# 1952–53 Serie C

The 1952–53 Serie C was the fifteenth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.
The tournament was organized in a single table for the first time.

## Events

The league was organized into a single division of 18 teams.
* 5 had been relegated from Serie B after 1951–52 season;
* 11 had confirmed their places in the third division for the performances in 1951–52 Serie C;
* 2 obtained the place after a 4 teams qualification round.
No team had been promoted from lower divisions in 1951–52 season.
Each team played a total of 34 matches (17 at home, 17 away). The 2–1–0 point system was used for the classification.
At the end of the 34th round, teams at the first two positions of the classification were promoted in Serie B for the 1953–54 season. On the contrary, teams which finished their league at the last four places were relegated in IV Serie.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | 1951–52 season | |
| Alessandria U.S. | Alessandria | Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta | 4th in C/A | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| U.S. ArsenalTaranto | Taranto | Stadio Valentino Mazzola | 2nd in C/D | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| Empoli F.C. | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | 2nd in C/C | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| U.S. Lecce | Lecce | Stadio Carlo Pranzo | 3rd in C/D | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| U.S. Livorno | Livorno | Stadio Comunale | 16th in B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| A.C. Mantova | Mantua | Stadio Danilo Martelli | 3rd in C/B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| A.S. Molfetta | Molfetta | Stadio Paolo Poli | 4th in C/D | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| A.S. Parma | Parma | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 2nd in C/B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| F.C. Pavia | Pavia | Stadio Pietro Fortunati | 3rd in C/A | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| Piacenza F.C. | Piacenza | Stadio Barriera Genova | 1st in C/B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| Pisa S.C. | Pisa | Arena Garibaldi | 18th in B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| A.C. Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | Stadio Mirabello | 19th in B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| U.S. Sambenedettese | San Benedetto del Tronto | Stadio Fratelli Ballarin | 3rd in C/C | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| U.S. Sanremese | Sanremo | Polisportivo Comunale | 2nd in C/A | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| A.C. Stabia | Castellammare di Stabia | Stadio San Marco | 20th in B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| U.S. A. Toma Maglie | Maglie | Stadio Tamborino–Frisari | 1st in C/D | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| A.C. Venezia | Venice | Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo | 16th in B | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |
| A.C. Vigevano | Vigevano | Stadio Comunale | 1st in C/A | AlessandriaArsenalTarantoEmpoliLecceLivornoMantovaMolfettaParmaPaviaPiacenzaPisaReggianaSambenedetteseSanremeseStabiaToma MaglieVeneziaVigevanoclass=notpageimage| Serie C 1952–53 team distribution |

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Pavia | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 48 | Promoted to Serie B |
| 2 | Alessandria | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 46 | Promoted to Serie B |
| 3 | ArsenalTaranto | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 42 | |
| 4 | Sanremese | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 37 | |
| 5 | Empoli | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 37 | |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 36 | |
| 7 | Livorno | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 35 | |
| 8 | Pisa | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Venezia | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 33 | |
| 10 | Piacenza | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Toma Maglie | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 32 | |
| 12 | Mantova | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 32 | |
| 13 | Sambenedettese | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 31 | |
| 14 | Lecce | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 31 | |
| 15 | Molfetta | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 30 | Relegated to IV Serie |
| 15 | Stabia | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 24 | Relegated to IV Serie |
| 17 | Vigevano | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 22 | Relegated to IV Serie |
| 18 | Reggiana | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 11 | Relegated to IV Serie |
* ↑ 20 points deducted for an illicit.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALE | ARS | EMP | LCE | LIV | MAN | MOL | PAR | PAV | PIA | PIS | REA | SBN | SNR | STA | TOM | VEN | VIG |
| Alessandria | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| ArsenalTaranto | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Empoli | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Lecce | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Livorno | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Mantova | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Molfetta | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Parma | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 |
| Pavia | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Piacenza | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Pisa | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Reggiana | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Sambenedettese | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sanremese | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Stabia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Toma Maglie | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Venezia | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 0–0 |
| Vigevano | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–10 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
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