Serie C

Serie C

Organising body	Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico
Founded	1935; 89 years ago (1935) [a]
Country	Italy
Confederation	UEFA
Divisions	3
Number of teams	60
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Serie B
Relegation to	Serie D
Domestic cup(s)	Coppa Italia
League cup(s)	Supercoppa di Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C
International cup(s)	UEFA Europa League (via winning Coppa Italia)
Current champions	Mantova (Group A) Cesena (Group B) Juve Stabia (Group C) (2023–24)
Most championships	Prato (6 titles)
TV partners	Sky Sport Now Rai Sport FIFA+ (outside Italy)
Website	lega-pro.com
Current: 2024–25 Serie C

The Serie C (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛːrje ˈtʃi]^[1]), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes,^[2] is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that operates the Serie C.

The unification of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as Lega Pro Divisione Unica (often also abbreviated as Lega Pro) in 2014^[3] reintroduced the format of the original Serie C that existed between 1935 and 1978 (before the split into Serie C1 and Serie C2). In May 2017, the Lega Pro assembly unanimously approved renaming the competition to its original name, Serie C.^[4]

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