2023–24 Serie C

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Serie C
Season2023–24
DatesRegular season:
3 September 2023 – 28 April 2024
Play-offs:
4 May 2024 – 9 June 2024
PromotedMantova
Cesena
Juve Stabia
RelegatedAlessandria
Olbia
Brindisi
Matches played1,110
Goals scored2,578 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorerCristian Shpendi
(20 goals)
Biggest home winEntella 5–0 Perugia
Rimini 5–0 Olbia
Avellino 6–1 Picerno
Biggest away winPadova 0–5 Mantova
Pontedera 0–5 Pescara
Latina 0–5 Avellino
Highest scoringRecanatese 4–5 Pontedera
Longest winning run8 matches[1][2][3]
Cesena (22–29)
Longest unbeaten run28 matches[1][2][3]
Cesena (2–29)
Longest winless run16 matches[1][2][3]
Brindisi (18–33)
Longest losing run7 matches[1][2][3]
Brindisi (11, 2, 12–16)
Highest attendance19,720[4][5][6]
Catania 1–0 Messina
Lowest attendance26[4][5][6]
Juventus Next Gen 2–0 Recanatese
Juventus Next Gen 1–1 Lucchese
Total attendance2,731,302[4][5][6]
Average attendance2,557[4][5][6]
All statistics correct as of 21 April 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 comprises 60 teams, geographically divided into three different groups. The Serie C league committee decided and formalized the group composition between July and August 2023.

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 were 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]

Atalanta Under-23 to replace Siena.[15] Brescia was readmitted to Serie B in place of Reggina.[16] The remaining vacancy in Serie C was filled by Casertana.[17]

Group A (North)

Stadia and locations

9 teams from

Friuli Venezia Giulia and 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
.

Pro Vercelli
Renate
Trento
Triestina
Vicenza
V. Verona
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Location of teams in 2023–24 Serie C (Group A)
Club City Stadium Capacity
AlbinoLeffe
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 (C, P) 37 24 7 6 71 30 +41 79 Promotion to Serie B
Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C
2 Padova (Q) 37 20 14 3 52 26 +26 74 Qualification for the national play-offs second round
3 Vicenza (Q) 37 19 11 7 50 29 +21 68 Qualification for the national play-offs first round
4 Triestina (Q) 37 19 7 11 59 41 +18 64 Qualification for the
group play-offs second round
5 Atalanta U23 (Q) 37 16 10 11 42 35 +7 58 Qualification for the
group play-offs first round
6 Legnago (Q) 37 13 16 8 45 38 +7 55
7 Giana Erminio (Q) 37 15 8 14 46 43 +3 53
8 Pro Vercelli 37 13 11 13 49 47 +2 50[a]
9 Lumezzane (Q) 37 14 8 15 46 46 0 50[a]
10 Trento 37 12 12 13 33 37 −4 48
11 Virtus Verona 37 12 11 14 35 42 −7 47
12 Pro Patria 37 12 10 15 37 50 −13 46
13 AlbinoLeffe 37 10 15 12 32 34 −2 45[b]
14 Renate 37 11 12 14 35 45 −10 45[b]
15 Arzignano 37 10 13 14 31 36 −5 43
16 Pergolettese 37 12 6 19 43 50 −7 42 Qualification for the relegation play-outs
17 Novara 37 7 19 11 37 49 −12 40
18 Fiorenzuola (Q) 37 10 8 19 38 60 −22 38
19
Pro Sesto
(Y) 		37 6 14 17 24 40 −16 32
20 Alessandria[c] (R) 37 5 8 24 19 46 −27 20 Relegation to Serie D
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (Y) Can only reach relegation play-outs at best
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Pro Vercelli are ahead of Lumezzane on head-to-head points: Pro Vercelli 6, Lumezzane 0.
  2. ^ a b Albinoleffe are ahead of Renate on head-to-head points: Albinoleffe 4, Renate 1.
  3. ^ 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.

Carrarese
Cesena
Fermana
Gubbio
Juventus Next Gen
Lucchese
Olbia
Perugia
Pescara
Pineto
Pontedera
Recanatese
Rimini
Sestri Levante
SPAL
Torres
Entella
Vis Pesaro
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Location of teams in 2023–24 Serie C (Group B)