The 2021–22 Serie C was the 63rd season of the Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system, organized by the Lega Pro.
Changes The league is composed by 60 teams, divided into three different groups. On 31 May 2021, the league committee decreed the three groups would be split horizontally in geographical terms, from north to south. The group composition was decided and formalized by the committee on 9 August.
The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season:
To Serie C Relegated from Serie B Reggiana Pescara Virtus Entella
Promoted from Serie D Seregno (Group B winners) Trento (Group C winners) Fiorenzuola (Group D winners) Montevarchi (Group E winners) Campobasso (Group F winners) Monterosi (Group G winners) Taranto (Group H winners) ACR Messina (Group I winners) Picerno (Group H play-off winners, admitted) Fidelis Andria (Group H 3rd place, repechage) Latina (Group G runners-up, repechage) Siena (Group E 5th place, repechage)
From Serie C Promoted to Serie B Como (Group A winners) Perugia (Group B winners) Ternana (Group C winners) Alessandria (play-off winners)
Relegated to Serie D Novara (excluded) Livorno (subsequently disbanded) Sambenedettese (excluded) Carpi (excluded) Fano Ravenna Arezzo Casertana (excluded) Bisceglie Cavese Trapani (excluded and subsequently disbanded)
Vacancies On 6 July 2021, the Lega Pro football league announced Serie D Group A winners Gozzano had renounced on their promotion right, thus automatically creating a vacancy in the league.
On 9 July 2021, the Co.Vi.So.C. rejected league application of Carpi, Casertana, Novara, Paganese and Sambenedettese. All these clubs successively requested being admitted on appeal; in case that is denied, they would still have the opportunity for a further appeal at the Italian National Olympic Committee level. On 26 July 2021 the Italian National Olympic Committee admitted Paganese's reclaim.
Events On 9 April 2022, Catania was excluded from the league with immediate effect due to financial issues, with only four games left for them to play till the end of the regular season; all of the club's results were subsequently expunged.
Group A (North) Stadia and locations 10 teams from Lombardy, 3 teams from Veneto, 2 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 2 teams from Piedmont, 2 teams from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and 1 team from Friuli -Venezia Giulia.
Club City Stadium Capacity AlbinoLeffe Albino and Leffe AlbinoLeffe Stadium (Zanica)Città di Gorgonzola (Gorgonzola) Feralpisalò Salò and Lonato del Garda Lino Turina Fiorenzuola Fiorenzuola d'Arda Comunale di Fiorenzuola d'Arda Giana Erminio Gorgonzola Città di Gorgonzola Juventus U23 Turin Giuseppe Moccagatta (Alessandria) Lecco Lecco Rigamonti-Ceppi Legnago Legnago Mario Sandrini Mantova Mantua Danilo Martelli Padova Padua Euganeo Pergolettese Crema Giuseppe Voltini Piacenza Piacenza Leonardo Garilli Pro Patria Busto Arsizio Carlo Speroni Pro Sesto Sesto San Giovanni Breda Pro Vercelli Vercelli Silvio Piola Renate Renate Città di Meda (Meda) Seregno Seregno FerruccioCarlo Speroni (Busto Arsizio) Südtirol Bolzano Druso Trento Trento BriamascoLino Turina (Salò) Triestina Trieste Nereo Rocco Virtus Verona Verona Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini
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Group B (Centre) Stadia and locations 7 teams from Tuscany, 4 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 3 teams from Marche, 2 teams from Abruzzo, 1 team from Lazio, 1 team from Liguria, 1 team from Sardinia and 1 team from Umbria.
Club City Stadium Capacity Ancona-Matelica Ancona Del Conero Carrarese Carrara Dei Marmi Cesena Cesena Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi Fermana Fermo Bruno Recchioni Grosseto Grosseto Carlo Zecchini Gubbio Gubbio Pietro Barbetti Imolese Imola Romeo Galli Lucchese Lucca Porta Elisa Modena Modena Alberto Braglia Montevarchi Montevarchi Gastone Brilli PeriEttore Mannucci (Pontedera) Olbia Olbia Bruno Nespoli Pescara Pescara Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Pistoiese Pistoia Marcello Melani Pontedera Pontedera Ettore Mannucci Reggiana Reggio Emilia Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Siena Siena Artemio Franchi Teramo Teramo Gaetano Bonolis Virtus Entella Chiavari Comunale di Chiavari Vis Pesaro Pesaro Tonino Benelli Viterbese Viterbo Enrico Rocchi
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Group C (South) Stadia and locations 6 teams from Apulia, 4 teams from Campania, 3 teams from Sicily, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Calabria, 2 teams from Lazio and 1 team from Molise.
Club City Stadium Capacity ACR Messina Messina San Filippo-Franco ScoglioLuigi Razza (Vibo Valentia) Avellino Avellino Partenio-Adriano Lombardi Bari Bari San Nicola Campobasso Campobasso Nuovo Romagnoli Catania Catania Angelo Massimino Catanzaro Catanzaro Nicola Ceravolo Fidelis Andria Andria Degli Ulivi Foggia Foggia Pino Zaccheria Juve Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Romeo Menti Latina Latina Domenico Francioni Monopoli Monopoli Vito Simone Veneziani Monterosi Monterosi Enrico Rocchi (Viterbo) Paganese Pagani Marcello Torre Palermo Palermo Renzo Barbera Picerno Picerno Donato CurcioAlfredo Viviani (Potenza) Potenza Potenza Alfredo Viviani Taranto Taranto Erasmo Iacovone Turris Torre del Greco Amerigo Liguori Vibonese Vibo Valentia Luigi Razza Virtus Francavilla Francavilla Fontana Giovanni Paolo II
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Promotion play-offs
As Padova and Südtirol, respectively winners and runners-up of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia Serie C, concluded the season in the first two spots from Group A, an additional spot in the national phase of the playoffs will be handed to the fourth-placed team from Group A itself.
Due to the exclusion of Catania, points for teams from Group C will be multiplied by a fixed coefficient of 1.05555556 in order to determine the best-placed team among different groups in the playoff rounds.
First round Matches were played on 1 May 2022.
Second round Matches were played on 4 May 2022.
Third round The first legs were played on 8 May 2022 and the second legs were played on 12 May 2022.
Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 17 May 2022 and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 May 2022.
Final Four The semi-finals legs were played on 25 and 29 May 2022 and the final legs were played on 5 and 12 June 2022.
Palermo promoted to Serie B.
Relegation play-outs
The first legs were played on 7 May 2022 and the second legs were played on 14 and 15 May 2022.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Matteo Brunori1Palermo292 Luca MoroCatania213 Alex RolfiniAncona-Matelica18 Luca ZamparoReggiana5 Mirco AntenucciBari17 Franco FerrariPescara Vito LeonettiTurris8 Simone MagnaghiPontedera16 Tommy MaistrelloRenate10 Alessio Curcio2Foggia15 Alexis Ferrante Eric LaniniReggiana Jacopo ManconiAlbinoLeffe Note 1 Player scored 4 goals in the play-offs. 2 Player scored 2 goals in the play-offs.
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References
External links Official website