# 2005–06 Serie C1

The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a playoff to determine the second team in each division to be promoted to Serie B. At the same time, teams placed 14th to 17th entered a playout for the right to remain in Serie C1 the following season.
As usual, Serie C1 was composed by two divisions, whose teams were divided geographically. Division C1/A was mainly composed by Northern Italy teams, with the exception of Salernitana, whereas Division C1/B included mostly Central and Southern Italy teams. The league featured also two former Italian national champions, Genoa and Napoli, both eventually achieving promotion in the end.
Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted to Serie B; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated to Serie C2. In all, four teams were promoted to Serie B, and six teams were relegated to Serie C2.

## Final standings
### Serie C1/A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Spezia (C, P) | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 63 | Promoted to the Serie B |
| 2 | Genoa (P) | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 56 | Won promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Monza | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 56 | Lost to promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Pavia | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 54 | Lost to promotion playoffs |
| 5 | Salernitana | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 52 | Lost to promotion playoffs |
| 6 | Cittadella | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 50 | |
| 7 | Teramo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 49 | |
| 8 | Novara | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 48 | |
| 9 | Padova | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 47 | |
| 10 | Pro Patria | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Pizzighettone | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 43 | |
| 12 | Giulianova | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 43 | |
| 13 | Ravenna | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 43 | |
| 14 | Pro Sesto | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 38 | Lost relegation playoff |
| 15 | Sambenedettese | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 36 | Won relegation playoff |
| 16 | Lumezzane (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 35 | Lost relegation playoff |
| 17 | San Marino | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 35 | Won relegation playoff |
| 18 | Fermana (R) | 34 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 58 | −40 | 13 | Relegated to the Serie D |
* ↑ Genoa had 3 points deducted due to match fixing in the previous season
* ↑ Teramo had 4 points deducted due to financial irregularities
* ↑ Pro Sesto reprieved from relegation to fill vacancies created.
* ↑ Sambenedettese had 6 points deducted due to financial irregularities
* ↑ Fermana declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie D.

### Serie C1/B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Napoli (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 68 | Promoted to the Serie B |
| 2 | Frosinone (P) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 55 | Won promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Sassari Torres (R) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 53 | Relegated to the Serie C2 |
| 4 | Grosseto | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 51 | Lost in promotion playoffs |
| 5 | Sangiovannese | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 51 | Lost in promotion playoffs |
| 6 | Perugia | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 50 | |
| 7 | Lucchese | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Martina | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 9 | Pistoiese | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 42 | |
| 10 | Manfredonia | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Lanciano | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 41 | |
| 12 | Gela (R) | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 41 | Relegated to the Serie C2 |
| 13 | Foggia | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 40 | |
| 14 | Acireale (R) | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 39 | Relegated to the Serie D |
| 15 | Pisa | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 39 | Won relegation playoff |
| 16 | Massese | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 38 | Lost relegation playoff |
| 17 | Juve Stabia | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 33 | Won relegation playoff |
| 18 | Chieti (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 28 | Relegated to the Serie D |
* 1 2 Gela and Sassari Torres declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie C2.
* ↑ Gela had 2 points deducted due to financial irregularities
* 1 2 Acireale and Chieti declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie D.
* ↑ Massese reprieved from relegation to fill vacancies created.

## Promotion and relegation playoffs
### Serie C1/A
#### Promotion

    Promotion playoff semifinals
    First legs played 28 May 2006; return legs played 4 June 2006
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Salernitana (5) | 3-3 (a) | (2) Genoa | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Pavia (4) | 1-3 | (3) Monza | 1-1 | 0-2 |
    Promotion playoff finals
    First leg played 11 June 2006; return leg played 18 June 2006
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Monza (3) | 1-2 | (3) Genoa | 0-2 | 1-0 |
Genoa promoted to Serie B

#### Relegation

    Relegation playoffs
    First legs played May 21, 2006; return legs played May 28, 2006
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| San Marino (17) | 1-0 | (14) Pro Sesto | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Lumezzane (16) | 3-5 | (15) Sambenedettese | 3-1 | 0-4 |
Pro Sesto and Lumezzane relegated to Serie C2

### Serie C1/B
#### Promotion

    Promotion playoff semifinals
    First legs played May 21, 2006; return legs played May 28, 2006
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sangiovannese (5) | 0-0 | (2) Frosinone | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grosseto (4) | 2-0 | (3) Sassari Torres | 1-0 | 1-0 |
    Promotion playoff finals
    First leg played June 4, 2006; return leg played June 11, 2006
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grosseto (4) | 0-1 | (2) Frosinone | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Frosinone promoted to Serie B

#### Relegation

    Relegation playoffs
    First legs played 21 May 2006; return legs played 28 May 2006
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juve Stabia (17) | 3-2 | (14) Acireale | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Massese (16) | 2-2 | (15) Pisa | 2-1 | 0-1 |
Acireale and Massese relegated to Serie C2