Seconda Divisione (''Second Division'') was the name of the second level of the
Italian Football Championship
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from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the clubs of
Northern Italy
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, which disagreed the old format of the championship, based on plethoric regional groups. In 1921–22, two concurrent championships took place, before FIGC accepted the new format for 1922–23.
History
Northern League
The Seconda Divisione was formed by the clubs of the former
Prima Categoria
The Prima Categoria is a level of football in Italy. It is the seventh level (since 2014–15) in the Italian football league system and is organized by the National Amateur League by the Regional Committees. Each individual league winner within t ...
of the
Lega Nord
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(''Northern League'') which did not enter into the new
Prima Divisione
Prima Divisione (''First Division'') was the name of the first level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the richest clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the ...
. The Lega Sud (''Southern League'') had its own Seconda Divisione too, but it was simply the old
Promozione
The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's lo ...
which changed its name. The Lega Nord championship was the main competition, and after a pilot edition in 1921, from 1922 it was divided in six groups of eight teams each, becoming four groups of ten teams from 1924. The winners of the groups qualified for the final (''Northern League Final'') while the last teams were relegated in Terza Divisione (''Third Division'').
Northern Lower Directory
Because of the fascist ''
Viareggio
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Charter'', in 1926 the Seconda Divisione became the third Italian championship, as it happened in England in 1992. In Northern Italy it was formed by the worst clubs of the old Seconda and the best ones of the Terza, while in Southern Italy no changes took place. It was organized by two authorities, the
Direttorio Divisioni Inferiori Nord (''Lower Division Directory North'') and the ''South'' one.
Regional tournaments
In 1929 with the creation of the
Serie A
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and
Serie B
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championships the Seconda Divisione became the fourth level of the Italian Football. In 1935 with the creation of the
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 ...
championship the Seconda Divisione became the fifth level of the Italian football, and it was reduced to a local tournament. In 1948 with the creation of the
Promozione
The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's lo ...
championship the Seconda Divisione became the sixth level of the Italian championship. In 1952 with the creation of the
IV Serie
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championship the Seconda Divisione became the seventh level. In 1959 it was disbanded.
CorSport, 8/10/1958
See also
* Italian Football Championship
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* Prima Divisione
Prima Divisione (''First Division'') was the name of the first level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the richest clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the ...
References
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