The 2015–16 Lega Pro Divisione Unica is the second season of the unified Lega Pro division. The championship name, which is Divisione Unica according to the FIGC regulations, is called Lega Pro in official documents.Official FIGC website

Teams

A total of 54 teams will contest the league. Clubs will include 2 sides relegated from the 2014–15 Serie B season, 43 sides playing the 2014–15 Lega Pro season, and 9 sides promoted from the 2014–15 Serie D season.

On 1 July 2015 60 teams mathematically qualified to the new season. However, Barletta (bankruptcy), Grosseto (bankruptcy), Monza (bankruptcy) and Castiglione did not submit their application for a license. New companies from Grosseto and Monza applied for Serie D, and Barletta for Eccellenza while Castiglione plays in youth football only. Moreover, 12 teams failed the initial financial stress test of FIGC. On 17 July Reggina Calcio, A.S. Varese 1910, F.B.C. Unione Venezia, Real Vicenza and Paganese Calcio 1926 were officially excluded; new companies from Reggio Calabria, Varese and Venezia were admitted to Serie D and Eccellenza respectively, while Real Vicenza was focused on youth football. On 31 July Paganese won the appeal. The exclusion left Lega Pro 8 teams short as well as 1 team short in Serie B due to bankruptcy of Parma. FIGC decided that Brescia replaced Parma in Serie B as well as readmission of AlbinoLeffe and Pordenone to Lega Pro on 4 August. On 20 August Catania and Teramo were relegated to Lega Pro due to another chapter of betting scandal, while Savona was relegated to Serie D; Ascoli and Virtus Entella were promoted to replace the vacancies, subject to the appeals. Moreover, the Federal Council also reduced the league from 60 teams to 54 teams, making there was 2 vacancies left on 25 August. On 29 August Savona won the appeal to remain in the professional league; Torres and Vigor Lamezia were relegated, despite both FIGC, Catania and Teramo were still able to appeal in CONI. On 1 September Pro Patria and Messina were readmitted, while the last team promoted from Serie D was Monopoli.

Group A, North AlbinoLeffe, from Girone A Alessandria, from Girone A Bassano Virtus, from Girone A Cittadella, from Serie B Cremonese, from Girone A Cuneo, from Serie D, Group A FeralpiSalò, from Girone A Giana Erminio, from Girone A Lumezzane, from Girone A Mantova, from Girone A Padova, from Serie D, Group C Pavia, from Girone A Pordenone, from Girone A Pro Patria, from Girone A Pro Piacenza, from Girone B Reggiana, from Girone B Renate, from Girone A Südtirol, from Girone A

Group B, Central Ancona, from Girone B Arezzo, from Girone A Carrarese, from Girone B L'Aquila, from Girone B Lucchese, from Girone B Lupa Roma, from Girone C Maceratese, from Serie D, Group F Pisa, from Girone B Pistoiese, from Girone B Pontedera, from Girone B Prato, from Girone B Rimini, from Serie D, Group D Santarcangelo, from Girone B Savona, from Girone B Siena, from Serie D, Group E SPAL, from Girone B Teramo, from Girone B Tuttocuoio, from Girone B

Group C, South Akragas, from Serie D, Group I Benevento, from Girone C Casertana, from Girone C Catania, from Serie B Catanzaro, from Girone C Cosenza, from Girone C Fidelis Andria, from Serie D, Group H Foggia, from Girone C Ischia, from Girone C Juve Stabia, from Girone C Lecce, from Girone C Lupa Castelli Romani, from Serie D, Group G Martina Franca, from Girone C Matera, from Girone C Melfi, from Girone C Messina, from Girone C Monopoli, from Serie D, Group H Paganese, from Girone C

Stadia and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Group A (North)

Club City Stadium Capacity AlbinoLeffe Albino and Leffe(playing in Bergamo) Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 26,542 Alessandria Alessandria Giuseppe Moccagatta 5,827 Bassano Virtus Bassano del Grappa Rino Mercante 2,952 Cremonese Cremona Giovanni Zini 20,641 Cittadella Cittadella Pier Cesare Tombolato 7,623 Cuneo Cuneo Fratelli Paschiero 4,060 FeralpiSalò Salò Lino Turina 2,000 Giana Erminio Gorgonzola Città di Gorgonzola 3,766 Lumezzane Lumezzane Nuovo Comunale 4,150 Mantova Mantua Danilo Martelli 14,884 Padova Padua Euganeo 19,740 Pavia Pavia Pietro Fortunati 4,999 Pordenone Pordenone Ottavio Bottecchia 3,000 Pro Patria Busto Arsizio Carlo Speroni 4,627 Pro Piacenza Piacenza Leonardo Garilli 21,668 Reggiana Reggio Emilia Città del Tricolore 20,084 Renate Renate(playing in Meda) Città di Meda 3,000 Südtirol Bolzano Druso 3,500

Group B (North and Central)

Club City Stadium Capacity Ancona Ancona del Conero 23,983 Arezzo Arezzo Città di Arezzo 13,128 Carrarese Carrara Dei Marmi 15,000 L'Aquila L'Aquila Stadio Tommaso Fattori 10,000 Lucchese Lucca Porta Elisa 7,386 Lupa Roma Rome(playing in Aprilia) Quinto Ricci 3,000 Maceratese Macerata Helvia Recina 5,846 Pisa Pisa Arena Garibaldi 14,869 Pistoiese Pistoia Marcello Melani 13,195 Pontedera Pontedera Ettore Mannucci 5,000 Prato Prato Lungobisenzio 6,800 Rimini Rimini Romeo Neri 9,768 Siena Siena Montepaschi Arena 15,373 Santarcangelo Santarcangelo di Romagna Valentino Mazzola 3,000 Savona Savona Valerio Bacigalupo 4,000 SPAL Ferrara Paolo Mazza 17,955 Teramo Teramo Gaetano Bonolis 7,498 Tuttocuoio San Miniato(playing in Pontedera) Ettore Mannucci 5,000

Group C (South)

Club City Stadium Capacity Akragas Agrigento Esseneto 15,000 Benevento Benevento Ciro Vigorito 12,847 Casertana Caserta Alberto Pinto 12,000 Catania Catania Angelo Massimino 20,266 Catanzaro Catanzaro Nicola Ceravolo 14,650 Cosenza Cosenza San Vito 24,479 Fidelis Andria Andria Degli Ulivi 9,140 Foggia Foggia Pino Zaccheria 25,000 Ischia Ischia Vincenzo Mazzella 5,000 Juve Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Romeo Menti 7,642 Lecce Lecce Via del Mare 33,876 Lupa Castelli Romani Frascati Centro d'Italia-Manlio Scopigno (Rieti) 4,500 Martina Franca Martina Franca Gian Domenico Tursi 4,900 Matera Matera Franco Salerno 8,500 Melfi Melfi Arturo Valerio 4,100 Messina Messina San Filippo 37,895 Monopoli Monopoli Vito Simone Veneziani 6,880 Paganese Pagani Marcello Torre 5,900

League tables Group A (North)

Group B (North and Central)

Group C (South)

Promotion play-offs

Preliminary phase

Final phase Semifinals on 22 and 29 May 2016, finals on 5 and 12 June 2016.

Pisa promoted to Serie B.

Relegation play-outs Play-outs on 21 and 28 May 2016, loser on aggregate is relegated. If tied on aggregate, lower-placed team is relegated.

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