2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
Football league season
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The 2013–14 Seconda Divisione season is the thirty-sixth and final football league season of Italian Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the sixth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
It is divided into two phases: the regular season, and the playoff phase.
The league currently is composed of 36 teams divided into two divisions (Girone A and B) divided geographically.
The first eight teams in each girone, plus one team winning the relegation playoff round from each division will remain in Lega Pro. The last six teams in each girone, plus three relegation play-out losers from each division will be relegated to Serie D. In all, eighteen teams will remain in Lega Pro, and eighteen teams will be relegated to Serie D.
Start of season
Given a normal season where there are no team failures and special promotions, Lega Pro Seconda Divisione would feature 6 teams that had been relegated from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, 9 teams that had been promoted from Serie D, and 21 teams had played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione the year before. Due to seven bankruptcies and non-admissions in Lega Pro Prima Divisione (one vacancy), Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (six vacancies) and Serie D (one vacancy: Sambenedettese of Girone F) the 2013–14 season is to feature only 2 teams that played in 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione, 13 teams that played in 2012–13 Serie D and 21 teams that played in 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. The league admitted seven teams to fill vacancies created. These teams are:[1]
- Gavorrano which finished 15th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B, originally relegated for losing in the playoffs.
- Aversa Normanna which finished 17th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B, originally relegated for finishing at the penultimate place.
- Virtus Verona which finished 4th in Serie D Girone C, and was the playoff winner.
- Real Vicenza which finished 5th in Serie D Girone C.
- Casertana which finished 4th in Serie D Girone G, and was the playoff runner-up.
- Foggia which finished 5th in Serie D Girone H.
- Cosenza which finished 2nd in Serie D Girone I.
Also, SPAL was promoted through a merger with Giacomense.
Girone A
Teams
Teams from Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Sardinia & Veneto
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bassano Virtus (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 69 | Promotion to 2014-15 Lega Pro |
| 2 | Renate (P) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 57[a] | |
| 3 | Alessandria (P) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 57[a] | |
| 4 | Monza (P) | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 54 | |
| 5 | Santarcangelo (P) | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 53[b] | |
| 6 | SPAL (P) | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 53[b] | |
| 7 | Real Vicenza (P) | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 52[c] | |
| 8 | Mantova (P) | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 52[c] | |
| 9 | Forlì (O, P) | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for plan-off |
| 10 | Delta Porto Tolle (R) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 48 | |
| 11 | Cuneo (R) | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 47[d] | |
| 12 | Torres (T, P) | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 47[d] | Spared from relegation[e] |
| 13 | Rimini (R) | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 45[f] | Relegation to 2014-15 Serie D |
| 14 | Virtus Verona (R) | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 44 | |
| 15 | Pergolettese (R) | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 36 | |
| 16 | Castiglione (R) | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 30 | |
| 17 | Bellaria Igea (R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 79 | −55 | 15[f] | |
| 18 | Bra (R) | 34 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 96 | −67 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
Relegation play-off
- only Finals winner remains in Lega Pro
- other 3 teams are relegated to Serie D
Semifinals
- First legs scheduled 18 May 2014; return legs scheduled 25 May 2014
- In case of a tie in the aggregate score the highest classified team advances to the final.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torres (12) | 1–3 | (9) Forlì | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Cuneo (11) | 2–2(hc) | (10) Delta Porto Tolle | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Finals
- First leg scheduled 1 June 2014; return leg scheduled 8 June 2014
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Porto Tolle (10) | 4–4 (hc) | (9) Forlì | 3–2 | 1–2 |
- Forlì remains in Lega Pro
Girone B
Teams
Teams from Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Lazio, Sicily, Tuscany & Umbria
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Messina (P) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 57[a] | Promotion to 2014-15 Lega Pro |
| 2 | Casertana (P) | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 57[a] | |
| 3 | Teramo (P) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 55[b] | |
| 4 | Cosenza (P) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 55[b] | |
| 5 | Foggia (P) | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51[c] | |
| 6 | Melfi (P) | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 51[c] | |
| 7 | Ischia (P) | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 48 | |
| 8 | Vigor Lamezia (P) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 46 | |
| 9 | Sorrento (R) | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 45 | Qualification for play-off |
| 10 | Tuttocuoio (O, P) | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Aversa Normanna (T, P) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 43[d] | Spared from relegation[e] |
| 12 | Arzanese (R) | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 43[d] | Qualification for play-off |
| 13 | Martina Franca (T, P) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 42 | Spared from relegation[e] |
| 14 | Aprilia (R) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 41 | Relegation to 2014-15 Serie D |
| 15 | Chieti (R) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 40[f] | |
| 16 | Poggibonsi (R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 36 | |
| 17 | Castel Rigone (R, E) | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 34 | Folded after relegation[g] |
| 18 | Gavorrano (R) | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 30 | Relegation to 2014-15 Serie D |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
Relegation play-off
- only Finals winner remains in Lega Pro
- other 3 teams are relegated to Serie D
Semifinals
- First legs scheduled 18 May 2014; return legs scheduled 25 May 2014
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arzanese (12) | 4–3 | (9) Sorrento | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| Aversa Normanna (11) | 1–3 | (10) Tuttocuoio | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Finals
- First leg scheduled 1 June 2014; return leg scheduled 8 June 2014
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arzanese (12) | 1–1 (hc) | (10) Tuttocuoio | 0–0 | 1–1 |
- Tuttocuoio remains in Lega Pro
Supercup
- Bassano Virtus – Messina 2–0
- Messina – Bassano Virtus 1–2