2011–12 Serie D


The 2011–12 Serie D was the sixty-fourth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. It consisted of 168 teams divided into six 18-team divisions and three 20-team divisions.
In the summer 2011 Montecchio Maggiore was readmitted in Serie D to the judgment of the High Court of Justice, that has transformed the score of Montebelluna-Este from 2–1 to 0–3, for infringement of the rule on under. And the last team admitted was Verbano, increasing the total number of teams to 168.
On December 15, 2011 Aquanera was excluded by the National Disciplinary Committee for irregularities at registration, reducing the total number of teams to 167. All matches played by the team have been annulled.
Each team played two matches against every other team in its own division; a total of 34 matches for the five groups of 18 teams, 36 matches for the group A of 19 teams and 38 matches for the groups B-D of 20 teams.

Promotions

The nine division winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2012–13.
On 25 April 2012 Sterilgarda Castiglione and Pontedera became the first teams to be promoted from Serie D in the season, winning respectively the Girone B and E with two weeks remaining in the schedule.
On 29 April 2012 were promoted Venezia, Forlì, Teramo and HinterReggio winning respectively the Girone C, D, F and I with one week remaining in the schedule.
On 6 May 2012 were promoted V.d.A. Saint-Christophe, Salerno and Martina Franca winning respectively the Girone A, G and H.

Playoffs

Teams placed second through fifth in each division enter a playoff tournament, after the regular season, where the nine winners will compete among themselves with the best semifinalist and the finalist of Coppa Italia Serie D to determine three of the four semi-finalists. The fourth is the winner of Coppa Italia Serie D.
The final match of playoffs, between the winners of the semifinals, was won by Cosenza, but it is not automatically promoted. It finishes first and the other finalist SandonàJesolo comes in second in this 39-team playoff. Eventually these teams may be included up to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione if one or more current teams runs into financial difficulties and so are not admitted in this league.

Relegations Playout

If the two teams finish in an aggregate tie for to decide who is promoted and relegated, one tie breaker will be played in neutral ground, with possible extra time and penalties.

Scudetto Dilettanti

The nine division winners enter a tournament to determine the over-all Serie D champion and is awarded the Scudetto Dilettanti. The winner is Venezia.

Events

Start of season

Given a normal season where there are no team failures and special promotions, Serie D would feature 9 teams that had been relegated from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 36 teams that had been promoted from Eccellenza, and 122 teams that had played in Serie D the year before.
Due to ten bankruptcies and one extra promotion in Serie D, the 2011–12 season was to feature 3 teams that played in the 2010-11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season, including the admitted Brindisi that went bankrupt in that league, 42 teams that played in the 2010-11 Eccellenza season and 119 teams that played in 2010–11 Serie D, including the readmitted Montecchio Maggiore and the excluded Aquanera respectively after the judgment of the High Court of Justice and the National Disciplinary Committee.
The league also admitted three of the teams that were excluded from the professional leagues. Ravenna, Salerno, formerly Salernitana and Cosenza which all played in the 2010-11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season. The league further admitted eleven teams from Eccellenza to fill the vacancies created. These teams are:

Girone A

Teams

Teams from Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Liguria, & Lombardy
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
AcquiAcqui TermeJona Ottolenghi1,50010th in Serie D Girone A
AlbeseAlbaSan Cassiano2,05017th in Serie D Girone A
AstiAstiCensin Bosia6,0003rd in Serie D Girone A
BogliascoBogliascoComunale5001st in Eccellenza Liguria
BorgosesiaBorgosesiaComunale2,5009th in Serie D Girone A
Cantù San PaoloCantùComunale1,00010th in Serie D Girone B
Chiavari CaperanaChiavariAngelo Daneri2,30012th in Serie D Girone A
ChieriChieriPiero De Paoli2,25013th in Serie D Girone A
DerthonaTortonaFausto Coppi3,50015th in Serie D Girone A
Folgore CarateseCarate BrianzaXXV Aprile3,00015th in Serie D Girone B
LascarisPianezzaComunale1,5002nd in Eccellenza Piedmont Girone B
LavagneseLavagnaEdoardo Riboli8008th in Serie D Girone A
Naviglio TrezzanoTrezzano sul NaviglioComunale3001st in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone A
NoveseNovi LigureCostante Girardengo3,50014th in Serie D Girone A
Pro ImperiaImperiaNino Ciccione1,5002nd in Eccellenza Liguria
SanthiàSanthiàFabio Pairotto5006th in Serie D Girone A
V.d.A. Saint-ChristopheSaint-ChristopheComunale2,0202nd in Serie D Girone A
VerbanoBesozzoComunale2,0003rd in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone A
Villalvernia V.B.Villalvernia
Fausto Coppi3,5001st in Eccellenza Piedmont Girone B

League table

Girone B

Teams

Teams from Lombardy, Piedmont & Emilia-Romagna
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
AlzanoCeneAlzano Lombardo and Cene
Carillo Pesenti Pigna1,90012th in Serie D Girone B
Atletico BP Pro PiacenzaPiacenzaG. Siboni8001st in Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna Girone A
Aurora SeriateSeriateComunale1,0001st in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone C
CaronneseCaronno PertusellaComunale1,0007th in Serie D Girone B
CarpenedoloCarpenedoloMundial '823,00015th in Serie D Girone D
CastellanaCastel GoffredoComunale1,50013th in Serie D Girone B
CologneseCologno al SerioAntonio Locatelli1,0004th in Serie D Girone B
Darfo BoarioDarfo Boario TermeComunale1,2008th in Serie D Girone B
FidenzaFidenzaDario Ballotta1,4002nd in Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna Girone A
FiorenzuolaFiorenzuola d'ArdaComunale4,00011th in Serie D Girone D
GallarateseGallarateAtleti Azzurri d'Italia1,3207th in Serie D Girone A
GozzanoGozzanoComunale4,0001st in Eccellenza Piedmont Girone A
MapelloBonateMapello and Bonate Sopra
Comunale1,0001st in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone B
OlginateseOlginateComunale1,0005th in Serie D Girone B
PizzighettonePizzighettoneComunale2,5008th in Serie D Girone D
PontisolaPonte San Pietro and Terno d'Isola
Matteo Legler2,0003rd in Serie D Girone B
RudianeseRudianoComunale1,00010th in Serie D Girone D
SeregnoSeregnoFerruccio3,7005th in Serie D Girone A
Sterilgarda CastiglioneCastiglione delle StiviereUgo Lusetti2,5009th in Serie D Girone B
VogheraVogheraGiovanni Parisi4,0002nd in Serie D Girone B

League table

Girone C

Teams

Teams from Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol & Friuli-Venezia Giulia
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
BellunoBellunoPolisportivo2,58514th in Serie D Girone C
ConcordiaConcordia SagittariaComunale60016th in Serie D Girone C
Delta Porto TollePorto TolleComunale3,0001st in Eccellenza Veneto Girone B
GiorgioneCastelfranco VenetoComunale2,1002nd in Eccellenza Veneto Girone B
I.S.M. GradiscaGradisca d'IsonzoGino Colaussi4,0001st in Eccellenza Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Legnago SalusLegnagoMario Sandrini2,1526th in Serie D Girone B
MezzocoronaMezzocorona
Briamasco4,27717th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Girone A
MontebellunaMontebellunaSan Vigilio2,00013th in Serie D Girone C
Montecchio MaggioreMontecchio MaggioreGino Corsaro1,00012th in Serie D Girone C
PordenonePordenoneOttavio Bottecchia3,00010th in Serie D Girone C
SacileseSacileXXV Aprile – Aldo Castenetto2,60015th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Girone A
SandonàJesoloSan Donà di PiaveVerino Zanutto4,0004th in Serie D Girone C
St. GeorgenBruneckComunale3,2001st in Eccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige
SanviteseSan Vito al TagliamentoComunale2,5009th in Serie D Girone C
SaregoSaregoComunale1,0001st in Eccellenza Veneto Girone A
TamaiBrugneraComunale1,0003rd in Serie D Girone C
Union QuintoQuinto di TrevisoOmobono Tenni1,0007th in Serie D Girone C
VeneziaVeneziaPierluigi Penzo7,4502nd in Serie D Girone C

League table

Girone D

Teams

Teams from Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany & Veneto
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
BagnoleseBagnolo in PianoFratelli Campari1,0003rd in Serie D Girone D
CamaioreCamaioreComunale3,0006th in Serie D Girone D
CereaCereaPelaloca2,0002nd in Eccellenza Veneto Girone A
EsteEsteNuovo Comunale1,2006th in Serie D Girone C
ForcoliPalaiaGuido Brunner3,0007th in Serie D Girone D
ForlìForlìTullo Morgagni3,6004th in Serie D Girone F
LanciottoCampi BisenzioEmil Zatopek2,0001st in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone B
MezzolaraBudrioPietro Zucchini1,3005th in Serie D Girone D
Pelli SantacroceSanta Croce sull'ArnoLibero Masini2,40014th in Serie D Girone D
PistoiesePistoiaMarcello Melani13,1951st in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone A
RavennaRavennaBruno Benelli12,02014th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione Girone A
RosignanoRosignano MarittimoErnesto Solvay1,4009th in Serie D Girone D
San Miniato TuttocuoioSan MiniatoLeporaia60012th in Serie D Girone D
San Paolo PadovaPaduaPlebistico9,6005th in Serie D Girone C
ScandicciScandicciTurri1,8008th in Serie D Girone E
SesteseSesto FiorentinoPiero Torrini5,00013th in Serie D Girone E
VillafrancaVillafranca di VeronaComunale1,00014th in Serie D Girone B
Virtus CastelfrancoCastelfranco EmiliaFausto Ferrarini1,2804th in Serie D Girone D
Virtus PavullesePavullo nel FrignanoGiuseppe Minelli2,50013th in Serie D Girone D
Virtus VeronaVeronaGavagnin1,00011th in Serie D Girone B

League table

Girone E

Teams

Teams from Tuscany, Umbria & Lazio
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
ArezzoArezzoCittà di Arezzo15,1289th in Serie D Girone E
Castel RigonePassignano sul TrasimenoSan Bartolomeo1,2002nd in Serie D Girone E
DerutaDerutaComunale60016th in Serie D Girone E
Flaminia Civita CastellanaCivita CastellanaTurrido Madani1,3007th in Serie D Girone E
Group CastelloCittà di CastelloComunale "Bernicchi"1,0006th in Serie D Girone E
OrvietanaOrvietoLuigi Muzi2,50014th in Serie D Girone E
PianesePiancastagnaioComunale1,0005th in Serie D Girone E
PierantonioUmbertideComunale "Morandi"2,2001st in Eccellenza Umbria
PontederaPontederaEttore Mannucci5,0002nd in Serie D Girone D
PontevecchioPonte San Giovannidegli Ornari1,00011th in Serie D Girone E
SansepolcroSansepolcroGiovanni Buitoni2,0003rd in Serie D Girone E
SansovinoMonte San SavinoLe Fonti2,5002nd in Eccellenza Tuscany Girone B
Sporting TerniTerniMirko Fabrizi1,07010th in Serie D Girone E
Sporting TrestinaTrestinaLorenzo Casini5002nd in Eccellenza Umbria
TodiTodiFranco Martelli1,2004th in Serie D Girone E
ViterbeseViterboEnrico Rocchi6,0006th in Serie D Girone G
Voluntas SpoletoSpoletoComunale1,80012th in Serie D Girone E
ZagaroloZagaroloElio Mastrangeli2,0007th in Serie D Girone G

League table

Girone F

Teams

Teams from Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo & Molise
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
Ancona 1905AnconaConero26,0001st in Eccellenza Marche
Atessa V.d.S.AtessaMonte Marcone2,00011th in Serie D Girone F
Atletico TriventoTriventoComunale1,00011th in Serie D Girone F
CivitanoveseCivitanova MarcheComunale4,00010th in Serie D Girone F
IserniaIserniaMario Lancellotta5,0001st in Eccellenza Molise
JesinaJesiPacifico Carotti5,0005th in Serie D Girone F
Luco CanistroCanistroComunale60013th in Serie D Girone F
MiglianicoMiglianicoFratelli Ciavatta60018th in Serie D Girone F
Olympia AgnoneseAgnoneCivitelle4,00014th in Serie D Girone F
Real RiminiRiminiRomeo Neri9,7689th in Serie D Girone F
RecanateseRecanatiNicola Tubaldi2,0008th in Serie D Girone F
R.C. AngolanaCittà Sant'AngeloComunale4,1206th in Serie D Girone F
RiccioneRiccioneItalo Niccoletti7,0001st in Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Girone B
SambenedetteseSan Benedetto del TrontoRiviera delle Palme7,49412th in Serie D Girone F
San NicolòSan Nicolò a Tordino
Comunale7,4981st in Eccellenza Abruzzo
SantegidieseSant'Egidio alla VibrataComunale2,0007th in Serie D Girone F
TeramoTeramoComunale7,4982nd in Serie D Girone F
Vis PesaroPesaroTonino Benelli4,0505th in Eccellenza Marche

League table

Girone G

Teams

Teams from Campania, Lazio & Sardinia
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
AnziolavinioAnzioMassimo Bruschini3,00010th in Serie D Girone G
ArzachenaArzachenaBiagio Pirina2,40011th in Serie D Girone G
AstreaRomeCasal del Marmo2,50014th in Serie D Girone G
Atletico BovilleBoville ErnicaMontorli1,50010th in Serie D Girone H
Bacoli SibillaBacoliTony Chiovato1,7202nd in Serie D Girone G
BudoniBudoniComunale1,5008th in Serie D Girone G
CivitavecchiaCivitavecchiaGiovanni Maria Fattori3,0002nd in Eccellenza Lazio Girone A
CynthiaGenzano di RomaComunale6,00013th in Serie D Girone G
FideneRomeWalter Cervini2,0004th in Serie D Girone G
MarinoMarinoComunale Domenico Fiore3,0008th in Eccellenza Lazio Girone B
Monterotondo LupaMonterotondo
Carlo Panichelli2,5003rd in Serie D Girone G
PalestrinaPalestrinaComunale1,3001st in Eccellenza Lazio Girone A
PomiglianoPomigliano d'ArcoUgo Gobbato2,5002nd in Serie D Girone H
Porto TorresPorto TorresComunale5,0009th in Serie D Girone G
Progetto Sant'EliaCagliariCampo Comunale Sant'Elia3001st in Eccellenza Sardinia
SalernoSalernoArechi39,9894th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione Girone A
SelargiusSelargiusGenerale Porcu2,00012th in Serie D Girone G
SoraSoraClaudio Tomei6,5001st in Eccellenza Lazio Girone B

League table

Girone H

Teams

Teams from Campania, Apulia, Lazio & Basilicata
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
Angelo CristofaroOppido LucanoComunale3001st in Eccellenza Basilicata
BrindisiBrindisiFranco Fanuzzi7,60013th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Girone C
CampaniaPiscinola Dietro La Vigna3001st in Eccellenza Campania Girone A
CasertanaCasertaAlberto Pinto12,0003rd in Serie D Girone I
Fortis TraniTraniComunale10,70011th in Serie D Girone H
FrancavillaFrancavilla in SinniNunzio Fittipaldi1,2006th in Serie D Girone H
GaetaGaetaAntonio Riciniello2,0003rd in Serie D Girone H
GrottaglieGrottaglieD'Amuri1,20012th in Serie D Girone H
InternapoliMarano di NapoliSalvatore Nuvoletta12,0003rd in Eccellenza Campania Girone A
IrsineseIrsina
XXI Settembre-Franco Salerno8,5009th in Serie D Girone H
IschiaIschiaVincenzo Mazzella5,0007th in Serie D Girone H
Martina FrancaMartina FrancaGian Domenico Tursi5,0001st in Eccellenza Apulia
NardòNardòGiovanni Paolo II5,0004th in Serie D Girone H
Real NoceraNocera SuperioreKarol Wojtyla1,20011th in Serie D Girone I
SarneseSarnoFelice Squitieri7,0003rd in Eccellenza Campania Girone B
TurrisTorre del GrecoAmerigo Liguori4,0005th in Serie D Girone I
Viribus UnitisSomma VesuvianaFelice Nappi2,5005th in Serie D Girone G
Virtus CasaranoCasaranoGiuseppe Capozza6,2005th in Serie D Girone H

League table

Girone I

Teams

Teams from Campania, Calabria, & Sicily
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2010–11 season
AcirealeAcirealeTupparello8,00013th in Serie D Girone I
AcriAcriPasquale Castrovillari4,0001st in Eccellenza Calabria
AdranoAdranodell'Etna5,0003rd in Eccellenza Sicily Girone B
BattipaglieseBattipagliaLuigi Pastena13,00014th in Serie D Girone H
Cittanova InterpianaCittanovaProto-Morreale3,00012th in Serie D Girone I
CosenzaCosenzaSan Vito24,00014th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione Girone B
Gelbison CilentoVallo della LucaniaG. Morra4,0001st in Eccellenza Campania Girone B
HinterReggioReggio CalabriaComunale Rione Ravagnese1,2008th in Serie D Girone I
LicataLicataDino Liotta8,0001st in Eccellenza Sicily Girone A
MarsalaMarsalaAntonino Lombardo Angotta13,50015th in Serie D Girone I
MessinaMessinaSan Filippo40,2009th in Serie D Girone I
NissaCaltanissettaMarco Tomaselli15,0006th in Serie D Girone I
NotoNotoPolisportivo Palatucci5,00014th in Serie D Girone I
Nuvla San FeliceNolaSporting Club1,50019th in Serie D Girone I
PalazzoloPalazzolo AcreideAlessandro Scrofani Salustro1,3001st in Eccellenza Sicily Girone B
SambiaseLamezia TermeGuido D'Ippolito2,0004th in Serie D Girone I
Sant'Antonio AbateSant'Antonio AbateComunale1,90013th in Serie D Girone H
Valle GrecanicaMelito di Porto SalvoSaverio Spinella1,1007th in Serie D Girone I

League table

Divisions

Champions of winter and Promotions

All teams promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2012–13.
DivisionChampions of winterPromotions
A
V.d.A. Saint-ChristopheV.d.A. Saint-Christophe
B
Sterilgarda CastiglioneSterilgarda Castiglione
C
VeneziaVenezia
D
EsteForlì
E
PontederaPontedera
F
TeramoTeramo
G
SalernoSalerno
H
IschiaMartina Franca
I
HinterReggioHinterReggio

Scudetto Dilettanti

First round

Group 2

Group 3

Semi-finals

One leg played on May 24, 2012
Games ending in a tie are extended to the penalty kicks without play extra time
Played on May 26, 2012
Girone H - 16th-17th place - Played on May 13, 2012
Real Nocera qualified for the relegation playoff and Viribus Unitis relegated to Eccellenza.

Promotion playoffs

Promotion playoffs involved a total of 39 teams; four from each of the nine Serie D divisions with the best semifinalist, the finalist and the winner of Coppa Italia Serie D that are directly respectively admitted to the third, fourth round and the Semi-final.

Rules

First and second round

On neutral ground at Belluno, Stadio "Polisportivo Comunale"
On neutral ground at Matera, Stadio "XXI Settembre - Franco Salerno"

Final

On neutral ground at Arezzo, Stadio Città di Arezzo

Relegation playoffs

Played on May 20 & May 27, 2012

In case of aggregate tie score, higher classified team that plays the 2nd match in home wins, without extra time being played

Team highlighted in green is saved, other is relegated to Eccellenza

Footnotes