2022–23 Serie D

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.

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.

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.

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:
* From Group A: Seregno, Giana Erminio, Legnago;
* From Group B: Pistoiese, Grosseto;
* From Group C: Paganese, Vibonese.

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.

Teams promoted from Eccellenza

The following teams were promoted from Eccellenza:

;Abruzzo
* Avezzano
;Basilicata
* Matera Grumentum
;Apulia
* Barletta
* Martina
;Calabria
* Locri
;Campania
* Angri
* Palmese
* Puteolana
;Emilia Romagna
* Corticella
* Riccione
* Salsomaggiore
;Friuli-Venezia Giulia
* Torviscosa
;Lazio
* Lupa Frascati
* Pomezia
* Tivoli

;Liguria
* Fezzanese
;Lombardy
* Castanese
* Lumezzane
* Sant'Angelo
* Varesina
;Marche
* Vigor Senigallia
;Molise
* Termoli
;Piedmont & Aosta Valley
* Chisola
* Stresa
* Pinerolo
;Sardinia
* Ilvamaddalena

;Sicily
* Canicattì
* Ragusa
;Trentino Alto Adige – Südtirol
* Virtus Bolzano
;Tuscany
* Livorno
* Tau Calcio Altopascio
* Terranuova Traiana
;Umbria
* Orvietana
;Veneto
* Montecchio Maggiore
* Portogruaro
* Villafranca Veronese

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Livorno were readmitted to Serie D after Figline's promotion was revoked due to unsportsmanlike conduct in a promotion playoff game.

Relocations, mergers and renamings

* Cascina relocated to Ponsacco and was renamed Mobilieri Ponsacco.
* Atletico Terme Fiuggi relocated to Riano and was renamed Roma City.
* Muravera relocated to Tertenia and was renamed Sarrabus Ogliastra.
* Stresa merged with Lesa Vergante and was renamed Stresa Vergante.
* Sona changed its name to Chievo-Sona. The renaming was reverted later in September 2022.
* Athletic Carpi changed its name to Carpi.
* FYA Riccione changed its name to United Riccione.

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.

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

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

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.

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.

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.

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.

Poule Scudetto

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Final stage

Notes

References

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