Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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{{Infobox football league
| logo =
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| country = Italy
| other countries = San Marino
| confed = FIGC
| founded = 1935 as Serie C
1978 as Serie C1
2008 as Lega Pro Prima Divisione
|folded = 2014
| teams = 33 (17, 16 respectively for the group A, B)
| promotion = Serie B
| relegation = Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
| levels = 3
| domest_cup = Coppa Italia Lega Pro
Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione
| confed_cup =
| champions = Virtus Entella (group A)
Perugia (group B)
(2013–14)
|most_champs = Catanzaro and Ravenna (3 each)
| season =
| website = [http://www.lega-pro.com www.lega-pro.com]
| current =
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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.{{cite news|title=La serie C cambia nome: sarà Lega Pro|url=http://www.corriere.it/sport/08_giugno_19/serie_c_lega_pro_cfaa1140-3e0d-11dd-9c4b-00144f02aabc.shtml|access-date=17 September 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=19 June 2008|language=it}}
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.{{cn|date=July 2014}}
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.{{cn|date=July 2014}}
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
=Serie C1=
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Group A
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Season
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1978–79
| Como | Parma |
1979–80
| Varese | Rimini |
1980–81
| Reggiana |
1981–82
| Atalanta | Monza |
1982–83
| Padova |
1983–84
| Parma | Bologna |
1984–85
| Brescia |
1985–86
| Parma | Modena |
1986–87
| Piacenza | Padova |
1987–88
| Ancona | Monza |
1988–89
| Reggiana |
1989–90
| Modena | Lucchese |
1990–91
| Piacenza | Venezia |
1991–92
| SPAL | Monza |
1992–93
| Ravenna | Vicenza |
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Group B
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Season
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1978–79
| Matera | Pisa |
1979–80
| Catania | Foggia |
1980–81
| Cavese |
1981–82
| Arezzo |
1982–83
| Empoli | Pescara |
1983–84
| Bari | Taranto |
1984–85
| Palermo |
1985–86
| Messina | Taranto |
1986–87
| Barletta |
1987–88
| Licata | Cosenza |
1988–89
| Cagliari | Foggia |
1989–90
| Taranto |
1990–91
| Palermo |
1991–92
| Ternana |
1992–93
| Palermo | Acireale |
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Season
! Winner ! Playoff Winner |
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1993–94
| Chievo | Como |
1994–95
| Bologna |
1995–96
| Ravenna | Empoli |
1996–97
| Treviso | Monza |
1997–98
| Cesena |
1998–99 |
1999–00
| Siena |
2000–01
| Modena | Como |
2001–02
| Livorno |
2002–03
| Treviso |
2003–04
| Arezzo | Cesena |
2004–05
| Mantova |
2005–06
| Spezia | Genoa |
2006–07
| Grosseto | Pisa |
2007–08
| Sassuolo |
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1993–94
| Perugia |
1994–95
| Reggina | Avellino |
1995–96
| Lecce |
1996–97
| Ancona |
1997–98
| Cosenza | Ternana |
1998–99
| Fermana | Savoia |
1999–00
| Crotone | Ancona |
2000–01
| Palermo | Messina |
2001–02
| Ascoli | Catania |
2002–03
| Avellino | Pescara |
2003–04
| Crotone |
2004–05
| Rimini | Avellino |
2005–06
| Napoli |
2006–07
| Ravenna | Avellino |
2007–08
| Ancona |
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=Lega Pro Prima Divisione=
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Group A
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Season
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2008–09
| Cesena | Padova |
2009–10
| Novara | Varese |
2010–11
| Gubbio | Verona |
2011–12
| Ternana |
2012–13
| Trapani | Carpi |
2013–14 |
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Group B
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Season
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2008–09
| Crotone |
2009–10
| Pescara |
2010–11
| Nocerina |
2011–12
| Spezia |
2012–13
| Avellino | Latina |
2013–14
| Perugia |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://int.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-c1/20152016/girone-a/r31859/ Lega Pro current season tables, fixtures and results at Soccerway]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italall.html Italian Clubs Divisional Movements 1929-1996 - RSSSF]
- [http://www.lega-pro.com/ Lega Pro Official Website] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.datasport.it/calcio/lega-pro/ Lega Pro at data sport.it] {{in lang|it}}
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