The 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-fourth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fourth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
It was divided into two phases: the regular season, and the playoff phase.
Historically, the league was composed of 54 teams divided into three divisions of 18 teams each. This year, due to a significant reduction in qualified teams, it was decided that the league would be composed of 40 teams divided into two divisions (gironi) divided geographically. Catanzaro was re-admitted to the league after being previously excluded, increasing the number of teams to 41. Girone A is composed of 20 teams, and girone B is composed of 21 teams.
Teams finishing first and second in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division will be promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. The last three teams in the regular season, plus one relegation play-out loser from each division will be relegated to Serie D. 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.
Events
Before the start of the season On 1 July 2011 Lega Pro announces that four teams (Canavese, Crociati Noceto, Rodengo Saiano, Sangiovannese) would not join the Seconda Divisione League for 2011–12 season.
On 12 July Brindisi, Cavese, Cosenza, Matera and Sanremese did not appeal against the exclusion and were consequently relegated to Eccellenza or lower divisions.
On 9 August 2011 Alessandria relegated to the last place in 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione by Italian national disciplinary committee for match fixing. Monza readmitted in Lega Pro Prima Divisione in its place.
Winter champions The winter champions were Casale in Group A and Perugia in Group B.
Girone A
Teams
Club City Stadium Capacity 2010–11 season Alessandria Alessandria Giuseppe Moccagatta 5,827 18th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A Bellaria Igea Bellaria-Igea Marina Enrico Nanni 2,500 9th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Borgo a Buggiano Buggiano Alberto Benedetti 2,000 1st in Serie D Girone D Casale Casale Monferrato Natale Palli 4,000 10th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Cuneo Cuneo Fratelli Paschiero 4,000 1st in Serie D Girone A Giacomense Masi Torello(playing in Portomaggiore) Savino Bellini 2,500 7th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Lecco Lecco Rigamonti-Ceppi 4,977 7th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Mantova Mantova Danilo Martelli 14,884 1st in Serie D Girone B Montichiari Montichiari Romeo Menti 2,500 8th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Poggibonsi Poggibonsi Stefano Lotti 3,600 8th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Pro Patria Busto Arsizio Carlo Speroni 4,627 4th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Renate Renate(playing in Meda) Città di Meda 3,000 5th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Rimini Rimini Romeo Neri 9,768 3rd in Serie D Girone F Sambonifacese San Bonifacio Renzo Tizian 1,450 12th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A San Marino Serravalle Olimpico 7,000 5th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Santarcangelo Santarcangelo di Romagna Valentino Mazzola 2,000 1st in Serie D Girone F Savona Savona Valerio Bacigalupo 4,900 6th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Treviso Treviso Omobono Tenni 10,000 1st in Serie D Girone C Valenzana Valenza Comunale 2,200 13th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A Virtus Entella Chiavari Comunale 2,500 14th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
League table
Results
Promotion Playoffs
Semifinals First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
Final First leg scheduled 3 June 2012; return leg scheduled 10 June 2012
Cuneo promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
Girone B
Teams
Club City Stadium Capacity 2010–11 season Aprilia Aprilia Quinto Ricci 2,000 1st in Serie D Girone G Arzanese Arzano(playing in Frattamaggiore) Pasquale Ianniello 4,000 1st in Serie D Girone H Aversa Normanna Aversa Augusto Bisceglia 2,565 6th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Campobasso Campobasso Romagnoli 21,800 11th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Catanzaro Catanzaro Nicola Ceravolo 13,619 15th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Celano Celano Fabio Piccone 3,200 13th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Chieti Chieti Guido Angelini 12,750 6th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Ebolitana Eboli José Guimarães Dirceu 15,000 1st in Serie D Girone I Fano Fano Raffaele Mancini 8,800 15th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Fondi Fondi Domenico Purificato 2,500 12th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Gavorrano Gavorrano Romeo Malservisi 2,000 10th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Giulianova Giulianova Rubens Fadini 5,625 11th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Isola Liri Isola del Liri Conte Arduino Mangoni 3,400 9th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C L'Aquila L'Aquila Tommaso Fattori 9,285 4th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B Melfi Melfi Arturo Valerio 4,500 8th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Milazzo Milazzo Grotta Polifemo 2,500 3rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Neapolis Mugnano1 Mugnano di Napoli Alberto Vallefuoco 2,500 5th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Paganese Pagani Marcello Torre 5,900 17th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A Perugia Perugia Renato Curi 28,000 1st in Serie D Girone E Vibonese Vibo Valentia Luigi Razza 4,500 14th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C Vigor Lamezia Lamezia Terme Guido D'Ippolito 4,000 10th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione C
1Initially played in Stadio Pasquale Iannello in Frattamaggiore as Neapolis Frattese, but returned in Mugnano di Napoli in December 2011.
League table
Results
Promotion Playoffs
Semifinals First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
Final First leg scheduled 3 June 2012; return leg scheduled 10 June 2012
Paganese promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
Relegation play-off only Finals winner is saved from relegation other 3 teams are relegated to Serie D
Semifinals
Girone A First legs scheduled 19 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
Lecco relegated to Serie D
Girone B First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
Neapolis Mugnano relegated to Serie D
Final First leg scheduled 3 June 2012; return leg scheduled 10 June 2012
Vibonese relegated to Serie D
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