# 2017–18 Serie C

The 2017–18 Serie C was the fourth season of the unified Serie C (formerly Lega Pro) division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.

## Teams

A total of 60 teams were expected to contest the league, including 4 sides relegated from the 2016–17 Serie B season, 47 sides who played the 2016–17 Lega Pro season, and 9 sides promoted from the 2016–17 Serie D.
On 24 May 2017 Latina, just relegated to Lega Pro from Serie B, was declared insolvent and excluded from the Italian football league system, thus creating a first vacancy in the league composition.
Como did not obtain the necessary federal licence before 30 June 2017, the latest possible date to enrol in the 2017–18 league, and were subsequently excluded creating a second vacancy.
On 6 July, FIGC's Co.Vi.So.C announced that Akragas, Maceratese, Mantova and Messina did not submit a copy of their bank guarantees. Maceratese, Mantova and Messina chose not to file appeals and were excluded from the division, however, Akragas, Arezzo, Fidelis Andria, Juve Stabia and Modena all successfully appealed the initial decision and on 20 July it was confirmed that they would all remain in the division.
On 4 August, Triestina was declared the only eligible club to compete in Serie C as replacement for the excluded ones. This brought the number of clubs that will compete in the 2017–18 Serie C down from 60 to 56.
On 11 August Rende was also declared eligible to compete in Serie C, so the final number of teams will be 57, divided in three groups of 19 teams each.
On 6 November, Modena was officially excluded from the league and dissolved after failing to attend four consecutive matches due to financial irregularities.

### Relegated from Serie B

* Trapani
* Vicenza
* Pisa

### Promoted from Serie D

* Cuneo (Girone A winners)
* Monza (Girone B winners)
* Mestre (Girone C winners)
* Ravenna (Girone D winners)
* Gavorrano (Girone E winners)
* Fermana (Girone F winners)
* Arzachena (Girone G winners)
* Bisceglie (Girone H winners)
* Leonzio (Girone I winners)
* Triestina (Girone C runner-up and playoff winner)

### Stadia and locations
#### Group A (North & Central West)

10 teams from Tuscany, 2 teams from Lombardy, 2 teams from Piedmont, 2 teams from Sardinia, 2 teams from Emilia-Romagna and 1 team from Lazio.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alessandria | Alessandria | Giuseppe Moccagatta | 5,827 |
| Arezzo | Arezzo | Città di Arezzo | 13,128 |
| Arzachena | Arzachena | Biagio Pirina | 3,100 |
| Carrarese | Carrara | Dei Marmi | 9,500 |
| Cuneo | Cuneo | Fratelli Paschiero | 4,000 |
| Gavorrano | Gavorrano | Romeo Malservisi | 2,000 |
| Giana Erminio | Gorgonzola | Città di Gorgonzola | 3,766 |
| Livorno | Livorno | Armando Picchi | 19,238 |
| Lucchese | Lucca | Porta Elisa | 7,386 |
| Monza | Monza | Brianteo | 18,568 |
| Olbia | Olbia | Bruno Nespoli | 3,200 |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 |
| Pisa | Pisa | Arena Garibaldi – Romeo Anconetani | 25,000 |
| Pistoiese | Pistoia | Marcello Melani | 13,195 |
| Pontedera | Pontedera | Ettore Mannucci | 5,000 |
| Prato | Prato | Lungobisenzio | 6,750 |
| Pro Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 |
| Siena | Siena | Montepaschi Arena | 15,373 |
| Viterbese | Viterbo | Enrico Rocchi | 5,500 |

#### Group B (North & Central East)

4 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Veneto, 3 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Lombardy, 2 teams from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige and 1 team from Umbria.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe | Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Bergamo) | 21,300 |
| Bassano Virtus | Bassano del Grappa | Rino Mercante | 2,952 |
| Fano | Fano | Raffaele Mancini | 8,800 |
| FeralpiSalò | Salò | Lino Turina | 2,500 |
| Fermana | Fermo | Bruno Recchioni | 9,500 |
| Gubbio | Gubbio | Pietro Barbetti | 5,300 |
| Mestre | Venice | Francesco Baracca | 2,000 |
| Modena | Modena | Alberto Braglia | 21,151 |
| Padova | Padua | Euganeo | 19,740 |
| Pordenone | Pordenone | Ottavio Bottecchia | 3,000 |
| Ravenna | Ravenna | Bruno Benelli | 12,020 |
| Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | Città del Tricolore | 20,084 |
| Renate | Renate | Città di Meda (Meda) | 3,000 |
| Sambenedettese | San Benedetto del Tronto | Riviera delle Palme | 14,995 |
| Santarcangelo | Santarcangelo di Romagna | Valentino Mazzola | 3,000 |
| Südtirol | Bolzano/Bozen | Druso | 3,500 |
| Teramo | Teramo | Gaetano Bonolis | 7,498 |
| Triestina | Trieste | Nereo Rocco | 32,454 |
| Vicenza | Vicenza | Romeo Menti | 12,000 |

#### Group C (South)

5 teams from Sicily, 5 teams from Apulia, 4 teams from Calabria, 3 teams from Campania, 1 team from Lazio and 1 team from Basilicata.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Akragas | Agrigento | Esseneto | 15,000 |
| Bisceglie | Bisceglie | Gustavo Ventura | 5,000 |
| Casertana | Caserta | Alberto Pinto | 12,000 |
| Catania | Catania | Angelo Massimino | 20,266 |
| Catanzaro | Catanzaro | Nicola Ceravolo | 14,650 |
| Cosenza | Cosenza | San Vito | 24,479 |
| Fidelis Andria | Andria | Degli Ulivi | 9,140 |
| Fondi | Fondi | Domenico Purificato | 2,500 |
| Juve Stabia | Castellammare di Stabia | Romeo Menti | 7,642 |
| Lecce | Lecce | Via del Mare | 33,876 |
| Matera | Matera | Stadio XXI Settembre-Franco Salerno | 8,500 |
| Monopoli | Monopoli | Vito Simone Veneziani | 6,880 |
| Paganese | Pagani | Marcello Torre | 5,900 |
| Reggina | Reggio Calabria | Oreste Granillo | 27,454 |
| Rende | Rende | Marco Lorenzon | 5,000 |
| Sicula Leonzio | Lentini | Angelino Nobile | 2,500 |
| Siracusa | Siracusa | Nicola De Simone | 6,870 |
| Trapani | Trapani | Polisportivo Provinciale | 7,000 |
| Virtus Francavilla | Francavilla Fontana | Giovanni Paolo II | 5,000 |

## League tables
### Group A (North & Central West)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Livorno (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 68 | Promotion to Serie B |
| 2 | Siena | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 67 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Pisa | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 61 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Monza | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 58 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Viterbese | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 58 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Alessandria | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 56 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Carrarese | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 55 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 8 | Piacenza | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 9 | Giana Erminio | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 10 | Pistoiese | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 11 | Pontedera | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 12 | Lucchese | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 44 | |
| 13 | Olbia | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 43 | |
| 14 | Pro Piacenza | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 41 | |
| 15 | Arzachena | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 39 | |
| 16 | Arezzo | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 39 | |
| 17 | Gavorrano (R) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 34 | Qualification to the relegation play-outs |
| 18 | Cuneo (O) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 32 | Qualification to the relegation play-outs |
| 19 | Prato (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 26 | Relegation to Serie D |
* 1 2 Monza is ahead of Viterbese on head-to-head points: Monza 0–0 Viterbese, Viterbese 0–1 Monza.
* ↑ Alessandria qualified to the third round of promotion play-offs winning the 2017-2018 Coppa Italia Serie C.
* ↑ Piacenza was deducted 2 points for financial reasons.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Giana Erminio 8 pts, Pistoiese 5 pts, Pontedera 2 pts.
* ↑ Arezzo was deducted 15 points for financial reasons but reduced to -13 points after appeal
* ↑ Gavorrano was deducted 2 points for financial reasons.

### Group B (North & Central East)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Padova (C, P) | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 63 | Promotion to Serie B |
| 2 | Südtirol | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 55 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Sambenedettese | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 53 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Reggiana | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 53 | Club dissolved |
| 5 | Albinoleffe | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 49 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | FeralpiSalò | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 49 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Renate | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 48 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 8 | Bassano Virtus | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 48 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 9 | Pordenone | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 10 | Mestre (R) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 44 | Relegation to Eccellenza |
| 11 | Triestina | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 43 | |
| 12 | Ravenna | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 43 | |
| 13 | Fano | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 38 | |
| 14 | Fermana | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 38 | |
| 15 | Gubbio | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 36 | |
| 16 | Teramo | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 35 | |
| 17 | Santarcangelo (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 35 | Qualification to the relegation play-outs |
| 18 | Vicenza (O) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 32 | Club dissolved |
| 19 | Modena (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club dissolved |
* 1 2 Sambenedettese is ahead of Reggiana on head-to-head points: Sambenedettese 0–0 Reggiana, Reggiana 0–2 Sambenedettese.
* ↑ After the season, Reggiana did not to register the team for the 2018–19 Serie C championship, after an attempt to sell a majority interest in the club failed, leading to the loss of its sport title and subsequent exclusion from Italian professional leagues.
* 1 2 Albinoleffe is ahead of FeralpiSalò on head-to-head points: Albinoleffe 3–1 FeralpiSalò, FeralpiSalò 1–2 Albinoleffe.
* 1 2 Renate is ahead of Bassano Virtus on head-to-head goal difference: Bassano Virtus 0–2 Renate, Renate 1–2 Bassano Virtus.
* ↑ Bassano Virtus merged with Vicenza after the season and relocated with the merged club playing as L.R. Vicenza Virtus and retaining the sporting title of Bassano Virtus.
* ↑ Mestre was deducted 2 points for irregularities. At the end of season the club attempted to enroll in the next championship, but anticipated new financial backers walked away, citing concerns over infrastructure, and the registration was rejected, leaving Mestre no better option but to play the 2018–19 season in Eccellenza.
* 1 2 Triestina is ahead of Ravenna on head-to-head points: Triestina 1–1 Ravenna, Ravenna 1–5 Triestina.
* 1 2 Fano is ahead of Fermana on head-to-head points: Fano 1–0 Fermana, Fermana 0–1 Fano.
* 1 2 Teramo is ahead of Santarcangelo on total goal difference.
* ↑ Santarcangelo was deducted 3 points for irregularities.
* ↑ Vicenza was deducted 4 points for irregularities and reduced to 3 points after appeal; Vicenza merged with Bassano Virtus after the season with the merged club playing as L.R. Vicenza Virtus and retaining the sporting title of Bassano Virtus, resulting in the loss of Vicenza's sporting title and the dissolution of the club. A newly-formed company, A.C. Vicenza 1902, requested the sporting title of Vicenza Calcio but was rejected by the Italian Football Federation.
* ↑ Modena was excluded from the league and dissolved after failing to attend four consecutive matches due to financial irregularities.

### Group C (South)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lecce (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 74 | Promotion to Serie B |
| 2 | Catania | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 70 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Trapani | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 68 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Juve Stabia | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 55 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Cosenza (O, P) | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 54 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Monopoli | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Casertana | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 8 | Rende | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 50 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 9 | Virtus Francavilla | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 10 | Sicula Leonzio | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 11 | Bisceglie | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 45 | |
| 12 | Matera | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Siracusa | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 42 | |
| 14 | Catanzaro | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 42 | |
| 15 | Reggina | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 41 | |
| 16 | Fidelis Andria | 36 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 38 | Club dissolved |
| 17 | Paganese (O) | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 33 | Qualification to the relegation play-outs |
| 18 | Fondi (R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 30 | Qualification to the relegation play-outs |
| 19 | Akragas (R) | 36 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 66 | −48 | 0 | Relegation to Serie D |
* 1 2 Casertana is ahead of Rende on head-to-head points: Casertana 0–0 Rende, Rende 0–1 Casertana.
* 1 2 Virtus Francavilla is ahead of Sicula Leonzio on head-to-head points: Virtus Francavilla 2–1 Sicula Leonzio, Sicula Leonzio 2–2 Virtus Francavilla.
* ↑ Matera was deducted 13 points for irregularities.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Matera 12 pts, Siracusa 3 pts, Catanzaro 3 pts. Siracusa is ahead of Catanzaro on overall goal difference.
* ↑ Siracusa Calcio was deducted 10 points for irregularities.
* ↑ Fidelis Andria was deducted 3 points for irregularities. Fidelis Andria was denied registration for the 2018–19 Serie C, based on Covisoc's assessment of the club's debt situation.
* ↑ Akragas was deducted 15 points for irregularities.

## Promotion play-offs
### First round

If tied, higher-placed team advances.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Viterbese | 2–1 | Pontedera |
| Carrarese | 5–0 | Pistoiese |
| Piacenza | 4–2 | Giana Erminio |
| Albinoleffe | 2–2 | Mestre |
| FeralpiSalò | 3–1 | Pordenone |
| Renate | 0–2 | Bassano Virtus |
| Cosenza | 2–1 | Sicula Leonzio |
| Monopoli | 0–1 | Virtus Francavilla |
| Casertana | 2–1 | Rende |

### Second round

If tied, higher-placed team advances.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Monza | 0–1 | Piacenza |
| Viterbese | 2–1 | Carrarese |
| Reggiana | 1–0 | Bassano Virtus |
| Albinoleffe | 0–1 | FeralpiSalò |
| Juve Stabia | 4–3 | Virtus Francavilla |
| Cosenza | 1–1 | Casertana |

### Third round

If tied on aggregate, higher-placed team advances
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Viterbese | 4–2 | Pisa | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Piacenza | 3–4 | Sambenedettese | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Cosenza | 4–1 | Trapani | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| FeralpiSalò | 5–4 | Alessandria | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Juve Stabia | 1–1 | Reggiana | 0–0 | 1–1 |

#### Notes

* ^ Reggiana advance due to better regular season point-per-game coefficient (1.56 vs. 1.53)

### Fourth round

If tied on aggregate, higher-placed team advances
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Reggiana | 3–3 | Siena | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Viterbese | 2–4 | Südtirol | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| FeralpiSalò | 1–3 | Catania | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Cosenza | 4–1 | Sambenedettese | 2–1 | 2–0 |

### Final four

No away goal rule applies. If tied after regular time, semifinal winner decided by extra-time and penalty shootout
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Siena | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | |
| 4 | Catania | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | |
| 4 | Catania | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | Siena | Siena | 1 |
| | | | | | Cosenza | Cosenza | 3 |
| 3 | Südtirol | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cosenza | Cosenza | 3 |
| 2 | Cosenza | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
Cosenza promoted to Serie B.

## Relegation play-outs

Loser on aggregate is relegated. Higher-placed team plays at home for second leg. If tied on aggregate, lower-placed team is relegated.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cuneo | 1–0 | Gavorrano | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Vicenza | 3–2 | Santarcangelo | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Fondi | 3–4 | Paganese | 2–2 | 1–2 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 16 June 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Simone Guerra$^2$ | Feralpisalò | 21 |
| 2 | Daniele Vantaggiato | Livorno | 19 |
| 3 | Francesco Tavano | Carrarese | 18 |
| 4 | Rocco Costantino$^3$ | Südtirol | 17 |
| 5 | Davis Curiale$^1$ | Catania | 16 |
| 6 | Daniele Ragatzu | Olbia | 15 |
| 7 | Salvatore Bruno | Giana Erminio | 14 |
| 7 | Fabio Perna | Giana Erminio | 14 |
| 7 | Massimiliano Pesenti$^2$ | Piacenza | 14 |
| 7 | Andrea Saraniti | Virtus Francavilla | 14 |

### Note

$^1$Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs. $^2$Player scored 2 goals in the play-offs. $^3$Player scored 3 goals in the play-offs.