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2025–26 Serie C
The 2025–26 Serie C, officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship, will be the twelfth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system. Changes The league will be composed of 60 teams, geographically divided into three groups. The group composition will be decided and formalized by the Serie C league committee between July and August. Inter Milan have shown interest in adding their U23 team, but the change requires the approval of the league and an available spot. The following teams have changed divisions since the 2024–25 season: To Serie C Relegated from Serie B * Salernitana * Brescia (excluded) * Cittadella * Cosenza Promoted from Serie D * Bra (Group A winners) * Ospitaletto (Group B winners) * Dolomiti Bellunesi (Group C winners) * Forlì (Group D winners) * Livorno (Group E winners) * Sambenedettese (Group F winners) * Guidonia Montecelio (Group G winners) * Casarano (Group H winners) * Siracusa (Group I winners) * Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie C
The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, 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 operates the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as Lega Pro Divisione Unica (often also abbreviated as Lega Pro) in 2014 reintroduced the format of the original Serie C that existed between 1935 and 1978 (before the split into Serie C1 and Serie C2). In May 2017, the Lega Pro assembly unanimously approved renaming the competition to its original name, Serie C. History A third division above the regional leagues was first created in Italy in 1926, when fascist authorities decided to reform the major championships on a national basis, increasing the number of teams participating by promoting many regional teams from the Third Division (Terza Divisione) to the Second Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Sambenedettese
A.S. Sambenedettese S.r.l. is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D. History Foundation The original club was founded in 1923 as ''U.S. Sambenedettese''. In 1956, the club was first promoted to Serie B, a division where they spent a total of 21 seasons (the last time of which was in 1989). In the 1980s, they also had a young Walter Zenga as a goalkeeper in their stint in the Italian second division. In 1994, the club went bankrupt and was successively forced to restart from Eccellenza. In 2000, the club was acquired by Luciano Gaucci and eventually won promotion back to professionalism in 2001 and then to Serie C1 just a year later. In 2009, the club was forced to restart again from Eccellenza, this time as U.S. Sambenedettese 1923. In 2012–13 season, Sambenedettese won Group F of Serie D, but it was not promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as it was excluded by Federal Council's de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucchese
Lucchese may refer to: * A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905, a football team based in Lucca, Tuscany * Lucchese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of New York City's Mafia * Lucchese School, an art school in Tuscany, Italy that flourished in the 11th and 12th centuries * Lucchese Boot Company, a Western-style boot company from Texas People with the surname * Antonio Franchi (1638–1709), Italian painter called ''Il Lucchese'' * Francesco Paolo Lucchese (1935–2025), Italian politician * Giuseppe Lucchese (born 1959), Sicilian mobster * Josephine Lucchese (1893–1974), American opera singer * Laurent Lucchese (born 1973), French rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s * Sam Lucchese (1868–1929), Italian-born founder of Lucchese Boot Company and theater owner in San Antonio, Texas * Tommy Lucchese (1899–1967), New York mobster and former boss of the Lucchese crime family See also * Lucca, an Italian city and province * Lucca Sicula Lucca Sicula () is an Italian '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Futuro
Milan Futuro (), occasionally referred to as Milan U23, is a professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, which acts as the reserve team of club AC Milan. Founded on 27 June 2024, the club started in Serie C. Following relegation they will compete in Serie D. History AC Milan's reserve team was admitted to Serie C on 27 June 2024 to fill a vacancy created by Ancona's exclusion. With Daniele Bonera as their inaugural head coach, the team was registered under the denomination of Milan Futuro (Future Milan). For their first season, the team was put into Girone B of Serie C, usually intended for teams from Central Italy, due to the presence of other reserves team from Northern Italy Northern Italy (, , ) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. The Italian National Institute of Statistics defines the region as encompassing the four Northwest Italy, northwestern Regions of Italy, regions of Piedmo ... in their respective group (Girone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcio Caldiero Terme
Calcio Caldiero Terme, commonly known as Caldiero Terme or just Caldiero, is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club located in Caldiero, Veneto. Their colours are yellow and green, and they are currently playing in the . History The club was founded in 1934 as Libertas Caldiero. Throughout its history, Caldiero Terme played mostly in the amateur regional leagues of Veneto, reaching Eccellenza for the first time in the 1990s. In 2004, the club was acquired by the Berti family (who sponsored it since 1989), guiding it to a historical first promotion to Serie D in 2019. On 5 May 2024, Caldiero Terme won the Serie D Group B title, thus gaining a spot in Serie C for the following season, earning the club's first experience in professional football. Current squad Out on loan References External links Official homepage Football clubs in Veneto Association football clubs established in 1934 1934 establishments in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Clodiense Chioggia SSD
Union Clodiense Chioggia Football Club, commonly known as Union Clodiense Chioggia, is an Italian association football club located in Chioggia, Veneto. It plays in . History Early years The first incarnation of the current club was founded in 1971 as Union Clodia Sottomarina, when two teams from Chioggia, ''U.S. Sottomarina Lido'' (founded in 1959 and based in the ''frazione'' of Sottomarina) and ''Clodia'', were merged. After many years in Serie C, the team was relegated to lower divisions in 1977. In 1989, the club changed its name to S.S.C. Chioggia Sottomarina and, in 1995, to A.C. Chioggia Sottomarina. Three years later, it was promoted from Eccellenza Veneto to Serie D. In the summer of 2011, the club did not apply to participate in the 2011-12 Serie D due to financial issues. It successively merged with Eccellenza Veneto rival crosstown club Sottomarina Lido to become A.S.D. Clodiense, winning promotion back to Serie D one year later. In the summer of 2012, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delfino Pescara 1936
Delfino Pescara 1936, commonly referred to as Pescara, is a professional football in Italy, Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie C, but will play in Serie B in the 2025–26 season following a win against Ternana Calcio, Ternana in promotion play-offs. Pescara has competed in seven seasons in Serie A, 1977–78 Serie A, 1977–78, 1979–80 Serie A, 1979–80, 1987–88 Serie A, 1987–88, 1988–89 Serie A, 1988–89, 1992–93 Serie A, 1992–93, 2012–13 Serie A, 2012–13 and last participated in 2016–17 Serie A, 2016–17. The team's official colors are white and light blue varied between either azure or sky blue, manifested in striped shirts with white socks and shorts. History Aside from a spell in Serie B in the 1940s, Pescara had a relatively undistinguished history until promotion to Serie B in 1974. With players like Giorgio Repetto and Bruno Nobili in the midfield, they managed to win their first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Avellino 1912
Unione Sportiva Avellino 1912, commonly referred to as US Avellino 1912, is an Italian professional football club based in Avellino, Campania. It competes in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football. It is the official continuity club of US Avellino 1912, known worldwide for having competed in Serie A for ten consecutive seasons, from 1978–1979 to 1987–1988. The team went through two major reboots: once, in 2009, when it went bankrupt, and then, in 2018, when it was excluded from Serie B. In both cases, new clubs were founded to join the Serie D league. The club was renamed as ''Avellino Calcio.12 Società Sportiva Dilettantistica'' in 2009, then ''Associazione Sportiva Avellino 1912'' in 2010, and restored to the original ''Unione Sportiva Avellino 1912'' in 2015, although initially taking the name ''Calcio Avellino Società Sportiva Dilettantistica'' for the 2018–2019 season. History Foundation The club was founded as ''U.S. Avellino'' on 12 December 1912 to gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella, commonly referred to as Entella, is an Italian professional Association football, football club based in Chiavari, Liguria. Founded in 1914, the club currently competes in the . Entella will play in Serie B 2025/26 after winning Group B in Serie C 2024/25 History 1914: Foundation The club was founded in 1914 as Foot-Ball Club Entella. It took its name from the river Entella (river), Entella, flowing between Chiavari and Lavagna. 2001: Bankruptcy Foot-Ball Club Entella went Bankruptcy, bankrupt in 2001. 2002: Refoundation It was refounded in 2002 as Unione Sportiva Valle Sturla Entella. In the summer of 2010 it was renamed Virtus Entella, after it had been admitted in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In summer 2012, Virtus Entella was promoted, for the first time, to Lega Pro Prima Divisione by repechage to fill the vacancies created. They completed the 2012–13 season in style, taking part to the promotion playoff, where they were defeated by U.S. Lecce, Lecce in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in , having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red. The team was refounded in 2014 after the sports title was awarded to Biancoscudati Padova for the 2014–15 Serie D, 2014–15 Serie D season as a phoenix club. The old holder of the title was in the process of liquidation after it was expelled from 2014–15 Lega Pro. The original Padova was renamed Football Padova in order to allow the new iteration of Padova to use the original name of the club, Calcio Padova in 2015. History In the 1940s, the team was coached by Béla Guttmann. Padova's golden days were the late 1950s, when the team managed by Nereo Rocco, reached the heights of third place in 1958 thanks to the wing wizardry of Kurt Hamrin. Forwards Sergio Brighenti and Aurelio Milani would star as Padova remained a force in Serie A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025–26 Serie B
The 2025–26 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) will be the 94th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. The League will be start on August 22,2025. Teams Team changes The following teams will be changing divisions since the 2024–25 season: To Serie B Relegated from Serie A * Empoli * Venezia * Monza Promoted from Serie C * Padova (Group A) * Virtus Entella (Group B) * Avellino (Group C) * Pescara (Play-off winners) From Serie B Promoted to Serie A * Sassuolo * Pisa * Cremonese (Play-off winners) Relegated to Serie C * Salernitana * Brescia (excluded) * Cittadella * Cosenza Padova, Virtus Entella, Avellino and Pescara (via play-off) return to Serie B after six, four, seven and four years, respectively. Monza, Venezia and Empoli were relegated back to Serie B after three, one and four years in the top flight, respectively. Cosenza, Cittadella, Brescia and Salernitana were relegated back to the third level after six, nine, forty and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenna FC
Ravenna Football Club is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie D after relegation from Serie C in the 2020–21 season. The club was founded in 1913. History Foundation The club was founded in 1913 as football section of sports club ''Unione Sportiva Ravennate''. In 1920, the club merged with ''Audace Football Club'', which was founded only one year earlier, in 1919. The same year the club joined the Italian Football Federation, being part of the Promozione league. Another merger in 1921 with ''S.G. Forti per essere Liberi'' brought the club to change its denomination to ''Unione Sportiva Ravennate Forti per essere Liberi''. The main sports club disbanded in 1928, with all its sports sections become separate entities; notably, the football one assuming the denomination of ''Associazione Calcio Ravenna''. U.S. Ravenna In 1936 Ravenna made their first appearance in the Serie C, where they played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
