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
The league will be composed of 60 teams, geographically divided into three 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
Relegated from Serie B
- Salernitana
- Brescia (excluded)
- Cittadella
- Cosenza
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)
- Ravenna (Wild-card as play-off winners)
From Serie C
Promoted to Serie B
- Padova (Group A winners)
- Virtus Entella (Group B winners)
- Avellino (Group C winners)
- Pescara (Play-off winners)
Relegated to Serie D
- Union Clodiense Chioggia
- Caldiero Terme
- Milan Futuro
- Lucchese (folded)
- Sestri Levante
- Legnago Salus
- Messina
- Turris (retired)
- Taranto (retired)
- SPAL (withdrew)
Note: according to the FIGC regulations, retired and folded clubs are included and counted between the ordinary seasonal relegations, while excluded clubs must be replaced, in order:
- by a Serie A’s reserve team,
- by the Serie D’s playoff winners.
Teams
Stadia and locations
13 teams from Lombardy, 6 teams from Veneto, 5 teams from Apulia, 5 teams from Campania, 4 teams from Piedmont, 4 teams from Tuscany, 4 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 3 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Sicily, 3 teams from Umbria, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Calabria, 2 teams from Lazio, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Molise, 1 team from Sardinia and 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
References
- ^ "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). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.