Italy national football C team
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Italy national football C teams (Italian: Squadre Rappresentative della Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico) are the Italy national football team representative teams of Serie C (in the past Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione). They are controlled by the Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico and consist of U19, U20 and U21 teams.
The under-20 team is the B team of the Italy national under-20 football team and the U21 team is the C team of the Italy national under-21 football team; they also serve as feeder teams of the main team in the youth teams pyramid.
Some players also capped for the main team after played for the Lega Pro team and some players are called up to the Lega Pro team after appearing for Italy national under-19 football team.
The team also compete against representative teams of Group A, B and C of Seconda Divisione in annual Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament, however it was cancelled in 2011–12 season, as there are only 4 groups from the two divisions of Lega Pro.
Recently, the regulation defined the team to be exclusive to Serie C owned players; players on loan from Serie A and B were excluded.[1][2]
Recent results
2013–15 International Challenge Trophy
 Italy Lega Pro | 2–2 |  Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Gammone Scaccabarozzi |
(Report) | Barmen Kastrati |
 Czech Republic | 0–1 | Italy Lega Pro |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ganz |
2012–13 Under 20 Regional Competition
 Croatia U-20 | 3–1 | Italy Lega Pro |
|---|---|---|
Brozovic  35'Caktas 50'Mitrovic 85' |
(Report) | Montini 80' |
| Italy Lega Pro | 4–1 |  Slovenia U-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Vita 23', 82' Montini 44' (pen.), 48' |
(Report) | Plos 25' |
| Slovenia U-20 | 2–0 | Italy Lega Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Benedicic 29' Pucko 51' |
(Report) |
2011–13 International Challenge Trophy
Lega Pro used entire squad of born 1991 or after in 2011–12 season[3]
 Belgium U-23 | 2–2 | Italy Lega Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Van Eenoo Saglik |
(Report) (report) |
Degeri Puntoriere |
2009–11 International Challenge Trophy
 Romania U-23 | 0–0 | Italy Lega Pro U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Italy Lega Pro U-21 | 4–1 | Belgium U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Italy Lega Pro U-21 | 2–3 (aet) |  Portugal U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
2008–09 Mirop Cup
- 17 February 2010
Slovenia 0–0 draw[4] (U20 team, class 1989) - 4 November 2009: Slovenia 0–4 loss[5] (U20 team, class 1989)
- 1 April 2009:
Slovakia 0–4 loss[6] (U20 team, class 1988) - 4 March 2009:
Croatia 1–2 loss[7] (U20 team, class 1988) - 11 February 2009:
Hungary 3–0 win[8] (U20 team, class 1988) - 3 December 2008: Slovakia 1–1 draw[9] (U20 team, class 1988)
- 22 October 2008: Croatia 2–1 win[10] (U20 team, class 1988)
- 1 October 2008: Hungary 1–2 loss[11] (U20 team, class 1988)
2007–09 International Challenge Trophy
| Italy Lega Pro U-21 | 4–2 |  Wales Semi Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dionisi 47 60 Sarno 55 Oliveiri |
(Report) | 76 Edwards 81 Price |
 Finland U-23 | 2–1 | Italy Lega Pro U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 41 Perovuo 65 Hetemaj |
(Report) | 85 pen Vincenzo Pepe |
| Italy Lega Pro U-21 | 2–2 |  England C |
|---|---|---|
| 36 Dionisi 71 Statella |
(Report) | 58 Simpson 82 James Constable |
2006–07 Mirop Cup
2005–06 European Challenge Trophy
 N'lands Amateurs U-23 | 2–1 | Italy Lega Pro U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Jongsma Vink |
(Report) | Lunardini |
| England C | 3–0 | Italy Lega Pro U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Andy Bishop 78 Chris Blackburn 85 Craig Mackail-Smith |
(Report) | 33' Ferrario |
| Italy Lega Pro U-21 | 0–1 | Belgium U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | 8 Sanchez |
2004–05 Mirop Cup
http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf Archived 30 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
2002–03 Mirop Cup
http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2004/Lega/Lega228.pdf Archived 4 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
Friendlies
- 12 June 2011
Palestine Lost 0-3
- 12 June 2012
San Marino 8–0 (U20 team; class 1992)[27][28]
- 11 March 2015
North Korea [31]
