The 2017–18
Serie D
The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...
was the seventieth edition of the top level Italian non-professional
football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the
Italian football league system
The Italian football league system, also known as the Italian football pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for association football in Italy. It consists of nine national and regional tournaments, the first three b ...
. A total of 167 teams, divided on geographical grounds into 6 groups of 18 teams each, one of 19 teams and 2 of 20 teams.
Girone A
League table
Girone B
League table
Girone C
League table
Girone D
League table
Girone E
League table
Girone F
League table
Girone G
League table
Girone H
League table
Girone I
League table
Scudetto Serie D
The nine group winners enter a tournament which determines the overall Serie D champions and the winner is awarded the
Scudetto Serie D.
First round
*''division winners placed into 3 groups of 3''
*''group winners and best second-placed team qualify for semi-finals''
*''rank in Discipline Cup and head-to-head will break a tie or ties in points for the top position in a group''
Semi-finals
*On neutral ground.
Final
*On neutral ground.
''Scudetto winners:
Pro Patria
Promotions
The nine group winners are automatically promoted to
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 ...
. Vibonese was promoted after defeating Troina in a promotion playoff after penalties, as the two teams ended the ''Girone I'' on level points. On 3 August 2018, it was officially announced by the
Italian Football Federation
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I ...
(FIGC) that Cavese and Imolese were admitted to Serie C to fill the vacancies created by teams that withdrew. Como 1907's request to move up to Serie C was rejected due to its failure to present two required financial guarantees.
References
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Serie D seasons
Italy
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