rigone Passignano sul Trasimeno San Bartolomeo 1,200 4th in Serie D Girone E Deruta Deruta Comunale 600 8th in Serie D Girone E FiesoleCaldine Fiesole Comunale "Poggioloni" 700 1st in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone B Flaminia Civita Castellana Civita Castellana Turrido Madani 1,300 13th in Serie D Girone E Lanciotto Campi Bisenzio Emil Zatopek 2,000 8th in Serie D Girone D Pianese Piancastagnaio Comunale 1,000 3rd in Serie D Girone E Pierantonio Umbertide Comunale "Morandi" 2,200 7th in Serie D Girone E Pontevecchio Ponte San Giovanni degli Ornari 1,000 15th in Serie D Girone E Sansepolcro Sansepolcro Giovanni Buitoni 2,000 12th in Serie D Girone E Scandicci Scandicci Turri 1,800 15th in Serie D Girone D Sporting Terni Terni Mirko Fabrizi 1,070 5th in Serie D Girone E Todi Todi Franco Martelli 1,200 11th in Serie D Girone E Trestina Trestina Lorenzo Casini 500 6th in Serie D Girone E Viterbese Viterbo Enrico Rocchi 6,000 9th in Serie D Girone E Voluntas Spoleto Spoleto Comunale 1,800 10th in Serie D Girone E
League table
Girone F
Teams Teams from Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche & Molise Club City Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season Amiternina Scoppito Comunale 500 1st in Eccellenza Abruzzo Ancona 1905 Ancona Conero 26,000 3rd in Serie D Girone F Astrea Rome Casal del Marmo 2,500 7th in Serie D Girone G Celano Celano Fabio Piccone 3,200 21st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Civitanovese Civitanova Marche Comunale 4,000 4th in Serie D Girone F Fidene Rome Walter Cervini 2,000 4th in Serie D Girone G Isernia Isernia Mario Lancellotta 5,000 5th in Serie D Girone F Jesina Jesi Pacifico Carotti 5,000 8th in Serie D Girone F Maceratese Macerata Helvia Recina 5,846 1st in Eccellenza Marche Marino Marino Comunale Domenico Fiore 3,000 2nd in Serie D Girone G Olympia Agnonese Agnone Civitelle 4,000 9th in Serie D Girone F Recanatese Recanati Nicola Tubaldi 2,000 10th in Serie D Girone F R.C. Angolana Città Sant'Angelo Comunale 4,120 14th in Serie D Girone F Sambenedettese San Benedetto del Tronto Riviera delle Palme 7,494 2nd in Serie D Girone F San Cesareo San Cesareo Comunale 2,000 1st in Eccellenza Lazio Girone B San Nicolò San Nicolò a Tordino(playing in Teramo) Comunale 7,498 7th in Serie D Girone F Termoli Termoli Gino Cannarsa 3,300 1st in Eccellenza Molise Vis Pesaro Pesaro Tonino Benelli 4,050 11th in Serie D Girone F
League table
Girone G
Teams Teams from Campania, Lazio & Sardinia