2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Explained
The 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-fifth football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth 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 currently would be composed of 36 teams divided into two divisions (Girone A and B) divided geographically, with the exception of the Sicilian team Milazzo that plays in group A, each composed of 18 teams.
Teams finishing first and second in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division will be promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. The last three teams in the regular season, plus one relegation play-out loser from each division will be relegated to Serie D. The two relegation play-out winners, one from each division, will play each other and the loser will become the ninth team relegated. In all, six teams will be promoted to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and nine teams will be relegated to Serie D.
Girone A
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2011–12 season |
|---|
| Alessandria | Alessandria | Giuseppe Moccagatta | 5,827 | 11th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Bassano Virtus | Bassano del Grappa | Rino Mercante | 2,952 | 18th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione B |
| Bellaria Igea | Bellaria-Igea Marina | Enrico Nanni | 2,500 | 14th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Casale | Casale Monferrato | Natale Palli | 4,000 | 4th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Castiglione | Castiglione delle Stiviere | Ugo Lusetti | 2,500 | 1st in Serie D Girone B
(as Sterilgarda Castiglione) |
| Fano | Fano | Raffaele Mancini | 8,800 | 10th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Forlì | Forlì | Tullo Morgagni | 3,466 | 1st in Serie D Girone D |
| Giacomense | Masi Torello
(playing in Portomaggiore) | Savino Bellini | 2,500 | 15th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Mantova | Mantova | Danilo Martelli | 14,884 | 16th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Milazzo | Milazzo | Grotta Polifemo | 2,500 | 15th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Monza | Monza | Brianteo | 18,568 | 17th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Pro Patria | Busto Arsizio | Carlo Speroni | 4,627 | 7th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Renate | Renate
(playing in Meda) | Città di Meda | 3,000 | 12th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Rimini | Rimini | Romeo Neri | 7,442 | 6th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Santarcangelo | Santarcangelo di Romagna | Valentino Mazzola | 3,000 | 8th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Savona | Savona | Valerio Bacigalupo | 4,000 | 13th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| SC Vallée d’Aoste | Saint-Christophe
(playing in San Giusto Canavese) | Franco Cerutti | 2,500 | 1st in Serie D Girone A
(as V.d.A. Saint-Christophe) |
| Venezia | Venezia | Pier Luigi Penzo | 7,450 | 1st in Serie D Girone C | |
Promotion Playoffs
Semifinals
First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 1, 2 June 2013
Final
First leg scheduled 9 June 2013; return leg scheduled 16 June 2013
Girone B
Teams
Teams from Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Molise, Tuscany & Umbria
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2011–12 season |
|---|
| Aprilia | Aprilia | Quinto Ricci | 2,000 | 5th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Arzanese | Arzano
(playing in Frattamaggiore) | Pasquale Ianniello | 4,000 | 9th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Aversa Normanna | Aversa | Augusto Bisceglia | 2,555 | 11th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Borgo a Buggiano | Buggiano | Alberto Benedetti | 2,000 | 10th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Campobasso | Campobasso | Romagnoli | 4,000 | 13th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Chieti | Chieti | Guido Angelini | 12,750 | 4th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| | | 5,650 | 18th in Lega Pro Prima Divisione A |
| Fondi | Fondi | Domenico Purificato | 2,500 | 12th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Gavorrano | Gavorrano | Romeo Malservisi | 2,000 | 7th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| HinterReggio | Reggio Calabria | Oreste Granillo | 27,543 | 1st in Serie D Girone I |
| L'Aquila | L'Aquila | Tommaso Fattori | 10,000 | 8th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Martina Franca | Martina Franca | Gian Domenico Tursi | 5,000 | 1st in Serie D Girone H |
| Melfi | Melfi | Arturo Valerio | 4,100 | 16th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B |
| Poggibonsi | Poggibonsi | Stefano Lotti | 2,513 | 9th in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A |
| Pontedera | Pontedera | Ettore Mannucci | 5,000 | 1st in Serie D Girone E |
| Salernitana | Salerno | Arechi | 37,245 | 1st in Serie D Girone G(as Salerno) |
| Teramo | Teramo | Comunale | 7,498 | 1st in Serie D Girone F |
| Vigor Lamezia | Lamezia Terme | Guido D'Ippolito | 4,000 | 3rd in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione B | |
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 play-off
- only Finals winner is saved from relegation
- other 3 teams are relegated to Serie D
Semifinals
Girone A
First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013
Vallée d’Aoste relegated to Serie D
Girone B
First legs scheduled 26 May 2013; return legs scheduled 2 June 2013
HinterReggio relegated to Serie D
Final
First leg scheduled 9 June 2012; return leg scheduled 16 June 2012
Gavorrano relegated to Serie D
