Football league season
The 2014–15 Lega Pro was the first season of the unified Lega Pro division in place of the old Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione. The league is composed of 60 teams divided into three different groups of 20 each.
Teams
A total of 60 teams will contest the league, divided into three groups of 20 teams. Originally, teams would include 4 sides relegated from the 2013–14 Serie B season, 29 sides playing the 2013–14 Prima Divisione season, 18 sides playing the 2013–14 Seconda Divisione season, and 9 sides promoted from the 2013–14 Serie D season. In the middle of last season Nocerina was expelled from Lega Pro (on 1 August was admitted to Eccellenza); on 15 July 2014 CoViSoc expelled Padova and Viareggio due to financial reasons; on 1 August 2014 FIGC admitted 3 teams that were relegated in the last season, thus the league included 3 sides from 2013–14 Serie B, 27 sides from 2013–14 Prima Divisione, 21 sides from 2013–14 Seconda Divisione and 9 sides from 2013–14 Serie D.
On 13 June 2014, 59 teams had mathematically achieved qualification for the 2014–15 season.
On 1 July 2014, all 59 teams had submitted the application for a license for 2014–15 season, with 8 teams did not submit the required bank guarantee, including Padova. Moreover, Viareggio submitted a guarantee that would not comply with the new regulation passed in May 2014.[1][2][3] Correggese, the Serie D playoffs winner, did not submit an application.
On 15 July 2014, the deadline of submission, Padova failed to submit the bank guarantee and were declared bankrupt, while 7 teams had submitted in time. On 18 July 2014 the appeal of Viareggio to the exclusion had failed.[4][5]
On 1 August 2014 the Federal Council admitted to Lega Pro Aversa Normanna, Martina Franca and Torres, the 3 teams relegated in 2013–14 Seconda Divisione.[6] One more vacancy was created in August after the Italian National Olympic Committee Court of Appeal agreed upon an appeal from Novara, who requested the 2014–15 Serie B season should feature an even number of teams (22) instead of the originally scheduled 21 ones; after this appeal from Novara, Vicenza was admitted to 2014–15 Serie B and Arezzo replaced it in Lega Pro group A.
Group A, North and Sardinia
- AlbinoLeffe, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Alessandria, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Arezzo, from Serie D, Girone E
- Bassano Virtus, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Como, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Cremonese, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- FeralpiSalò, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Giana Erminio, from Serie D, Girone A
- Lumezzane, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Mantova, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Monza, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Novara, from Serie B
- Pavia, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Pordenone, from Serie D, Girone C
- Pro Patria, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Real Vicenza, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Renate, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Südtirol, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Torres, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Venezia, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
Group B, North and Central
- Ancona, from Serie D, Girone F
- Ascoli, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Carrarese, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Forlì, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Grosseto, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Gubbio, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- L'Aquila, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Lucchese, from Serie D, Girone D
- Pisa, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Pistoiese, from Serie D, Girone E
- Pontedera, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Prato, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Pro Piacenza, from Serie D, Girone B
- Reggiana, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- San Marino, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- Santarcangelo, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Savona, from Prima Divisione, Girone A
- SPAL, from Seconda Divisione, Girone A
- Teramo, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Tuttocuoio, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
Group C, South
- Aversa Normanna, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Barletta, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Benevento, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Casertana, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Catanzaro, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Cosenza, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Foggia, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Ischia, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Juve Stabia, from Serie B
- Lupa Roma, from Serie D, Girone G
- Lecce, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Martina Franca, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Matera, from Serie D, Girone H
- Melfi, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Messina, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
- Paganese, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Reggina, from Serie B
- Salernitana, from Prima Divisione, Girone B
- Savoia, from Serie D, Girone I
- Vigor Lamezia, from Seconda Divisione, Girone B
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A (North and Sardinia)
Location of teams in Lega Pro (Group A) 2014–15
Location of teams in 2014–15 Lega Pro (Group A) (Lombardy)
1Giana Erminio played most of the season in the Stadio Brianteo in Monza while their home stadium was renovated.
Group B (North and Central)
Location of teams in Lega Pro (Group B) 2014–15
Location of teams in 2014–15 Lega Pro (Group B) (Tuscany)
Group C (South)
Location of teams in Lega Pro (Group C) 2014–15
Location of teams in Lega Pro (Group C) 2014–15 (Lazio)
Location of teams in Lega Pro (Group C) 2014–15 (Campania)
League tables
Group A (North and Sardinia)
Source: Datasport.it
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Novara was docked 8 points due to financial irregularities, later reduced to 3.[7]
- ^ Pavia was docked 1 point due to financial irregularities.[8]
- ^ Mantova was docked 3 points due to financial irregularities.[8][9]
- ^ Venezia was deducted 3 points. At the end of season a phoenix club was admitted to Serie D due to bankruptcy of the original club
- ^ Monza was docked 6 points due to financial irregularities. At the end of season a phoenix was admitted to Serie D due to bankruptcy of the original club.[10]
- ^ Pro Patria was docked 1 point due to financial irregularities. On 1 September the team was readmitted to 2015–16 Lega Pro season[11]
- ^ Pordenone was readmitted to Lega Pro to fill the vacancies .
- ^ AlbinoLeffe was readmitted to Lega Pro to fill the vacancies.
- ^ Torres was placed last and relegated as punishment for match fixing[12]
Group B (North and Central)
Source: Datasport
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teramo was stripped the promotion due to match fixing.[13]
- ^ Grosseto was deducted 1 point due to financial irregularities.[8]
- ^ Pro Piacenza was deducted 8 points for having fielded a disqualified player throughout the previous season.[14] The penalty was later reduced to 5.[15]
- ^ Savona was deducted 2 points for financial irregularities.[16][13]
Group C (South)
Source: Datasport.it
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Foggia was deducted 1 point due to financial irregularities.[17]
- ^ Melfi was deducted 2 point due to financial irregularities.[8][18]
- ^ Barletta was deducted 1 point and additional 5 points due to financial irregularities. At the end of season a phoenix was admitted to Eccellenza due to bankruptcy of the original club.[19]
- ^ Messina was readmitted to 2015–16 Lega Pro season on 1 September
- ^ Aversa Normanna was deducted 1 point due to financial irregularities.[16]
- ^ Ischia was deducted 1 point due to financial irregularities.[19]
- ^ Reggina was deducted 1 point due to financial irregularities. At the end of season a phoenix was admitted to Serie D due to bankruptcy of the original club.[7][20][21][22]
- ^ Savoia was deducted 1 point and an additional 3 points due to financial irregularities. At the end of season a phoenix was admitted to Eccellenza due to bankruptcy of the original club[19][23]
- ^ Vigor Lamezia was placed last and relegated as punishment for match fixing
Promotion play-offs
Preliminary phase
Final phase
- Semifinals on 24 and 31 May 2015, finals on 7 and 14 June 2015.
Como promoted to Serie B.
Relegation play-offs
- First legs on 23 May 2015 (Reggina-Messina on 26 May), return legs on 30 May 2015.
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