2025–26 Serie D

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The 2025–26 Serie D is the seventy-eighth season of the top-level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.

Season2025–26
PromotedVado
Folgore Caratese
Treviso
Grosseto
Ostia Mare
Scafatese
Barletta
RelegatedLavagnese, NovaRomentin;
Sondrio,Vogherese;
Adriese, Portogruaro;
Tuttocuoio
Sansepolcro
Cassino;
Acerrana;
Paternò
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Serie D
Season2025–26
PromotedVado
Folgore Caratese
Treviso
Grosseto
Ostia Mare
Scafatese
Barletta
RelegatedLavagnese, NovaRomentin;
Sondrio,Vogherese;
Adriese, Portogruaro;
Tuttocuoio
Sansepolcro
Cassino;
Acerrana;
Paternò
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Rules

The season will provide a total of nine promotions to Serie C (those being the winners of all nine groups). Teams placed between second and fifth for each group will play a so-called "playoff tournament," starting with two one-legged games played at the best-placed team's home venue:

  • 2nd-placed team vs 5th-placed team;
  • 3rd-placed team vs 4th-placed team.

In the event of a draw at the end of the game, two extra periods will be played. If no winner is determined after that, the team with the best placement will advance to the final.

The two winning teams will then play a one-legged final, to be hosted at the best-placed team's home venue, with the same rules as in the first round. The playoff winners will be prioritized to fill a potential Serie C league vacancy.[1]

The two bottom-placed teams for each league group are automatically relegated to Eccellenza. Two two-legged relegation playoff games (known in Italian as "play-out") will therefore be played between:

  • 13th-placed team vs 16th-placed team (for 18-team groups), or 15th-placed team vs 18th-placed team (for 20-team groups);
  • 14th-placed team vs 15th-placed team (for 18-team groups), or 16th-placed team vs 17th-placed team (for 20-team groups).

Two extra times will be played in case of an aggregate draw after the second leg. If a further aggregate draw occurs, the team with the worst record will be relegated.

In case the two teams have a league gap of at least eight points, the relegation playoff will not take place and the worst-placed club will be automatically relegated instead.[2]

Teams

The league's composition involves nine divisions, grouped geographically and named alphabetically.

Teams relegated from Serie C

The following teams were relegated from the 2024–25 Serie C:

Three clubs originally relegated from Serie C (Taranto, Turris, and Lucchese) went bankrupt and were subsequently disbanded. The number of clubs in Serie D decreased from 168 to 165 to achieve the objective of 160 teams in eight groups for the 2026–27 season.[3] Article 52 of NOIF regulations was consequently amended to ban the recreation of bankrupted clubs in this league, moving them to the lower fully amateur divisions instead.

In addition, SPAL submitted an incomplete and invalid application to the league, and was subsequently excluded, replaced by the playoff-winning team Ravenna. Consequently, the number of clubs in Serie D decreased from 165 to 164.

Teams promoted from Eccellenza

The following teams were promoted from Eccellenza:[4][5]

EX Originally promoted, successively excluded. PO Promoted as national playoff winners. RE Admitted as repechage to fill a vacancy.

As usual, there was an interchange of 36 clubs between Serie D and Eccellenza. However, as both the winners, finalists, and semifinalists of the Coppa Italia Dilettanti had already won promotion to Serie D, they were not eligible for the additional spot commonly assigned to the tournament.

The spot was consequently vacated, reducing the number of clubs from 164 to 163 teams. Moreover, the Eccellenza Molise winners, Vastogirardi, did not apply for a Serie D spot, thus reducing the number to 162, the standard membership for this season.[6] Successively, due to financial issues, three more clubs were rejected, Matera, Avezzano, and Eccellenza's playoff winners Castelnuovo Vomano,[7][8] and they were replaced by:

  • two Serie D's playouts losers (as expected Follonica Gavorrano and COS Orientale Sarda);
  • the best Eccellenza's playoff losers (as expected Montespaccato Rome).[9]

Relocations, mergers and renamings

  • Città di Varese was renamed to Varese;[10]
  • Cynthialbalonga was renamed to Albalonga, renouncing the joint representation of Albano Laziale and Genzano di Roma in order to represent only the former city.[11]
  • Nola replaced Puteolana, acquiring the sports rights of the latter.[12]

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Vado (C, P) 33 23 6 4 66 22 +44 75 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Ligorna (Q) 33 20 9 4 55 25 +30 69 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Biellese (Q) 33 16 9 8 46 26 +20 57
4 Sestri Levante 33 15 9 9 54 32 +22 54
5 Varese 33 15 8 10 40 41 −1 53
6 Chisola 33 15 7 11 41 34 +7 52
7 Sanremese 33 12 10 11 35 30 +5 46
8 Valenzana Mado 33 12 9 12 31 45 −14 45
9 Saluzzo 33 11 9 13 47 43 +4 42
10 Celle Varazze 33 11 8 14 40 47 −7 41
11 Imperia 33 10 11 12 36 43 −7 41
12 Cairese 33 9 13 11 29 33 −4 40
13 Club Milano 33 11 6 16 39 48 −9 39 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Derthona 33 11 6 16 35 45 −10 39
15 Gozzano (Q) 33 8 12 13 36 42 −6 36
16 Asti (Q) 33 8 11 14 31 38 −7 35
17 Lavagnese (R) 33 5 12 16 30 49 −19 27 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 NovaRomentin[a] (R) 33 6 3 24 25 73 −48 16
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    5 points deducted due to a late salary payment.[13][14]

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Folgore Caratese (C, P) 33 18 11 4 53 26 +27 65 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Casatese Merate (Q) 33 15 13 5 48 28 +20 58 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 ChievoVerona (Q) 33 17 6 10 50 42 +8 57
4 Milan Futuro 33 15 8 10 52 36 +16 53
5 Leon 33 14 11 8 44 33 +11 53
6 Brusaporto 33 15 6 12 40 36 +4 51
7 Oltrepò[a] 33 14 8 11 36 35 +1 47
8 Villa Valle 33 13 8 12 42 44 −2 47
9 Scanzorosciate 33 11 13 9 40 32 +8 46
10 Virtus CiseranoBergamo 33 11 12 10 32 30 +2 45
11 Caldiero Terme 33 10 14 9 48 38 +10 44
12 Real Calepina 33 11 8 14 41 46 −5 41
13 Castellanzese 33 10 10 13 40 38 +2 40 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Pavia (Q) 33 9 10 14 35 45 −10 37
15 Varesina 33 7 14 12 36 42 −6 35
16 Breno 33 8 11 14 37 50 −13 35
17 Nuova Sondrio (R) 33 8 7 18 36 59 −23 31 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Vogherese[b] (R) 33 2 8 23 20 70 −50 8
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    3 points deducted due to unpaid salaries and administrative irregularities.[16][17]
  2. [b]
    6 points deducted due to financial and administrative irregularities.[18][19]

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Treviso (C, P) 33 21 6 6 50 24 +26 69 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Legnago Salus (Q) 33 17 7 9 59 40 +19 58 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Union Clodiense Chioggia (Q) 33 16 9 8 45 29 +16 57
4 Brian Lignano 33 15 8 10 54 34 +20 53
5 Este 33 13 13 7 38 29 +9 52
6 Mestre 33 13 13 7 36 29 +7 52
7 Cjarlins Muzane 33 13 12 8 40 35 +5 51
8 Bassano 33 12 14 7 37 26 +11 50
9 Conegliano 33 13 11 9 36 27 +9 50
10 Campodarsego 33 12 9 12 33 33 0 45
11 Unione La Rocca Altavilla 33 9 16 8 27 24 +3 43
12 Luparense 33 10 13 10 36 37 −1 43
13 Calvi Noale 33 12 5 16 37 40 −3 41 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Vigasio 33 8 14 11 43 42 +1 38
15 Maia Alta Obermais 33 8 9 16 32 45 −13 33
16 San Luigi 33 8 9 16 32 53 −21 33
17 Adriese (R) 33 5 6 22 24 58 −34 21 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Portogruaro (R) 33 1 8 24 25 79 −54 11
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Desenzano (X) 33 22 8 3 55 21 +34 74 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Lentigione (X) 33 22 6 5 49 21 +28 72 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Pistoiese (Q) 33 19 11 3 56 22 +34 68
4 Piacenza (Q) 33 18 7 8 57 34 +23 61
5 Pro Palazzolo 33 16 8 9 43 30 +13 56
6 Pro Sesto 33 15 10 8 45 29 +16 55
7 Cittadella Vis Modena 33 15 10 8 35 24 +11 55
8 Rovato Vertovese 33 14 10 9 35 28 +7 52
9 Sangiuliano City[a] 33 14 8 11 41 40 +1 47
10 Crema 33 9 11 13 34 44 −10 38
11 Sant'Angelo 33 10 8 15 36 49 −13 38
12 Correggese 33 8 12 13 34 36 −2 36
13 Progresso 33 9 9 15 34 41 −7 36 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Sasso Marconi 33 8 7 18 32 45 −13 31
15 Imolese 33 7 10 16 27 47 −20 31
16 Tropical Coriano 33 7 9 17 28 44 −16 30
17 Trevigliese (R) 33 5 7 21 28 59 −31 22 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Tuttocuoio (R) 33 0 7 26 15 70 −55 7
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least wildcard play-offs, but may get promoted directly
Notes:
  1. [a]
    3 points deducted due to administrative irregularities.[20]

Group E

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Grosseto (C, P) 33 21 6 6 55 25 +30 69 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Tau Calcio Altopascio (Q) 33 17 9 7 51 32 +19 60 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Prato[a] (Q) 33 19 5 9 48 29 +19 60
4 Siena (Q) 33 17 8 8 53 31 +22 59
5 Seravezza Pozzi (Q) 33 15 11 7 41 28 +13 56
6 Terranuova Traiana 33 14 8 11 28 30 −2 50
7 Scandicci 33 11 15 7 39 31 +8 48
8 Foligno 33 13 9 11 44 37 +7 48
9 Aquila Montevarchi 33 10 16 7 28 31 −3 46
10 Sporting Trestina 33 10 11 12 36 38 −2 41
11 Ghiviborgo 33 10 10 13 42 41 +1 40
12 San Donato Tavarnelle 33 9 12 12 29 34 −5 39
13 Orvietana (Q) 33 9 10 14 33 37 −4 37 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Follonica Gavorrano 33 9 10 14 35 47 −12 37
15 Camaiore 33 9 7 17 41 54 −13 34
16 Poggibonsi 33 6 10 17 28 46 −18 28
17 Cannara (R) 33 6 8 19 24 58 −34 26 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Vivi Altotevere Sansepolcro (R) 33 2 15 16 20 46 −26 21
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    2 points deducted due to financial irregularities.[21]

Group F

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ostia Mare (C, P) 33 24 7 2 65 21 +44 79 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Ancona (Q) 33 23 6 4 58 21 +37 75 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Teramo (Q) 33 21 10 2 64 28 +36 73
4 Atletico Ascoli (Q) 33 14 12 7 54 34 +20 54
5 San Nicolò Notaresco 33 13 11 9 42 30 +12 50
6 L'Aquila 33 14 8 11 52 43 +9 50
7 Vigor Senigallia 33 12 12 9 42 37 +5 48
8 Giulianova 33 10 16 7 36 31 +5 46
9 Fossombrone 33 11 11 11 28 32 −4 44
10 UniPomezia 1938 33 10 11 12 40 39 +1 41
11 Termoli 33 8 14 11 26 29 −3 38
12 Maceratese 33 11 5 17 43 48 −5 38
13 Sora 33 8 11 14 38 50 −12 35 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Chieti (Q) 33 7 11 15 30 55 −25 32
15 Recanatese 33 7 8 18 37 57 −20 29
16 San Marino 33 7 7 19 32 61 −29 28
17 Castelfidardo (R) 33 6 5 22 30 63 −33 23 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Sammaurese[a] (R) 33 5 7 21 30 68 −38 20
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    2 points deducted due to administrative irregularities.[22]

Group G

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Scafatese (C, P) 33 26 6 1 71 22 +49 84 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Trastevere (Q) 33 17 9 7 64 44 +20 60 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Monastir 33 14 8 11 49 44 +5 50
4 Albalonga 33 14 8 11 55 51 +4 50
5 Flaminia Civitacastellana 33 12 12 9 49 35 +14 48
6 Nocerina 33 11 14 8 36 32 +4 47
7 Latte Dolce 33 14 5 14 49 49 0 47
8 Palmese 33 11 12 10 41 41 0 45
9 COS Sarrabus Ogliastra 33 12 9 12 45 49 −4 45
10 Valmontone 33 13 6 14 44 50 −6 45
11 Budoni 33 12 8 13 34 32 +2 44
12 Atletico Lodigiani 33 10 11 12 41 40 +1 41
13 Ischia 33 11 7 15 35 52 −17 40 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Anzio 33 9 11 13 36 43 −7 38
15 Real Monterotondo (Q) 33 10 6 17 39 53 −14 36
16 Olbia[a] 33 8 13 12 37 49 −12 35
17 Montespaccato (R) 33 6 12 15 45 54 −9 30 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Cassino (R) 33 4 9 20 24 54 −30 21
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    2 points deducted due to administrative irregularities.[23]

Group H

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barletta (C, P) 33 20 10 3 54 19 +35 70 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Martina (Q) 33 18 8 7 46 28 +18 62 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Città di Fasano (Q) 33 17 8 8 45 35 +10 59
4 Paganese (Q) 33 17 7 9 36 26 +10 58
5 Nardò 33 13 13 7 39 27 +12 52
6 Gravina 33 15 7 11 47 38 +9 52
7 Afragolese 33 13 10 10 45 44 +1 49
8 Fidelis Andria 33 13 9 11 34 26 +8 48
9 Virtus Francavilla 33 12 11 10 43 38 +5 47
10 Real Normanna 33 10 13 10 25 23 +2 43
11 Sarnese 33 9 13 11 49 47 +2 40
12 Francavilla 33 10 10 13 37 38 −1 40
13 Manfredonia 33 10 10 13 32 38 −6 40 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Nola 33 10 8 15 40 49 −9 38
15 Heraclea Calcio 33 9 8 16 29 38 −9 35
16 Pompei 33 8 7 18 24 37 −13 31
17 Ferrandina 33 7 9 17 20 41 −21 30 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Real Acerrana (R) 33 3 5 25 19 72 −53 14
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group I

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Savoia 33 19 9 5 60 29 +31 66 Promotion to Serie C[A]
2 Nissa 33 18 10 5 47 26 +21 64 Qualification for wild card playoffs[B]
3 Reggina 33 19 6 8 40 21 +19 63
4 Athletic Club Palermo (Q) 33 17 6 10 57 46 +11 57
5 Gelbison (Q) 33 16 9 8 43 32 +11 57
6 Nuova Igea Virtus[a] 33 15 13 5 48 32 +16 53
7 Sambiase 33 14 11 8 36 26 +10 53
8 Milazzo 33 12 8 13 31 35 −4 44
9 Città di Gela[b] 33 13 5 15 41 43 −2 43
10 Vigor Lamezia 33 10 9 14 39 34 +5 39
11 CastrumFavara 33 10 7 16 36 45 −9 37
12 Enna 33 8 11 14 48 51 −3 35
13 Ragusa 33 7 13 13 22 32 −10 34 Qualification for relegation playoffs[C]
14 Acireale[c] 33 7 12 14 37 49 −12 32
15 Vibonese 33 7 11 15 31 47 −16 32
16 Messina[d] 33 10 13 10 27 33 −6 29
17 Sancataldese 33 7 8 18 31 46 −15 29 Relegation to Eccellenza
18 Paternò (R) 33 4 7 22 21 68 −47 19
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: [D]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    5 points deducted due to having fielded a disqualified player.[24]
  2. [b]
    1 point deducted due to unpaid salaries to a player in a past season.[25]
  3. [c]
    1 point deducted due to administrative irregularities.[26]
  4. [d]
    14 points deducted due to administrative irregularities.[27]

Notes

  1. [A]
    If two or more teams finish tied on points at the top of the league, once the tie-breaking criteria have applied, the 1st and the 2nd-placed teams play a tie-breaker, whose winner gets promotion to Serie C.
  2. [B]
    Winning playoffs does not grant promotion to Serie C, but a chance to get promoted in case of vacancies.
  3. [C]
    If the 13th-placed team finishes nine or more points ahead of the 16th-placed team, then the relegation playoff is not played, and the 16th-placed team is relegated to Eccellenza directly. If the 14th-placed team finishes nine or more points ahead of the 15th-placed team, the relegation playoff is not played, and the 15th-placed team is relegated directly to Eccellenza.
  4. [D]
    1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[15]

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