Football league season
The 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season will be the thirty-fourth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fourth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.
It will be divided into two phases: the regular season, and the playoff phase.
The league should also be composed of 36 teams divided into two divisions of 18 teams each.
Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division will be promoted to Serie B; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division will be relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In all, four teams will be promoted to Serie B, and six teams will be relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
Events
Start of the season
On 12 July Gela, Lucchese and Salernitana do not appeal against the exclusion of Covisoc and relegated to Serie D or lower.[1]
On 18 July 2011 the Federal Council excluded Atletico Roma and Ravenna.[2] Both clubs announced appeals to the Olympic Committee against the decision.[3]
The final composition of the rounds was announced 4 August 2011.[4] The five vacancies created were filled by the following teams, all of which were destined to play in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2011–12 season before the call-up:
- Südtirol, which finished 17th in Prima Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
- Ternana, which finished 15th in Prima Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A, originally relegated for losing in the playouts.
- Pro Vercelli, which finished 3rd and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone A
- Prato, which finished 3rd and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone B
- Avellino, which finished 4th and lost in the playoff final in Seconda Divisione 2010-11 - Girone C
On 9 August 2011 Alessandria relegated to the last place by Italian national disciplinary committee for match fixing. Monza remained in the league in its place.[5]
Winter champions
The winter champions were Ternana in Group A and Siracusa in Group B.
Girone A
Teams
Location of teams in Girone A 2011–12 League table
Source: Lega-pro.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Taranto was docked 7 points in total: 1 point due to the 2011 Italian football scandal.[6][7] and 6 points for financial irregularities.
- ^ Sorrento was docked 2 points for match fixing with Juve Stabia.[8]
- ^ Benevento was docked 2 points (originally 6 points, reduced by Tnas) due to the 2011 Italian football scandal.[6][7]
- ^ Reggiana was docked 2 points due to the 2011 Italian football scandal.[6][7]
- ^ a b Foligno[9][10][11] and Foggia[10] were docked 4 points for financial irregularities.
- ^ Como was docked 3 points: 1 point (originally 2 points, reduced by Federal Court of Justice) for administrative irregularities[10] and 2 point for financial irregularities.
- ^ SPAL was docked 8 points for financial irregularities.[12]
Results
Source:
[citation needed]Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ The score of Viareggio-Carpi was transformed by sports judgment from 3-2 to 0-3.[13]
Play-offs
- Semifinals
- First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
- Final
- First leg scheduled 3 June 2012; return leg scheduled 10 June 2012
Pro Vercelli promoted to Serie B.
Relegation
- First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
Girone B
Teams
Location of teams in Girone B 2011–12
League table
Source: Lega-pro.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Siracusa did not appeal to the exclusion of Federal Council and was dissolved; an illegitimate phoenix club was refounded restarting from Terza Categoria.
- ^ Siracusa[9][15] and Pergocrema[12] were docked 5 points for financial irregularities.
- ^ Cremonese was docked 6 points due to the 2011 Italian football scandal.[6][7]
- ^ Barletta was docked 1 point for violation of the rules on betting.
- ^ Piacenza was docked 9 points in total: 4 points due to the 2011 Italian football scandal.[6][7] and 5 points for financial irregularities.
Results
Source:
[citation needed]Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ The Sport Judge had initially annulled the result of 0-1 of the match Bassano-Pergocrema for mistaken identity from the referee who has warned Guidetti instead Inacio that had to be expelled for a second yellow card. The Federal Court of Justice has restored instead the result of 0-1.
Play-offs
- Semifinals
- First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
- Final
- First leg scheduled 3 June 2012; return leg scheduled 10 June 2012
Virtus Lanciano promoted to Serie B.
Relegation
- First legs scheduled 20 May 2012; return legs scheduled 27 May 2012
Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione
Notes
- ^ Sergio Chiaretti (14 July 2011). "Lega Pro - stagione 2011/2012: Ancora un campionato con le toppe". Il Giornale dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ Redazione (19 July 2011). "Dal Consiglio federale ok alla Lega Pro a 76 squadre". Riviera Oggi (in Italian).
- ^ "A.Roma e Ravenna: ricorso ad Alta Corte" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 48/L DEL 4 AGOSTO 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CORRIERE DELL'IRPINIA - L'Avellino parte gi davanti a tre squadre". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Calcio scommesse: ecco tutte le decisioni della Disciplinare" (in Italian). 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "CGF: prosciolti Fabbri, Manfredini e lo Spezia, -6 al Benevento" (PDF) (in Italian). Figc. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 23/CDN (2011/2012)" (PDF) (in Italian). figc.it. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ a b "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 17/CDN" (PDF) (in Italian). Figc. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Comunicato n° 030 CDN del 24/10/2011" (PDF) (in Italian). figc.it. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 076/CGF" (PDF) (in Italian). 4 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Disciplinare: penalizzazioni per Isola Liri, Spal, Virtus Lanciano e Ravenna" (in Italian). Figc. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 22/DIV DEL 20 SETTEMBRE2011" (PDF) (in Italian). LegaPro. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "L'FC Südtirol è un club bolzanino". SportNews.bz (in Italian). 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Comunicato n° 031 CDN del 27/10/2011" (PDF) (in Italian). 27 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
