Serie D

Serie D is the top level of the non-professional football clubs in Italy and fourth highest level. Serie D ranks just below Serie C.

 History 
Serie D was born on 1948, and four years later took the name IV Serie. On 1978, with the division of Serie C in C1 and C2, Serie D went down at the fifth level of Italian football and on 1981 became the Campionato Interregionale, organized for the first time by Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. From 2014, with the return of only championship of Serie C, Serie D restarted to be the fourth level.

Format
From the 1990's the league had 162 teams. The teams were split into 9 regional divisions, called Gironi. The divisions were usually formed of 18 teams. In season 2025–26 there is a San Marino's teams. Teams were grouped based on location:

 Girone A - teams from Piedmont, Liguria & Lombardy.
 Girone B - teams from Veneto & Lombardy.
 Girone C - teams from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Friuli-Venezia Giulia & Veneto.
 Girone D - teams from Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy & Tuscany.
 Girone E - teams from Tuscany & Umbria.
 Girone F - teams from Emilia-Romagna, Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche & Molise.
 Girone G - teams from Campania, Lazio & Sardinia.
 Girone H - teams from Apulia, Basilicata & Campania.
 Girone I - teams from Calabria, Campania & Sicily.

Considering that from Serie C comes down three teams from three groups, are promoted nine clubs: the winner of Girone will play in Serie C. If required, are admit the winner of Coppa Italia Serie D or some teams by playoffs, too. Four teams for each group have relegation in the Eccellenza of their region.

Winners

 For year 

1952-53 - Catanzaro
1953-54 - Bari
1954-55 - BPD Colleferro
1955-56 - Siena
1956-57 - Sarom Ravenna
1957-58 - Cosenza, Ozo Mantova & Spezia (ex-aequo)
1958-59 - Cascina
1959-60 to 1961-62 - Title assigned to the winning groups of Prima Categoria
1962-63 to 1991-92 - Title not assigned
1992-93 - Eurobuilding Crevalcore
1993-94 - Pro Vercelli
1994-95 - Taranto
1995-96 - Castel San Pietro Successively not admitted to Serie C2.
1996-97 - Biellese
1997-98 - Giugliano
1998-99 - Lanciano
1999-00 - Sangiovannese
2000-01 - Palmese
2001-02 - Olbia
2002-03 - Cavese
2003-04 - Massese
2004-05 - Bassano Virtus
2005-06 - Paganese
2006-07 - Tempio Successively not admitted to Serie C2.
2007-08 - Aversa Normanna
2008-09 - Pro Vasto
2009-10 - Montichiari
2010-11 - Cuneo
2011-12 - Venezia
2012-13 - Ischia Isolaverde 
2013-14 - Pordenone Calcio 
2014-15 - AC Siena 
2015-16 - Viterbese Castrense 
2016-17 - AC Monza 
2017-18 - Aurora Pro Patria 1919
2018-19 - Avellino Calcio 
2019-20 - Lucchese 1905, Pro Sesto, Campodarsego, Mantova 1911, US Grosseto 1912, Matelica Calcio, SS Turris, Bitonto Calcio, Palermo FC 
2020-21 - AC Gozzano, US 1913 Seregno Calcio, Trento 1921, US Fiorenzuola, Montevarchi Calcio Aquila, Campobasso FC, Guidonia Montecelio, Taranto FC 1927, ACR Messina 
2021-22 - Recanatese 
2022-23 - Sestri Levante 
2023-24 - Campobasso FC 
2024-25 - US Livorno 1915

 For region Except seasons 2019–20 and 2020–21, when there wasn't a tournament for Scudetto. 
RegionWinnersYearsCampania71998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2019Tuscany51956, 2000, 2004, 2015, 2025Lombardy41958, 2010, 2017, 2018Emilia-Romagna31957, 1993, 1996Piedmont31994, 1997, 2011Calabria21953, 1958Apulia21954, 1995Sardinia22002, 2007Abruzzo21999, 2009Veneto22005, 2012Lazio21955, 2016Liguria21958, 2023Friuli Venezia Giulia12014Marche12022Molise12024

Notes

Related pages

 2025–26 Serie D
 Serie A
 Serie B
 Serie C
 Eccellenza
 Promozione 
 Prima Categoria
 Seconda Categoria
 Terza Categoria
 Coppa Italia Serie D

Category:Football leagues in Italy