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{{short description|Third Italian football championship}}
{{About|the Italian football league|the women's counterpart|Serie C (women's football)}}
{{Infobox football league
| name                 = Serie C
| logo                 = Serie C sky wifi 2025-2026.png
| pixels               = 140
| country              = [[Italy]]
| other countries      = 
| confed               = [[UEFA]]
| founded              = {{start date and age|1935}}{{Efn|Refounded in 2014 in a single group as Lega Pro; renamed in 2017 as Serie C.}}
| organiser            = [[Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico]]
| first                = 
| folded               = 
| divisions            = 3
| teams                = 60
| feeds                = 
| promotion            = [[Serie B]]
| relegation           = [[Serie D]]
| levels               = 3
| domest_cup           = [[Coppa Italia]]
| league_cup           = [[Supercoppa di Serie C]]<br>[[Coppa Italia Serie C]]
| champions            = [[Calcio Padova|Padova]] (Group A)<br>[[Virtus Entella]] (Group B)<br>[[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]] (Group C)
| season              = [[2024–25 Serie C|2024–25]]
| most successful club = [[AC Prato|Prato]] (6 titles)
| tv                   = [[Sky Sport (Italy)|Sky Sport]]<br>[[Now (Sky)|Now]]<br>[[Rai Sport]]<br>[[FIFA+]] (outside Italy)
| website              = {{URL|http://www.lega-pro.com|lega-pro.com}}
| current              = [[2025–26 Serie C]]
}}

The '''Serie C''' ({{IPA|it|ˈsɛːrje ˈtʃi}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=serie|title=serie|work=DiPI Online|author=[[Luciano Canepari]]|access-date=26 March 2021|language=it}}</ref>), officially known as '''Serie C Sky Wifi''' for [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsorship]] purposes,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skygroup.sky/it-it/article/sky-wifi-sponsor-serie-c-stagione-2025-26|title=Sky Wifi nuovo title sponsor della Serie C per la stagione 2025-26|date=17 June 2025}}</ref> is the third-highest division in the [[Italian football league system]] after the [[Serie B]] and [[Serie A]]. The [[Lega Pro|Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro)]] is the governing body that operates the Serie C.

The unification of the [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] and the [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]] as Lega Pro Divisione Unica (often also abbreviated as Lega Pro) in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tccdb-storage.tccstatic.com/storage/documenti/d48441f485e8f4c2d4ca4bf3aeb60fbc.pdf|title=Communicatio ufficiale N.47/A|date=1 August 2014|publisher=FIGC|language=it}}</ref> reintroduced the format of the original Serie C that existed between 1935 and 1978 (before the split into Serie C1 and Serie C2). In May 2017, the Lega Pro assembly unanimously approved renaming the competition to its original name, Serie C.<ref name="c">{{cite web|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/a-firenze-sorteggio-play-off-e-assemblea-dei-club/|title=A FIRENZE SORTEGGIO PLAY OFF E ASSEMBLEA DEI CLUB|date=25 May 2017|publisher=Lega Pro|language=it}}</ref>

==History==
A third division above the regional leagues was first created in Italy in 1926, when fascist authorities decided to reform the major championships on a national basis, increasing the number of teams participating by promoting many regional teams from the Third Division (Terza Divisione) to the Second Division (Seconda Divisione).

A new league running this Second Division, the ''Direttorio Divisioni Inferiori Nord'' (Northern Directory of Lower Divisions) was set up in [[Genoa]], while football activity in the southern part of the country was run by the ''Direttorio Divisioni Inferiori Sud'' which later became the ''Direttorio Meridionale'' (Southern Directory). These leagues did not last long; after another reform they were disbanded between 1930 and 1931. Some bigger clubs who owned large pitches with dimensions of 100x60 metres were promoted to the First Division (Prima Divisione); a league defined and structured as the "National Championship".

The Second Division had no relegations to regional leagues as most teams were reelected at the beginning of each new season. Once a critical threshold was reached the Italian federation decided to close the two leagues and move all teams to the "Direttori Regionali" (Regional Committees) so that the labour-intensive job of organisation was delegated to more efficient and organised regional staff.

The most successful teams coming from the Second Divisions in 5 years (from 1926–27 to 1930–31) composed 6 ever-growing sections of the First Division (Prima Divisione) which at the beginning had just a few teams in just one section from southern Italy.

This championship was organized by the same league governing [[Serie A]] and [[Serie B]] (the "Direttorio Divisioni Superiori"), even if, as opposed to the two higher divisions, it was structured in local groups with geographical criteria. The number of clubs belonging to the Prima Divisione continued to increase every year, until FIGC decided to rename it ''Serie C'' (at the beginning of the 1935–36 season) while a subsequent large reduction in 1948 led to the creation of a sole national division in 1952–53.

The reform that created the actual league was decided by Bruno Zauli in 1959 as he built on the incomplete work started by the former president Ottorino Barassi to make professional football fully recognised and organised. While [[Lega Nazionale Professionisti|Lega Calcio]] had a stated mission of organising professional and national divisions, the new ''Lega Nazionale Semiprofessionisti'' based in [[Florence]] had to regulate the two semiprofessional and subnational divisions: ''Serie C'' and ''Serie D'', with the first one adopting a format of three groups of 20 teams each. In 1978 the semiprofessional sector was abolished; Serie D became an amateur section while Serie C was divided into two professional divisions (''[[Serie C1]]'' and ''[[Serie C2]]''), and the league changed its name to ''Lega Professionisti Serie C''. On 20 June 2008, the league was restructured and took its current name ''Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico''.

After the league reform of 2014, the two previous divisions of [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] and [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]] were ultimately merged into a new league; the ''Lega Pro Divisione Unica'' or more informally addressed as just ''Lega Pro''. This is the league structure currently in operation; comprising 60 teams that are divided geographically in three groups of 20 each. At the end of each season, four teams are promoted to [[Serie B]] (three group winners, plus one coming from a promotion playoff involving the three group runners-up). Meanwhile, nine teams are relegated to [[Serie D]]: the last-placed team from each group go down directly, whereas teams between 16th and 19th from each group place play a relegation playoff (officially referred to as ''play-out''), with the two losing teams from each group also relegated.

In May 2017, the Lega Pro assembly unanimously approved the return to the original name Serie C.<ref name=c/> The [[2017–18 Serie C]] season includes 19 teams in each of the three divisions after adjustments were made for excluded clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/lega-pro-serie-d/lega-pro/2017/08/11-29095908/serie_c_rende_ripescato_girone_con_19_squadre/?cookieAccept|date=11 August 2017|access-date=12 August 2017|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian|title=Serie C, Rende ripescato: girone con 19 squadre}}</ref>

==Format==
Serie C is composed of 60 teams divided equally into three groups split horizontally in geographical terms, from north to south. During the regular season, teams play in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format solely within their group, with the two halves of the season having exactly the same order of fixtures. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. At the end of the regular season one table per group is determined, based on points. If two or more teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria apply:<ref name=format>{{cite web |url=https://www.lega-pro.com/com/2122-267DIV.pdf|title=PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2021-2022|language=it|publisher=Lega Pro|format=PDF|date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
# Head-to-head points; 
# Head-to-head goal difference; 
# Goal difference; 
# Goals scored; 
# Lower goals against; 
# Wins; 
# Lower losses; 
# Away wins; 
# Lower home losses.
A total of 4 teams are promoted to [[Serie B]] and 9 teams are relegated to [[Serie D]]. The winner team of each group is directly promoted and qualifies for [[Supercoppa di Serie C]]. Teams which have finished in the bottom of the league are directly relegated. The other divisional changes are determined through a complex system of promotion and relegation play-offs.

===Promotion play-offs===
[[File:Logo Serie C 2020.webp|thumb|right|111px|Logo 2020–23]]
28 teams compete to achieve the only available spot for Serie B. 27 of them are the teams which have finished in the 2nd to 10th positions (9 per group). The 28th team is the winner of [[Coppa Italia Serie C]].<ref name=format/> There are a total of six rounds:
* ''First round''. Fixtures pair the 5th v 10th, 6th v 9th and 7th v 8th-placed teams;
* ''Second round''. Fixtures pair the 4th v the worst-placed team and the best-placed team v the 2nd best-placed team from the previous round.
''First round'' and ''Second round'' consist in single-leg games and, if teams are tied after regular time, the higher-placed team advances. 6 teams (2 per group) advance to the next round.
* ''Third round''. The three 3rd-placed teams, Coppa Italia Serie C winner and the best-placed team from the previous round are seeded. Fixtures are drawn;
* ''Quarter-finals''. The three 2nd-placed teams and the best-placed team from the previous round are seeded. Fixtures are drawn.
''Third round'' and ''Quarter-finals'' consist in two-legged games, with seeded team playing at home for second leg, and, if teams are tied on aggregate, the seeded team advances. 
The four winning teams reach the ''Final four'', composed of:
* ''Semi-finals'';
* ''Final''.
''Final four'' fixtures are drawn, all games are two-legged and, if teams are tied on aggregate, the winner is decided by extra-time and a penalty shootout if required.

In order to determine the ''best-placed team'', the following criteria apply:
# League position;
# Points;
# Wins;
# Goals scored;
# Draw.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; width: 800px;"
!Phase
! width=15% | Round
! width=10% | Clubs remaining
! width=10% | Clubs involved
! width=10% | From previous round
! width=10% | Entries in&nbsp;this round
! width=34% | Teams entering at this round
|-
| rowspan="2" |Group phase
| First round || 28 || 18 || none || 18 || align="left" | Teams in the 5th to 10th positions
|-
| Second round || 19 || 12 || 9 || 3 || align="left" | 4th-placed teams
|-
| rowspan="2" |National phase
| Third round || 13 || 10 || 6 || 4 || align="left" | 3rd-placed teams and [[Coppa Italia Serie C]] winner
|-
| Quarter-finals || 8 || 8 || 5 || 3 || align="left" | 2nd-placed teams
|-
| rowspan="2" |Final four
| Semi-finals || 4 || 4 || 4 || none || align="left" | 
|-
| Final || 2 || 2 || 2 || none || align="left" | 
|}

If the winner of Coppa Italia Serie C:
# finishes in the top three, qualifies for the relegation play-offs, is relegated directly, or just declines to participate, its spot goes to the runners-up or, subordinately, if they meet the same requirements, to the 4th-placed team playing in the same group as the winner. Thus, the 5th-placed team advances automatically to the ''Second round'' and faces the worst-placed team from the ''First round'', whose fixtures now pair the 6th v 11th, 7th v 10th and 8th v 9th-placed teams;
# finishes in the 4th to 10th positions, the 11th-placed team playing in the same group qualifies for the ''First round''. Fixtures of the ''First round'' and ''Second round'' still respect the order of the seven participating teams as seen before, with the best-placed team (that can be the 4th or 5th-placed team if Coppa Italia Serie C winner finished 4th) entering the ''Second round'' and facing the worst-placed team among the other six which play the ''First round'';
# gives its spot to the runners-up and they finish in the 4th to 10th positions, the 11th-placed team playing in the same group as the runners-up qualifies for the ''First round'' (for fixtures see the point 2).

===Relegation play-offs===
The number of teams that play the relegation playoffs, usually referred to as ''play-out'' in Italian, can vary. Usually, fixtures pair the 16th v 19th and 17th vs 18th-placed teams. Matches are two-legged, the higher-placed team plays at home for second leg and, if teams are tied on aggregate, the lower-placed team is relegated to Serie D.<ref name=format/> However, if the higher-placed team finishes nine or more points ahead of the lower-placed team, ''play-out'' is cancelled and the team is relegated directly.

==Homegrown players==
To encourage the development of homegrown players, all Lega Pro clubs were capped to use no more than 16 players in their squads that were older than 23 years of age (in 2019–20 season, player born before 1 January 1997), plus two wildcards for long serving players of the clubs. The clubs could use an unlimited number of under-23 players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/com/1617-11L.pdf|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°11/L (2016–17)|date=14 July 2016|access-date=28 September 2016|publisher=Lega Pro|language=Italian}}</ref>

==Clubs==
===2024–25 teams===
==== Group A (North) ====
10 teams from [[Lombardy]], 6 teams from [[Veneto]], 2 teams from [[Piedmont]], 1 team from [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] and 1 team from [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]].
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{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.695000|long=9.6700000|label=<small>[[Atalanta Under 23|Atalanta U23]]</small>|position=top|mark= Blue pog.svg |label_size=0}}
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{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.450000|long=8.6166670|label=<small>[[Novara FC|Novara]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.407717|long=11.873445|label=<small>[[Calcio Padova|Padova]]</small>|position=right}}
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{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.654310|long=9.1495990|label=<small>[[AC Renate|Renate]]</small>|position=left|mark= Blue pog.svg |label_size=0}}
{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=46.066667|long=11.116667|label=<small>[[AC Trento 1921|Trento]]</small>|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.622574|long=13.793018|label=<small>[[US Triestina Calcio 1918|Triestina]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.216975|long=12.281833|label=<small>[[Union Clodiense Chioggia SSD|U. Clodiense]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.544320|long=11.554059|label=<small>[[LR Vicenza|Vicenza]]</small>|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Italy North|lat=45.445353|long=11.033391|label=<small>[[Virtus Verona|V. Verona]]</small>|position=left}}
}}

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}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club
! City
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[UC AlbinoLeffe|AlbinoLeffe]]
| [[Albino, Italy|Albino]] and [[Leffe, Italy|Leffe]]
| AlbinoLeffe Stadium <small>([[Zanica]])</small>
| {{Nts|1791}}
|-
| [[Alcione Milano|Alcione]]
| [[Milan]]
| [[Stadio Ernesto Breda|Stadio Breda]] <small>([[Sesto San Giovanni]])</small>
| {{Nts|3523}}
|-
| [[FC Arzignano Valchiampo|Arzignano Valchiampo]]
| [[Arzignano]]
| Dal Molin
| {{Nts|1690}}
|-
| [[Atalanta BC Under-23|Atalanta U23]]
| [[Bergamo]]
| Comunale di Caravaggio <small>([[Caravaggio, Lombardy|Caravaggio]])</small>
| {{Nts|2180}}
|-
| [[Calcio Caldiero Terme SSD|Caldiero Terme]]
| [[Caldiero]]
| Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini <small>([[Verona]])</small>
| {{Nts|1500}}
|-
| [[Feralpisalò]]
| [[Salò]] and [[Lonato del Garda]]
| [[Stadio Lino Turina]] <small>([[Salò]])</small>
| {{Nts|2364}}
|-
| [[AS Giana Erminio|Giana Erminio]]
| [[Gorgonzola, Milan|Gorgonzola]]
| [[Stadio Città di Gorgonzola|Città di Gorgonzola]]
| {{Nts|3766}}
|-
| [[Calcio Lecco 1912|Lecco]]
| [[Lecco]]
| [[Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi]]
| {{Nts|5508}}
|-
| [[FC Lumezzane|Lumezzane]]
| [[Lumezzane]]
| [[Stadio Tullio Saleri|Tullio Saleri]]
| {{Nts|4150}}
|-
| [[Novara FC|Novara]]
| [[Novara]]
| [[Stadio Silvio Piola (Novara)|Silvio Piola]]
| {{Nts|17875}}
|-
| [[Calcio Padova|Padova]]
| [[Padua]]
| [[Stadio Euganeo|Euganeo]]
| {{Nts|32420}}
|-
| [[US Pergolettese 1932|Pergolettese]]
| [[Crema, Lombardy|Crema]]
| [[Stadio Giuseppe Voltini|Giuseppe Voltini]]
| {{Nts|4095}}
|-
| [[Aurora Pro Patria 1919|Pro Patria]]
| [[Busto Arsizio]]
| [[Stadio Carlo Speroni|Carlo Speroni]]
| {{Nts|5000}}
|-
| [[FC Pro Vercelli 1892|Pro Vercelli]]
| [[Vercelli]]
| [[Stadio Silvio Piola (Vercelli)|Silvio Piola]]
| {{Nts|5526}}
|-
| [[AC Renate|Renate]]
| [[Renate, Lombardy|Renate]]
| Città di Meda <small>([[Meda, Lombardy|Meda]])</small>
| {{Nts|2500}}
|-
| [[AC Trento 1921|Trento]]
| [[Trento]]
| [[Stadio Briamasco|Briamasco]]
| {{Nts|3000}}
|-
| [[US Triestina Calcio 1918|Triestina]]
| [[Trieste]]
| [[Stadio Nereo Rocco|Nereo Rocco]]
| {{Nts|26566}}
|-
| [[Union Clodiense Chioggia SSD|Union Clodiense Chioggia]]
| [[Chioggia]]
| Mario Sandrini <small>([[Legnago]])</small>
| {{Nts|2152}}
|-
| [[LR Vicenza|Vicenza]]
| [[Vicenza]]
| [[Stadio Romeo Menti|Romeo Menti]]
| {{Nts|17163}}
|-
| [[Virtus Verona]]
| [[Verona]]
| Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini
| {{Nts|1500}}
|}
{{clear}}

==== Group B (Centre) ====
4 teams from [[Tuscany]], 3 teams from [[Emilia-Romagna]], 3 teams from [[Umbria]], 2 teams from [[Abruzzo]], 2 teams from [[Liguria]], 2 teams from [[Marche]], 1 team from [[Sardinia]], 1 team from [[Lombardy]], 1 team from [[Veneto]] and 1 team from [[Molise]].

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club
! City
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[SS Arezzo|Arezzo]]
| [[Arezzo]]
| [[Stadio Città di Arezzo|Città di Arezzo]]
| {{Nts|13128}}
|-
| [[Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC|Ascoli]]
| [[Ascoli Piceno]]
| [[Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca|Cino e Lillo Del Duca]]
| {{Nts|12461}}
|-
| [[Campobasso FC|Campobasso]]
| [[Campobasso]]
| [[Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli|Nuovo Romagnoli]]
| {{Nts|21800}}
|-
| [[AC Carpi|Carpi]]
| [[Carpi, Emilia-Romagna|Carpi]]
| [[Stadio Sandro Cabassi|Sandro Cabassi]]
| {{Nts|5510}}
|-
| [[AS Gubbio 1910|Gubbio]]
| [[Gubbio]]
| [[Stadio Pietro Barbetti|Pietro Barbetti]]
| {{Nts|4939}}
|-
| [[FC Legnago Salus|Legnago]]
| [[Legnago]]
| Mario Sandrini
| {{Nts|2152}}
|-
| [[Lucchese 1905|Lucchese]]
| [[Lucca]]
| [[Stadio Porta Elisa|Porta Elisa]]
| {{Nts|12800}}
|-
| [[Milan Futuro]]
| [[Milan]]
| Comunale <small>([[Solbiate Arno]])</small>
| {{Nts|4500}}
|-
| [[AC Perugia Calcio|Perugia]]
| [[Perugia]]
| [[Stadio Renato Curi|Renato Curi]]
| {{Nts|23625}}
|-
| [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]
| [[Pescara]]
| [[Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia|Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia]]
| {{Nts|20515}}
|-
| [[US Pianese|Pianese]]
| [[Piancastagnaio]]
| Comunale
| {{Nts|1500}}
|-
| [[AS Pineto Calcio|Pineto]]
| [[Pineto]]
| Pavone-Mariani
| {{Nts|1500}}
|-
| [[US Città di Pontedera|Pontedera]]
| [[Pontedera]]
| [[Stadio Ettore Mannucci|Ettore Mannucci]]
| {{Nts|2700}}
|-
| [[Rimini FC 1912|Rimini]]
| [[Rimini]]
| [[Stadio Romeo Neri|Romeo Neri]]
| {{Nts|9768}}
|-
| [[US Sestri Levante 1919|Sestri Levante]]
| [[Sestri Levante]]
| [[Stadio Alberto Picco]] <small>([[La Spezia]])</small>
| {{Nts|11466}}
|-
| [[SPAL]]
| [[Ferrara]]
| [[Stadio Paolo Mazza|Paolo Mazza]]
| {{Nts|16134}}
|-
| [[SEF Torres 1903|Torres]]
| [[Sassari]]
| [[Stadio Vanni Sanna|Vanni Sanna]]
| {{Nts|7480}}
|-
| [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]
| [[Terni]]
| [[Stadio Libero Liberati|Libero Liberati]]
| {{Nts|17460}}
|-
| [[Virtus Entella]]
| [[Chiavari]] 
| [[Stadio Comunale (Chiavari)|Comunale di Chiavari]]
| {{Nts|5587}}
|-
| [[Vis Pesaro dal 1898|Vis Pesaro]]
| [[Pesaro]]
| [[Stadio Tonino Benelli|Tonino Benelli]]
| {{Nts|4898}}
|}
{{clear}}

==== Group C (South) ====
7 teams from [[Campania]], 5 teams from [[Puglia]], 3 teams from [[Sicily]], 2 teams from [[Basilicata]], 1 team from [[Lazio]], 1 team from [[Calabria]] and 1 team from [[Piedmont]].

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club
! City
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[SS Audace Cerignola|Audace Cerignola]]
| [[Cerignola]]
| Domenico Monterisi
| {{Nts|7453}}
|-
| [[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]]
| [[Avellino]]
| [[Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi|Partenio-Adriano Lombardi]]
| {{Nts|26000}}
|-
| [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]]
| [[Benevento]]
| [[Stadio Ciro Vigorito|Ciro Vigorito]]
| {{Nts|16867}}
|-
| [[Casertana FC|Casertana]]
| [[Caserta]]
| [[Stadio Alberto Pinto|Alberto Pinto]]
| {{Nts|12000}}
|-
| [[Catania FC|Catania]]
| [[Catania]]
| [[Stadio Angelo Massimino|Angelo Massimino]]
| {{Nts|20204}}
|-
| [[Cavese 1919|Cavese]]
| [[Cava de' Tirreni]]
| [[Stadio Simonetta Lamberti|Simonetta Lamberti]]
| {{Nts|5200}}
|-
| [[FC Crotone|Crotone]]
| [[Crotone]]
| [[Stadio Ezio Scida|Ezio Scida]]
| {{Nts|16640}}
|-
| [[Calcio Foggia 1920|Foggia]]
| [[Foggia]]
| [[Stadio Pino Zaccheria|Pino Zaccheria]]
| {{Nts|25085}}
|-
| [[Giugliano Calcio 1928|Giugliano]]
| [[Giugliano in Campania]]
| Alberto De Cristofaro
| {{Nts|6044}}
|-
| [[Juventus Next Gen]]
| [[Turin]]
| [[Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta|Giuseppe Moccagatta]] <small>([[Alessandria]])</small>
| {{Nts|5926}}
|-
| [[Latina Calcio 1932|Latina]]
| [[Latina, Lazio|Latina]]
| [[Stadio Domenico Francioni|Domenico Francioni]]
| {{Nts|9310}}
|-
| [[ACR Messina|Messina]]
| [[Messina]]
| [[Stadio San Filippo|San Filippo-Franco Scoglio]]
| {{Nts|38722}}
|-
| [[SS Monopoli 1966|Monopoli]]
| [[Monopoli]]
| [[Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani|Vito Simone Veneziani]]
| {{Nts|6880}}
|-
| [[AZ Picerno|Picerno]]
| [[Picerno]]
| Donato Curcio
| {{Nts|1500}}
|-
| [[Potenza Calcio|Potenza]]
| [[Potenza]]
| [[Stadio Alfredo Viviani|Alfredo Viviani]] 
| {{Nts|4977}}
|-
| [[Sorrento Calcio 1945|Sorrento]]
| [[Sorrento]]
| [[Stadio Italia|Italia]] 
| {{Nts|3600}}
|-
| [[Taranto FC 1927|Taranto]]
| [[Taranto]]
| [[Stadio Erasmo Iacovone|Erasmo Iacovone]]
| {{Nts|27584}}
|-
| [[Team Altamura]]
| [[Altamura]]
| [[Stadio Franco Fanuzzi|Franco Fanuzzi]] <small>([[Brindisi]])</small>
| {{Nts|7462}}
|-
| [[FC Trapani 1905|Trapani]]
| [[Trapani]]
| [[Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale|Provinciale]]
| {{Nts|7000}}
|-
| [[SS Turris Calcio|Turris]]
| [[Torre del Greco]]
| Amerigo Liguori
| {{Nts|3566}}
|}
{{clear}}

===Seasons in Serie C===
This is the complete list of the clubs that took part in the 38 Serie C seasons played from the [[1935–36 Serie C|1935–36 season]] until the [[1977–78 Serie C|1977–78 season]] (participation in the editions of the [[1945–46 Serie C|1945–46]], [[1946–47 Serie C|1946–47]] and [[1947–48 Serie C|1947–48]] seasons, championships that due to World War II, are excluded from the list as they were divided into two completely independent leagues), the three Lega Pro seasons played from the [[2014–15 Lega Pro|2014–15 season]] until the [[2016–17 Lega Pro|2016–17 season]], and from the [[2017–18 Serie C|2017–18 season]]. The teams in bold competed in Serie C in the 2021–22 season.

* '''35''' times: [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]]
* '''33''' times: '''[[Piacenza Calcio 1919|Piacenza]]'''
* '''31''' times: [[Cosenza Calcio|Cosenza]]
* '''30''' times: '''[[A.C. Prato|Prato]]'''
* '''29''' times: [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]], [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]], [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]], '''[[Siracusa Calcio (2013 club)|Siracusa]]''', [[A.C.D. Treviso 2013|Treviso]]
* '''28''' times: [[A.S.D. Junior Biellese Libertas|Biellese]], [[A.C. Rimini 1912|Rimini]]
* '''27''' times: '''[[Ravenna F.C.|Ravenna]]'''
* '''26''' times: [[U.S. Ancona 1905|Ancona]], '''[[U.S. Arezzo|Arezzo]]''', [[A.C. Legnano|Legnano]]
* '''25''' times: [[Savona 1907 F.B.C.|Savona]], '''[[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]]'''
* '''24''' times: '''[[A.C. Mestre|Mestre]]''', '''[[U.S. Sambenedettese 1923|Sambenedettese]]'''
* '''23''' times: [[Mantova F.C.|Mantova]], '''[[U.S. Pistoiese 1921|Pistoiese]]'''
* '''22''' times: '''[[Casertana F.C.|Casertana]]''', [[S.S. Chieti Calcio|Chieti]], [[F.C. Crotone|Crotone]], [[Calcio Lecco 1912|Lecco]], [[S.S. Maceratese 1922|Maceratese]], '''[[Trapani Calcio|Trapani]]'''
* '''21''' times: [[S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], '''[[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]]'''
* '''20''' times: [[Forlì F.C.|Forlì]], [[U.S. Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto]], '''[[A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905|Lucchese]]''', [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]], [[Aurora Pro Patria 1919|Pro Patria]], [[A.S.D. Sanremese|Sanremese]], [[Taranto F.C. 1927|Taranto]]
* '''19''' times: [[Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898|Ascoli]], '''[[Carrarese Calcio|Carrarese]]''', [[A.S. Casale Calcio|Casale]], [[L'Aquila Calcio 1927|L'Aquila]], '''[[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]]''', [[A.C. Nuova Valdagno|Marzotto]], '''[[A.C. Pisa 1909|Pisa]]''', [[U.S.D. 1913 Seregno Calcio|Seregno]], [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
* '''18''' times: [[U.S. Foggia|Foggia]], [[F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892|Pro Vercelli]], '''[[A.C. Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]]'''
* '''17''' times: '''[[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]]''', [[S.S. Barletta Calcio|Barletta]], [[Virtus Entella|Entella]], [[S.C. Marsala 1912|Marsala]], [[Potenza S.C.|Potenza]]
* '''16''' times: '''[[S.S. Juve Stabia|Juve Stabia]]''', [[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]], '''[[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]]''', [[A.C. Pavia|Pavia]], [[S.E.F. Torres 1903|Torres]], [[A.S. Varese 1910|Varese]], [[Venezia F.C.|Venezia]], [[Vigevano Calcio|Vigevano]]
* '''15''' times: [[S.S.D. Città di Brindisi|Brindisi]], '''[[U.S. Catanzaro|Catanzaro]]''', [[A.S.D. Unione Fincantieri Monfalcone|Monfalcone]], [[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], '''[[U.S. Città di Pontedera|Pontedera]]'''
* '''14''' times: [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]], [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]], '''[[Calcio Padova|Padova]]''', [[A.C. Savoia 1908|Savoia]]
* '''13''' times: [[F.C. Bolzano 1996|Bolzano]], [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]], [[Calcio Como|Como]], [[S.G. Gallaratese|Gallaratese]],  [[S.S.D. Massese|Massese]], '''[[Matera Calcio|Matera]]''', Rapallo, [[S.P.A.L. 2013|SPAL]]
* '''12''' times: '''[[S.S. Akragas Città dei Templi|Akragas]]''', [[A.C. Crema 1908|Crema]], [[S.S.D. Jesina Calcio|Jesi]], '''[[Alma Juventus Fano 1906|Fano]]''', '''[[Olbia Calcio 1905|Olbia]]''', '''[[Pordenone Calcio|Pordenone]]''', [[A.S. Pro Gorizia|Pro Gorizia]], [[F.S. Sestrese Calcio 1919|Sestrese]], [[Solbiatese Arno Calcio|Solbiatese]], [[S.S.D. Trento Calcio 1921|Trento]], '''[[Unione Triestina 2012 S.S.D.|Triestina]]''', [[A.S.D. Vis Pesaro 1898|Vis Pesaro]]
* '''11''' times: [[Asti Calcio FC|Asti]], Carbosarda, '''[[Calcio Catania|Catania]]''', [[Derthona F.B.C. 1908|Derthona]], [[A.C. Fanfulla 1874|Fanfulla]], '''[[S.S. Teramo Calcio|Teramo]]''', [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]
* '''10''' times: [[S.S.D. Acireale Calcio 1946|Acireale]], [[Carpi F.C. 1909|Carpi]], [[Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902|Montevarchi]], Omegna, Signa,
* '''9''' times: Baracca Lugo, [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]], Molfetta, [[C.S. Ponziana 1912|Ponziana]],  [[Rovigo Calcio|Rovigo]], [[U.S. Calcio Trani|Trani]], [[Vastese Calcio 1902|Vastese]], [[F.C. Esperia Viareggio|Viareggio]]
* '''8''' times: '''[[A.S. Bisceglie Calcio 1913|Bisceglie]]''', [[A.S.D. Civitavecchia 1920|Civitavecchia]], Falck, Forlimpopoli, [[Giulianova Calcio|Giulianova]], [[G.S.F. Giovanni Grion Pola|Grion Pola]], [[Ilva Bagnolese]], [[Atletico Piombino|Piombino]], [[A.C. Sangiovannese 1927|Sangiovannese]], [[Sorrento Calcio|Sorrento]]
* '''7''' times: [[A.S.D. Acqui 1911|Acqui]], Audace, [[A.S. Bari|Bari]], [[Clodiense S.S.D.|Clodia Sottomarina]], '''[[A.C. Cuneo 1905|Cuneo]]''', [[U.S. Fiumana|Fiumana]], '''[[A.S. Gubbio 1910|Gubbio]]''', [[Imolese Calcio 1919|Imolese]], [[U.S. Imperia 1923|Imperia]], [[A.S.D. Calcio Ivrea|Ivrea]], [[A.S.G. Nocerina|Nocerina]], [[Novara Calcio|Novara]], Saronno, [[History of F.C. Turris 1944 A.S.D.|Turris]], [[S.S. Verbania Calcio|Verbania]]
* '''6''' times: [[NK Izola|Ampelea]], '''[[Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.|Bassano Virtus]]''', [[A.C. Belluno 1905|Belluno]], [[U.S. Folgore Caratese A.S.D.|Caratese]], [[U.S. Latina Calcio|Latina]], [[M.A.T.E.R.|MATER]], [[Modena F.C.|Modena]], '''[[Paganese Calcio 1926|Paganese]]''', Pontedecimo, [[A.C. Ponte San Pietro Isola S.S.D.|Ponte San Pietro]], [[U.S.D. Rivarolese 1906|Rivarolese]], Rovereto, Tevere Roma, [[A.S.D. Vittorio Falmec San Martino Colle|Vittorio Veneto]], '''[[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]]''', '''[[A.D.C. Viterbese Castrense|Viterbese]]'''
* '''5''' times: [[U.C. Sampdoria|Andrea Doria]], [[A.C. Cantù G.S. San Paolo|Cantù]], [[Foligno Calcio|Foligno]], [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]], Juventus Domo, [[A.C. Palazzolo|Palazzolo]], [[Pinerolo F.C.|Pinerolo]], Pro Lissone, Redaelli Rogoredo, [[A.S.D. Riccione 1929|Riccione]], [[G.S.D. Rosignano Sei Rose|Rosignano Solvay]], [[S.S.D. Calcio San Donà|San Donà]], Schio, Trevigliese, [[F.C. Vado|Vado]]
* '''4''' times: [[S.S. Alba-Audace Roma|Alba Roma]], '''[[U.C. AlbinoLeffe|AlbinoLeffe]]''', Alfa Romeo, [[A.S.D. Battipagliese|Battipagliese]], [[U.S.D. Cavese 1919|Cavese]], [[A.S.D. Cecina|Cecina]], Città di Castello, [[Colleferro Calcio 1937|Colleferro]], Edera Trieste, '''[[FeralpiSalò]]''', '''[[Fermana F.C.|Fermana]]''', Fossanese, Fucecchio, '''[[A.S. Giana Erminio|Giana Erminio]]''', '''[[A.S. Pro Piacenza 1919|Pro Piacenza]]''', [[S.S.D. Puteolana 1902 Internapoli|Internapoli]], [[Manfredonia Calcio|Manfredonia]], [[A.S. Martina Franca 1947|Martina Franca]], Massiminiana, Monsummanese, [[A.S.D. Nardò Calcio|Nardò]], [[A.S.D. S.C. Nissa 1962|Nissa]], Orbetello, Pirelli, '''[[A.C. Renate|Renate]]''', [[A.C.D. Sant'Angelo 1907|Sant'Angelo]], '''[[Santarcangelo Calcio|Santarcangelo]]''', Saviglianese, [[U.S. Sestese Calcio|SIAI Marchetti]], '''[[F.C. Südtirol|Südtirol]]''', [[Suzzara Calcio 2000|Suzzara]], Toma Maglie
* '''3''' times: Albenga, [[History of Valle d'Aosta Calcio|Aosta]], Armando Casalini, Arsenale Venezia, [[U.S. Campobasso 1919|Campobasso]], Cerignola, [[S.S.D. Puteolana 1902 Internapoli|Cirio]], [[Civitanovese Calcio|Civitanovese]], '''[[S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928|Fidelis Andria]]''', [[U.S.D. Real Forte dei Marmi-Querceta|Forte dei Marmi]], Gerli, [[A.S.D. Igea Virtus Barcellona|Igea Virtus]], Juventus Siderno, Libertas Trieste, [[A.C. Lumezzane|Lumezzane]], [[Lupa Roma F.C.|Lupa Roma]], [[A.C. Meda 1913|Meda]], [[A.S. Melfi|Melfi]], [[Molinella Calcio 1911|Molinella]], '''[[S.S. Monopoli 1966|Monopoli]]''', Mortara, [[U.S. Palmese 1912|Palmese]], Parabiago, Pieris, [[F.C. Rieti|Rieti]], [[S.S. Scafatese Calcio|Scafatese]], SIME Popoli, [[A.C. Tuttocuoio 1957 San Miniato|Tuttocuoio]], Villasanta, [[History of A.C. Voghera|Vogherese]]
* '''2''' times: Agrigento, Ala Littoria, [[A.S.D. Albese Calcio|Albese]], Amatori Bologna, Breda, Bondenese, Cinzano, [[A.C. Codogno 1908|Codogno]], Dipendenti Municipali La Spezia, Enna, FEDIT, '''[[Unicusano Fondi Calcio|Fondi]]''', Galliate, [[S.S. Ischia Isolaverde|Ischia Isolaverde]], [[S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924|Lanciano]], Luino, [[A.C. Magenta|Magenta]], [[U.S.D. Novese|Novese]], [[A.S.D. Casteldebole Panigal 1919|Panigale]], [[U.S. Pergolettese 1932|Pergocrema]], Pietro Resta, [[Taranto F.C. 1927|Pro Italia]], [[S.S. Racing Club Roma|Racing Roma]], Rizzoli, [[A.S.D. G.C. Sora|Sora]], Sparta Novara, [[S.S. Tivoli Calcio 1919|Tivoli]], Varazze, [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]], '''[[Virtus Francavilla Calcio|Virtus Francavilla]]''', VV.FF. Palermo, VV.FF. Roma
* '''1''' time: 94º Reparto Reggimento Distrettuale, Abbiategrasso, [[U.S.D. Alcamo|Alcamo]], Andreanelli, Ardens, A.R.S.A., '''[[Pol. Arzachena|Arzachena]]''', Aullese, [[S.F. Aversa Normanna|Aversa Normanna]], Avio Calcio, Avio Squadra, Aviosicula Palermo, [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]], Budrio, Cantiere Tosi, Caproni, [[U.S. Centese A.S.D. 1986|Centese]], Centrale del Latte di Genova, Chinotto Neri, [[A.S. Cittadella|Cittadella]], Corniglianese, Cossatese, [[A.S.D. Cynthia 1920|Cynthia]], [[G.S. FIAT|FIAT Torino]], Fortitudo Trieste, [[U.S.D. Novese|Gavinovese]], '''[[U.S. Gavorrano|Gavorrano]]''', [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]], [[A.S.D. Sacilese Calcio|Giovinezza]], Guastalla, Ilva Savona, Isotta Fraschini, [[A.S.D.C. Pomigliano|Juve Pomigliano]], Juventina Palermo, [[A.S.D. Lanciotto Campi Bisenzio|Lanciotto]], [[F.C. Legnago Salus S.S.D.|Legnago]], [[U.S. Luparense|Luparense]], Magazzini Generali, Marzotto Manerbio, Melzo, [[U.S. Mirandolese|Mirandolese]], [[F.C. Union Pro Mogliano-Preganziol A.S.D.|Mogliano]], [[Calcio Montebelluna|Montebelluna]], [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo-Juventina]], [[A.S.D. Union ArzignanoChiampo|Pellizzari Arzignano]], Pro Enna, Pro San Giorgio, [[S.S.D. Pro Sesto Calcio|Pro Sesto]], [[U.S. Ragusa|Ragusa]], [[Real Vicenza V.S.|Real Vicenza]], R.S.T. Littorio, [[San Marino Calcio|San Marino]], [[U.S.D. Sebinia Alto Sebino|Sebinia]], [[U.S. Sestri Levante|Sestri Levante]], [[S.S.D. Settimo Calcio|Settimese]], '''[[A.S.D. Sicula Leonzio|Sicula Leonzio]]''', [[A.C.R. Messina|Tenente Mario Passamonte]], [[A.S.D. Torviscosa|Torviscosa]], Ventimigliese, [[Vigor Lamezia]], [[A.S.D. Villafranca|Villafranca]], Vincenzo Benini, [[A.D. Voluntas Calcio Spoleto|Virtus Spoleto]], Vis Nova, Vittorio Necchi, [[U.S. Vibonese Calcio|Vibonese]]

==Champions==
{{main|List of Serie C champions and promotions}}

''For Serie C1 and Lega Pro Prima Divisione winners, see [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]] and for Serie C2 and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione winners, see [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]] between 1978–79 and 2013–14''
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'''Serie C'''
* [[1935–36 Serie C|1935–36]] – [[S.S.C. Venezia|Venezia]], [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]], [[Spezia Calcio 1906|Spezia]], [[U.S. Catanzaro|Catanzaro]]
* [[1936–37 Serie C|1936–37]] – [[Calcio Padova|Padova]], [[Vigevano Calcio|Vigevano]], [[U.S. Sanremese Calcio|Sanremese]], [[A.C. Ancona|Anconitana]], [[Taranto Sport|Taranto]]
* [[1937–38 Serie C|1937–38]] – [[SPAL 1907|SPAL]], [[A.C. Fanfulla 1874|Fanfulla Lodi]], [[A.S. Casale Calcio|Casale]], [[A.S. Siena|Siena]], [[Salernitana Calcio 1919|Salernitana]]
* [[1938–39 Serie C|1938–39]] – [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]], [[Calcio Catania|Catania]]
* [[1939–40 Serie C|1939–40]] – [[A.C. Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]], [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]], [[A.C. Maceratese|Maceratese]]
* [[1940–41 Serie C|1940–41]] – [[A.C. Prato|Prato]], [[U.S. Fiumana|Fiumana]]
* [[1941–42 Serie C|1941–42]] – [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]], [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Juventina Palermo]]
* [[1942–43 Serie C|1942–43]] – [[A.S. Varese 1910|Varese]], [[A.S. Pro Gorizia|Pro Gorizia]]
* 1943–45 – ''no national competition due to [[World War II]]''
* [[1945–46 Serie C|1945–46]] – [[Calcio Mestre|Mestrina]], [[A.C. Prato|Prato]], [[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], [[Alba Trastevere|Alba Ala Roma]], [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]], [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]], [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Leone Palermo]]
* [[1946–47 Serie C|1946–47]] – [[A.C. Magenta|Magenta]], [[U.S. Ponte San Pietro|Vita Nova P.S. Pietro]], [[F.C. Bolzano 1996|Bolzano]], [[A.C. Centese|Centese]], [[A.G. Nocerina 1910|Nocerina]]
* [[1947–48 Serie C|1947–48]] – ''competed amongst 18 regional leagues, no promotion to Serie B, no overall champions''
* [[1948–49 Serie C|1948–49]] – [[A.C. Fanfulla 1874|Fanfulla Lodi]], [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], [[A.C. Prato|Prato]], [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]]
* [[1949–50 Serie C|1949–50]] – [[Seregno F.B.C. 1913|Seregno]], [[Treviso F.C. 1993|Treviso]], [[A.C. Ancona|Anconitana]], [[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]]
* [[1950–51 Serie C|1950–51]] – [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]], [[A.C. Marzotto Valdagno 1926|Marzotto Valdagno]], [[A.S. Piombino|Piombino]], [[S.S. Juve Stabia|Juve Stabia]]
* [[1951–52 Serie C|1951–52]] – [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
* [[1952–53 Serie C|1952–53]] – [[A.C. Pavia|Pavia]]
* [[1953–54 Serie C|1953–54]] – [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]
* [[1954–55 Serie C|1954–55]] – [[A.S. Bari|Bari]]
* [[1955–56 Serie C|1955–56]] – [[Venezia F.C.|Venezia]]
* [[1956–57 Serie C|1956–57]] – [[A.C. Prato|Prato]]
* [[1957–58 Serie C|1957–58]] – [[A.C. Reggiana|Reggiana]]
* [[1958–59 Serie C|1958–59]] – [[A.C. Mantova|OZO Mantova]], [[U.S. Catanzaro|Catanzaro]]
* [[1959–60 Serie C|1959–60]] – [[Pro Patria Calcio|Pro Patria]], [[A.C. Prato|Prato]], [[U.S. Foggia|Foggia]]
* [[1960–61 Serie C|1960–61]] – [[Modena F.C.|Modena]], [[A.S. Lucchese-Libertas|Lucchese]], [[Cosenza Calcio|Cosenza]]
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* [[1961–62 Serie C|1961–62]] – [[U.S. Triestina Calcio|Triestina]], [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]], [[U.S. Foggia|Foggia]]
* [[1962–63 Serie C|1962–63]] – [[Varese F.C.|Varese]], [[A.C. Prato|Prato]], [[Potenza S.C.|Potenza]]
* [[1963–64 Serie C|1963–64]] – [[A.C. Reggiana|Reggiana]], [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]], [[A.S. Fortis Trani|Trani]]
* [[1964–65 Serie C|1964–65]] – [[Novara Calcio|Novara]], [[Pisa Calcio|Pisa]], [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]]
* [[1965–66 Serie C|1965–66]] – [[Savona Calcio|Savona]], [[A.C. Arezzo|Arezzo]], [[Salernitana Calcio 1919|Salernitana]]
* [[1966–67 Serie C|1966–67]] – [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]], [[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], [[A.S. Bari|Bari]]
* [[1967–68 Serie C|1967–68]] – [[Como Calcio 1907|Como]], [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]], [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]
* [[1968–69 Serie C|1968–69]] – [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]], [[A.C. Arezzo|Arezzo]], [[A.S.D. Caserta Calcio|Casertana]]
* [[1969–70 Serie C|1969–70]] – [[Novara Calcio|Novara]], [[U.S. Massese 1919|Massese]], [[A.S.D. Caserta Calcio|Casertana]]
* [[1970–71 Serie C|1970–71]] – [[A.C. Reggiana|Reggiana]], [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]], [[A.S. Sorrento Calcio|Sorrento]]
* [[1971–72 Serie C|1971–72]] – [[Calcio Lecco 1912|Lecco]], [[Ascoli Calcio 1898|Ascoli]], [[F.B. Brindisi 1912|Brindisi]]
* [[1972–73 Serie C|1972–73]] – [[Parma F.C.|Parma]], [[SPAL 1907|SPAL]], [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]]
* [[1973–74 Serie C|1973–74]] – [[U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|Alessandria]], [[S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio|Sambenedettese]], [[Pescara Calcio|Pescara]]
* [[1974–75 Serie C|1974–75]] – [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]], [[Modena F.C.|Modena]], [[Calcio Catania|Catania]]
* [[1975–76 Serie C|1975–76]] – [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]], [[Rimini Calcio F.C.|Rimini]], [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]]
* [[1976–77 Serie C|1976–77]] – [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]], [[A.C. Pistoiese|Pistoiese]], [[A.S. Bari|Bari]]
* [[1977–78 Serie C|1977–78]] – [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], [[SPAL 1907|SPAL]], [[A.G. Nocerina 1910|Nocerina]]
'''Lega Pro'''
* [[2014–15 Lega Pro|2014–15]] – [[Novara Calcio|Novara]], [[S.S. Teramo Calcio|Teramo]] (stripped of title due to match fixing, awarded to [[Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898|Ascoli]]), [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]
* [[2015–16 Lega Pro|2015–16]] – [[A.S. Cittadella|Cittadella]], [[S.P.A.L. 2013|SPAL]], [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]]
* [[2016–17 Lega Pro|2016–17]] – [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]], [[Venezia F.C.|Venezia]], [[Foggia Calcio|Foggia]]
'''Serie C'''
* [[2017–18 Serie C|2017–18]] – [[A.S. Livorno|Livorno]], [[Calcio Padova|Padova]], [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]]
* [[2018–19 Serie C|2018–19]] – [[Virtus Entella]], [[Pordenone Calcio|Pordenone]], [[S.S. Juve Stabia|Juve Stabia]]
* [[2019–20 Serie C|2019–20]] – [[A.C. Monza|Monza]], [[L.R. Vicenza Virtus|Vicenza]], [[Urbs Reggina 1914|Reggina]]
* [[2020–21 Serie C|2020–21]] – [[Como Calcio 1907|Como]], [[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]
* [[2021–22 Serie C|2021–22]] – [[FC Südtirol|Südtirol]], [[Modena F.C. 2018|Modena]], [[S.S.C. Bari|Bari]]
* [[2022–23 Serie C|2022–23]] – [[Feralpisalò]], [[A.C. Reggiana 1919|Reggiana]], [[U.S. Catanzaro|Catanzaro]]
* [[2023–24 Serie C|2023–24]] – [[Mantova F.C.|Mantova]], [[Cesena F.C.|Cesena]], [[SS Juve Stabia|Juve Stabia]]
* [[2024–25 Serie C|2024–25]]  – [[Calcio Padova|Padova]], [[Virtus Entella]], [[US Avellino 1912|Avellino]]
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== Notes  ==
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== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.lega-pro.com/}} {{in lang|it}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724000553/http://www.datasport.it/calcio/legapro/ Datasport: results, rankings and news about the Lega Pro] (archived)

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