Lega Pro Prima Divisione

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{{Infobox football league

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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)

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| website = [http://www.lega-pro.com www.lega-pro.com]

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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

Source for league winners:{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital3champ.html|title=Italy - List of Third Division (Serie C) Champions|last=Igor Kramarsic|date=17 July 2012|website=RSSSF|access-date=12 January 2013}}

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Group A

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Season

! Winner

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1978–79

| Como

| Parma

1979–80

| Varese

| Rimini

1980–81

| Reggiana

| Cremonese

1981–82

| Atalanta

| Monza

1982–83

| Triestina

| Padova

1983–84

| Parma

| Bologna

1984–85

| Brescia

| Lanerossi Vicenza

1985–86

| Parma

| Modena

1986–87

| Piacenza

| Padova

1987–88

| Ancona

| Monza

1988–89

| Reggiana

| Triestina

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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1978–79

| Matera

| Pisa

1979–80

| Catania

| Foggia

1980–81

| Cavese

| Sambenedettese

1981–82

| Arezzo

| Campobasso

1982–83

| Empoli

| Pescara

1983–84

| Bari

| Taranto

1984–85

| Catanzaro

| Palermo

1985–86

| Messina

| Taranto

1986–87

| Catanzaro

| Barletta

1987–88

| Licata

| Cosenza

1988–89

| Cagliari

| Foggia

1989–90

| Taranto

| Salernitana

1990–91

| Casertana

| Palermo

1991–92

| Ternana

| Fidelis Andria

1992–93

| Palermo

| Acireale

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1993–94

| Chievo

| Como

1994–95

| Bologna

| Pistoiese

1995–96

| Ravenna

| Empoli

1996–97

| Treviso

| Monza

1997–98

| Cesena

| Cremonese

1998–99

| Alzano Virescit

| Pistoiese

1999–00

| Siena

| Cittadella

2000–01

| Modena

| Como

2001–02

| Livorno

| Triestina

2002–03

| Treviso

| AlbinoLeffe

2003–04

| Arezzo

| Cesena

2004–05

| Cremonese

| Mantova

2005–06

| Spezia

| Genoa

2006–07

| Grosseto

| Pisa

2007–08

| Sassuolo

| Cittadella

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1993–94

| Perugia

| Salernitana

1994–95

| Reggina

| Avellino

1995–96

| Lecce

| Castel di Sangro

1996–97

| Fidelis Andria

| 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

| Catanzaro

| Crotone

2004–05

| Rimini

| Avellino

2005–06

| Napoli

| Frosinone

2006–07

| Ravenna

| Avellino

2007–08

| Salernitana

| Ancona

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Group A

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2008–09

| Cesena

| Padova

2009–10

| Novara

| Varese

2010–11

| Gubbio

| Verona

2011–12

| Ternana

| Pro Vercelli

2012–13

| Trapani

| Carpi

2013–14

| Virtus Entella

| Pro Vercelli

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Group B

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2008–09

| Gallipoli

| Crotone

2009–10

| Portogruaro

| Pescara

2010–11

| Nocerina

| Juve Stabia

2011–12

| Spezia

| Virtus Lanciano

2012–13

| Avellino

| Latina

2013–14

| Perugia

| Frosinone

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References

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