When did Serie C split into Serie C1 and Serie C2?

The unification of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as Lega Pro Divisione Unica (often also abbreviated as Lega Pro) in 2014 reintroduced the format of the original Serie C that existed between 1935 and 1978 (before the split into Serie C1 and Serie C2 ).

Who is the governing body of Serie C?

Serie C. Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs Serie C, the third highest football division in Italy. Its headquarters are in Florence. The unification of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as Lega Pro Divisione Unica (often also abbreviated as Lega Pro)…

How many teams are in the Serie B?

This is the league structure currently in operation; comprising 60 teams that are divided geographically in three groups of 20 each. At the end of each season, four teams are promoted to Serie B (three group winners, plus one coming from a promotion playoff involving the three group runners-up).

When did Serie C become a professional league?

In 1978 the semiprofessional sector was abolished; Serie D became an amateur section while Serie C was divided into two professional divisions ( Serie C1 and Serie C2 ), and the league changed its name to Lega Professionisti Serie C. On 20 June 2008, the league was restructured and took its current name Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico .

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Who is in the Serie B playoff next season?

Former UEFA Cup winners Parma have earned a Serie B berth next season, two years after bankruptcy led to demotion to the Italian fourth division…. more »

Where do the teams in Serie C come from?

The clubs could use an unlimited numbers of under-23 players. 8 teams from Lombardy, 6 teams from Tuscany, 4 teams from Piedmont, 1 from Emilia-Romagna and 1 team from Sardinia .