The 2012–13

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season was the thirty-fifth

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league season of

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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

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, 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

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. The last three teams in the regular season, plus one relegation play-out loser from each division will be relegated to

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. 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

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League table

Promotion Playoffs

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''

Girone B

Teams

Teams from

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, ; ; , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; ), historically also known as Abruzzi, is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km (4,156 sq mi) and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four ...

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Basilicata Basilicata (, ; ), also known by its ancient name Lucania (, , ), is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It has two coastlines: a 30-kilometr ...

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Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...

Molise Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...

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League table

Promotion Playoffs

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''

Relegation play-off

*''only Finals winner is saved from relegation'' *''other 3 teams are relegated to

Semifinals

Girone A

:''First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013'' Vallée d’Aoste relegated to

Girone B

:''First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013'' HinterReggio relegated to

Final

:''First leg scheduled 9 June 2012; return leg scheduled 16 June 2012'' Gavorrano relegated to Serie D

Supercup

*Pro Patria – Salernitana 0–3 *Salernitana – Pro Patria 2–1 Salernitana Champions of C2.

References

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