2023–24 Serie C

Serie C
Season2023–24
DatesRegular season:
3 September 2023 – 28 April 2024
Play-offs:
5 May 2024 – June 2024
Matches played840
Goals scored1,939 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorerJacopo Murano (17 goals)
Biggest home win5–1
Carrarese v Torres
Carrarese v S. Levante
4–0
17 matches
Biggest away win0–5
Padova v Mantova
Pontedera v Pescara
Latina v Avellino
Highest scoringRecanatese 4–5 Pontedera
Longest winning run7 matches[1][2][3]
Cesena (22–28)
Torres (1–7)
Longest unbeaten run27 matches[1][2][3]
Cesena (2–28)
Longest winless run15 matches[1][2][3]
Fermana (3–17)
Longest losing run7 matches[1][2][3]
Brindisi (11, 2, 12–16)
Highest attendance18,800[4][5][6]
Catania v Crotone
Lowest attendance26[4][5][6]
Juventus Next Gen v Recanatese
Total attendance2,047,277[4][5][6]
Average attendance2,540[4][5][6]
All statistics correct as of 26 February 2024.

The 2023–24 Serie C, officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship,[7] is the tenth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.

Changes

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.

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season:

To Serie C

Relegated from Serie B

Promoted from Serie D

From Serie C

Promoted to Serie B

Relegated to Serie D

Exclusions and readmissions

In early June 2023, the Italian Football Federation announced the rules to determine readmissions in the Serie C league.

Vacancies arising from clubs going bankrupt or not applying for a Serie C licence will be filled by the league considering applications from teams relegated from Serie C, reserve teams of Serie A clubs, and Serie D playoff winners, in this order.[8][9]

On 16 June 2023, Pordenone announced their intention to renounce their Serie C spot due to financial issues.[10][11] On 24 July, the Federation replaced Pordenone with Mantova.[12]

Siena[13] and Reggina[14] have been excluded from their leagues. FIGC admitted Atalanta Under-23 to replace Siena.[15] Brescia was readmitted to Serie B in the place of Reggina.[16] The remaining vacancy in Serie C was filled by Casertana.[17]

Group A (North)

Stadia and locations

9 teams from Lombardy, 5 teams from Veneto, 3 teams from Piedmont, 1 team from Emilia-Romagna, 1 team from Friuli Venezia Giulia and 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

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Location of teams in 2023–24 Serie C (Group A)
Club City Stadium Capacity
AlbinoLeffe Albino and Leffe AlbinoLeffe Stadium (Zanica) 1,791
Alessandria Alessandria Giuseppe Moccagatta 5,926
Arzignano Valchiampo Arzignano Dal Molin 1,690
Atalanta U23 Bergamo Comunale di Caravaggio (Caravaggio) 2,180
Fiorenzuola Fiorenzuola d'Arda Comunale di Fiorenzuola d'Arda 4,000
Giana Erminio Gorgonzola Città di Gorgonzola 3,766
Legnago Legnago Mario Sandrini 2,152
Lumezzane Lumezzane Tullio Saleri 4,150
Mantova Mantua Danilo Martelli 6,066
Novara Novara Silvio Piola (Novara) 17,875
Padova Padua Euganeo 32,420
Pergolettese Crema Giuseppe Voltini 4,095
Pro Patria Busto Arsizio Carlo Speroni 5,000
Pro Sesto Sesto San Giovanni Breda 3,523
Pro Vercelli Vercelli Silvio Piola (Vercelli) 5,526
Renate Renate Città di Meda (Meda) 2,500
Trento Trento Briamasco 3,000
Triestina Trieste Nereo Rocco 26,566
Vicenza Vicenza Romeo Menti 17,163
Virtus Verona Verona Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini 1,500


Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mantova (X) 30 22 5 3 59 20 +39 71 Promotion to Serie B
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Padova (X) 30 18 11 1 46 19 +27 65 Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
3 Vicenza 29 14 8 7 39 24 +15 50
4 Triestina 30 15 5 10 49 35 +14 50 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
5 Atalanta U23 30 14 8 8 32 26 +6 50
6 Legnago 30 11 12 7 36 30 +6 45
7 Lumezzane 30 12 6 12 35 34 +1 42
8 AlbinoLeffe 30 10 9 11 27 27 0 39
9 Pro Vercelli 30 10 9 11 38 39 −1 39
10 Giana Erminio 30 11 6 13 37 42 −5 39
11 Virtus Verona 30 10 9 11 28 34 −6 39 Possibile qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
12 Pro Patria 30 10 9 11 29 37 −8 39
13 Trento 30 10 8 12 27 31 −4 38
14 Renate 30 9 10 11 32 39 −7 37
15 Arzignano 30 8 11 11 23 30 −7 35
16 Pergolettese 30 10 3 17 35 40 −5 33 Qualification for the relegation play-outs
17 Novara 30 6 14 10 28 41 −13 32
18 Fiorenzuola 29 7 6 16 29 49 −20 27
19 Pro Sesto 30 4 11 15 17 31 −14 23
20 Alessandria[a] 30 5 6 19 16 34 −18 18 Relegation to Serie D
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2024. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[20]
(X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs group phase
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted due to irregularities in the June 2023 salary payments and due to further administrative irregularities[18][19]

Group B (Centre)

Stadia and locations

4 teams from Marche, 4 teams from Tuscany, 3 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 2 teams from Abruzzo, 2 teams from Liguria, 2 teams from Sardinia, 2 teams from Umbria and 1 team from Piedmont.

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Location of teams in 2023–24 Serie C (Group B)
Club City Stadium Capacity
Ancona Ancona Del Conero 23,976
Arezzo Arezzo Città di Arezzo 13,128
Carrarese Carrara Dei Marmi 9,500
Cesena Cesena Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi 20,194
Fermana Fermo Bruno Recchioni 8,920
Gubbio Gubbio Pietro Barbetti 4,939
Juventus Next Gen Turin Giuseppe Moccagatta (Alessandria) 5,926
Lucchese Lucca Porta Elisa 12,800
Olbia Olbia Bruno Nespoli 4,000
Perugia Perugia Renato Curi 23,625
Pescara Pescara Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia 20,515
Pineto Pineto Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia (Pescara) 20,515
Pontedera Pontedera Ettore Mannucci 2,700
Recanatese Recanati Nicola Tubaldi 1,500
Rimini Rimini Romeo Neri 9,768
Sestri Levante Sestri Levante Dei Marmi (Carrara) 9,500
SPAL Ferrara Paolo Mazza 16,134
Torres Sassari Vanni Sanna 7,480
Virtus Entella Chiavari Comunale di Chiavari 5,587
Vis Pesaro Pesaro Tonino Benelli 4,898

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cesena (X) 30 23 5 2 66 17 +49 74 Promotion to Serie B
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Torres 30 20 5 5 47 29 +18 65 Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
3 Carrarese 30 16 8 6 43 23 +20 56
4 Perugia 30 14 10 6 35 28 +7 52 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
5 Gubbio 30 14 9 7 42 27 +15 51
6 Pescara 30 13 5 12 50 44 +6 44
7 Pontedera 30 12 7 11 44 44 0 43
8 Juventus Next Gen 30 11 8 11 40 36 +4 41
9 Pineto 30 8 14 8 29 30 −1 38
10 Rimini 30 10 8 12 37 40 −3 38
11 Arezzo 30 10 8 12 34 37 −3 38
12 Virtus Entella 30 9 10 11 27 27 0 37
13 Lucchese 30 9 9 12 28 37 −9 36
14 Vis Pesaro 30 6 15 9 32 34 −2 33
15 Ancona 30 8 9 13 35 43 −8 33
16 SPAL 30 7 11 12 26 35 −9 32 Qualification for the relegation play-outs
17 Sestri Levante 30 8 7 15 29 43 −14 31
18 Recanatese 30 8 6 16 38 52 −14 30
19 Olbia 30 5 7 18 17 46 −29 22
20 Fermana 30 3 11 16 19 46 −27 20 Relegation to Serie D
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2024. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[21]
(X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs group phase

Group C (South)

Stadia and locations

7 teams from Campania, 6 teams from Apulia, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Sicily and 1 team from Calabria.

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Location of teams in 2023–24 Serie C (Group C)
Club City Stadium Capacity
Audace Cerignola Cerignola Domenico Monterisi 7,453
Avellino Avellino Partenio-Adriano Lombardi 26,000
Benevento Benevento Ciro Vigorito 16,867
Brindisi Brindisi Franco Fanuzzi 7,462
Casertana Caserta Alberto Pinto 12,000
Catania Catania Angelo Massimino 20,204
Crotone Crotone Ezio Scida 16,640
Foggia Foggia Pino Zaccheria 25,085
Giugliano Giugliano in Campania Alberto De Cristofaro 6,044
Juve Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Romeo Menti 7,642
Latina Latina Domenico Francioni 9,310
Messina Messina San Filippo-Franco Scoglio 38,722
Monopoli Monopoli Vito Simone Veneziani 6,880
Monterosi Tuscia Monterosi Gaetano Bonolis (Teramo) 7,498
Picerno Picerno Donato Curcio 1,500
Potenza Potenza Alfredo Viviani 4,977
Sorrento Sorrento Italia 3,600
Taranto Taranto Erasmo Iacovone 27,584
Turris Torre del Greco Amerigo Liguori 3,566
Virtus Francavilla Francavilla Fontana Nuovarredo Arena 3,360

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juve Stabia 29 17 10 2 40 14 +26 61 Promotion to Serie B
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Benevento 29 15 9 5 35 27 +8 54 Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase
3 Avellino 30 15 8 7 46 24 +22 53
4 Taranto 30 15 8 7 36 26 +10 53 Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
5 Picerno 30 13 12 5 42 24 +18 51
6 Casertana 29 12 11 6 37 32 +5 47
7 Crotone 30 12 10 8 46 36 +10 46
8 Giugliano 30 13 6 11 35 33 +2 45
9 Latina 29 11 8 10 31 35 −4 41
10 Sorrento 29 11 7 11 29 32 −3 40
11 Audace Cerignola 29 8 15 6 40 36 +4 39 Possibile qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase
12 Messina 30 10 9 11 33 34 −1 39
13 Foggia 30 10 8 12 30 34 −4 38
14 Potenza 29 9 9 11 32 34 −2 36
15 Catania 30 9 8 13 30 28 +2 35
16 Turris 30 7 8 15 39 50 −11 29 Qualification for the relegation play-outs
17 Monopoli 30 5 11 14 31 44 −13 26
18 Virtus Francavilla 30 6 8 16 26 42 −16 26
19 Monterosi 29 4 9 16 34 51 −17 21
20 Brindisi 30 4 6 20 21 57 −36 18 Relegation to Serie D
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2024. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[22]

Top goalscorers

As of 26 February 2024[23][24][25]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Jacopo Murano Picerno 17
2 Albania Cristian Shpendi Cesena 16
3 Italy Claudio Morra Rimini 15
4 Italy Francesco Galuppini Mantova 13
Italy Guido Gómez Crotone
Italy Mamadou Kanouté Taranto
7 Italy Tommaso Fumagalli Giana Erminio 12
Italy Giancarlo Malcore Audace Cerignola
Argentina Facundo Lescano Triestina
Italy Ernesto Starita Monopoli

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