2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
The 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-fourth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fourth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
It will be divided into two phases: the regular season, and the playoff phase.
The league should also be composed of 36 teams divided into two divisions of 18 teams each.
Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division will be promoted to Serie B; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division will be relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In all, four teams will be promoted to Serie B, and six teams will be relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
Events
Start of the season
On 12 July Gela, Lucchese and Salernitana do not appeal against the exclusion of Covisoc and relegated to Serie D or lower.On 18 July 2011 the Federal Council excluded Atletico Roma and Ravenna. Both clubs announced appeals to the Olympic Committee against the decision.
The final composition of the rounds was announced 4 August 2011. The five vacancies created were filled by the following teams, all of which were destined to play in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2011-12 season before the call-up:
- Südtirol, which finished 17th in Prima Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
- Ternana, which finished 15th in Prima Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
- Pro Vercelli, which finished 3rd and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A
- Prato, which finished 3rd and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone B
- Avellino, which finished 4th and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone C
Winter champions
The winter champions were Ternana in Group A and Siracusa in Group B.Girone A
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2011–12 season |
| Avellino | Avellino | Partenio-Lombardi | 26,308 | 4th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C |
| Benevento | Benevento | Ciro Vigorito | 18,975 | 2nd in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Carpi | Carpi | Città del Tricolore | 20,084 | 1st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Como | Como | Giuseppe Sinigaglia | 15,000 | 8th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Foggia | Foggia | Pino Zaccheria | 25,000 | 6th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Foligno | Foligno | Enzo Blasone | 5,650 | 16th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Lumezzane | Lumezzane | Nuovo Comunale | 4,150 | 6th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Monza | Monza | Brianteo | 18,568 | 15th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Pavia | Pavia | Pietro Fortunati | 6,000 | 12th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Pisa | Pisa | Arena Garibaldi | 17,000 | 10th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Pro Vercelli | Vercelli | Silvio Piola | 6,165 | 3rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | Città del Tricolore | 20,084 | 7th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Sorrento | Sorrento | Italia | 3,600 | 2nd in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| SPAL | Ferrara | Paolo Mazza | 19,000 | 9th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Taranto | Taranto | Erasmo Iacovone | 27,583 | 4th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Ternana | Terni | Libero Liberati | 22,000 | 15th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Tritium | Trezzo sull'Adda | Comunale | 3,000 | 1st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Viareggio | Viareggio | Torquato Bresciani | 7,000 | 17th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
League table
Results
Play-offs
Promotion
Pro Vercelli promoted to Serie B.Relegation
Girone B
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2010–11 season |
| Andria BAT | Andria | degli Ulivi | 9,140 | 13th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Barletta | Barletta | Cosimo Puttilli | 5,000 | 11th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Bassano Virtus | Bassano del Grappa | Rino Mercante | 2,952 | 11th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Carrarese | Carrara | dei Marmi | 15,000 | 2nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Cremonese | Cremona | Giovanni Zini | 22,000 | 10th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| FeralpiSalò | Salò and Lonato del Garda | Lino Turina | 2,000 | 2nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Frosinone | Frosinone | Matusa | 9,680 | 22nd in Serie B |
| Latina | Latina | Domenico Francioni | 8,000 | 1st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C |
| Pergocrema | Crema | Giuseppe Voltini | 3,490 | 14th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 | 19th in Serie B |
| Portogruaro | Portogruaro | Piergiovanni Mecchia | 3,335 | 21st in Serie B |
| Prato | Prato | Lungobisenzio | 6,800 | 3rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Siracusa | Syracuse | Nicola De Simone | 6,200 | 9th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Spezia | La Spezia | Alberto Picco | 10,000 | 5th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Südtirol | Bolzano | Marco Druso | 3,000 | 16th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Trapani | Trapani | Provinciale | 7,000 | 2nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C |
| Triestina | Trieste | Nereo Rocco | 32,454 | 20th in Serie B |
| Virtus Lanciano | Lanciano | Guido Biondi | 8,000 | 8th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |