The 2020–21 Serie C was the 62nd season of the Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system, organized by the Lega Pro.

Teams The league was initially to be contested by 60 teams, but was reduced to 59 following the exclusion of Trapani.

Relegated from Serie B Perugia Trapani (subsequently excluded) Juve Stabia Livorno

Promoted from Serie D Lucchese (Girone A winners) Pro Sesto (Girone B winners) Legnago (Girone C runners-up) Mantova (Girone D winners) Grosseto (Girone E winners) Matelica (Girone F winners) Turris (Girone G winners) Foggia (Girone H winners) Palermo (Girone I winners)

Readmissions Following the disbandment of Sicula Leonzio and Siena, two relegated clubs were readmitted as members of Serie C. Giana Erminio Ravenna

During the season On 4 October 2020, Trapani was excluded from the league after failing to play two consecutive matches.

Stadia and locations Group A (North & Central West) 8 teams from Lombardy, 6 teams from Tuscany, 4 teams from Piedmont, 1 team from Emilia-Romagna and 1 team from Sardinia.

Club City Stadium Capacity AlbinoLeffe Albino and Leffe Città di Gorgonzola (Gorgonzola) 3,766 Alessandria Alessandria Giuseppe Moccagatta 5,926 Carrarese Carrara Dei Marmi 9,500 Como Como Giuseppe Sinigaglia 13,602 Giana Erminio Gorgonzola Città di Gorgonzola 3,766 Grosseto Grosseto Olimpico Carlo Zecchini 9,988 Juventus U23 Turin Giuseppe Moccagatta (Alessandria) 5,926 Lecco Lecco Rigamonti-Ceppi 4,997 Livorno Livorno Armando Picchi 14,267 Lucchese Lucca Porta Elisa 12,800 Novara Novara Silvio Piola (Novara) 17,875 Olbia Olbia Bruno Nespoli 4,000 Pergolettese Crema Giuseppe Voltini 4,095 Piacenza Piacenza Leonardo Garilli 21,668 Pistoiese Pistoia Marcello Melani 13,195 Pontedera Pontedera Ettore Mannucci 2,700 Pro Patria Busto Arsizio Carlo Speroni 5,000 Pro Sesto Sesto San Giovanni Breda 4,501 Pro Vercelli Vercelli Silvio Piola (Vercelli) 5,500 Renate Renate Città di Meda (Meda) 2,500

Group B (North & Central East) 5 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 5 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Veneto, 2 teams from Lombardy, 2 teams from Umbria, 1 team from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and 1 team from Tuscany.

Club City Stadium Capacity Arezzo Arezzo Città di Arezzo 13,128 Carpi Carpi Sandro Cabassi 5,510 Cesena Cesena Dino Manuzzi 20,194 Fano Fano Raffaele Mancini 8,880 FeralpiSalò Salò and Lonato del Garda Lino Turina (Salò) 2,364 Fermana Fermo Bruno Recchioni 8,920 Gubbio Gubbio Pietro Barbetti 4,939 Imolese Imola Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo NociniUntil matchday 9. (Verona)Romeo GalliFrom matchday 10. 1,5004,000 Legnago Legnago Mario Sandrini 2,152 Mantova Mantua Danilo Martelli 14,884 Matelica Matelica Helvia Recina (Macerata) 4,315 Modena Modena Alberto Braglia 21,092 Padova Padua Euganeo 32,420 Perugia Perugia Renato Curi 23,625 Ravenna Ravenna Bruno Benelli 12,020 Sambenedettese San Benedetto del Tronto Riviera delle Palme 22,000 Südtirol Bolzano Lino TurinaUntil matchday 7. (Salò)DrusoFrom matchday 8. 2,3643,000 Triestina Trieste Nereo Rocco 26,500 Virtus Verona Verona Mario Gavagnin-Sinibaldo Nocini 1,500 Vis Pesaro Pesaro Tonino Benelli 4,898

Group C (Centre & South) 6 teams from Campania, 5 teams from Apulia, 3 teams from Sicily, 2 teams from Calabria, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Basilicata, 1 team from Lazio and 1 from Umbria.

Club City Stadium Capacity Avellino Avellino Partenio-Adriano Lombardi 26,308 Bari Bari San Nicola 58,270 Bisceglie Bisceglie Gustavo Ventura 3,200 Casertana Caserta Alberto Pinto 12,000 Catania Catania Angelo Massimino 20,016 Catanzaro Catanzaro Nicola Ceravolo 14,650 Cavese Cava de' Tirreni Simonetta Lamberti 5,200 Foggia Foggia Pino Zaccheria 25,085 Juve Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Romeo Menti 7,642 Monopoli Monopoli Vito Simone Veneziani 6,880 Paganese Pagani Marcello Torre 5,093 Palermo Palermo Renzo Barbera 36,365 Potenza Potenza Alfredo Viviani 4,977 Teramo Teramo Gaetano Bonolis 7,498 Ternana Terni Libero Liberati 22,000 Trapani Trapani Polisportivo Provinciale (Erice) 7,608 Turris Torre del Greco Amerigo Liguori 3,566 Vibonese Vibo Valentia Luigi Razza 5,000 Virtus Francavilla Francavilla Fontana Giovanni Paolo II 2,137 Viterbese Viterbo Enrico Rocchi 5,460

League tables

Group A (North & Central West)

Group B (North & Central East)

Group C (Centre & South)

Promotion play-offs A total of 28 teams qualified for the promotion play-offs. The winner of the play-offs earns promotion to Serie B.

First preliminary round The fixtures pair the 5th vs 10th, 6th vs 9th and 7th vs 8th-placed teams. In the group with the best 4th-placed team, the 5th placed team advances automatically to the second preliminary round and the revised fixtures are 6th vs 11th, 7th vs 10th and 8th vs 9th. If teams are tied after regular time, the higher-placed team advances.

Matches were played on 9 May 2021. The Triestina vs Virtus Verona game, originally scheduled to be played on 9 May 2021, was delayed due to eight cases of COVID-19 infection involving the latter club. Match was later played on 16 May 2021.

Second preliminary round The fixtures pair the 4th-placed team vs the worst-placed team and the best-placed team vs the 2nd best-placed team from the first preliminary round. The best 4th-placed team in regular season advances automatically to the first national round and their berth is transferred to the 5th-placed team of the same group. If teams are tied after regular time, the higher-placed team advances.

Matches were played on 19 May 2021.

First national round The three 3rd-placed teams, the best 4th-placed team and the best-placed team from the second preliminary round (Bari) are seeded and host the second leg. No away goal rule applies. If teams are tied on aggregate, the seeded team advances.

The draw for the first national round was held on 20 May 2021, 11:00 CEST (UTC+2). The first legs were played on 23 May 2021 and the second legs were played on 26 May 2021.

Second national round The three 2nd-placed teams and the best-placed team from the first national round (Südtirol) are seeded and host the second leg. No away goal rule applies. If teams are tied on aggregate, the seeded team advances.

The draw for the second national round was held on 27 May 2021, 11:00 CEST (UTC+2). The first legs were played on 30 May 2021 and the second legs were played on 2 June 2021.

Final Four No away goal rule applies. If teams are tied on aggregate, the winner is decided by extra-time and a penalty shootout if required.

The draw for Final Four was held on 27 May 2021, 11:00 CEST (UTC+2), after the second national round draw. The semi-finals legs were played on 6 and 9 June 2021 and the final legs were played on 13 and 17 June 2021.

Alessandria promoted to Serie B.

Relegation play-outs A total of 6 teams qualified for the relegation play-outs. The fixtures pair the 16th vs 19th and 17th vs 18th-placed teams, with higher-placed team playing at home for second leg. No away goal rule applies. If teams are tied on aggregate, the lower-placed team is relegated to Serie D.

The first legs were played on 15 May 2021 and the second legs were played on 22 May 2021. The Fano vs Imolese game was postponed due to a cluster of confirmed COVID-19 cases involving the former team. Match was played on 22 May 2021, whilst the second leg was played on 29 May 2021.

Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jacopo Manconi3AlbinoLeffe18 Anthony PartipiloTernana3 Daniele Casiraghi3Südtirol17 César FallettiTernana5 Mattia BortolussiCesena166 Filippo GuccioneMantova157 Mirco AntenucciBari14 Luigi CupponeCasertana Alessio Curcio1Foggia Massimiliano GattoComo Andrea MagrassiPontedera Daniele RagatzuOlbia Fabio Scarsella1Feralpisalò Emilio VolpicelliMatelica Note 1 Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs. 3 Player scored 3 goals in the play-offs.

References

External links Official website