Italy national football C teams () are the
Italy national football team
The Italy national football team () has represented Italy in men's international Association football, football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for fo ...
representative teams of
Serie C
The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...
(in the past
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into ...
and
Seconda Divisione
Seconda Divisione (''Second Division'') was the name of the second level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the ...
). They are controlled by the
Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico
The Lega Italiano Calcio Professionistico (Italian for Professional Football Italian League), commonly known as Lega Pro (Pro League), is the governing body that runs the third tier of professional football competitions in Italy, the Serie C. I ...
and consist of U19, U20 and U21 teams.
The under-20 team is the B team of the
Italy national under-20 football team
Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes for the Under 20 Elite League, held annually and, if qualified, for the FIFA U-20 Worl ...
and the U21 team is the C team of the
Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 Association football, football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two ...
; they also serve as feeder teams of the main team in the youth teams pyramid.
Some players also capped for the main team after played for the Lega Pro team and some players are called up to the Lega Pro team after appearing for
Italy national under-19 football team
The Italy national under-19 football team is the national under-19 Association football, football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, held every y ...
.
The team also compete against representative teams of Group A, B and C of
Seconda Divisione
Seconda Divisione (''Second Division'') was the name of the second level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the ...
in annual
Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament, however it was cancelled in 2011–12 season, as there are only 4 groups from the two divisions of Lega Pro.
Recently, the regulation defined the team to be exclusive to
Serie C
The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...
owned players; players on loan from Serie A and B were excluded.
Recent results
2013–15 International Challenge Trophy
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2012–13 Under 20 Regional Competition
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2011–13 International Challenge Trophy
Lega Pro used entire squad of born 1991 or after in 2011–12 season
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2009–11 International Challenge Trophy
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2008–09 Mirop Cup
*17 February 2010 0–0 draw (U20 team, class 1989)
*4 November 2009: 0–4 loss (U20 team, class 1989)
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*1 April 2009: 0–4 loss (U20 team, class 1988)
*4 March 2009: 1–2 loss (U20 team, class 1988)
*11 February 2009: 3–0 win (U20 team, class 1988)
*3 December 2008: 1–1 draw (U20 team, class 1988)
*22 October 2008: 2–1 win (U20 team, class 1988)
*1 October 2008: 1–2 loss (U20 team, class 1988)
2007–09 International Challenge Trophy
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2006–07 Mirop Cup
* 28 March 2007 1–1 draw
* 7 March 2007 2–1 win
* 15 November 2006 1–1 draw
* 25 October 2006 2–3 loss
* 11 October 2006 1–1 draw
* 29 March 2006 0–0 draw
* 15 March 2006 0–6 loss
* 1 March 2006 1–0 win
2005–06 European Challenge Trophy
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2004–05 Mirop Cup
* 14 December 2005 2–1 win
http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf
2002–03 Mirop Cup
http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2004/Lega/Lega228.pdf
Friendlies
* 14 February 2007 3–1 won
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*12 June 2011 Lost 0-3
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*23 November 2011 1–0 (U21 team; class 1990)
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* 12 June 2012 8–0 (U20 team; class 1992)
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* 29 November 2012
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* 20 February 2013
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* 11 March 2015
See also
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Italy national football B team
Italy national football B team is a B team representing the Italian Football Federation. Over time, the squad has faced other nations' full teams and played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations. Since the team's creation ...
References
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representative teams
C
Representative teams of association football leagues