The 2010–11 Serie D was the sixty-third edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fifth tier in the Italian football league system. It originally consisted of 166 teams, with two divisions allocated 20 teams each while the other seven allocated 18 teams. After the first matchday, another team was added, increasing the number of teams to 167 and Girone I to 19 teams.
Each team played two matches against every other team in its own division; a total of 34 matches for the six divisions of 18 teams, 36 matches for the 19-team Girone I, and 38 matches for the 20-team Girone A & F.
Promotions The nine division winners and the winner of play off are automatically promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 2011–12.
On April 10, 2011 Perugia became the first team to be promoted from Serie D in the season, winning the Girone E with three weeks remaining in the schedule, after a 3–2 home victory over Castel Rigone.
This was followed one week later by Cuneo and Mantova that won Girone A and B respectively.
On May 1, 2011 Treviso, Borgo a Buggiano, Santarcangelo, Arzanese won Girone C, D, F and H respectively.
On May 8, 2011 Aprilia and Ebolitana won Girone G and I respectively.
On June 25, 2011 Rimini was also promoted as the winner of the play off.
Playoffs Teams placed second through fifth in each division enter a playoff tournament after the regular season where, eventually, three of the four semi-finalists of the final phase emerge. The fourth semi-finalist is the winner (or the final loser if the winner is already promoted) of Coppa Italia Serie D. A final match, between the winners of the semifinals, determines which team finishes first and which teams comes in second in this 37-team playoff. Eventually these teams may be included up to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione if one or more current teams runs into financial difficulties and so are not admitted in this league.
Relegations Playout In Gironi B-C-D-E-G-H of 18 teams, the two last-placed teams (17th and 18th) are relegated directly. Teams ranked 13th to 16th play a two-legged playout (13th vs 16th, and 14th vs 15th) where to two losers are also relegated. If the 13th-placed is more than 8 points ahead of the 16th-placed team and/or the 14th-placed team is more than 8 points ahead of the 15th-placed team, then in each case, no playout is played and the lower-classified team is relegated directly.
In Girone I of 19 teams, the two last-placed teams (18th and 19th) are relegated directly. The same playout rules as above apply, however the teams involved are placed 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th. In Gironi A–F of 20 teams, the two last-placed teams (19th and 20th) are relegated directly. The same playout rules as above apply, however the teams involved are placed 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th.
The two losers of the playout are relegated to Eccellenza, while the two winners remain in Serie D. In total, 36 teams are relegated to Eccellenza.
Tie-Breakers
If, during the regular season, two teams finish in an aggregate tie for first, fifth, or in a position where only one team is directly relegated or only one team must play in the playouts, then a tie breaker will be scheduled on neutral ground.
Scudetto Dilettanti The nine division winners enter a tournament to determine the over-all Serie D champion and is awarded the Scudetto Dilettanti.
In this season the winner was Cuneo.
Events
Start of season Given a normal season where there are no team failures and special promotions, Serie D would feature 9 teams that had been relegated from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 36 teams that had been promoted from Eccellenza, and 117 teams had played in Serie D the year before. Due to twenty-one bankruptcies and non-admissions in the professional leagues above Serie D and five bankruptcies or promotions to fill vacancies in Serie D, the 2010–11 season was to feature only 1 team that played in 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, 45 teams that played in 2009–10 Eccellenza, 1 team that played in Promozione 2009–10 and 115 teams that played in 2009–10 Serie D. The league also admitted four of the teams that had failed in the senior leagues. Mantova (Girone B), which played in 2009–10 Serie B, Arezzo (Girone E), Perugia (Girone E) and Rimini (Girone F) which all played in 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. The league admitted twenty teams from Eccellenza to fill vacancies created. These teams are:
Derthona which finished 16th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone A Fiorenzuola which finished 14th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone B Montecchio Maggiore which finished 20th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone C Castel San Pietro which finished 17th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone D Monteriggioni which finished 15th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone E Sporting Terni which finished 16th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone E Arzachena which finished 16th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone G Bacoli Sibilla which 15th finished in Serie D 2009–10 Girone H ASD Francavilla which finished 18th in Serie D 2009–10 Girone H Santhià which finished 2nd in Eccellenza Piemonte - Valle D'Aosta 2009–10 Girone A and was eliminated in the national playoff Castelnuovo Sandrà which finished 2nd in Eccellenza Veneto 2009–10 Girone A and was eliminated in the national playoff Novese which finished 2nd in Eccellenza Piemonte - Valle D'Aosta 2009–10-Girone B and was eliminated in the national playoff Voluntas Spoleto which finished 3rd in Eccellenza Umbria 2009–10 and was eliminated in the national playoff Jesina which finished 4th in Eccellenza Marche 2009–10 and was eliminated in the national playoff Camaiore which finished 5th in Eccellenza Toscana 2009–10-Girone A and was eliminated in the national playoff Virtus Pavullese which finished 2nd in Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna 2009–10 Girone A and was eliminated in the national playoff Castiadas which finished 4th in Eccellenza Sardegna 2009–10 and was eliminated in the national playoff Arzanese which finished 3rd in Eccellenza Campania 2009–10 Girone A and was eliminated in the national playoff Noto which finished 2nd in Eccellenza Sicilia 2009–10 Girone B and was eliminated in the national playoff Treviso which finished 7th in Eccellenza Veneto 2009–10 Girone B Gallaratese which finished 8th in Promozione Lombardia 2009–10 Girone A and merged with F.B.C. Saronno in order to play in Serie D. After the first match day Real Nocera (formerly Vis Nocera Superiore), which finished 3rd in Eccellenza Campania 2009–10 Girone B and was eliminated in the national playoff, was also admitted.
Standings
Girone A
Teams Teams from Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Liguria, & Lombardy Club City Stadium Capacity 2009–10 season A.S.D. Acqui 1911 Acqui Terme Stadio Jona Ottolenghi 1,500 6th in Serie D Girone A A.S.D. Albese Calcio Alba Stadio San Cassiano 2,050 4th in Serie D Girone A A.S.D. Aquanera Comollo Novi Novi LigureStadio Costante Girardengo 3,000 10th in Serie D Girone A A.C.D. Asti Asti Stadio Censin Bosia 6,000 1st in Eccellenza Piedmont Girone B Borgorosso Arenzano P.D. Arenzano Stadio Ferruccio Chittolina (Vado Ligure) 2,000 8th in Serie D Girone A Borgosesia Calcio Borgosesia Stadio Comunale (Borgosesia) 2,500 16th in Serie D Girone A A.S.D. Chiavari Calcio Caperana Chiavari Stadio Comunale (Chiavari) 2,300 2nd in Eccellenza Liguria Girone Girone A A.S.D.C. Chieri 1955 Chieri Stadio Piero De Paoli 2,250 12th in Serie D Girone A A.C. Cuneo 1905 Cuneo Fratelli Paschiero 4,000 11th in Serie D Girone A Derthona F.B.C. 1908 Tortona Stadio Fausto Coppi 3,500 16th in Serie D Girone A S.G. Gallaratese A.S.D. Gallarate Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Gallarate) 1,320 8th in Promozione Lombardy Girone A (merged with Saronno) U.S.D. Lavagnese 1919 Lavagna Stadio Edoardo Riboli 800 7th in Serie D Girone A U.S.D. Novese Novi Ligure Stadio Costante Girardengo 3,500 2nd in Eccellenza Piedmont Girone B A.C.D. Rivoli Rivoli Stadio Giuseppe Vavassori 1,000 14th in Serie D Girone A A.S.D. Santhià Calcio Santhià Stadio Pairotto 500 2nd in Eccellenza Piedmont Girone A A.S.D. Sarzanese Calcio 1906 Sarzana Stadio Miro Luperi 4,500 5th in Serie D Girone A U.S.D. 1913 Seregno Calcio Seregno Stadio Ferruccio 3,700 1st in Eccellenza Lombardy Girone B S.S.D. Settimo Calcio Settimo Torinese Stadio Renzo Valla 400 9th in Serie D Girone A A.S.D. Vallée d’Aoste Saint-Christophe Saint-Christophe Stadio Comunale (Saint-Christophe) 2,020 1st in Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley Girone A Vigevano Calcio Vigevano Stadio Dante Merlo 3,000 13th in Serie D Girone A
League table
Girone B
Teams Teams from Lombardy, Veneto & Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Club City Stadium Capacity 2009–10 season F.C. AlzanoCene 1909 Alzano Lombardo, Cene Stadio Carillo Pesenti Pigna 1,900 2nd in Serie D Girone B A.C. Cantù G.S. San Paolo Cantù Stadio Comunale (Cantù) 1,000 9th in Serie D Girone B U.S. Caratese Carate Brianza Stadio XXV Aprile 3,000 15th in Serie D Girone B A.C. Castellana Castel Goffredo Stadio Comunale (Castel Goffredo) 1,500 13th in Serie D Girone B G.C. CastelnuovoSandrà Castelnuovo del Garda Stadio Montindon (Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella) 1,020 2nd in Eccellenza Veneto Girone B U.S.C. Colognese Cologno al Serio Stadio Antonio Locatelli 1,000 6th in Serie D Girone B U.S. Darfo Boario S.S.D. Darfo Boario Terme Stadio Comunale (Darfo Boario Terme) 1,200 4th in Serie D Girone B S.C. Insubria Caronnese Caronno Pertusella Stadio Comunale (Caronno Pertusella) 1,000 7th in Serie D Girone B A.C. Legnago Salus Legnago Stadio Mario Sandrini 2,152 1st in Eccellenza Veneto Girone A Mantova F.C. Mantova Stadio Danilo Martelli 14,884 20th in Serie B U.S. Olginatese Olginate Stadio Comunale (Olginate) 1,000 7th in Serie D Girone B A.C. Ponte San Pietro Isola S.S.D. Ponte San Pietro, Terno d'Isola Stadio Matteo Legler 2,000 3rd in Serie D Girone B Solbiatese Arno Calcio Solbiate Arno Stadio Felice Chinetti 4,500 12th in Serie D Girone B A.C. Sterilgarda Castiglione Castiglione delle Stiviere Stadio Ugo Lusetti 2,500 4th in Eccellenza Lombardy C (as Castiglione Savoia) Trento Calcio 1921 Trento Stadio Briamasco 5,000 1st in Eccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige A.S.D. Villafranca Villafranca di Verona Stadio Comunale (Villafranca di Verona) 1,000 10th in Serie D Girone C U.S.D. Virtusvecomp Verona Verona Stadio Gavagnin 1,000 6th in Serie D Girone C A.C. Voghera Voghera Stadio Giovanni Parisi 4,000 8th in Serie D Girone B
League table
Girone C
Teams Teams from Veneto & Friuli-Venezia Giulia