Serie C

History

Format

1. Head-to-head points;
2. Head-to-head goal difference;
3. Goal difference;
4. Goals scored;
5. Lower goals against;
6. Wins;
7. Lower losses;
8. Away wins;
9. Lower home losses.

Promotion play-offs

1. League position;
2. Points;
3. Wins;
4. Goals scored;
5. Draw.

1. 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;
2. 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 entering the Second round and facing the worst-placed team among the other six which play the First round;
3. 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.

Relegation play-offs

Homegrown players

Clubs

2024–25 teams

Group A (North)

Group B (Centre)

Group C (South)

Seasons in Serie C

Champions

• 1935–36 – Venezia, Cremonese, Spezia, Catanzaro
• 1936–37 – Padova, Vigevano, Sanremese, Anconitana, Taranto
• 1937–38 – SPAL, Fanfulla Lodi, Casale, Siena, Salernitana
• 1938–39 – Brescia, Catania
• 1939–40 – Reggiana, Vicenza, Maceratese
• 1940–41 – Prato, Fiumana
• 1941–42 – Cremonese, Juventina Palermo
• 1942–43 – Varese, Pro Gorizia
• 1943–45 – no national competition due to World War II
• 1945–46 – Mestrina, Prato, Perugia, Alba Ala Roma, Benevento, Lecce, Leone Palermo
• 1946–47 – Magenta, Vita Nova P.S. Pietro, Bolzano, Centese, Nocerina
• 1947–48 – competed amongst 18 regional leagues, no promotion to Serie B, no overall champions
• 1948–49 – Fanfulla Lodi, Udinese, Prato, Avellino
• 1949–50 – Seregno, Treviso, Anconitana, Messina
• 1950–51 – Monza, Marzotto Valdagno, Piombino, Juve Stabia
• 1951–52 – Cagliari
• 1952–53 – Pavia
• 1953–54 – Parma
• 1954–55 – Bari
• 1955–56 – Venezia
• 1956–57 – Prato
• 1957–58 – Reggiana
• 1958–59 – OZO Mantova, Catanzaro
• 1959–60 – Pro Patria, Prato, Foggia
• 1960–61 – Modena, Lucchese, Cosenza
• 1961–62 – Triestina, Cagliari, Foggia
• 1962–63 – Varese, Prato, Potenza
• 1963–64 – Reggiana, Livorno, Trani
• 1964–65 – Novara, Pisa, Reggina
• 1965–66 – Savona, Arezzo, Salernitana
• 1966–67 – Monza, Perugia, Bari
• 1967–68 – Como, Cesena, Ternana
• 1968–69 – Piacenza, Arezzo, Casertana
• 1969–70 – Novara, Massese, Casertana
• 1970–71 – Reggiana, Genoa, Sorrento
• 1971–72 – Lecco, Ascoli, Brindisi
• 1972–73 – Parma, SPAL, Avellino
• 1973–74 – Alessandria, Sambenedettese, Pescara
• 1974–75 – Piacenza, Modena, Catania
• 1975–76 – Monza, Rimini, Lecce
• 1976–77 – Cremonese, Pistoiese, Bari
• 1977–78 – Udinese, SPAL, Nocerina

• 2014–15 – Novara, Teramo, Salernitana
• 2015–16 – Cittadella, SPAL, Benevento
• 2016–17 – Cremonese, Venezia, Foggia

• 2017–18 – Livorno, Padova, Lecce
• 2018–19 – Virtus Entella, Pordenone, Juve Stabia
• 2019–20 – Monza, Vicenza, Reggina
• 2020–21 – Como, Perugia, Ternana
• 2021–22 – Südtirol, Modena, Bari
• 2022–23 – Feralpisalò, Reggiana, Catanzaro
• 2023–24 – Mantova, Cesena, Juve Stabia
• 2024–25 – Padova, Virtus Entella, Avellino