The2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-secondfootball league season ofItalianLega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
It was divided into two phases: theregular season, played from September 2009 to May 2010, and the playoff phase from May to June 2010.
The league was composed of 54 teams divided into three divisions of 18 teams each, whose teams were divided geographically. Teams played only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 34 matches each.
Teams that finished first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted toLega Pro Prima Divisione; teams that finished last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated toSerie D. In all, six teams were promoted to Prima Divisione, and nine teams were relegated to Serie D.
Events
editStart of season
editOn July 9, the Covisoc (Commissione di Vigilanza sulle Società Calcistiche, Vigilancy Commission on Football Clubs) organization announced that 11 Seconda Divisione clubs did not pass the financial requirements in order to be admitted to the league. The clubs were allowed to appeal the decision until July 11.[1] Seven were eventually saved. Of the remaining four, two did not bother to file submissions even before the review started, one did not appeal Covisoc's decision, while the fourth team lost on appeal.
The league was to feature six teams relegated from2008–09 Lega Pro Prima Divisione:Pro Sesto,Sambenedettese,Legnano,Pistoiese,Juve Stabia, andPotenza. Three vacancies were created from this group. Two teams were excluded from the 2009–10 season as they did not pass the financial requirements: Sambenedettese did not appeal the commission's decision, while Pistoiese lost on appeal. On July 30, Potenza was called up to Prima Divisione to fill a vacancy.
It was to feature nine teams promoted from2008–09 Serie D as division winners:Biellese (that did not file any registration papers, and thus, was excluded from the league and replaced bySpezia) - Girone A,P.B. Vercelli - Girone B,Sacilese - Girone C,Crociati Noceto - Girone D,Sporting Lucchese - Girone E,Pro Vasto - Girone F,Villacidrese - Girone G,Brindisi - Girone H, andSiracusa - Girone I.
The remaining 39 teams were to come from the group of teams that played in2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione that were neither relegated nor promoted. Another four vacancies were created from this group.Ivrea (9th in Girone A) failed to register for the upcoming season.Alessandria - 2nd in Girone A,Andria - 5th in Girone C, andViareggio - 2nd in Girone B - all promotional playoff losers in the Second Divisione 2008–09 season were called up to Prima Divisione anyway to fill vacancies.
The eight vacancies were successively filled as follows:
- Spezia - 2nd in2008–09 Serie D - Girone A, replacing first placeBiellese
- Nocerina - 2nd in2008–09 Serie D - Girone H, winner of the playoffs
- Vico Equense - 2nd in2008–09 Serie D - Girone I, finalist in the playoffs
- Fano - 2nd in2008–09 Serie D - Girone F, selected by the league
- FeralpiSalò - 4th in2008–09 Serie D(asA.C. Salò) - Girone D, selected by the league
- Valenzana - 16th in2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione - Girone A, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
- Poggibonsi - 15th in2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione - Girone B, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
- Isola Liri - 17th in2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione - Girone C, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
Teams
editGirone A
editGirone B
editGirone C
editLeague table
editGirone A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Südtirol(C, P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 63 | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione |
| 2 | Spezia(P) | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 60 | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione |
| 3 | Legnano(R) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 57[a][b] | Excluded from professional football after bankruptcy[c] |
| 4 | FeralpiSalò | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 57[a] | Qualification forPromotion play-off |
| 5 | Pavia(P) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 57[a] | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione[d] |
| 6 | Alghero(R) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 56[e] | Excluded from professional football after bankruptcy[c] |
| 7 | Rodengo Saiano | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 49[e] | |
| 8 | Crociati Noceto | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 42[f] | |
| 9 | Olbia(R) | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 42[f] | Relegation toEccellenza[g] |
| 10 | Valenzana | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 41[h] | |
| 11 | Sambonifacese | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 41[h][b] | |
| 12 | Pro Vercelli(R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 41[h] | Excluded from professional football after bankruptcy[i] |
| 13 | Canavese | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 40 | |
| 14 | Mezzocorona | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 39[j] | Qualification forRelegation play-off |
| 15 | Villacidrese | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 39[j] | |
| 16 | Carpenedolo(R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 35 | Relegation toSerie D |
| 17 | P.B. Vercelli | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 28 | Relegation toSerie D[k] |
| 18 | Pro Sesto(R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 20[b] | Relegation toPromozione[l] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^abcLEG: 10 pts ; FER: 4 pts ; PAV: 2 pts
- ^abc2 point deduction.[2]
- ^abLegnano and Alghero declared bankrupt and folded at the end of the season.
- ^Pavia promoted to theLega Pro Prima Divisione to fill the vacancies created.
- ^ab1 point deduction due to financial irregularities.[3][4]
- ^abCRO 2-0 OLB ; OLB 2-1 CRO
- ^Olbia declared bankrupt and will restart fromEccellenza as Olbia 1905.
- ^abcVAL: 9 pts ; SAM: 6 pts ; PRO: 3 pts
- ^Pro Vercelli was excluded by Federal Council's decision.
- ^abMEZ 2-1 VIL ; VIL 1-0 MEZ
- ^P.B. Vercelli reprieved from relegation to fill the vacancies created in 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Later changed its name to F.B. Pro Vercelli 1892, after the historical team was excluded from the league, under the name U.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio.
- ^Pro Sesto declared bankrupt and entered in2010-11 Promozione as Nuova Pro Sesto.
Girone B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucchese(C, P) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 68 | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione |
| 2 | San Marino | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 56 | Qualification forPromotion play-off |
| 3 | Gubbio(P) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 55[a] | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione |
| 4 | Fano | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 55[a] | Qualification forPromotion play-off |
| 5 | Sangiovannese | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 54 | |
| 6 | Prato | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 52 | |
| 7 | Bassano Virtus(P) | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 51 | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione[b] |
| 8 | Sangiustese(R) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 43 | Relegation toEccellenza[c] |
| 9 | Itala San Marco(R) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 42 | Relegation toEccellenza[d] |
| 10 | Celano | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 41 | |
| 11 | Sacilese | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 40[e] | |
| 12 | Pro Vasto(R) | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 40[e] | Excluded from italian football after does not join the championship[f] |
| 13 | Nocerina(P) | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 38 | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione[b] |
| 14 | Giacomense | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 37 | Qualification forRelegation play-off |
| 15 | Poggibonsi | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 36 | |
| 16 | Bellaria Igea | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 35 | Relegation toSerie D[g] |
| 17 | Colligiana(R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 34[h] | Relegation toTerza Categoria[i] |
| 18 | Carrarese | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 33 | Relegation toSerie D[g] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^abGUB 2-1 FAN; FAN 1-0 GUB
- ^abBassano Virtus and Nocerina promoted to theLega Pro Prima D Divisione to fill the vacancies created.
- ^Sangiustese was excluded by a decision of the Federal Council and will start fromEccellenza.
- ^Itala San Marco was excluded by a decision of the Federal Council and will start fromEccellenza as I.S.M. Gradisca.
- ^abSAC 3-1 PRO; PRO 0-1 SAC
- ^Pro Vasto declared bankrupt and folded at end of season.
- ^abBellaria Igea and Carrarese reprieved from relegation to fill the vacancies created in 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
- ^1 point deduction due to financial irregularities.[3]
- ^Colligiana declared bankrupt, and will start as Colle Giovane fromTerza Categoria, the last level of Italian football.
Girone C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juve Stabia(C, P) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 73 | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione |
| 2 | Catanzaro | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 69[a] | Qualification forPromotion play-off |
| 3 | Cisco Roma(P) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 68 | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione |
| 4 | Brindisi | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 57 | Qualification forPromotion play-off |
| 5 | Barletta(P) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 56[b] | Promotion toLega Pro Prima Divisione[c] |
| 6 | Siracusa(P) | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 54 | |
| 7 | Gela(P) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 49 | |
| 8 | Cassino(R) | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 48 | Relegation toPromozione[d] |
| 9 | Melfi | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 47 | |
| 10 | Monopoli(R) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 43 | Relegation toTerza Categoria[e] |
| 11 | Aversa Normanna | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 42[f] | |
| 12 | Manfredonia(R) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 42[f] | Relegation toEccellenza[g] |
| 13 | Scafatese(R) | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 41 | Relegation toTerza Categoria[h] |
| 14 | Isola Liri | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 35 | Qualification forRelegation play-off |
| 15 | Noicattaro(R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 34 | Excluded from italian football after does not join the championship[i] |
| 16 | Vibonese | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 31[b] | Qualification forRelegation play-off |
| 17 | Vico Equense(R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 26 | Relegation toPrima Categoria[j] |
| 18 | Igea Virtus(R) | 34 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 8[k] | Excluded from italian football after does not join the championship[l] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^3 point deduction due to financial irregularities.[3]
- ^ab1 point deduction due to financial irregularities.[3]
- ^Barletta, Siracusa and Gela promoted to theLega Pro Prima Divisione to fill the vacancies created.
- ^Cassino excluded by Federal Council's decision, registered for Promozione as Nuova Cassino 1924.
- ^Monopoli declared bankrupt and will start fromTerza Categoria.
- ^abMAN 2–1 AVE; AVE 1-0 MAN
- ^Manfrdonia not given a Lega Pro Seconda Divisione licence for 2010-11 and will start from Eccellenza as Manfredonia Football 1932.
- ^Scafatese declared bankrupt and will start fromTerza Categoria.
- ^Noicattaro declared bankrupt and folded at end of season.
- ^Vico Equense does not join the championship and will start fromPrima Categoria.
- ^For Igea Virtus 5 point deduction due to financial irregularities.
- ^Igea Virtus declared bankrupt and folded at end of season.
Promotion Playoffs
editGirone A
edit- Semifinals
- First legs played May 23, 2010; return legs played May 30, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavia (5) | 0-2 | (2) Spezia | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| FeralpiSalò (4) | 1-2 | (3) Legnano | 1–2 | 0-0 |
- Final
- First leg played June 6, 2010; return leg played June 13, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legnano (3) | 2–3 | (2) Spezia | 2-1 | 0-2 |
Spezia promoted toLega Pro Prima Divisione.
Girone B
edit- Semifinals
- First legs played May 23, 2010; return legs played May 30, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangiovannese (5) | 2-3 | (2) San Marino | 1-0 | 1–3 |
| Fano (4) | 2-4 | (3) Gubbio | 1–2 | 1-2 |
- Final
- First leg played June 6, 2010; return leg played June 13, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) Gubbio | 4-0 | (2) San Marino | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Gubbio promoted toLega Pro Prima Divisione.
Girone C
edit- Semifinals
- First legs played May 23, 2010; return legs played May 30, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barletta (5) | 0-2 | (2) Catanzaro | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Brindisi (4) | 0-0 (hc) | (3) Cisco Roma | 0-0 | 0-0 |
hc - higher classified team wins
- Final
- First leg played June 6, 2010; return leg played June 13, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) Cisco Roma | 6-4 | (2) Catanzaro | 4-0 | 2-4 |
Cisco Roma promoted toLega Pro Prima Divisione.
Relegation Playoffs
editGirone A
edit- First legs played May 23, 2010; return legs played May 30, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.B. Vercelli (17) | 3–3 (hc) | (14) Mezzocorona | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Carpenedolo (16) | 2–3 | (15) Villacidrese | 2–2 | 0–1 |
- hc - higher classified team wins
P.B. Vercelli andCarpenedolo relegated to Serie D.
Girone B
edit- First legs played May 23, 2010; return legs played May 30, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colligiana (17) | 2–2 (hc) | (14) Giacomense | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Bellaria Igea (16) | 0–1 | (15) Poggibonsi | 0–1 | 0–0 |
- hc - higher classified team wins
Colligiana andBellaria Igea relegated to Serie D.
Girone C
edit- First legs played May 23, 2010; return legs played May 30, 2010
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vico Equense (17) | 2–2 (hc) | (14) Isola Liri | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Vibonese (16) | 3–1 | (15) Noicattaro | 3–0 | 0–1 |
- hc - higher classified team wins
Vico Equense andNoicattaro relegated to Serie D.
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