2008–09 Eccellenza Explained

This is a list of division winners and playoff matches in the regionally organized Eccellenza 2008–2009, which is the 6th level of Italian football. A total of 36 teams are promoted to Serie D for the 2009–10 season.

The first-placed team from each of the 28 divisions is promoted directly. The seven winners of the national playoffs are also promoted. Finally, the 36th spot is reserved for the winner of the Coppa Italia Dilettanti. This year, the winner was Virtus Casarano, which also won direct promotion as divisional winner in the region of Apuglia, thus Castel Rigone of Eccellenza Umbria won promotion as Coppa Italia Dilettanti runners-up.^[1]

In addition, L'Aquila were handed special promotion from the Federation as they were unable to play the two remaining matches following a massive earthquake in the city.

Division winners

This is the list of final division winners in the regular season phase:^[2]

	Region/Division	Winners
1	Abruzzo	Miglianico
2	Apulia	Virtus Casarano
3	Basilicata	Pisticci
4	Calabria	Sambiase
5	Campania – A	Casertana
6	Campania – B	Forza e Coraggio Benevento
7	Emilia-Romagna – A	Dorando Pietri Carpi
8	Emilia-Romagna – B	Valleverde Riccione
9	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Manzanese
10	Lazio – A	Pomezia
11	Lazio – B	Virtus Latina
12	Liguria	Borgorosso Arenzano
13	Lombardy – A	Vigevano
14	Lombardy – B	Ponte San Pietro Isola
15	Lombardy – C	Pedrengo
16	Marche	Bikkembergs Fossombrone
17	Molise	Bojano
18	Piedmont & Aosta Valley – A	Acqui
19	Piedmont & Aosta Valley – B	Borgosesia
20	Sardinia	Sanluri
21	Sicily – A	Mazara
22	Sicily – B	Milazzo
23	Tuscany – A	Monteriggioni
24	Tuscany – B	Rosignano Sei Rose
25	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol	Porfido Albiano
26	Umbria	Group Città di Castello
27	Veneto – A	Villafranca Veronese
28	Veneto – B	Adriese

Regional playoffs

The following regional committees did not organize playoffs and instead directly admitted league runners-up to the national phase:

Emilia-Romagna A

Pallavicino

Emilia-Romagna B

Del Conca Morciano

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Monfalcone

Lazio A

Latina

Lazio B

Fondi

Liguria

Loanesi San Francesco

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Maia Alta Obermais

Veneto A

Legnago Salus

Veneto B

LiaPiave

Abruzzo

Differently than with other regions, the Abruzzo phase involved teams from 3rd to 6th place, due to second-placed L'Aquila being promoted by deliberation of the Lega Nazionale Dilettantistica ("Amateur National League"), as the team was declared unable to complete the season due to the massive earthquake that struck the city in April.

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 10 and 17, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 23, 2009 in Celano (neutral field)|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
3rd	San Nicola Sulmona	62
4th	Castel di Sangro	60
5th	San Nicolò	58
6th	Penne	56

Apulia

Playoff semifinalsGames held on April 19 and 26, 2009|}

Playoff finalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Liberty Bari	70
3rd	Ostuni	59
4th	Copertino	59
5th	A.Stefanizzi Sogliano	57

Basilicata

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 6 and 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 16, 2009 in Picerno (neutral field)|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Angelo Cristofaro	66
3rd	Murese 2000	62
4th	Ruggiero di Lauria	57
5th	Policoro 2000	47

Calabria

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalsGames held on May 13 and 17, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Omega Bagaladi	58
3rd	Rossano	54
4th	Palmese	50
5th	Praia	49

Campania A

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 17, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Alba Sannio	59
3rd	Atletico Nola	55
4th	Gladiator	48
5th	Arzanese	46

Campania B

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 17, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Battipagliese	68^[3]
3rd	Hirpinia	51
4th	Striano	48
5th	Ebolitana	47

Lombardy A

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 16, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Caronnese	72
3rd	Sancolombano	59
4th	Gavirate	54
5th	Naviglio Trezzano	53

Lombardy B

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 16, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Seregno	64
3rd	Mariano	62
4th	Cantù San Paolo	58
5th	Villa d'Adda	58

Lombardy C

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 16, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Sarnico	67
3rd	Palazzolo	55
4th	Casale Vidolasco	52
5th	Castegnato	50

Marche

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 17, 2009 in Ancona (neutral field)|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Civitanovese	64
3rd	Piano San Lazzaro	63
4th	Fortitudo Fabriano	61
5th	Castelfrettese	57

Molise

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 17, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Montenero	59
3rd	Sesto Campano	58
4th	Termoli	51
5th	Petacciato	49

Piedmont & Aosta Valley A

Playoff semifinalsGames held on April 26 and 29, 2009|}

Playoff finalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Settimo	52
3rd	Gozzano	49
4th	Piombese	48

Piedmont & Aosta Valley B

Playoff semifinalsGames held on April 26 and 29, 2009|}

Playoff finalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Aquanera	64
3rd	Busca	50
4th	Castellazzo Bormida	48

Sardinia

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 17, 2009 in Terralba (neutral field)|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Samassi	57
3rd	Portotorres	57
4th	San Teodoro	52
5th	Selargius	51

Sicily A

Playoff semifinalsGames held on April 19, 2009 in Mazara del Vallo and Alcamo (neutral fields)|}

Playoff finalGame held on April 26, 2009 in Campobello di Mazara (neutral field)|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Licata	55
3rd	Splendore Villabate	53
4th	Bagheria	46
5th	Marsala S.C.	46

Sicily B

Playoff semifinalsGames held on April 19, 2009 in Belpasso and Caltanissetta (neutral fields)|}

Playoff finalGame held on April 26, 2009 in Mazara del Vallo (neutral field)|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Acireale	60
3rd	Ragusa	54
4th	Camaro	50
5th	Due Torri	49

Tuscany A

Playoff semifinalsGames held on April 26 and May 3, 2009|}

Playoff finalsGames held on May 10 and 17, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Pietrasanta Marina	59
3rd	Borgo a Buggiano	58
4th	Camaiore	51
5th	Santa Maria a Montecalvoli	49

Tuscany B

Playoff semifinalsGames held on April 26 and May 3, 2009|}

Playoff finalsGames held on May 10 and 17, 2009|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
2nd	Sinalunghese	59
3rd	Baldaccio Bruni	58
4th	Montalcino	51
5th	Pianese	49

Umbria

Umbria admitted teams from 3rd to 6th place into playoffs, due to league runners-up Castel Rigone being promoted directly into Serie D as Coppa Italia Dilettanti finalists.

Playoff semifinalsGames held on May 3 and 10, 2009|}

Playoff finalGame held on May 17, 2009 in Ponte San Giovanni (neutral field)|}

Teams admitted to regional playoffs
Position	Team	Points
3rd	Todi	60
4th	Bastia	54
5th	Trestina	53
6th	Narnese	52

National playoffs

National playoffs involve 28 teams and assign 7 promotion spots. They are divided in two different rounds.

First round

Played on May 24 and 31, 2009^[4] |}

Second round

Played on June 7 and 14, 2009; Match #5 played on June 14 and 21, 2009|}

Notes and References

News: Ecco l'elenco delle promosse . Corriere dello Sport – Stadio . Italian . 2009-05-14 . 2009-05-11 .
Web site: CLASSIFICHE FINALI . Autogoal . Italian . 2009-05-14.
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Web site: SPAREGGI NAZIONALI ECCELLENZA . Autogoal . Italian . 2009-06-03.