The 2022–23 Serie C was the 64th season of the Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system, organized by the Lega Pro.
Changes The league will be composed by 60 teams, geographically divided into three different groups. The group composition will be decided and formalized by the Serie C league committee between July and August.
The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:
To Serie C Relegated from Serie B Vicenza Alessandria Crotone Pordenone
Promoted from Serie D Novara (Group A winners) Sangiuliano City Nova (Group B winners) Arzignano (Group C winners) Rimini (Group D winners) San Donato Tavarnelle (Group E winners) Recanatese (Group F winners) Giugliano (Group G winners) Audace Cerignola (Group H winners) Gelbison (Group I winners) Torres (Group G play-off winners, admitted)
From Serie C Promoted to Serie B Südtirol Modena Bari Palermo
Relegated to Serie D Seregno Giana Erminio Legnago Teramo (excluded) Pistoiese Grosseto Campobasso (excluded) Paganese Vibonese Catania (excluded)
Vacancies On 1 July 2022, the Co.Vi.So.C. rejected the league applications of Teramo and Campobasso. Both exclusions were confirmed on appeal on 8 July 2022, with both teams announcing their intention to request one further appeal in front of the Italian National Olympic Committee sports magistrature, which was rejected.
The appeal at TAR of Lazio was rejected on 3 August 2022, leading the football league to confirm the repechages of Fermana and Torres. However, later on 4 August 2022, the Council of State suspended the exclusion of Campobasso, with a final appeal sentence scheduled on 25 August; as a direct consequence, the Lega Pro football league postponed indefinitely the announcement of the fixture list. On 26 August 2022, the Council of State finally confirmed the exclusion of both Campobasso and Teramo.
Name changes On 26 August 2022, Juventus Under-23 (Juventus's reserve team) changed its name to Juventus Next Gen.
Group A (North) Stadia and locations 9 teams from Lombardy, 4 team from Veneto, 3 teams from Piedmont, 2 teams from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Emilia-Romagna and 1 team from Trentino-South Tyrol.
Club City Stadium Capacity AlbinoLeffe Albino and Leffe AlbinoLeffe Stadium (Zanica) Arzignano Valchiampo Arzignano Dal Molin Feralpisalò Salò and Lonato del Garda Lino Turina Juventus Next Gen Turin Giuseppe Moccagatta (Alessandria) Lecco Lecco Rigamonti-Ceppi Mantova Mantua Danilo Martelli Novara Novara Silvio Piola (Novara) Padova Padua Euganeo Pergolettese Crema Giuseppe Voltini Piacenza Piacenza Leonardo Garilli Pordenone Pordenone Guido Teghil (Lignano Sabbiadoro) Pro Patria Busto Arsizio Carlo Speroni Pro Sesto Sesto San Giovanni Breda Pro Vercelli Vercelli Silvio Piola (Vercelli) Renate Renate Città di Meda (Meda) Sangiuliano City San Giuliano Milanese Ferruccio (Seregno) Trento Trento Briamasco Triestina Trieste Nereo Rocco Vicenza Vicenza Romeo Menti Virtus Verona Verona Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini
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Group B (Centre) Stadia and locations 6 teams from Tuscany, 5 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Marche, 2 teams from Sardinia. 1 team from Liguria, 1 team from Piedmont and 1 team from Umbria.
Club City Stadium Capacity Alessandria Alessandria Giuseppe Moccagatta Ancona Ancona Del Conero Carrarese Carrara Dei Marmi Cesena Cesena Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi Fermana Fermo Bruno Recchioni Fiorenzuola Fiorenzuola d'Arda Comunale di Fiorenzuola d'Arda Gubbio Gubbio Pietro Barbetti Imolese Imola Romeo Galli Lucchese Lucca Porta Elisa Montevarchi Montevarchi Gastone Brilli Peri Olbia Olbia Bruno Nespoli Pontedera Pontedera Ettore Mannucci Recanatese Recanati Helvia Recina (Macerata) Reggiana Reggio Emilia Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Rimini Rimini Romeo Neri San Donato Tavarnelle Barberino Tavarnelle Gastone Brilli Peri (Montevarchi) Siena Siena Artemio Franchi Torres Sassari Vanni Sanna Virtus Entella Chiavari Comunale di Chiavari Vis Pesaro Pesaro Tonino Benelli
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Group C (South) Stadia and locations 6 teams from Apulia, 5 teams from Campania, 3 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Calabria, 1 team from Abruzzo and 1 team from Sicily.
Club City Stadium Capacity Audace Cerignola Cerignola Domenico Monterisi Avellino Avellino Partenio-Adriano Lombardi Catanzaro Catanzaro Nicola Ceravolo Crotone Crotone Ezio Scida Fidelis Andria Andria Degli Ulivi Foggia Foggia Pino Zaccheria Gelbison Vallo della Lucania Marcello Torre (Pagani) Giugliano Giugliano in Campania Partenio-Adriano Lombardi (Avellino) Juve Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Romeo Menti Latina Latina Domenico Francioni Messina Messina San Filippo-Franco Scoglio Monopoli Monopoli Vito Simone Veneziani Monterosi Tuscia Monterosi Enrico Rocchi (Viterbo)Ettore Mannucci (Pontedera) Pescara Pescara Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Picerno Picerno Donato Curcio Potenza Potenza Alfredo Viviani Taranto Taranto Erasmo Iacovone Turris Torre del Greco Amerigo Liguori Virtus Francavilla Francavilla Fontana Nuovarredo Arena Viterbese Viterbo Enrico Rocchi
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Promotion play-offs
Rules and dates were announced on 6 March 2023. The first play-off matches were delayed to 11 May because of decision about Siena penalization not arriving before 30 April.
Group play-offs
Group play-offs first round Matches were played on 11 May 2023.
Group play-offs second round Matches were played on 14 May 2023.
National play-offs National play-offs first round The first legs were played on 18 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 22 May 2023.
National play-offs second round The first legs were played on 27 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 31 May 2023.
Final Four The semi-finals legs were played on 4 and 8 June 2023 and the final legs were played on 13 and 18 June 2023.
Lecco promoted to Serie B.
Relegation play-outs
The first legs were played on 6 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 13 May 2023.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Pietro IemmelloCatanzaro282 Franco FerrariVicenza19 Facundo LescanoPescara Cosimo PatiernoVirtus Francavilla Daniele RagatzuOlbia6 Simone CorazzaCesena187 Salvatore CaturanoPotenza17 Claudio Santini1Rimini9 Tommaso BiasciCatanzaro16 Silvio Merkaj3Virtus Entella Note 1 Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs. 3 Player scored 3 goals in the play-offs.
Attendances
The top 10 clubs with the highest average home attendance:
# Club Average 1 Cesena 8,793 2 Catanzaro 7,637 3 Vizenca 7,431 4 Reggiana 6,232 5 Triestina 5,034 6 Foggia 4,768 7 Crotone 4,453 8 Pescara 3,845 9 Avellino 3,577 10 Padova 2,971 Source:
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References
External links Official website