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| Organising body | Lega Nazionale Dilettanti |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Country | Italy |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | 232 |
| Level on pyramid | 9 |
| Promotion to | Seconda Categoria |
| Website | www.lnd.it |
TheTerza Categoria is the lowest level of amateurfootball inItaly. It is the ninth level in theItalian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Terza Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in theSeconda Categoria level. Unlike all the levels above the Terza Categoria, there is no relegation.
This level of Italian football is completely amateur and is run on a provincial level from the Local and Provincial Committees.[1] It is also the only Italian football division where head coaches are not requested to own any license released by the federation.
In theory, this is the final league in Italy from which a team can rise the ranks and eventually becomeSerie A champions.
Because of the birth of theLega Nazionale Dilettanti (Amateur League) in 1959,Seconda Divisione (literally Second Division), was converted into the Terza Categoria (literally Third Category).
With the reform of theLega Pro before the 2014–15 season in which theLega Pro Prima Divisione andLega Pro Seconda Divisione were unified restoring Serie C as the new third national level, the championship became the ninth national level, but remained the fifth and lowest regional competition.
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