2025–26 Serie C
Season | 2025–26 |
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← 2024–25
All statistics correct as of 19 April 2025. |
The 2025–26 Serie C, officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship,[1] will be the twelfth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
Changes
[edit]The league will be composed of 60 teams, geographically divided into three different groups. The group composition will be decided and formalized by the Serie C league committee between July and August. Inter Milan have shown interest in adding their U23 team, but the change requires the approval of the league and an available spot. [2]
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2024–25 season:
To Serie C
[edit]Relegated from Serie B
Promoted from Serie D
- Bra (Group A winners)
- Ospitaletto (Group B winners)
- Dolomiti Bellunesi (Group C winners)
- Forlì (Group D winners)
- Livorno (Group E winners)
- Sambenedettese (Group F winners)
- Guidonia Montecelio (Group G winners)
- Casarano (Group H winners)
- Siracusa (Group I winners)
From Serie C
[edit]Promoted to Serie B
- Padova (Group A winners)
- Virtus Entella (Group B winners)
- Avellino (Group C winners)
- Ternana or Pescara (Play-off winners)
Relegated to Serie D
- Pro Patria
- Caldiero
- Union Clodiense Chioggia
- Milan Futuro
- Sestri Levante
- Legnago Salus
- Messina
- Turris (excluded)
- Taranto (excluded)
Teams
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]11 teams from Lombardy, 5 teams from Apulia, 5 teams from Campania, 5 teams from Tuscany, 5 teams from Veneto, 4 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Piedmont, 3 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Sicily, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Calabria, 2 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Umbria, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Liguria, 1 team from Molise, 1 team from Sardinia and 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
References
[edit]- ^ "Now sarà il title sponsor della serie C". 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Marotta: "L'Inter investirà sui giovani". Pronta la seconda squadra Under 23". La Stampa (in Italian). 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-05-13.