The 2006–07 Serie C1 was the twenty-ninth 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 3 September 2006, to 13 May 2007, 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, whereas Division C1/B included mostly Central and

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teams. No teams from the major islands of

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took part in the 2006–07 Serie C1, as the only two eligible to participate in it,

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and Sassari Torres, were both omitted due to financial troubles. 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.

Clubs

Serie C1/A

Serie C1/B

Final standings

Serie C1/A

Serie C1/B

Promotion and relegation playoffs

Serie C1/A

Promotion

:Semi-finals :''First legs played 27 May 2007; return legs played 3 June 2007'' :Final :''First leg played 10 June 2007; return leg played 17 June 2007'' ''Pisa promoted to Serie B''

Relegation

:Play-offs :''First legs were played 27 May 2007; return were legs played 3 June 2007'' ''Ivrea and Pizzighettone relegated to Serie C2''

Serie C1/B

Promotion

:Semi-finals :''First legs played 27 May 2007; return legs played 3 June 2007'' :Final :''First leg played 10 June 2007; return leg played 17 June 2007'' ''Avellino promoted to Serie B''

Relegation

:Relegation play-offs :''First legs were played 27 May 2007; return legs were played 3 June 2007'' ''San Marino and Teramo relegated to Serie C2''

References

External links

Italy Third Level 2006/07
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