Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in

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. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978–79 season there were only three leagues of professional football in Italy, the third being

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. In 1978, it was decided to split

into Serie C1 and Serie C2. Serie C2, the fourth highest professional league in the Italian system, was also renamed in 2008 and was called Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. The reform, already decided by the

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led to the reunification with the second division starting from 2014-2015 and with the subsequent rebirth of the third division championship organized by the pro league with 60 teams divided into three groups of 20 in Lega Pro.

Promotion and relegation

In each division, two teams were promoted to

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, and three teams were relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In total, the league promoted 4 teams to Serie B and relegated 6 teams to Seconda Divisione. The team finishing first in the regular season was directly promoted to

, while teams placing 2nd to 5th were entered into a play-off

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for the chance of gaining the second promotional spot for that particular division.

Past champions

Source for league winners:

Serie C1

Group A Group B

Lega Pro Prima Divisione

Group A Group B

References

External links

Lega Pro current season tables, fixtures and results at SoccerwayLega Pro Official Website

Lega Pro at data sport.it
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