# 2022–23 Serie C

The 2022–23 Serie C was the ninth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.

## Changes

The league will be composed by 60 teams, geographically divided into three different groups. The group composition will be decided and formalized by the Serie C league committee between July and August.
The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

### Vacancies

On 1 July 2022, the Co.Vi.So.C. rejected the league applications of Teramo and Campobasso. Both exclusions were confirmed on appeal on 8 July 2022, with both teams announcing their intention to request one further appeal in front of the Italian National Olympic Committee sports magistrature, which was rejected.
The appeal at TAR of Lazio was rejected on 3 August 2022, leading the football league to confirm the repechages of Fermana and Torres. However, later on 4 August 2022, the Council of State suspended the exclusion of Campobasso, with a final appeal sentence scheduled on 25 August; as a direct consequence, the Lega Pro football league postponed indefinitely the announcement of the fixture list. On 26 August 2022, the Council of State finally confirmed the exclusion of both Campobasso and Teramo.

### Name changes

On 26 August 2022, Juventus Under-23 (Juventus's reserve team) changed its name to Juventus Next Gen.

## Group A (North)
### Stadia and locations

9 teams from Lombardy, 4 team from Veneto, 3 teams from Piedmont, 2 teams from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Emilia-Romagna and 1 team from Trentino-South Tyrol.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe | AlbinoLeffe Stadium (Zanica) | 1,791 |
| Arzignano Valchiampo | Arzignano | Dal Molin | 1,500 |
| Feralpisalò | Salò and Lonato del Garda | Lino Turina | 2,364 |
| Juventus Next Gen | Turin | Giuseppe Moccagatta (Alessandria) | 5,926 |
| Lecco | Lecco | Rigamonti-Ceppi | 4,997 |
| Mantova | Mantua | Danilo Martelli | 14,884 |
| Novara | Novara | Silvio Piola (Novara) | 17,875 |
| Padova | Padua | Euganeo | 32,420 |
| Pergolettese | Crema | Giuseppe Voltini | 4,095 |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 |
| Pordenone | Pordenone | Guido Teghil (Lignano Sabbiadoro) | 5,000 |
| Pro Patria | Busto Arsizio | Carlo Speroni | 5,000 |
| Pro Sesto | Sesto San Giovanni | Breda | 4,500 |
| Pro Vercelli | Vercelli | Silvio Piola (Vercelli) | 5,505 |
| Renate | Renate | Città di Meda (Meda) | 2,500 |
| Sangiuliano City | San Giuliano Milanese | Ferruccio (Seregno) | 3,700 |
| Trento | Trento | Briamasco | 4,200 |
| Triestina | Trieste | Nereo Rocco | 26,500 |
| Vicenza | Vicenza | Romeo Menti | 17,163 |
| Virtus Verona | Verona | Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini | 1,500 |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Feralpisalò (C, P) | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 71 | Promotion to Serie B. Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C |
| 2 | Pordenone (E) | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 62 | Excluded |
| 3 | Lecco (O, P) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 62 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase |
| 4 | Pro Sesto | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 60 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 5 | Padova | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 59 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 6 | Virtus Verona | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 7 | Vicenza | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 58 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase |
| 8 | Renate | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 53 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 9 | Arzignano Valchiampo | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 53 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 10 | Novara | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 11 | Pergolettese | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 51 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 12 | Pro Patria | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 50 | |
| 13 | Juventus Next Gen | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 49 | |
| 14 | Trento | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | Pro Vercelli | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 46 | |
| 16 | Mantova (T) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 45 | Readmitted |
| 17 | Sangiuliano City (R) | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 42 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
| 18 | Triestina (O) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 39 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
| 19 | AlbinoLeffe (O) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
| 20 | Piacenza (R) | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 38 | Relegation to Serie D |
* 1 2 Pordenone ahead of Lecco due to head-to-head matches: POR-LEC 5-0; LEC-POR 0-0
* 1 2 Since Vicenza, the winners of the 2022-23 Coppa Italia Serie C, finished within the top 10 places in the group, Pergolettese, the 11-th placed team, qualifies for the group phase of the promotion play-offs.
* 1 2 Virtus Verona ahead of Vicenza due to goal difference in head-to-head matches: VVE-VIC 1-2; VIC-VVE 0-2
* ↑ Vicenza qualified to the national phase of the promotion play-offs by winning the 2022-23 Coppa Italia Serie C.
* 1 2 Renate ahead of Arzignano Valchiampo due to head-to-head matches: REN-ARZ 3-0; ARZ-REN 2-3
* 1 2 Trento ahead of Pro Vercelli due to head-to-head matches: TRE-PVE 4-1; PVE-TRE 1-2
* 1 2 AlbinoLeffe ahead of Piacenza due to general goal difference. Head-to-head matches: PIA-ALB 2-2; ALB-PIA 1-1

## Group B (Centre)
### Stadia and locations

6 teams from Tuscany, 5 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Marche, 2 teams from Sardinia. 1 team from Liguria, 1 team from Piedmont and 1 team from Umbria.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alessandria | Alessandria | Giuseppe Moccagatta | 6,000 |
| Ancona | Ancona | Del Conero | 23,976 |
| Carrarese | Carrara | Dei Marmi | 9,500 |
| Cesena | Cesena | Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi | 20,194 |
| Fermana | Fermo | Bruno Recchioni | 8,920 |
| Fiorenzuola | Fiorenzuola d'Arda | Comunale di Fiorenzuola d'Arda | 4,000 |
| Gubbio | Gubbio | Pietro Barbetti | 4,939 |
| Imolese | Imola | Romeo Galli | 4,000 |
| Lucchese | Lucca | Porta Elisa | 12,800 |
| Montevarchi | Montevarchi | Gastone Brilli Peri | 4,500 |
| Olbia | Olbia | Bruno Nespoli | 4,000 |
| Pontedera | Pontedera | Ettore Mannucci | 2,700 |
| Recanatese | Recanati | Helvia Recina (Macerata) | 4,315 |
| Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore | 21,525 |
| Rimini | Rimini | Romeo Neri | 9,768 |
| San Donato Tavarnelle | Barberino Tavarnelle | Gastone Brilli Peri (Montevarchi) | 4,500 |
| Siena | Siena | Artemio Franchi | 15,373 |
| Torres | Sassari | Vanni Sanna | 7,480 |
| Virtus Entella | Chiavari | Comunale di Chiavari | 5,587 |
| Vis Pesaro | Pesaro | Tonino Benelli | 4,898 |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Reggiana (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 81 | Promotion to Serie B. Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C |
| 2 | Cesena | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 79 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase |
| 3 | Virtus Entella | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 79 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase |
| 4 | Carrarese | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 62 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 5 | Gubbio | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 6 | Pontedera | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 60 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 7 | Ancona | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 8 | Lucchese | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 51 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 9 | Siena (E) | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 48 | Expelled |
| 10 | Rimini | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 11 | Recanatese | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 47 | |
| 12 | Fermana | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 44 | |
| 13 | Olbia | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 41 | |
| 14 | Fiorenzuola | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 41 | |
| 15 | Torres | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 41 | |
| 16 | Vis Pesaro | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 39 | |
| 17 | Alessandria (O) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
| 18 | San Donato Tavarnelle (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
| 19 | Imolese (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 30 | Relegation to Serie D |
| 20 | Montevarchi (R) | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 28 | Relegation to Serie D |
* 1 2 Cesena ahead of Virtus Entella due to head-to-head matches: ENT-CES 0-0; CES-ENT 4-0
* ↑ 2 point deducted due to unpaid income tax on players' salaries.
* 1 2 Rimini ahead of Recanatese due to general goal difference. Head-to-head matches: REC-RIM 0-1; RIM-REC 1-2
* ↑ Olbia ahead of Fiorenzuola and Torres due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: OLB: 7 pts, FIO: 6 pts, TOR: 4 pts
* ↑ Fiorenzuola behind of Olbia and ahead of Torres due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: OLB: 7 pts, FIO: 6 pts, TOR: 4 pts
* ↑ Torres behind of Olbia and Fiorenzuola due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: OLB: 7 pts, FIO: 6 pts, TOR: 4 pts
* ↑ 6 points deducted due to unpaid income tax on players' salaries.

## Group C (South)
### Stadia and locations

6 teams from Apulia, 5 teams from Campania, 3 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Calabria, 1 team from Abruzzo and 1 team from Sicily.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Audace Cerignola | Cerignola | Domenico Monterisi | 7,453 |
| Avellino | Avellino | Partenio-Adriano Lombardi | 26,308 |
| Catanzaro | Catanzaro | Nicola Ceravolo | 14,679 |
| Crotone | Crotone | Ezio Scida | 16,640 |
| Fidelis Andria | Andria | Degli Ulivi | 12,000 |
| Foggia | Foggia | Pino Zaccheria | 25,085 |
| Gelbison | Vallo della Lucania | Marcello Torre (Pagani) | 5,093 |
| Giugliano | Giugliano in Campania | Partenio-Adriano Lombardi (Avellino) | 26,308 |
| Juve Stabia | Castellammare di Stabia | Romeo Menti | 7,642 |
| Latina | Latina | Domenico Francioni | 9,310 |
| Messina | Messina | San Filippo-Franco Scoglio | 38,722 |
| Monopoli | Monopoli | Vito Simone Veneziani | 6,880 |
| Monterosi Tuscia | Monterosi | Enrico Rocchi (Viterbo) Ettore Mannucci (Pontedera) | 6,800 2,700 |
| Pescara | Pescara | Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia | 20,515 |
| Picerno | Picerno | Donato Curcio | 1,500 |
| Potenza | Potenza | Alfredo Viviani | 4,977 |
| Taranto | Taranto | Erasmo Iacovone | 27,584 |
| Turris | Torre del Greco | Amerigo Liguori | 6,600 |
| Virtus Francavilla | Francavilla Fontana | Nuovarredo Arena | 3,360 |
| Viterbese | Viterbo | Enrico Rocchi | 6,800 |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Catanzaro (P) | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 102 | 21 | +81 | 96 | Promotion to Serie B. Qualification for the Supercoppa di Serie C |
| 2 | Crotone | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 80 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase |
| 3 | Pescara | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 65 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs national phase |
| 4 | Foggia | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 5 | Audace Cerignola | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 60 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 6 | Picerno | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 59 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 7 | Monopoli | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 8 | Latina | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 49 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 9 | Potenza | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 48 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 10 | Juve Stabia | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 46 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 11 | Taranto | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 46 | |
| 12 | Giugliano | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 46 | |
| 13 | Virtus Francavilla | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 45 | |
| 14 | Avellino | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 43 | |
| 15 | Turris | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 43 | |
| 16 | Monterosi Tuscia | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 42 | |
| 17 | Messina (O) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 41 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
| 18 | Gelbison (R) | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-outs |
| 19 | Viterbese (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 33 | Relegation to Serie D |
| 20 | Fidelis Andria (R) | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 33 | Relegation to Serie D |
* ↑ Juve Stabia ahead of Taranto and Giugliano due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: JUV: 7 pts, TAR: 5 pts, GIU: 4 pts
* ↑ Taranto is behind Juve Stabia and ahead of Giugliano due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: JUV: 7 pts, TAR: 5 pts, GIU: 4 pts
* ↑ Giugliano is behind Juve Stabia and Giugliano due to head-to-head matches: Head-to-head points in matches: JUV: 7 pts, TAR: 5 pts, GIU: 4 pts
* 1 2 Avellino ahead of Turris due to goal difference in head-to-head matches: TUR-AVE 1-3; AVE-TUR 0-1
* ↑ Monterosi Tuscia were deducted two points due to unpaid income tax on players' salaries.
* ↑ Viterbese were deducted two points as a penalty by the Disciplinary Section of the National Federal Court.
* 1 2 Viterbese ahead of Fidelis Andria due to general goal difference. Head-to-head matches: VIT-AND 2-2; AND-VIT 1-1

## Promotion play-offs

Rules and dates were announced on 6 March 2023. The first play-off matches were delayed to 11 May because of decision about Siena penalization not arriving before 30 April.

### Group play-offs
#### Group play-offs first round

Matches were played on 11 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Padova | 1–0 | Pergolettese |
| Virtus Verona | 3–0 | Novara |
| Renate | 0–0 | Arzignano Valchiampo |
| Gubbio | 1–1 | Recanatese |
| Pontedera | 2–1 | Rimini |
| Ancona | 1–1 | Lucchese |
| Audace Cerignola | 3–0 | Juve Stabia |
| Picerno | 0–1 | Potenza |
| Monopoli | 1–0 | Latina |

#### Group play-offs second round

Matches were played on 14 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Pro Sesto | 1–1 | Renate |
| Padova | 0–1 | Virtus Verona |
| Carrarese | 0–1 | Ancona |
| Gubbio | 1–1 | Pontedera |
| Foggia | 1–1 | Potenza |
| Audace Cerignola | 2–1 | Monopoli |

### National play-offs
#### National play-offs first round

The first legs were played on 18 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 22 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ancona | 3–3 | Lecco | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Gubbio | 3–3 | Virtus Entella | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Virtus Verona | 3–5 | Pescara | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Pro Sesto | 2–3 | Vicenza | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Audace Cerignola | 4–4 | Foggia | 4–1 | 0–3 |

#### National play-offs second round

The first legs were played on 27 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 31 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lecco | 3–2 | Pordenone | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Vicenza | 0–0 | Cesena | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Foggia | 3–2 | Crotone | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Pescara | 5–3 | Virtus Entella | 2–1 | 3–2 |

### Final Four

The semi-finals legs were played on 4 and 8 June 2023 and the final legs were played on 13 and 18 June 2023.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Foggia (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (4) | | | | | |
| 3 | Pescara | 2 | 2 | 4 (3) | | | | | |
| 3 | Pescara | 2 | 2 | 4 (3) | 4 | Foggia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Lecco | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Lecco (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | 3 | Lecco | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Cesena | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
Lecco promoted to Serie B.

## Relegation play-outs

The first legs were played on 6 May 2023 and the second legs were played on 13 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AlbinoLeffe | 2–1 | Mantova | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Triestina | 2–1 | Sangiuliano City | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| San Donato Tavarnelle | 2–3 | Alessandria | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Gelbison | 1–1 | Messina | 1–0 | 0–1 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Pietro Iemmello | Catanzaro | 28 |
| 2 | Franco Ferrari | Vicenza | 19 |
| 2 | Facundo Lescano | Pescara | 19 |
| 2 | Cosimo Patierno | Virtus Francavilla | 19 |
| 2 | Daniele Ragatzu | Olbia | 19 |
| 6 | Simone Corazza | Cesena | 18 |
| 7 | Salvatore Caturano | Potenza | 17 |
| 7 | Claudio Santini$^1$ | Rimini | 17 |
| 9 | Tommaso Biasci | Catanzaro | 16 |
| 9 | Silvio Merkaj$^3$ | Virtus Entella | 16 |

### Note

$^1$ Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs. $^3$ Player scored 3 goals in the play-offs.