The 2005–06 Serie C2 was the football league season of Italian Serie C2 for the years 2005 and 2006. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from August 28, 2005 to May 7, 2006, and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a playoff to determine the second team in each division to be promoted to Serie C1. At the same time, teams placed 14th to 17th entered a playout for the right to remain in Serie C2 the following season.
As usual, Serie C2 was composed by three divisions, whose teams were divided geographically. Division C2/A was mainly composed by Northern Italy and Sardinian teams, whereas division C2/B included North-Central and Central Italy teams, with the exception of two teams from Campania (Benevento and Cavese), and division C2/C was represented by teams hailing from Central-Southern Italy and Sicily.
Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted to Serie C1; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated to Serie D, losing also their professional club status. In all, six teams were promoted to Serie C1, and nine teams were relegated to Serie D. Teams The season originally features 9 teams from Serie D, 6 teams from Serie C1 and 41 teams from last season Serie C2. However, COVISOC had expelled Calcio Como S.p.A., A.C. Imolese S.r.l., Polisportiva Rosetana Calcio S.r.l., A.S. Sora S.r.l., Vis Pesaro 1898 S.r.l. and Serie D Group B winner U.S. Canzese. Moreover, Monza, Chieti, Juve Stabia and San Marino Calcio were promoted to Serie C1 to fill the vacancies. The 10 vacancies was replaced by U.S. Città di Jesolo and Calcio Lecco 1912 from Serie D, as well as phoenix clubs that recreated by Lodo Petrucci: Andria, Benevento, Reggiana, SPAL and Venezia were relegated from 2005–06 Serie C1 to Serie C2, as well as on 19 August Biellese was readmitted from Serie D, which the team was relegated. Overall, the changes made the division had restored from 56 teams to 54 teams, or 18 teams in 3 groups, features 1 team from Serie B, 6 teams from Serie C1, 37 teams from Serie C2 and 10 teams from Serie D. Group A Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2004–05 season Bassano Bassano 1st in Serie D Group C, Grand Champions (promoted) Biellese Biellese 15th in Serie C2 Group A (play-out loser, wild card) Carpenedolo Carpenedolo 9th in Serie C2 Group A Casale Casale 16th in Serie C2 Group A (play-out winner) Cuneo Cuneo 1st in Serie D Group A (promoted) Ivrea Ivrea 11th in Serie C2 Group A Jesolo Jesolo 3rd in Serie D Group C (wild card, play-off winner) Legnano Legnano 7th in Serie C2 Group A Lecco Lecco 2nd in Serie D Group B (wild card, play-off winner) Montichiari Montichiari 10th in Serie C2 Group A Olbia Olbia 12th in Serie C2 Group A Pergocrema Crema 1st in Serie D Group D (promoted) Pro Vercelli Vercelli 17th in Serie C2 Group A (Play-out winner) Portogruaro Portogruaro 13th in Serie C2 Group A Sanremese Sanremo 6th in Serie C2 Group A South Tyrol Bolzano 8th in Serie C2 Group A Valenzana Valenzana 4th in Serie C2 Group A (Play-off losing finalists) Venezia Venice 20th in Serie B (relegated, bankruptcy, wild card)
Standings
Serie C2/A Final table
Serie C2/B Final table
Serie C2/C Final table
Promotion and relegation playoffs
Serie C2/A
Promotion Promotion playoff semifinals First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007
Promotion playoff finals First leg played June 4, 2007; return leg played June 11, 2007
Ivrea promoted to Serie C1
Relegation Relegation playoffs First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007
Jesolo and Portosummaga relegated to Serie D
Serie C2/B
Promotion Promotion playoff semifinals First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007
Promotion playoff finals First leg played June 4, 2007; return leg played June 11, 2007
Sassuolo promoted to Serie C1
Relegation Relegation playoffs First legs played May 27, 2007; return legs played June 3, 2007
Castel San Pietro and Montevarchi relegated to Serie D
Serie C2/C
Promotion Promotion playoff semifinals First legs played May 21, 2007; return legs played May 28, 2007
Promotion playoff finals First leg played June 4, 2007; return leg played June 11, 2007
Taranto promoted to Serie C1
Relegation Relegation playoffs First legs played May 27, 2007; return legs played June 3, 2007
Latina and Modica relegated to Serie D
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