| Competition: | Serie C |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Dates: | 26 August 2017 – 16 June 2018 |
| Winners: | Livorno Padova Lecce |
| Promoted: | Livorno Padova Lecce Cosenza (via play-offs) |
| Relegated: | Gavorrano Prato Reggiana (bankruptcy) Mestre (bankruptcy) Santarcangelo Vicenza (bankruptcy) Modena (excluded) Fidelis Andria (bankruptcy) Fondi Akragas |
| Matches: | 1034 |
| Total Goals: | 2354 |
| League Topscorer: | Simone Guerra (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Juve Stabia 7–0 Akragas (11 March 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Ravenna 1–5 Triestina (10 September 2017) Cuneo 0–4 Livorno (15 October 2017) Akragas 1–5 Fidelis Andria (11 November 2017) Catanzaro 0–4 Catania (31 March 2018) Reggiana 0–4 Mestre (11 April 2018) Mestre 0–4 Santarcangelo (29 April 2018) Virtus Francavilla 1–5 Cosenza (29 April 2018) Lucchese 0–4 Pro Piacenza (5 May 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | Fondi 4–5 Paganese (8 April 2018) |
| Longest Wins: | Alessandria Catania (6 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Lecce (22 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Akragas (19 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Akragas Gavorrano (7 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,711 Catania 1–2 Trapani (23 April 2018)[1] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 30 Akragas 0–3 Siracusa (30 September 2017) |
| Attendance: | 2,338,073[2] [3] |
| Average Attendance: | 2,261 |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Serie C was the fourth season of the unified Serie C (formerly Lega Pro) division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
A total of 60 teams were expected to contest the league, including 4 sides relegated from the 2016–17 Serie B season, 47 sides who played the 2016–17 Lega Pro season, and 9 sides promoted from the 2016–17 Serie D.
On 24 May 2017 Latina, just relegated to Lega Pro from Serie B, was declared insolvent and excluded from the Italian football league system, thus creating a first vacancy in the league composition.[4] [5]
Como did not obtain the necessary federal licence before 30 June 2017, the latest possible date to enrol in the 2017–18 league, and were subsequently excluded creating a second vacancy.[6] [7]
On 6 July, FIGC's Co.Vi.So.C announced that Akragas, Maceratese, Mantova and Messina did not submit a copy of their bank guarantees.[8] Maceratese, Mantova and Messina chose not to file appeals and were excluded from the division,[9] however, Akragas, Arezzo, Fidelis Andria, Juve Stabia and Modena all successfully appealed the initial decision and on 20 July it was confirmed that they would all remain in the division.[10]
On 4 August, Triestina was declared the only eligible club to compete in Serie C as replacement for the excluded ones. This brought the number of clubs that will compete in the 2017–18 Serie C down from 60 to 56.[11]
On 11 August Rende was also declared eligible to compete in Serie C, so the final number of teams will be 57, divided in three groups of 19 teams each.[12]
On 6 November, Modena was officially excluded from the league and dissolved after failing to attend four consecutive matches due to financial irregularities.[13]
10 teams from Tuscany, 2 teams from Lombardy, 2 teams from Piedmont, 2 teams from Sardinia, 2 teams from Emilia-Romagna and 1 team from Lazio.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandria | Alessandria | Giuseppe Moccagatta | 5,827 | |
| Arezzo | Arezzo | Città di Arezzo | 13,128 | |
| Arzachena | Arzachena | Biagio Pirina | 3,100 | |
| Carrarese | Carrara | Dei Marmi | 9,500 | |
| Cuneo | Cuneo | Fratelli Paschiero | 4,000 | |
| Gavorrano | Gavorrano | Romeo Malservisi | 2,000 | |
| Giana Erminio | Gorgonzola | Città di Gorgonzola | 3,766 | |
| Livorno | Livorno | Armando Picchi | 19,238 | |
| Lucchese | Lucca | Porta Elisa | 7,386 | |
| Monza | Monza | Brianteo | 18,568 | |
| Olbia | Olbia | Bruno Nespoli | 3,200 | |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 | |
| Pisa | Pisa | Arena Garibaldi – Romeo Anconetani | 25,000 | |
| Pistoiese | Pistoia | Marcello Melani | 13,195 | |
| Pontedera | Pontedera | Ettore Mannucci | 5,000 | |
| Prato | Prato | Lungobisenzio | 6,750 | |
| Pro Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 | |
| Siena | Siena | Montepaschi Arena | 15,373 | |
| Viterbese | Viterbo | Enrico Rocchi | 5,500 |
4 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Veneto, 3 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Lombardy, 2 teams from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige and 1 team from Umbria.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe | Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Bergamo) | 21,300 | |
| Bassano Virtus | Bassano del Grappa | Rino Mercante | 2,952 | |
| Fano | Fano | Raffaele Mancini | 8,800 | |
| FeralpiSalò | Salò | Lino Turina | 2,500 | |
| Fermana | Fermo | Bruno Recchioni | 9,500 | |
| Gubbio | Gubbio | Pietro Barbetti | 5,300 | |
| Mestre | Venice | Francesco Baracca | 2,000 | |
| Modena[14] | Modena | Alberto Braglia | 21,151 | |
| Padova | Padua | Euganeo | 19,740 | |
| Pordenone | Pordenone | Ottavio Bottecchia | 3,000 | |
| Ravenna | Ravenna | Bruno Benelli | 12,020 | |
| Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | Città del Tricolore | 20,084 | |
| Renate | Renate | Città di Meda (Meda) | 3,000 | |
| Sambenedettese | San Benedetto del Tronto | Riviera delle Palme | 14,995 | |
| Santarcangelo | Santarcangelo di Romagna | Valentino Mazzola | 3,000 | |
| Südtirol | Bolzano/Bozen | Druso | 3,500 | |
| Teramo | Teramo | Gaetano Bonolis | 7,498 | |
| Triestina | Trieste | Nereo Rocco | 32,454 | |
| Vicenza | Vicenza | Romeo Menti | 12,000 |
5 teams from Sicily, 5 teams from Apulia, 4 teams from Calabria, 3 teams from Campania, 1 team from Lazio and 1 team from Basilicata.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akragas | Agrigento | Esseneto | 15,000 | |
| Bisceglie | Bisceglie | Gustavo Ventura | 5,000 | |
| Casertana | Caserta | Alberto Pinto | 12,000 | |
| Catania | Catania | Angelo Massimino | 20,266 | |
| Catanzaro | Catanzaro | Nicola Ceravolo | 14,650 | |
| Cosenza | Cosenza | San Vito | 24,479 | |
| Fidelis Andria | Andria | Degli Ulivi | 9,140 | |
| Fondi | Fondi | Domenico Purificato | 2,500 | |
| Juve Stabia | Castellammare di Stabia | Romeo Menti | 7,642 | |
| Lecce | Lecce | Via del Mare | 33,876 | |
| Matera | Matera | Stadio XXI Settembre-Franco Salerno | 8,500 | |
| Monopoli | Monopoli | Vito Simone Veneziani | 6,880 | |
| Paganese | Pagani | Marcello Torre | 5,900 | |
| Reggina | Reggio Calabria | Oreste Granillo | 27,454 | |
| Rende | Rende | Marco Lorenzon | 5,000 | |
| Sicula Leonzio | Lentini | Angelino Nobile | 2,500 | |
| Siracusa | Siracusa | Nicola De Simone | 6,870 | |
| Polisportivo Provinciale | 7,000 | |||
| Virtus Francavilla | Francavilla Fontana | Giovanni Paolo II | 5,000 |
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No away goal rule applies. If tied after regular time, semifinal winner decided by extra-time and penalty shootout
Loser on aggregate is relegated. Higher-placed team plays at home for second leg. If tied on aggregate, lower-placed team is relegated.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simone Guerra2 | Feralpisalò | 21 |
| 2 | Daniele Vantaggiato | Livorno | 19 |
| 3 | Francesco Tavano | Carrarese | 18 |
| 4 | Rocco Costantino3 | Südtirol | 17 |
| 5 | Davis Curiale1 | Catania | 16 |
| 6 | Daniele Ragatzu | Olbia | 15 |
| 7 | Salvatore Bruno | Giana Erminio | 14 |
| Fabio Perna | |||
| Massimiliano Pesenti2 | Piacenza | ||
| Andrea Saraniti | Virtus Francavilla |