Serie C1 was the third highest football league and second lowest professional league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions.

History

Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league managing the C was also organizing the semi-professional Serie D. In 1978, it was decided to split the Serie C into Serie C1 (the third highest league) and Serie C2, that included the worst C and the best D clubs. Upon its inception in 1978–79, Serie C1 consisted of two groups of 18 teams, with two promotions and four relegations. During the season, teams only played the other teams in their division, according to the round robin method. The remnants of the Serie D were later, in 1981, moved to the amatorial sector as Campionato Interregionale.

Play-offs were introduced in 1992, together with the 3-victory-points rule. In each division, two teams were promoted to Serie B, and three teams were relegated to Serie C2. In total, the league promoted 4 teams to Serie B and relegated 6 teams to C2. 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. From 2000, the overall champions were decided through the Supercoppa di Serie C. From 2008 the competition was known as Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

The reform decided by the FIGC led to the reunification with the Serie C2 starting from 2014-2015 and with the subsequent rebirth of the third division championship with 60 teams divided into three groups of 20 as Serie C.

Past champions

Source for league winners:

SeasonWinnerRunner up
Group A Season Winner Runner up 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 VicenzaGroup B Season Winner Runner up 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
Season Winner Runner up 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
1978–79ComoParma
1979–80VareseRimini
1980–81ReggianaCremonese
1981–82AtalantaMonza
1982–83TriestinaPadova
1983–84ParmaBologna
1984–85BresciaLanerossi Vicenza
1985–86ParmaModena
1986–87PiacenzaPadova
1987–88AnconaMonza
1988–89ReggianaTriestina
1989–90ModenaLucchese
1990–91PiacenzaVenezia
1991–92SPALMonza
1992–93RavennaVicenza
Season Winner Runner up 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
SeasonWinnerRunner up
1978–79MateraPisa
1979–80CataniaFoggia
1980–81CaveseSambenedettese
1981–82ArezzoCampobasso
1982–83EmpoliPescara
1983–84BariTaranto
1984–85CatanzaroPalermo
1985–86MessinaTaranto
1986–87CatanzaroBarletta
1987–88LicataCosenza
1988–89CagliariFoggia
1989–90TarantoSalernitana
1990–91CasertanaPalermo
1991–92TernanaFidelis Andria
1992–93PalermoAcireale
SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
Season Winner Playoff Winner 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 CittadellaSeason Winner Playoff Winner 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
Season Winner Playoff Winner 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
1993–94ChievoComo
1994–95BolognaPistoiese
1995–96RavennaEmpoli
1996–97TrevisoMonza
1997–98CesenaCremonese
1998–99Alzano VirescitPistoiese
1999–00SienaCittadella
2000–01ModenaComo
2001–02LivornoTriestina
2002–03TrevisoAlbinoLeffe
2003–04ArezzoCesena
2004–05CremoneseMantova
2005–06SpeziaGenoa
2006–07GrossetoPisa
2007–08SassuoloCittadella
Season Winner Playoff Winner 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
SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
1993–94PerugiaSalernitana
1994–95RegginaAvellino
1995–96LecceCastel di Sangro
1996–97Fidelis AndriaAncona
1997–98CosenzaTernana
1998–99FermanaSavoia
1999–00CrotoneAncona
2000–01PalermoMessina
2001–02AscoliCatania
2002–03AvellinoPescara
2003–04CatanzaroCrotone
2004–05RiminiAvellino
2005–06NapoliFrosinone
2006–07RavennaAvellino
2007–08SalernitanaAncona

Lega Pro Prima Divisione

SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
Group A Season Winner Playoff Winner 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 VercelliGroup B Season Winner Playoff Winner 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
Season Winner Playoff Winner 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
2008–09CesenaPadova
2009–10NovaraVarese
2010–11GubbioVerona
2011–12TernanaPro Vercelli
2012–13TrapaniCarpi
2013–14Virtus EntellaPro Vercelli
Season Winner Playoff Winner 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
SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
2008–09GallipoliCrotone
2009–10PortogruaroPescara
2010–11NocerinaJuve Stabia
2011–12SpeziaVirtus Lanciano
2012–13AvellinoLatina
2013–14PerugiaFrosinone

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