As the previous edition, it was divided into three independent leagues: the Northern, the Central and the Southern League. In order to reduce the number of teams in
Football League
.
Legend
Relegated to Promozione
Relegated to Prima Divisione
Northern Italy
The Central League was a championship with 144 clubs. All group winners would be promoted to the new Third Series of the
Football League
, while the last five clubs of each group would be relegated into the regional leagues.
In summer 1948 the FIGC decided that all the runners-up and some historically strongest followers would be admitted into the Football League, while only the last three clubs of each group would be relegated into the regional leagues.
Girone A
Pos
Team
Pld
Pts
1
Savona
30
52
2
Fossanese
30
43
3
Sanremese
30
42
4
Vado
30
39
5
Speranza Savona
30
30
6
Imperia
30
30
7
Acqui
30
29
8
Canelli (D)
30
28
9
Saviglianese
30
27
10
Cuneo
30
27
11
Cairese
30
27
12
Albenga
30
27
13
Alessio
30
24
14
Braidese
30
23
15
Saluzzo
30
17
16
Monregalese
30
15
Source: [citation needed] (D) Disbanded after the end of the season.
^Montagnana was relegated to Prima Divisione after a tie-breaker with Sambonifacese (Montagnana-Sambonifacese 2-3), but was later admitted to Promozione after Villafranca renounced.
^Cologna Veneta was demoted to the last place because of incidents in the match Cologna Veneta-Marzotto.
The Central League was a championship with 96 clubs. All group winners and best runners-up would be promoted to the new Third Series of the
Football League
, while the last five clubs of each group would be relegated into the regional leagues.
In summer 1948 the FIGC decided that all the runners-up and some historically strongest followers would be admitted into the Football League, while best clubs relegated into the regional leagues could pay a re-admittance into the Central League.
^Giulianova disqualified from the championship and relegated to Prima Divisione because of incidents in the match with Fermana.
Southern Italy
The Southern League was a championship with 48 clubs. All group winners and best runners-up would be promoted to the new Third Series of the
Football League
, while the last five clubs of each group would be relegated into the regional leagues.
In summer 1948 the FIGC decided that all the runners-up and all third placed clubs and some historically strongest followers would be admitted into the Football League, while all clubs relegated into the regional leagues could pay a re-admittance into the Southern League.