The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of

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, the third highest league in the

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. It was divided into two phases: the

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, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a ''playoff'' to determine the second team in each division to be promoted to Serie B. At the same time, teams placed 14th to 17th entered a ''playout'' for the right to remain in Serie C1 the following season. As usual, Serie C1 was composed by two divisions, whose teams were divided geographically. Division C1/A was mainly composed by

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teams, with the exception of

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, whereas Division C1/B included mostly Central and

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teams. The league featured also two former Italian national champions,

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and

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, both eventually achieving promotion in the end. Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted to

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; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated to

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. In all, four teams were promoted to Serie B, and six teams were relegated to Serie C2.

Final standings

Serie C1/A

Serie C1/B

Promotion and relegation playoffs

Serie C1/A

Promotion

:''Promotion playoff semifinals'' :''First legs played 28 May 2006; return legs played 4 June 2006'' :''Promotion playoff finals'' :''First leg played 11 June 2006; return leg played 18 June 2006'' ''Genoa promoted to Serie B''

Relegation

:''Relegation playoffs'' :''First legs played May 21, 2006; return legs played May 28, 2006'' ''Pro Sesto and Lumezzane relegated to Serie C2''

Serie C1/B

Promotion

:''Promotion playoff semifinals'' :''First legs played May 21, 2006; return legs played May 28, 2006'' :''Promotion playoff finals'' :''First leg played June 4, 2006; return leg played June 11, 2006'' ''Frosinone promoted to Serie B''

Relegation

:''Relegation playoffs'' :''First legs played 21 May 2006; return legs played 28 May 2006'' ''Acireale and Massese relegated to Serie C2''

External links

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