Football league season
The 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-fifth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
It will be divided into two phases: the regular season , and the playoff phase.
The league currently would be composed of 36 teams divided into two divisions (Girone A and B ) divided geographically, with the exception of the Sicilian team Milazzo that plays in group A, each composed of 18 teams.
Teams finishing first and second in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division will be promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione . The last three teams in the regular season, plus one relegation play-out loser from each division will be relegated to Serie D . The two relegation play-out winners, one from each division, will play each other and the loser will become the ninth team relegated. In all, six teams will be promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and nine teams will be relegated to Serie D.
Girone A
Teams
Teams from Aosta Valley , Emilia-Romagna , Liguria , Lombardy , Piedmont , Sicily & Veneto
Location of teams in Girone A 2012–13
Club
City
Stadium
Capacity
2011–12 season
Alessandria
Alessandria
Giuseppe Moccagatta
5,827
11th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Bassano Virtus
Bassano del Grappa
Rino Mercante
2,952
18th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
Bellaria Igea
Bellaria-Igea Marina
Enrico Nanni
2,500
14th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Casale
Casale Monferrato
Natale Palli
4,000
4th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Castiglione
Castiglione delle Stiviere
Ugo Lusetti
2,500
1st in Serie D Girone B (as Sterilgarda Castiglione)
Fano
Fano
Raffaele Mancini
8,800
10th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Forlì
Forlì
Tullo Morgagni
3,466
1st in Serie D Girone D
Giacomense
Masi Torello (playing in Portomaggiore )
Savino Bellini
2,500
15th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Mantova
Mantova
Danilo Martelli
14,884
16th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Milazzo
Milazzo
Grotta Polifemo
2,500
15th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Monza
Monza
Brianteo
18,568
17th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
Pro Patria
Busto Arsizio
Carlo Speroni
4,627
7th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Renate
Renate (playing in Meda )
Città di Meda
3,000
12th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Rimini
Rimini
Romeo Neri
7,442
6th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Santarcangelo
Santarcangelo di Romagna
Valentino Mazzola
3,000
8th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Savona
Savona
Valerio Bacigalupo
4,000
13th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
SC Vallée d’Aoste
Saint-Christophe (playing in San Giusto Canavese )
Franco Cerutti
2,500
1st in Serie D Girone A (as V.d.A. Saint-Christophe)
Venezia
Venezia
Pier Luigi Penzo
7,450
1st in Serie D Girone C
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b REN 2-1 MON ; MON 2-1 REN
^ Monza was docked 6 points: 4 points due to the 2011 Italian football scandal and 2 points due to financial irregularities.
^ a b ALE 0-1 CAS ; CAS 0-0 ALE
^ Forlì was docked 1 point due to violation of the National Licensing System.
^ Giacomense moved to the city of Ferrara and merged with Real Spal. It will play in the italian football as S.P.A.L. 2013.
^ a b Fano and Vallée d’Aoste were docked 1 point due to financial irregularities.
^ Casale was docked 5 points due to financial irregularities.
^ Casale didn't enroll in the next Serie D championship and will be relegated to Promozione.
^ Milazzo didn't enroll in the next championship and disappeared from the Italian football.
Semifinals
First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 1, 2 June 2013
Final
First leg scheduled 9 June 2013; return leg scheduled 16 June 2013
Team 1
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Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Monza (5)
2–3
(3) Venezia
0–0
2–3
Girone B
Teams
Teams from Abruzzo , Apulia , Basilicata , Calabria , Campania , Lazio , Molise , Tuscany & Umbria
Location of teams in Girone B 2012–13
Club
City
Stadium
Capacity
2011–12 season
Aprilia
Aprilia
Quinto Ricci
2,000
5th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Arzanese
Arzano (playing in Frattamaggiore )
Pasquale Ianniello
4,000
9th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Aversa Normanna
Aversa
Augusto Bisceglia
2,555
11th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Borgo a Buggiano
Buggiano
Alberto Benedetti
2,000
10th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Campobasso
Campobasso
Romagnoli
4,000
13th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Chieti
Chieti
Guido Angelini
12,750
4th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Foligno
Foligno
Enzo Blasone
5,650
18th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
Fondi
Fondi
Domenico Purificato
2,500
12th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Gavorrano
Gavorrano
Romeo Malservisi
2,000
7th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
HinterReggio
Reggio Calabria
Oreste Granillo
27,543
1st in Serie D Girone I
L'Aquila
L'Aquila
Tommaso Fattori
10,000
8th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Martina Franca
Martina Franca
Gian Domenico Tursi
5,000
1st in Serie D Girone H
Melfi
Melfi
Arturo Valerio
4,100
16th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
Poggibonsi
Poggibonsi
Stefano Lotti
2,513
9th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
Pontedera
Pontedera
Ettore Mannucci
5,000
1st in Serie D Girone E
Salernitana
Salerno
Arechi
37,245
1st in Serie D Girone G (as Salerno)
Teramo
Teramo
Comunale
7,498
1st in Serie D Girone F
Vigor Lamezia
Lamezia Terme
Guido D'Ippolito
4,000
3rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b CHI 0-1 LAQ ; LAQ 1-2 CHI
^ Chieti was docked 1 point due to financial irregularities.
^ a b TER 2-1 POG ; POG 2-1 TER
^ a b c BOR: 8 pts ; ARZ: 5 pts ; CAM: 2 pts
^ Borgo a Buggiano didn't enroll in the next championship and will be relegated to Terza Categoria.
^ Campobasso was docked 2 points due to financial irregularities.
^ Campobasso didn't enroll in the next championship and will be relegated to Eccellenza.
^ a b VIG 1-0 HIN ; HIN 0-2 VIG
^ a b GAV 1-1 FOL ; FOL 0-0 GAV
^ a b Gavorrano and Aversa Normanna remained in the league to fill the vacancies created.
^ a b AVE 3-0 FON ; FON 2-0 AVE
Semifinals
First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013
Final
First leg scheduled 9 June 2013; return leg scheduled 16 June 2013
Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Teramo (6)
1–3
(5) L'Aquila
0–1
1–2
Relegation play-off
only Finals winner is saved from relegation
other 3 teams are relegated to Serie D
Semifinals
Girone A
First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013
Vallée d’Aoste relegated to Serie D
Girone B
First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013
HinterReggio relegated to Serie D
Final
First leg scheduled 9 June 2012; return leg scheduled 16 June 2012
Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Gavorrano (B 15)
1–5
(A 14) Rimini
0–3
1–2
Gavorrano relegated to Serie D
References
Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Domestic leagues Domestic cups International club competitions
Related to national teams