The 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-fourth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fourth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.

It will be divided into two phases: the regular season, and the playoff phase.

The league should also be composed of 36 teams divided into two divisions of 18 teams each.

Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division will be promoted to Serie B; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division will be relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In all, four teams will be promoted to Serie B, and six teams will be relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

Events

Start of the season

On 12 July Gela, Lucchese and Salernitana do not appeal against the exclusion of Covisoc and relegated to Serie D or lower.

On 18 July 2011 the Federal Council excluded Atletico Roma and Ravenna. Both clubs announced appeals to the Olympic Committee against the decision.

The final composition of the rounds was announced 4 August 2011. The five vacancies created were filled by the following teams, all of which were destined to play in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2011–12 season before the call-up:

  • Südtirol, which finished 17th in Prima Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
  • Ternana, which finished 15th in Prima Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
  • Pro Vercelli, which finished 3rd and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A
  • Prato, which finished 3rd and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone B
  • Avellino, which finished 4th and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone C

On 9 August 2011 Alessandria relegated to the last place by Italian national disciplinary committee for match fixing. Monza remained in the league in its place.

Winter champions

The winter champions were Ternana in Group A and Siracusa in Group B.

Girone A

Teams

2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione is located in Italy
Location of teams in Girone A 2011–12
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2011–12 season
AvellinoAvellinoPartenio-Lombardi26,3084th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C
BeneventoBeneventoCiro Vigorito18,9752nd in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
CarpiCarpi (playing in Reggio Emilia)Città del Tricolore20,0841st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
ComoComoGiuseppe Sinigaglia15,0008th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
FoggiaFoggiaPino Zaccheria25,0006th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
FolignoFolignoEnzo Blasone5,65016th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
LumezzaneLumezzaneNuovo Comunale4,1506th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
MonzaMonzaBrianteo18,56815th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
PaviaPaviaPietro Fortunati6,00012th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
PisaPisaArena Garibaldi17,00010th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
Pro VercelliVercelliSilvio Piola6,1653rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
ReggianaReggio EmiliaCittà del Tricolore20,0847th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
SorrentoSorrentoItalia3,6002nd in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
SPALFerraraPaolo Mazza19,0009th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
TarantoTarantoErasmo Iacovone27,5834th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
TernanaTerniLibero Liberati22,00015th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
TritiumTrezzo sull'AddaComunale3,0001st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
ViareggioViareggioTorquato Bresciani7,00017th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Ternana (C, P)34171434019+2165Promotion to Serie B
2Taranto (R)34191324116+2563Relegation to Serie D
3Carpi34171074626+2061Qualification for Promotion play-off
4Sorrento34161264326+1758
5Pro Vercelli (O, P)34151274019+2157
6Benevento34177104634+1256
7Pisa341113103735+246
8Lumezzane34127152835−743
9Reggiana34127153642−641
10Avellino34117163946−740
11Foggia (R)34119143338−538Relegation to Serie D
12Tritium34910152640−1437
13Como34109153947−836
14Viareggio34106183147−1636Qualification for Relegation play-off
15SPAL (R)34119143236−434Relegation to Serie D
16Pavia34712153750−1333Qualification for Relegation play-off
17Monza (R)34712152742−1533
18Foligno (R)3467212447−2321Relegation to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

Results

Home \ AwayAVEBENCRPCOMFOGFOLLUMMONPAVPISPVEREASORSPATARTERTRIVIA
Avellino1–11–03–34–02–02–11–21–11–02–12–00–12–11–21–31–22–0
Benevento2–20–11–00–11–03–01–02–02–01–12–21–02–02–10–21–05–1
Carpi0–01–11–03–21–03–02–02–12–22–13–11–01–00–21–14–03–0
Como1–02–11–00–02–22–10–12–11–21–01–22–20–21–10–01–21–2
Foggia1–11–21–21–22–01–01–01–21–01–10–21–10–20–13–10–11–1
Foligno1–02–21–01–20–11–21–02–20–20–01–12–10–11–21–10–11–1
Lumezzane2–10–21–12–22–03–00–01–21–10–11–00–10–00–30–01–01–0
Monza1–11–20–11–12–12–10–12–20–20–10–20–33–10–00–21–10–3
Pavia2–31–20–02–10–23–00–20–01–11–21–10–21–00–20–02–21–2
Pisa3–02–02–11–01–12–00–22–21–01–42–12–21–22–21–10–22–0
Pro Vercelli4–13–00–02–00–00–11–01–10–10–02–04–01–00–00–02–02–0
Reggiana1–00–21–12–40–22–11–01–22–11–01–11–13–00–10–23–11–1
Sorrento2–02–02–12–02–01–01–22–02–21–12–12–11–10–00–02–02–0
SPAL3–10–22–22–11–23–20–20–04–01–11–10–10–10–00–02–11–0
Taranto2–01–11–13–12–11–01–02–12–10–00–01–01–01–00–12–02–0
Ternana2–12–02–12–11–12–11–01–12–21–01–02–00–00–11–12–01–0
Tritium1–02–10–11–11–10–10–01–31–10–01–20–10–01–11–12–00–2
Viareggio0–12–10–31–20–21–04–01–11–32–00–12–12–22–00–00–30–1

Play-offs

Promotion

Semifinals

First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pro Vercelli(5)2–1(2)Taranto2–10–0
Sorrento(4)1–1(3)Carpi0–11–0

Final

First leg scheduled 3 June 2012; return leg scheduled 10 June 2012

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pro Vercelli(5)3–1(3)Carpi0–03–1

Pro Vercelli promoted to Serie B.

Relegation

First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Monza(17)1–5(14)Viareggio0–11–4
Pavia(16)2–0(15)SPAL0–02–0

Girone B

Teams

2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione is located in Italy
Location of teams in Girone B 2011–12
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
Andria BATAndriadegli Ulivi9,14013th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
BarlettaBarlettaCosimo Puttilli5,00011th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
Bassano VirtusBassano del GrappaRino Mercante2,95211th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
CarrareseCarraradei Marmi15,0002nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
CremoneseCremonaGiovanni Zini22,00010th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
FeralpiSalòSalò and Lonato del Garda (playing in Salò)Lino Turina2,0002nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
FrosinoneFrosinoneMatusa9,68022nd in Serie B
LatinaLatinaDomenico Francioni8,0001st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C
PergocremaCremaGiuseppe Voltini3,49014th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
PiacenzaPiacenzaLeonardo Garilli21,66819th in Serie B
PortogruaroPortogruaroPiergiovanni Mecchia3,33521st in Serie B
PratoPratoLungobisenzio6,8003rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
SiracusaSyracuseNicola De Simone6,2009th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
SpeziaLa SpeziaAlberto Picco10,0005th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
SüdtirolBolzanoMarco Druso3,00016th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
TrapaniTrapani (playing in Erice)Provinciale7,0002nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C
TriestinaTriesteNereo Rocco32,45420th in Serie B
Virtus LancianoLancianoGuido Biondi8,0008th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Spezia (C, P)34171164829+1962Promotion to Serie B
2Trapani3417985742+1560Qualification for Promotion play-off
3Siracusa (R)3418974631+1558Liquidated, excluded from Italian football and relegated to Terza Categoria
4Virtus Lanciano (O, P)34159104035+554Qualification for Promotion play-off
5Cremonese34151094730+1749
6Barletta34121394338+548
7Südtirol341113103934+546
8Carrarese341112114339+445
9Frosinone34136154041−145
10Portogruaro341012124145−442
11Pergocrema (R)34129133346−1340Liquidated, excluded from Italian football and relegated to Terza Categoria
12Andria BAT34912133738−139
13FeralpiSalò34911142637−1138
14Prato34811153644−835Qualification for Relegation play-off
15Triestina (R)3498174355−1235Relegation to Eccellenza
16Latina34811153745−835Qualification for Relegation play-off
17Piacenza (R)341013114149−834Liquidated, excluded from Italian football and relegated to Terza Categoria
18Bassano Virtus (R)34711162948−1932Relegation to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

Results

Home \ AwayANDBRLBASCARCREFERFROLATPERPIAPORPRASIRSPESÜDTRATRIVLN
Andria BAT2–11–12–00–11–12–20–11–21–05–01–01–01–23–11–22–10–1
Barletta2–21–02–01–00–11–01–12–02–11–13–13–20–11–10–21–12–2
Bassano Virtus0–20–11–01–31–22–10–10–12–21–00–01–20–00–00–72–00–1
Carrarese3–10–01–02–10–00–12–04–12–22–00–01–12–11–13–03–01–3
Cremonese1–02–24–23–01–02–02–01–10–11–20–03–13–21–12–41–12–0
FeralpiSalò0–01–00–02–21–01–22–10–30–10–20–11–21–10–01–22–01–1
Frosinone1–02–11–21–00–11–11–15–12–02–13–10–13–21–21–22–12–1
Latina5–21–10–11–01–10–12–01–22–24–10–11–11–22–13–00–21–3
Pergocrema0–00–22–02–21–31–03–01–10–21–40–02–01–22–10–50–00–2
Piacenza0–02–23–20–31–32–21–11–10–00–04–31–10–10–00–10–33–1
Portogruaro1–11–11–13–10–40–01–01–10–12–22–20–11–11–02–23–12–3
Prato2–11–20–21–10–02–31–02–12–00–31–10–12–22–31–25–00–1
Siracusa2–02–02–23–10–01–01–00–01–23–01–03–03–11–33–12–01–0
Spezia0–01–13–01–10–03–02–13–02–03–00–21–01–12–12–01–11–0
Südtirol1–13–20–01–12–02–01–02–00–11–22–02–20–01–21–11–11–0
Trapani1–11–13–31–00–02–02–22–00–03–01–52–11–21–01–03–21–3
Triestina1–11–22–22–31–01–01–22–23–21–31–00–24–01–21–22–13–0
Virtus Lanciano2–12–11–01–12–11–20–02–10–01–20–10–01–10–02–10–03–2

Play-offs

Promotion

Semifinals

First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cremonese(5)2–2(2)Trapani1–11–1
Virtus Lanciano(4)3–2(3)Siracusa1–02–2

Final

First leg scheduled 3 June 2012; return leg scheduled 10 June 2012

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Virtus Lanciano(4)4–2(2)Trapani1–13–1

Virtus Lanciano promoted to Serie B.

Relegation

First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Piacenza (17)1–1(14)Prato1–00–1
Latina (16)4–2(15)Triestina2–02–2

Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione

SeasonHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
2011–12Ternana0 - 0SpeziaStadio Libero Liberati, Terni
Spezia2 - 1TernanaStadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia
Spezia (group B) won 2–1 on aggregate

Notes