Eccellenza
Encyclopedia
| Eccellenza |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1991 |
| Nation |
 Italy |
| Divisions |
| 28 in the different Regions of Italy Regions of Italy The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes.... |
| Promotion To |
| Serie D Serie D Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the... |
| Relegation To |
| Promozione Promozione Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level... |
| Number of Teams |
| 474 |
| Cups |
| Coppa Italia Dilettanti Coppa Italia Dilettanti The Coppa Italia Dilettanti is an annual knock-out competition for teams from the sixth and seventh levels of Italian football: the Eccellenza and the Promozione. All ties except for the final, which is held at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome, are played on a home-and-away basis... |
| Current Champions (2010-11) |
| see here |
Eccellenza (Italian
Italian language
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for "excellence") is the sixth level of Italian
Italy
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football
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. It is a regional league, composed of 28 divisions divided geographically. All 20 regions are represented by at least one division except for Piedmont and Aosta Valley which share 2 divisions. Veneto, Tuscany, Sicily, Lazio, Emilia-Romagna and Campania also have 2 divisions each, while region of Lombardy has 3 divisions.
Promotion & relegation
After the regular season is completed, the first-placed team for each division is automatically promoted to Serie DSerie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
.
Each division also admits one other team to participate in national playoffs that take place in late May and early June. Some divisions select the second-placed team directly, while other divisions schedule a series of divisional playoff games among the top teams in that division in order to determine the national playoff participant. Once the 28 national playoff participants are finalized, they are paired in a double-leg series, and the 14 winners participate in a second round double-leg series. The 7 winners of the second round are promoted to Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
as well. One more place to Serie D is allowed to the winner of the "Coppa Italia Dilettanti
Coppa Italia Dilettanti
The Coppa Italia Dilettanti is an annual knock-out competition for teams from the sixth and seventh levels of Italian football: the Eccellenza and the Promozione. All ties except for the final, which is held at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome, are played on a home-and-away basis...
" (Amateur Italian Cup), a year-long competition between all the national teams of both Eccellenza and Promozione
Promozione
Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level...
(the lower division). In all, 36 teams are promoted to replace the 36 teams relegated down from Serie D.
- 28 division winners
- 7 national playoff winners
- 1 Coppa Italiana Dilettanti winner
The relegation rules are decided regionally, but there are usually three teams relegated from each division.
Eccellenza by region
- Eccellenza AbruzzoEccellenza AbruzzoEccellenza Abruzzo is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Abruzzo, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams and the winner is promoted to Serie D Girone F. The club that finishes second also has a chance to gain promotion...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza ApuliaEccellenza ApuliaEccellenza Apulia is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza BasilicataEccellenza BasilicataEccellenza Basilicata is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata, Italy. It is competed amongst 16 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza CalabriaEccellenza CalabriaEccellenza Calabria is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Calabria, Italy. It is competed amongst 16 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza CampaniaEccellenza CampaniaEccellenza Campania is the regional Eccellenza football league for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Campania, Italy. It is composed of 32 teams, divided into divisions A and B, which are 2 of the 28 total Eccellenza divisions in all of Italy. The two winners of the divisions are...
- 2 Divisions - Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna - 2 Divisions
- Eccellenza Friuli – Venezia Giulia - 1 Division
- Eccellenza LazioEccellenza LazioEccellenza Lazio is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lazio, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishes second also have the chance to gain promotion, they are entered into a...
- 2 Divisions - Eccellenza LiguriaEccellenza LiguriaEccellenza Liguria is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the northern Italian region of Liguria. It consists of 16 teams competing in one group. The winning team is promoted to Serie D, the top level of Italian amateur football...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza LombardyEccellenza LombardyEccellenza Lombardy is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lombardy, Italy. It is competed amongst 54 teams, in three different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 3 Divisions - Eccellenza MarcheEccellenza MarcheEccellenza Marche is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the region of Marche, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishes second also have the chance to gain promotion, they are entered into a...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza MoliseEccellenza MoliseEccellenza Molise is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the southern Italian region of Molise. It consists of 16 teams competing in one group. The winning team is promoted to Serie D, the top level of Italian amateur football...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza Piedmont and Aosta ValleyEccellenza Piedmont and Aosta ValleyEccellenza Piedmont and Aosta Valley is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the two regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 2 Divisions - Eccellenza SardiniaEccellenza SardiniaEccellenza Sardinia is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It consists of 16 teams competing in one group. The winning team is promoted to Serie D, the top level of Italian amateur football...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza SicilyEccellenza SicilyEccellenza Sicily is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs on the Isle of Sicily, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 2 Divisions - Eccellenza TuscanyEccellenza TuscanyEccellenza Tuscany is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Tuscany, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 2 Divisions - Eccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolEccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolEccellenza Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the northern Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy. It is competed amongst 16 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza UmbriaEccellenza UmbriaEccellenza Umbria is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the northern Italian region of Umbria, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 1 Division - Eccellenza VenetoEccellenza VenetoEccellenza Veneto is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Veneto, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
- 2 Divisions