The 2021–22

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was the seventy-third season of the top level Italian non-professional

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championship. It represents the fourth tier in the

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Rules

The season will provide a total nine promotions to Serie C (those being the winners of all nine groups). Teams placed between second and fifth for each group will play a so-called "playoff tournament", starting with two one-legged games played at the best placed team's home venue: * 2nd-placed team vs 5th-placed team; * 3rd-placed team vs 4th-placed team. In case of a draw by the end of the game, two extra times will be played; in case of no winner after that, the best-placed team will advance to the final. The two winning teams will then play a one-legged final, to be hosted at the best placed team's home venue, with the same rules as in the first round. The nine playoff winners for each group will be prioritised to fill any potential Serie C league vacancies. The two bottom-placed teams for each league group are automatically relegated to

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. Two two-legged relegation playoff games (known in Italian as "play-out") will therefore be played between: * 13th-placed team vs 16th-placed team (for 18-team groups), or 15th-placed team vs 18th-placed team (for 20-team groups); * 14th-placed team vs 15th-placed team (for 18-team groups), or 16th-placed team vs 17th-placed team (for 20-team groups). In case of an aggregate draw after the second leg, two extra times will be played; in case of further aggregate draw, the worst-placed team will be relegated. In case the two teams will have a league gap of at least eight points, the relegation playoff will not take place and the worst-placed team will be automatically relegated instead.

Teams

The composition of the league involves nine divisions, grouped geographically and named alphabetically.

Teams relegated from Serie C

Five teams were directly relegated from the

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, Cavese.

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were admitted via

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Casertana and Sambenedettese, originally excluded from Serie C, were later readmitted to Serie D by sentence of the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio.

Teams promoted from Eccellenza

The following teams were promoted from Eccellenza: ;Abruzzo *

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;Apulia * Virtus Matino ;Calabria *

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;Campania * San Giorgio * Mariglianese ;Emilia Romagna * Borgo San Donnino ;Lazio * UniPomezia * Real Monterotondo Scalo ;Liguria * Ligorna ;Lombardy * Brianza Olginatese * Leon * Alcione ;Marche * Porto d'Ascoli ;Molise * Aurora Alto Casertano ;Piedmont & Aosta Valley *

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* RG Ticino ;Sardinia * Atletico Uri ;Sicily * Sancataldese *

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;Trentino Alto Adige – Südtirol * Levico Terme ;Tuscany *

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;Veneto * Spinea * San Martino Speme

Changes during the season

On 15 December 2021, debt-ridden FC Messina was excluded from the league with immediate effect due to having failed to show up for two consecutive league games; as the exclusion happened before mid-season, all previous games involving the club were voided.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Poule Scudetto

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Final stage

Notes

References

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