Serie D

Serie D

Founded	1948
Country	Italy
Divisions	9
Number of teams	162
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Serie C
Relegation to	Eccellenza
Current champions	Livorno (1st title)
Most championships	Siena (2 titles)
Website	https://seried.lnd.it/it/serie-d
Current: 2025–26 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
• 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
• 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

Region	Winners	Years
Campania	7	1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2019
Tuscany	5	1956, 2000, 2004, 2015, 2025
Lombardy	4	1958, 2010, 2017, 2018
Emilia-Romagna	3	1957, 1993, 1996
Piedmont	3	1994, 1997, 2011
Calabria	2	1953, 1958
Apulia	2	1954, 1995
Sardinia	2	2002, 2007
Abruzzo	2	1999, 2009
Veneto	2	2005, 2012
Lazio	2	1955, 2016
Liguria	2	1958, 2023
Friuli Venezia Giulia	1	2014
Marche	1	2022
Molise	1	2024

Related pages

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