2008–09 Serie D

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Serie D
Season2008–09
2009–10

Serie D, the fifth level of Italian Football, is usually composed of 162 teams divided into nine 18-team divisions. Special relegation of four teams from the professional leagues above Serie D after the team list had been set increased the total number of teams for this season to 166. One division will have 20 teams, two will have 19, while the other six will remain at 18 teams.

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The regular Serie D season started September 7, 2008. Each team will play two matches against every other team in its own division; a total of 34 matches for 18-team divisions, 36 matches for the 19-team divisions, and 38 matches for the 20-team division. The nine division winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2009-10 season, while the two last-placed teams are automatically relegated to Eccellenza.

After the regular season is complete, teams placed 6th-last through to 3rd-last in each division play a double-leg series (6th-last vs 3rd-last, 5th-last vs 4th-last) where the winners remain in Serie D the following season and the two losers are also relegated to Eccellenza for a total of 4 relegations in each division, 36 in total for the league.

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

Teams placed second through fifth in each division enter a playoff tournament after the regular season as well. Eventually, a final game determines which team finishes first and which teams comes in second in this 36-team playoff, and these teams may be bumped up to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione if one or more current Seconda Divisione teams runs into financial difficulties or is penalized.

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 117 teams had played in Serie D the year before. Due to nine bankruptcies and non-admissions in the professional leagues above Serie D, the 2008-09 season was to feature only 5 teams that played in 2007–08 Serie C2, 36 teams that played in 2007–08 Eccellenza, and 121 teams that played in 2007–08 Serie D.

After the 162-team list was set, the league admitted four of the teams that had failed in the senior leagues. Messina & Spezia, both of whom played in 2007–08 Serie B, were placed in Girone I & Girone A respectively. Sporting Lucchese & Massese, both of whom played in 2007–08 Serie C1, were both placed in Girone E. The schedule in those 3 divisions needed to be expanded to accommodate these extra teams.

Promotions

On March 29, 2009 Siracusa became the first team to get promoted from Serie D in the season, winning the Girone I in advance of six weeks after a 2–0 home win to Rosarno that mathematically guaranteed a spot in the 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the Sicilian side. [1] They were followed one week later by Tuscans Sporting Lucchese, heir of AS Lucchese-Libertas, club formerly of Serie A and Serie B who was excluded from professional football only twelve months earlier. [2] On April 26, Brindisi also obtained promotion to the fourth tier, after winning the Girone H in advance of three weeks. [3]

On May 10, with only one weeks remaining in the league, four more teams mathematically won promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione: Biellese (Girone A), Pro Belvedere Vercelli (Girone B), Sacilese (Girone C) and Villacidrese (Girone G). [4] Seven days later the league winners list finally became complete, with Girone D winners Crociati Noceto (in a historical first promotion into professional football for the Emilian club) and Girone F champions Pro Vasto. [5]

Standings

updated to games played May 17, 2009

Promoted To relegation playoffs Directly relegated Dissolved

Division winners

All teams promoted to 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione

DivisionWinners
A Biellese
B P.B. Vercelli
C Sacilese
D Crociati Noceto
E Sporting Lucchese
F Pro Vasto
G Villacidrese
H Brindisi
I Siracusa

Scudetto Dilettanti

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Biellese (A) 211075+24
2 Sacilese (C) 211054+14
3 P.B. Vercelli (B) 20021430
Source: [ citation needed ]
P.B. Vercelli (B)0–1Sacilese (C)played May 24, 2009
Biellese (A)3–1P.B. Vercelli (B)played May 27, 2009
Sacilese (C)4–4Biellese (A)played May 30, 2009

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Pro Vasto (F) 211065+14
2 Crociati Noceto (D) 20207702
3 Sporting Lucchese (E) 20114511
Source: [ citation needed ]
Pro Vasto (F)2–1Sporting Lucchese (E)played May 24, 2009
Sporting Lucchese (E)3–3Crociati Noceto (D)played May 27, 2009
Crociati Noceto (D)4–4Pro Vasto (F)played May 31, 2009

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Siracusa (I) 211043+14
2 Brindisi (H) 211021+14
3 Villacidrese (G) 20024620
Source: [ citation needed ]
Siracusa (I)0–0Brindisi (H)played May 24, 2009
Villacidrese (G)3–4Siracusa (I)played May 27, 2009
Brindisi (H)2–1Villacidrese (G)played May 31, 2009

Semi-finals

First legs played June 6 & 7, 2009; return legs played June 13, 2009

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Biellese (A) 3-3 Siracusa (I) 2-21-1
Pro Vasto (F) 6-4 Sacilese (C) 4-22-2

Final

Played June 20, 2009 in Aprilia, Lazio

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pro Vasto (F) 3-0 Siracusa (I)
game suspended at the half with Pro Vasto leading 2-0 due to rioting by Siracusa fans [6]
championship awarded to Pro Vasto with a 3-0 final score [7]
Winners: Pro Vasto (F)

Tie-breakers

Girone B - 12th-13th place - played May 24, 2009

Team 1 Score Team 2
Olginatese 1-2 Casteggio Broni

Casteggio Broni saved, Olginatese forced to play in relegation playoffs

Girone D - 16th-17th place - played May 24, 2009

Team 1 Score Team 2
Comacchio Lidi 0-1 Castellana

Castellana to play in relegation playoffs, Comacchio Lidi directly relegated

Girone F - 5th-6th place - played May 24, 2009

Team 1 Score Team 2
Campobasso 1-1(5-4)(p) Olympia Agnonese

only Campobasso qualified to play in promotional playoffs

Girone G - 12th-13th place - played May 24, 2009

Team 1 Score Team 2
Morolo 2-0 Castelsardo

Morolo saved, Castelsardo forced to play in relegation playoffs

Promotion playoffs

Rules

First round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Spezia (A2) 2–1 (A5) Albese
Casale Calcio (A3) 4–2 (A4) Sarzanese
Renate (B2) 3–0 (B5) AlzanoCene
Colognese (B3) 2–1 (B4) US Sestese
Eurotezze (C2) 0–1 (C5) Chioggia S.
Domegliara (C3) 0–2(aet) (C4) Union Quinto
Castellarano (D2) 2–1 (D5) Castel San Pietro
Fiorenzuola (D3) 2–3 (D4) Salò
Sansepolcro (E2) 2–1 (E5) AS Sestese
Gavorrano (E3) 2–0 (E4) Montevarchi
Fano (F2) 3–2(aet) (F5) Nuovo Campobasso
Casoli (F3)2–1 (F4) Chieti
Tavolara (G2) 1–2 (G5) Arzachena
Viterbese (G3) 2–1 (G4) Gaeta
Nocerina (H2) 5–0 (H5) Ischia
Pianura (H3) 3–2 (H4) Pomigliano
Vico Equense (I2) 3–0 (I6) Rosarno
Nissa (I4) 0–1(aet)(I5) Adrano

Second round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Spezia (A2) 1–1(aet) (A3) Casale
Renate (B2) 2–1 (B3) Colognese
Union Quinto (C4) 1–2 (C5) Chioggia S.
Castellarano (D2) 0–3 (D4) Salò
Sansepolcro (E2) 0–1 (E3) Gavorrano
Fano (F2) 1–1(aet)(F3) Casoli
Viterbese (G3) 4–1 (G5) Arzachena
Nocerina (H2) 1–0(aet) (H3) Pianura
Vico Equense (I2) 1–0(I5) Adrano

Third round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Renate (B2) 21014403
2 Viterbese (G3) 21013303
3 Chioggia S. (C5) 21012203
Source: [ citation needed ]
Chioggia S. (C5)0–1(G3) ViterbeseJune 7, 2009
Renate (B2)1–2(C5) Chioggia S.June 10, 2009
Viterbese (G3)2–3(B2) RenateJune 14, 2009

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Vico Equense (I2) 211031+24
2 Spezia (A2) 210132+13
3 Fano (F2) 20111431
Source: [ citation needed ]
Spezia (A2)3–0(F2) FanoJune 7, 2009
Fano (F2)1–1(I2) Vico EquenseJune 10, 2009
Vico Equense (I2)2–0(A2) SpeziaJune 14, 2009

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Nocerina (H2) 210154+13
2 Salò (D4) 210132+13
3 Gavorrano (E3) 21012423
Source: [ citation needed ]
Gavorrano (E3)1–0(D4) SalòJune 7, 2009
Salò (D4)3–1(H2) NocerinaJune 10, 2009
Nocerina (H2)4–1(E3) GavorranoJune 14, 2009

Semi-finals

First legs played June 17, 2009; return legs played June 21, 2009

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Renate (B2) 0-2 Vico Equense (I2) 0-10-1
Nocerina (H2) 4-4 Sapri (Cup Winner) 2-12-3

Final

Played June 30, 2009 in Rieti, Lazio

Team 1 Score Team 2
Nocerina (H2) 3-1 Vico Equense (I2)

Relegation playoffs

Played May 31 & June 7, 2009
in case of aggregate tie score, higher classified team wins
team highlighted in green saved, other is relegated to Eccellenza

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sestrese(A17) 4-2 (A14)Sestri Levante 4-10-1
Cirié(A16) 2-5 (A15)Valle d'Aosta 1-11-4
Calcio Caravaggese(B16) 1-1 (B13)Olginatese 0-01-1
Merate(B15) 1-1 (B14)Caratese 1-00-1
Montecchio M.(C16) 4-2 (C13)Trento 1-13-1
Montebelluna(C15) 2-1 (C14)Somma 1-01-1
Castellana(D16) 3-2 (D13)Russi 1-02-2
Suzzara(D15) 1-1 (D14)Virtus Castelfranco 0-01-1
Sangimignano(E18) 3-1 (E15)Sansovino 1-02-1
Pontevecchio(E17) 2-2 (E16)Fortis Juventus 2-10-1
Luco Canistro(F16) 2-1 (F13)Elpidiense C. 0-12-0
Tolentino(F15) 0-1 (F14)Real Montecchio 0-00-1
Guidonia M.(G16) 5-1 (G13)Lupa Frascati 3-02-1
Ferentino(G15) 1-1 (G14)Castelsardo 1-10-0
Sporting Genzano(H16) 0-3 (H13)Sant'Antonio 0-10-2
Grottaglie(H15) 0-1 (H14)Bitonto 0-00-1
Vittoria(I17) 1-1 (I14)Palazzolo 1-00-1
Castrovillari(I16) 2-1 (I15)Puteolana 1-01-1

Footnotes

  1. "Siracusa promosso in Seconda Divisione" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-03-29.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Lucchese in Seconda Divisione" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-04-19.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Lucchese in Seconda Divisione" (in Italian). 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-11.[ dead link ]
  4. "Villacidrese e Biellese promosse" (in Italian). 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-05-11.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "La Pro Vasto vola in Lega Pro" (in Italian). 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-18.[ dead link ]
  6. "Sospesa Finale Scudetto Serie D Pro Vasto-Siracusa" (in Italian). Sport Live. 2009-06-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  7. "Pro Vasto Campione d'Italia Serie D" (in Italian). Sport Live. 2009-06-22. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2009-06-24.

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