Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | Regular season: 3 September 2023 – 28 April 2024 Play-offs: 4 May 2024 – 9 June 2024 |
Promoted |
Mantova Cesena Juve Stabia |
Relegated |
Alessandria Olbia Brindisi |
Matches played | 1,110 |
Goals scored | 2,578 (2.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Cristian Shpendi (20 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Entella 5–0
Perugia Rimini 5–0 Olbia Avellino 6–1 Picerno |
Biggest away win |
Padova 0–5 Mantova Pontedera 0–5 Pescara Latina 0–5 Avellino |
Highest scoring | Recanatese 4–5 Pontedera |
Longest winning run | 8 matches
[1]
[2]
[3] Cesena (22–29) |
Longest unbeaten run | 28 matches
[1]
[2]
[3] Cesena (2–29) |
Longest winless run | 16 matches
[1]
[2]
[3] Brindisi (18–33) |
Longest losing run | 7 matches
[1]
[2]
[3] Brindisi (11, 2, 12–16) |
Highest attendance | 19,720
[4]
[5]
[6] Catania 1–0 Messina |
Lowest attendance | 26
[4]
[5]
[6] Juventus Next Gen 2–0 Recanatese Juventus Next Gen 1–1 Lucchese |
Total attendance | 2,731,302 [4] [5] [6] |
Average attendance | 2,557 [4] [5] [6] |
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2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2024. |
The 2023–24 Serie C, officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship, [7] is the tenth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
The league comprises 60 teams, geographically divided into three different groups. The Serie C league committee decided and formalized the group composition between July and August 2023.
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season:
Relegated from Serie B
Promoted from Serie D
Promoted to Serie B
Relegated to Serie D
In early June 2023, the Italian Football Federation announced the rules to determine readmissions in the Serie C league.
Vacancies arising from clubs going bankrupt or not applying for a Serie C licence were filled by the league considering applications from teams relegated from Serie C, reserve teams of Serie A clubs, and Serie D playoff winners, in this order. [8] [9]
On 16 June 2023, Pordenone announced their intention to renounce their Serie C spot due to financial issues. [10] [11] On 24 July, the Federation replaced Pordenone with Mantova. [12]
Siena [13] and Reggina [14] have been excluded from their leagues. FIGC admitted Atalanta Under-23 to replace Siena. [15] Brescia was readmitted to Serie B in place of Reggina. [16] The remaining vacancy in Serie C was filled by Casertana. [17]
9 teams from Lombardy, 5 teams from Veneto, 3 teams from Piedmont, 1 team from Emilia-Romagna, 1 team from Friuli Venezia Giulia and 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe | AlbinoLeffe Stadium ( Zanica) | 1,791 |
Alessandria | Alessandria | Giuseppe Moccagatta | 5,926 |
Arzignano Valchiampo | Arzignano | Dal Molin | 1,690 |
Atalanta U23 | Bergamo | Comunale di Caravaggio ( Caravaggio) | 2,180 |
Fiorenzuola | Fiorenzuola d'Arda | Comunale di Fiorenzuola d'Arda | 4,000 |
Giana Erminio | Gorgonzola | Città di Gorgonzola | 3,766 |
Legnago | Legnago | Mario Sandrini | 2,152 |
Lumezzane | Lumezzane | Tullio Saleri | 4,150 |
Mantova | Mantua | Danilo Martelli | 6,066 |
Novara | Novara | Silvio Piola (Novara) | 17,875 |
Padova | Padua | Euganeo | 32,420 |
Pergolettese | Crema | Giuseppe Voltini | 4,095 |
Pro Patria | Busto Arsizio | Carlo Speroni | 5,000 |
Pro Sesto | Sesto San Giovanni | Breda | 3,523 |
Pro Vercelli | Vercelli | Silvio Piola (Vercelli) | 5,526 |
Renate | Renate | Città di Meda ( Meda) | 2,500 |
Trento | Trento | Briamasco | 3,000 |
Triestina | Trieste | Nereo Rocco | 26,566 |
Vicenza | Vicenza | Romeo Menti | 17,163 |
Virtus Verona | Verona | Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini | 1,500 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mantova (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 80 | Promotion to
Serie B Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C |
2 | Padova | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for the national play-offs second round |
3 | Vicenza | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 71 | Qualification for the national play-offs first round |
4 | Triestina | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for the group play-offs second round |
5 | Atalanta U23 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 59 | Qualification for the group play-offs first round |
6 | Legnago | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 56 | |
7 | Giana Erminio | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 53 [a] | |
8 | Pro Vercelli | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 53 [a] | |
9 | Lumezzane | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 53 [a] | |
10 | Trento | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 51 | |
11 | Virtus Verona | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 47 | |
12 | Pro Patria | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 46 | |
13 | AlbinoLeffe | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 45 [b] | |
14 | Pergolettese | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 45 [b] | |
15 | Renate | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 45 [b] | |
16 | Arzignano | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 44 | |
17 | Novara | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 43 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
18 | Fiorenzuola | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 38 | |
19 | Pro Sesto (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 35 | Relegation to Serie D |
20 | Alessandria [c] (R) | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 20 |
4 teams from Marche, 4 teams from Tuscany, 3 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 2 teams from Abruzzo, 2 teams from Liguria, 2 teams from Sardinia, 2 teams from Umbria and 1 team from Piedmont.
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ancona | Ancona | Del Conero | 23,976 |
Arezzo | Arezzo | Città di Arezzo | 13,128 |
Carrarese | Carrara | Dei Marmi | 9,500 |
Cesena | Cesena | Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi | 20,194 |
Fermana | Fermo | Bruno Recchioni | 8,920 |
Gubbio | Gubbio | Pietro Barbetti | 4,939 |
Juventus Next Gen | Turin | Giuseppe Moccagatta ( Alessandria) | 5,926 |
Lucchese | Lucca | Porta Elisa | 12,800 |
Olbia | Olbia | Bruno Nespoli | 4,000 |
Perugia | Perugia | Renato Curi | 23,625 |
Pescara | Pescara | Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia | 20,515 |
Pineto | Pineto | Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia ( Pescara) | 20,515 |
Pontedera | Pontedera | Ettore Mannucci | 2,700 |
Recanatese | Recanati | Nicola Tubaldi | 1,500 |
Rimini | Rimini | Romeo Neri | 9,768 |
Sestri Levante | Sestri Levante | Dei Marmi ( Carrara) | 9,500 |
SPAL | Ferrara | Paolo Mazza | 16,134 |
Torres | Sassari | Vanni Sanna | 7,480 |
Virtus Entella | Chiavari | Comunale di Chiavari | 5,587 |
Vis Pesaro | Pesaro | Tonino Benelli | 4,898 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cesena (C, P) | 37 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 19 | +59 | 93 | Promotion to
Serie B Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C |
2 | Torres (Q) | 37 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 74 | Qualification for the national play-offs second round |
3 | Carrarese (Q) | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 70 | Qualification for the national play-offs first round |
4 | Perugia (Q) | 37 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 63 | Qualification for the group play-offs second round |
5 | Gubbio (Q) | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the group play-offs first round |
6 | Juventus Next Gen (Q) | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 54 | |
7 | Pescara (Q) | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 52 [a] | |
8 | Pontedera (Q) | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 [a] | |
9 | Arezzo (Q) | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 50 [b] | |
10 | Rimini (Q) | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 50 [b] | |
11 | SPAL | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 46 | |
12 | Lucchese | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 44 [c] | |
13 | Pineto | 37 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 44 [c] | |
14 | Sestri Levante | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 44 [c] | |
15 | Virtus Entella | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 42 | |
16 | Ancona | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 41 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
17 | Recanatese (Q) | 37 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 38 | |
18 | Vis Pesaro (Q) | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 36 | |
19 | Fermana (Y) | 37 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 31 | |
20 | Olbia (R) | 37 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 26 | Relegation to Serie D |
7 teams from Campania, 6 teams from Apulia, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Sicily and 1 team from Calabria.
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Audace Cerignola | Cerignola | Domenico Monterisi | 7,453 |
Avellino | Avellino | Partenio-Adriano Lombardi | 26,000 |
Benevento | Benevento | Ciro Vigorito | 16,867 |
Brindisi | Brindisi | Franco Fanuzzi | 7,462 |
Casertana | Caserta | Alberto Pinto | 12,000 |
Catania | Catania | Angelo Massimino | 20,204 |
Crotone | Crotone | Ezio Scida | 16,640 |
Foggia | Foggia | Pino Zaccheria | 25,085 |
Giugliano | Giugliano in Campania | Alberto De Cristofaro | 6,044 |
Juve Stabia | Castellammare di Stabia | Romeo Menti | 7,642 |
Latina | Latina | Domenico Francioni | 9,310 |
Messina | Messina | San Filippo-Franco Scoglio | 38,722 |
Monopoli | Monopoli | Vito Simone Veneziani | 6,880 |
Monterosi Tuscia | Monterosi | Gaetano Bonolis ( Teramo) | 7,498 |
Picerno | Picerno | Donato Curcio | 1,500 |
Potenza | Potenza | Alfredo Viviani | 4,977 |
Sorrento | Sorrento | Italia | 3,600 |
Taranto | Taranto | Erasmo Iacovone | 27,584 |
Turris | Torre del Greco | Amerigo Liguori | 3,566 |
Virtus Francavilla | Francavilla Fontana | Nuovarredo Arena | 3,360 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juve Stabia (C, P) | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 79 | Promotion to
Serie B Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C |
2 | Avellino | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 69 [a] | Qualification for the national play-offs second round |
3 | Benevento | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 66 [a] | Qualification for the national play-offs first round [b] |
4 | Casertana | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 65 [c] | Qualification for the group play-offs second round |
5 | Taranto [d] | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 65 [c] | Qualification for the group play-offs first round |
6 | Picerno | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 58 | |
7 | Audace Cerignola | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 53 [e] | |
8 | Giugliano | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 53 [e] | |
9 | Crotone | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 52 | |
10 | Latina | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 51 | |
11 | Foggia | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 48 [f] | |
12 | Sorrento | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 48 [f] | |
13 | Catania | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 45 [g] | Qualification for the national play-offs first round [b] |
14 | Messina | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 45 [g] | |
15 | Turris | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 44 | |
16 | Potenza | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 43 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
17 | Monopoli | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 42 | |
18 | Virtus Francavilla | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 35 [h] | |
19 | Monterosi | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 35 [h] | |
20 | Brindisi [i] (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 25 | Relegation to Serie D |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristian Shpendi | Cesena | 20 |
2 | Claudio Morra | Rimini | 19 |
Jacopo Murano | Picerno | ||
Cosimo Patierno | Avellino | ||
5 | Facundo Lescano | Triestina | 16 |
Davide Merola | Pescara | ||
7 | Alessio Curcio | Casertana | 15 |
Guido Gómez | Crotone | ||
Simone Guerra | Juventus Next Gen | ||
Daniele Rocco | Legnago | ||
Alberto Spagnoli | Ancona |
Rules and dates were confirmed on March 14, 2024. [28]
In each group, the 5th-placed team plays the 10th-placed team, the 6th-placed team plays the 9th-placed team and the 7th-placed team plays the 8th-placed team. In case of a draw, the highest-placed team qualifies.
Matches will be played on May 4.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Atalanta U23 | - | Trento |
Legnago | - | Lumezzane |
Giana Erminio | - | Pro Vercelli |
Group B 5th-placed | - | Group B 10th-placed |
Group B 6th-placed | - | Group B 9th-placed |
Group B 7th-placed | - | Group B 8th-placed |
Taranto | - | Latina |
Picerno | - | Crotone |
Audace Cerignola | - | Giugliano |
In each group, the 4th-placed team plays the worst-placed winner from the first round and the best-placed winner from the first round plays the second-best winner In case of a draw, the highest-placed team qualifies.
Matches will be played on May 7.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Triestina | - | Group A worst first round winner |
Group A best first round winner | - | Group A 2nd-best first round winner |
Perugia | - | Group B worst first round winner |
Group B best first round winner | - | Group B 2nd-best first round winner |
Casertana | - | Group C worst first round winner |
Group C best first round winner | - | Group C 2nd-best first round winner |
The three 3rd-placed teams, the winner of Coppa Italia Serie C and the best winner from the group phase are seeded. In case of an aggregate draw, the seeded team qualifies.
The first legs will be played on May 11 and the second legs on May 14.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | - | Vicenza | - | - |
TBD | - | Carrarese | - | - |
TBD | - | Benevento | - | - |
TBD | - | Catania | - | - |
TBD | - | Best group phase winners | - | - |
The three 2nd-placed teams and the best winner from the previous round are seeded. In case of an aggregate draw, the seeded team qualifies.
The first legs will be played on May 18 and the second legs on May 21.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | - | Padova | - | - |
TBD | - | Torres | - | - |
TBD | - | Avellino | - | - |
TBD | - | Best first round winners | - | - |
Pairings and teams hosting the second leg are drawn randomly. In case of an aggregate draw, extra-time is played, followed by penalties if needed.
The first legs will be played on May 25 and the second legs on May 28.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | - | TBD | - | - |
TBD | - | TBD | - | - |
The first leg will be played on June 2 and the second leg on June 9.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | - | TBD | - | - |
Rules and dates were confirmed on March 14, 2024. [28]
The losers of each tie are relegated to Serie D. In case of an aggregate draw, the best-placed team avoids relegation. If the two teams involved in a tie are separated by more than 8 points, the matches are not played and the worst-placed team is automatically relegated.
The first legs will be played on May 12 and the second legs on May 19.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Novara | - | Fiorenzuola | - | - |
Group B 19th-placed | - | Group B 16th-placed | - | - |
Group B 18th-placed | - | Group B 17th-placed | - | - |
Monterosi | - | Potenza | - | - |
Virtus Francavilla | - | Monopoli | - | - |