Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the non-professional football clubs in Italy and fourth highest level. Serie D ranks just below Serie C.
| Serie D logo (2017).svg | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Level | 4 | |
| Divisions | 9 | |
| Domestic cup | Coppa Italia Serie D | |
| Most successful club | Siena (2 titles) | |
| Website | https://seried.lnd.it/it/serie-d | |
History
Serie D was born on 1948, and four years later took the name IV Serie. On 1978, with the division of Serie C in C1 and C2, Serie D went down at the fifth level of Italian football and on 1981 became the Campionato Interregionale, organized for the first time by Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. From 2014, with the return of only championship of Serie C, Serie D restarted to be the fourth level.
Format
From the 1990's the league had 162 teams. The teams were split into 9 regional divisions, called Gironi. The divisions were usually formed of 18 teams. In season 2025–26 there is a San Marino's teams. Teams were grouped based on location:
- Girone A - teams from Piedmont, Liguria & Lombardy.
- Girone B - teams from Veneto & Lombardy.
- Girone C - teams from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Friuli-Venezia Giulia & Veneto.
- Girone D - teams from Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy & Tuscany.
- Girone E - teams from Tuscany & Umbria.
- Girone F - teams from Emilia-Romagna, Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche & Molise.
- Girone G - teams from Campania, Lazio & Sardinia.
- Girone H - teams from Apulia, Basilicata & Campania.
- Girone I - teams from Calabria, Campania & Sicily.
Considering that from Serie C comes down three teams from three groups, are promoted nine clubs: the winner of Girone will play in Serie C. If required, are admit the winner of Coppa Italia Serie D or some teams by playoffs, too. Four teams for each group have relegation in the Eccellenza of their region.
Winners
For year
For region [note 3]
| Region | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Campania | 7 | 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2019 |
| Tuscany | 5 | 1956, 2000, 2004, 2015, 2025 |
| Lombardy | 4 | 1958, 2010, 2017, 2018 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 3 | 1957, 1993, 1996 |
| Piedmont | 3 | 1994, 1997, 2011 |
| Calabria | 2 | 1953, 1958 |
| Apulia | 2 | 1954, 1995 |
| Sardinia | 2 | 2002, 2007 |
| Abruzzo | 2 | 1999, 2009 |
| Veneto | 2 | 2005, 2012 |
| Lazio | 2 | 1955, 2016 |
| Liguria | 2 | 1958, 2023 |
| Friuli Venezia Giulia | 1 | 2014 |
| Marche | 1 | 2022 |
| Molise | 1 | 2024 |
