2022–23_Serie_D

2022–23 Serie D

2022–23 Serie D

Football league season


The 2022–23 Serie D is the seventy-third season of the top-level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.

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Rules

The season will provide a total of nine promotions to Serie C (those being the winners of all nine groups). Teams placed between second and fifth for each group will play a so-called "playoff tournament" starting with two one-legged games played at the best-placed team's home venue:

  • 2nd-placed team vs 5th-placed team;
  • 3rd-placed team vs 4th-placed team.

In case of a draw by the end of the game, two extra times will be played; in case of no winner after that, the best-placed team will advance to the final.

The two winning teams will then play a one-legged final, to be hosted at the best-placed team's home venue, with the same rules as in the first round. The nine playoff winners for each group will be prioritised to fill any potential Serie C league vacancies.[1]

The two bottom-placed teams for each league group are automatically relegated to Eccellenza. Two two-legged relegation playoff games (known in Italian as "play-out") will therefore be played between:

  • 13th-placed team vs 16th-placed team (for 18-team groups), or 15th-placed team vs 18th-placed team (for 20-team groups);
  • 14th-placed team vs 15th-placed team (for 18-team groups), or 16th-placed team vs 17th-placed team (for 20-team groups).

Two extra times will be played in case of an aggregate draw after the second leg; in case of a further aggregate draw, the worst-placed team will be relegated.

In case the two teams have a league gap of at least eight points, the relegation playoff will not take place and the worst-placed team will be automatically relegated instead.[2]

Teams

The league composition involves nine divisions, grouped geographically and named alphabetically.

Teams relegated from Serie C

The following teams were relegated from the 2021–22 Serie C:

Catania were instead excluded during the season; as per Article 52 of N.O.I.F., a phoenix club from Catania was therefore allowed to submit application to participate in the Serie D league.[3][4]

Teams promoted from Eccellenza

The following teams were promoted from Eccellenza:[5][6]

PO Promoted as national playoff winners. CI Promoted as Coppa Italia Dilettanti runners-up, due to tournament winners Barletta having been promoted directly to Serie D. 1 Livorno were readmitted to Serie D after Figline's promotion was revoked due to unsportsmanlike conduct in a promotion playoff game.[7]

Relocations, mergers and renamings

  • Cascina relocated to Ponsacco and was renamed Mobilieri Ponsacco.[8]
  • Atletico Terme Fiuggi relocated to Riano and was renamed Roma City.[9]
  • Muravera relocated to Tertenia and was renamed Sarrabus Ogliastra.[10]
  • Stresa merged with Lesa Vergante and was renamed Stresa Vergante.[11]
  • Sona changed its name to Chievo-Sona.[12] The renaming was reverted later in September 2022.[13]
  • Athletic Carpi changed its name to Carpi.[14]
  • FYA Riccione changed its name to United Riccione.[15]

Exclusions

In July 2022, the Serie D football committee announced Rieti and Delta Porto Tolle had not submitted its league application, whereas Lornano Badesse had renounced their right to take part to the season.[16][17]

Later in August 2022, Giarre were also excluded due to unpaid salaries.[17] Giarre's exclusion was successively suspended by the Administrative Court of Lazio, following an appeal by the club.[18] On 8 September 2022, the Administrative Court of Lazio confirmed the Serie D committee decision about Giarre's exclusion.[19]

Group A

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
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(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 3 point deducted due to financial irregularities.[21][22]

Group C

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group D

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 3 point deducted due to financial irregularities.[23]
  2. 4 point deducted due to having fielded a disqualified player.[24]

Group E

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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group F

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted due to financial irregularities.[25]
  2. 1 point deducted due to unpaid salaries.[26]

Group G

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group H

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group I

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [upper-alpha 4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 2 point deducted due to financial irregularities.[27][28]

Post-season

Promotion play-offs

The following teams played a one-legged match in Vibo Valentia on 14 May 2023, as they ended the season with level points in first place. The winning team was automatically promoted to Serie C, whereas the losing side would play in the playoff tournament instead.

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Relegation play-outs

The following teams played a one-legged match in a neutral field on 14 May 2023 as they ended the season with level points in third-to-bottom place. The losing team was directly relegated to Serie D, whereas the winning side would take part in the actual relegation play-out tournament for their respective group.

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The relegation playout games took place on 14 and 21 May 2023 and were hosted by the best-placed team in the regular season. In case of a tie after extra time, the best-placed team would escape relegation.[32]

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REL Città di Varese were awarded a 3–0 win due to irregular pitch; the game had originally ended in a 2–0 win for Folgore Caratese.[33]

Notes

  1. If two or more teams finish tied on points in the top of the league, once the tie-breaking criteria have applied, the 1st and the 2nd-placed teams play a tie-breaker, whose winner gets promotion to Serie C.
  2. Winning play-offs doesn't grant promotion to Serie C, but a chance to get readmitted in case of vacancies.
  3. If the 15th-placed team finishes 9 or more points ahead of the 18th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played and the 18th-placed team is relegated to Eccellenza directly. If the 16th-placed team finishes 9 or more points ahead of the 17th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played and the 17th-placed team is relegated to Eccellenza directly.
  4. 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[20]
  5. If the 13th-placed team finishes 9 or more points ahead of the 16th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played and the 16th-placed team is relegated to Eccellenza directly. If the 14th-placed team finishes 9 or more points ahead of the 15th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played and the 15th-placed team is relegated to Eccellenza directly.

References

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  2. "Il regolamento dei Play Out" (in Italian). LND.it. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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  4. "Serie D, Catania ufficialmente iscritto, le squadre del Girone I" (in Italian). Siciliafan.it. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. "Eccellenza, tutte le squadre promosse in Serie D" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. "Finali spareggio play-off di Eccellenza: tutti i risultati ed i marcatori" (in Italian). NotiziarioCalcio.com. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. "Addio Cascina, rinasce il Mobilieri Ponsacco: arriva l'ufficialità" (in Italian). PisaToday. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. "Nasce Roma City FC, "nostalgia" di futuro" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 3 July 2022.
  9. "Serie D, il Muravera cambia nome e si trasferisce in Ogliastra" (in Italian). Calcio Casteddu. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  10. "Da giugno ecco l'ASD Stresa Vergante" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  11. ""Siamo il Chievo-Sona: è solo un cambio di nome, non c'è alcuna fusione"" (in Italian). L'Arena. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  12. "Sona e Chievo, tutto finito? «Grazie, ma non si poteva continuare»" (in Italian). L'Arena. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  13. "L'Athletic Carpi cambia nome e diventa A.C. Carpi" (in Italian). Parlando di Sport. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  14. "Fya Riccione, Pasquale Cassese è il nuovo proprietario" (in Italian). Serie D 24. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  15. "Iscrizioni Serie D: Il Rieti non c'è" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 15 July 2022.
  16. "Calcio, il tribunale federale della Figc penalizza di due punti il Seregno" (in Italian). Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  17. "Calcio, il tribunale federale infligge un altro punto di penalizzazione al Seregno" (in Italian). Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  18. "Nuovo tegola per il Prato: 3 punti di penalizzazione e un anno di inibizione al presidente Commini" (in Italian). TVPrato.it. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  19. "Ufficiale: illecito amministrativo, arriva un punto di penalizzazione per il club" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  20. "Real Aversa, il Tribunale inibisce Pellegrino e infligge un punto di penalizzazione" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  21. "Penalizzazione per il Real Aversa: cambiano le partite dei play-out" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  22. "Il Brindisi torna in C: battuta la Cavese nello spareggio. E ora festa" (in Italian). La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 14 May 2023.

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