
The 2005–06 Serie C2 was the
football
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league season of
Italian Serie C2
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for the years 2005 and 2006. It was divided into two phases: the
regular season, played from August 28, 2005 to May 7, 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 C1. At the same time, teams placed 14th to 17th entered a ''playout'' for the right to remain in Serie C2 the following season.
As usual, Serie C2 was composed by three divisions, whose teams were divided geographically. Division C2/A was mainly composed by
Northern Italy
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and
Sardinian teams, whereas division C2/B included
North-Central and Central Italy teams, with the exception of two teams from
Campania (
Benevento
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and
Cavese), and division C2/C was represented by teams hailing from Central-
Southern Italy
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The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...
and
Sicily.
Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted to
Serie C1
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; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated to
Serie D, losing also their professional club status. In all, six teams were promoted to Serie C1, and nine teams were relegated to Serie D.
Teams
The season originally features 9 teams from Serie D, 6 teams from Serie C1 and 41 teams from last season Serie C2. However, COVISOC had expelled
Calcio Como
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S.p.A.,
A.C. Imolese
Imolese Calcio 1919 is an Italian football club based in Imola, Emilia-Romagna. Currently it plays in Italy's Serie C.
History Foundation
The club was founded in 1919.
It has suffered three failures: one in 1989/90 that cost the promotion to S ...
S.r.l.,
Polisportiva Rosetana Calcio
Rosetana Calcio S.r.l. was an Italian football club based in Roseto degli Abruzzi, in the Province of Teramo, Abruzzo region. The club was known as Polisportiva Rosetana Calcio in professional league from 2003 to 2005. However, in 2005 the clu ...
S.r.l.,
A.S. Sora
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Ginnastica e Calcio Sora is an Italian association football club, based in Sora, Lazio.
History
It was founded in 1907. It has participated at the national championships several times in Serie C from the s ...
S.r.l.,
Vis Pesaro 1898
Vis Pesaro dal 1898 S.r.l., commonly referred to as simply Vis Pesaro, is an Italian association football club located in Pesaro, Marche.
The club currently plays in Serie C.
History
Vis Pesaro was founded in 1898 and refounded in 2008.
Th ...
S.r.l. and Serie D Group B winner
U.S. Canzese. Moreover,
Monza
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,
Chieti,
Juve Stabia
Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania.
Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system.
History
The football in Castellammare di Stabia
From St ...
and
San Marino Calcio were promoted to Serie C1 to fill the vacancies. The 10 vacancies was replaced by
U.S. Città di Jesolo
Unione Sportiva Città di Jesolo was an Italian football club, based in Jesolo, Veneto.
The team's colors were black and blue.
History
U.S. Lido di Jesolo
The club was founded in 1969 as Unione Sportiva Lido di Jesolo.
It last played in Pr ...
and
Calcio Lecco 1912 from Serie D, as well as phoenix clubs that recreated by
Lodo Petrucci:
Andria
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,
Benevento
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,
Reggiana,
SPAL and
Venezia were relegated from
2005–06 Serie C1
The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase ...
to Serie C2, as well as on 19 August
Biellese
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was readmitted from Serie D, which the team was relegated.
Overall, the changes made the division had restored from 56 teams to 54 teams, or 18 teams in 3 groups, features 1 team from Serie B, 6 teams from Serie C1, 37 teams from Serie C2 and 10 teams from Serie D.
Group A
Standings
Serie C2/A
:''Final table''
Serie C2/B
:''Final table''
Serie C2/C
:''Final table''
Promotion and relegation playoffs
Serie C2/A
Promotion
:''Promotion playoff semifinals''
:''First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007''
:''Promotion playoff finals''
:''First leg played June 4, 2007; return leg played June 11, 2007''
''Ivrea promoted to Serie C1''
Relegation
:''Relegation playoffs''
:''First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007''
''Jesolo and Portosummaga relegated to Serie D''
Serie C2/B
Promotion
:''Promotion playoff semifinals''
:''First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007''
:''Promotion playoff finals''
:''First leg played June 4, 2007; return leg played June 11, 2007''
''Sassuolo promoted to Serie C1''
Relegation
:''Relegation playoffs''
:''First legs played May 27, 2007; return legs played June 3, 2007''
''Castel San Pietro and Montevarchi relegated to Serie D''
Serie C2/C
Promotion
:''Promotion playoff semifinals''
:''First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007''
:''Promotion playoff finals''
:''First leg played June 4, 2007; return leg played June 11, 2007''
''Taranto promoted to Serie C1''
Relegation
:''Relegation playoffs''
:''First legs played May 27, 2007; return legs played June 3, 2007''
''Latina and Modica relegated to Serie D''
References
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Serie C2 seasons
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