Italy national football C teams ( it, Squadre Rappresentative della Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico) are the
Italy national football team
The Italy national football team ( it, Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing bo ...
representative teams of
Serie C
The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C.
The unification of the Lega Pro ...
(in the past
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1.
Before the 1978â ...
and
Seconda Divisione
Seconda Divisione (''Second Division'') was the name of the second level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the o ...
). They are controlled by the
Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico
The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C.
The unification of the Lega Pro ...
and consist of U19, U20 and U21 teams.
The under-20 team is the B team of the
Italy national under-20 football team
Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
History
The Under-20 team ...
and the U21 team is the C team of the
Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Italy (along with ...
; they also serve as feeder teams of the main team in the youth teams pyramid.
Some players also capped for the main team after played for the Lega Pro team and some players are called up to the Lega Pro team after appearing for
Italy national under-19 football team
The Italy national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, held every year.
UEFA U-18 Cham ...
.
The team also compete against representative teams of Group A, B and C of
Seconda Divisione
Seconda Divisione (''Second Division'') was the name of the second level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the o ...
in annual
Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament, however it was cancelled in 2011–12 season, as there are only 4 groups from the two divisions of Lega Pro.
Recently, the regulation defined the team to be exclusive to
Serie C
The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C.
The unification of the Lega Pro ...
owned players; players on loan from Serie A and B were excluded.
Recent Results
2013–15 International Challenge Trophy
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2012–13 Under 20 Regional Competition
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2011–13 International Challenge Trophy
Lega Pro used entire squad of born 1991 or after in 2011–12 season
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2009–11 International Challenge Trophy
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2008–09 Mirop Cup
*17 February 2010 0–0 draw (U20 team, class 1989)
*4 November 2009: 0–4 loss (U20 team, class 1989)
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*1 April 2009: 0–4 loss (U20 team, class 1988)
*4 March 2009: 1–2 loss (U20 team, class 1988)
*11 February 2009: 3–0 win (U20 team, class 1988)
*3 December 2008: 1–1 draw (U20 team, class 1988)
*22 October 2008: 2–1 win (U20 team, class 1988)
*1 October 2008: 1–2 loss (U20 team, class 1988)
2007–09 International Challenge Trophy
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2006–07 Mirop Cup
* 28 March 2007 1–1 draw
* 7 March 2007 2–1 win
* 15 November 2006 1–1 draw
* 25 October 2006 2–3 loss
* 11 October 2006 1–1 draw
* 29 March 2006 0–0 draw
* 15 March 2006 0–6 loss
* 1 March 2006 1–0 win
2005–06 European Challenge Trophy
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2004–05 Mirop Cup
* 14 December 2005 2–1 win
http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf
2002–03 Mirop Cup
http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2004/Lega/Lega228.pdf
Friendlies
* 14 February 2007 3–1 won
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*12 June 2011 Lost 0-3
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*23 November 2011 1–0 (U21 team; class 1990)
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* 12 June 2012 8–0 (U20 team; class 1992)
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* 29 November 2012
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* 20 February 2013
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* 11 March 2015
See also
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Italy national football B team
Italy national football B team is a B team representing the Italian Football Federation. Over time, the squad has faced other nations' full teams and played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations. Since the team's creation ...
References
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Representative teams of association football leagues