2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione Explained

Competition:Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Season:2012–13
Winners:Trapani (Girone A)
Avellino (Girone B)
Promoted:Trapani, Carpi (Girone A)
Avellino, Latina (Girone B)
Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14

The 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-fifth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro.

It was divided into two phases: the regular season, and the playoff phase.

The league was also composed of 33 teams divided into two divisions of 17 and 16 teams respectively for group A and B.

There was only one repechage from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione by Virtus Entella, because no other teams showed interest to submit the application for the high price of the guarantee and the repayable contribution required.

Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted to Serie B; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In all, four teams were promoted to Serie B, and six teams were relegated to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

Girone A

Teams

Club City Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season
AlbinoLeffeAlbino and Leffe
(playing in Bergamo)
Atleti Azzurri d'Italia26,54222nd in Serie B
CarpiSandro Cabassi4,1643rd in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
Como13,602 13th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
CremonaGiovanni Zini20,641 5th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
CuneoCuneoFratelli Paschiero4,0003rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
FeralpiSalòSalò and Lonato del Garda
(playing in Salò)
Lino Turina2,00014th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
LecceLecceVia del Mare33,87618th in Serie A
LumezzaneNuovo Comunale4,1508th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
Pavia4,999 16th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
PortogruaroPortogruaro4,021
ReggianaReggio EmiliaCittà del Tricolore20,0849th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
San MarinoSerravalleOlimpico7,0002nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
SüdtirolBolzanoDruso3,5007th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
Trapani
(playing in Erice)
Provinciale6,7762nd in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
TrevisoTrevisoOmobono Tenni10,0001st in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A
TritiumTrezzo sull'Adda
(playing in Monza)
Stadio Brianteo18,56812th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
Virtus EntellaChiavariComunale2,5005th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A

Promotion Playoffs

Semifinals

First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013

Final

First leg scheduled 9 June 2013; return leg scheduled 16 June 2013

Relegation Playoffs

First legs scheduled 25, 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013

Results

Girone B

Teams

Teams from Apulia, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Tuscany & Umbria

Club CityStadiumCapacity2011–12 season
Andria BATAndriaDegli Ulivi9,14012th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
AvellinoAvellinoPartenio-Lombardi7,45010th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
BarlettaCosimo Puttilli4,0186th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B
BeneventoCiro Vigorito12,8476th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
CarrareseCarraradei Marmi9,500
CatanzaroCatanzaroNicola Ceravolo14,6502nd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B
FrosinoneFrosinoneMatusa9,680
GubbioGubbioPietro Barbetti5,30021st in Serie B
Domenico Francioni 6,850
NocerinaNocera InferioreSan Francesco7,63220th in Serie B
PaganesePaganiMarcello Torre5,900
PerugiaPerugiaRenato Curi28,000
PisaArena Garibaldi14,8697th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
PratoPratoLungobisenzio6,750
SorrentoSorrento3,6004th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A
Torquato Bresciani 7,00014th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A

Promotion Playoffs

Semifinals

First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013

Final

First leg scheduled 9 June 2013; return leg scheduled 16 June 2013

Relegation Playoffs

First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013