The Serie C

Serie C

The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...

 1952–53 was the seventeenth tournament of this Italian Association Football competition.
For the first time the tournament was organized in a single table.

Events

The league was organized into a single division of 18 teams.

• 5 had been relegated from Serie B
  Serie B
  Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
  
   after 1951–52
  Serie B 1951-52
  -Final classification:-Results:...
  
   season;
• 11 had confirmed their places in the third division for the performances in 1951–52
  Serie C 1951-52
  The Serie C 1951-52 was the sixteenth tournament of this Italian Association Football competition.FIGC decided to reduce the number of teams to form only one girone.-Legend:-Girone A:-Girone B:-Girone C:-Girone D:-Promotion:...
  
   Serie C;
• 2 obtained the place after a 4 teams qualification round.

No team had been promoted from lower divisions in 1951–52 season.

Each team played a total of 34 matches (17 at home, 17 away). The 2–1–0 point system was used for the classification.

At the end of the 34th round, teams at the first two positions of the classification were promoted in Serie B

Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

 for the 1953-54

Serie B 1953-54

-Final classification:-Results:...

 season. On the contrary, teams which finished their league at the last four places were relegated in IV Serie.

Teams

Club	City	Stadium	1951–52 season
Alessandria U.S. U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912 is the professional Italian football club based in Alessandria, Piedmont.In the current season, it plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A.- Brief history :...	Alessandria Alessandria -Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...	Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta	4th in C/A Serie C 1951-52 The Serie C 1951-52 was the sixteenth tournament of this Italian Association Football competition.FIGC decided to reduce the number of teams to form only one girone.-Legend:-Girone A:-Girone B:-Girone C:-Girone D:-Promotion:...
U.S. ArsenalTaranto Taranto Sport A.S. Taranto Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Taranto, Apulia. The club was founded in 1904. Taranto currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie B in 1993. The team's colors are red and blue.-History:...	Taranto Taranto Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....	Stadio Valentino Mazzola	2nd in C/D Serie C 1951-52 The Serie C 1951-52 was the sixteenth tournament of this Italian Association Football competition.FIGC decided to reduce the number of teams to form only one girone.-Legend:-Girone A:-Girone B:-Girone C:-Girone D:-Promotion:...
Empoli F.C. Empoli F.C. Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...	Empoli Empoli Empoli is a town and comune in Tuscany, Italy, about 20 km southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the latter river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The commune's territory becomes a hilly one as it departs from the river...	Stadio Carlo Castellani Stadio Carlo Castellani Stadio Carlo Castellani is a multi-purpose stadium in Empoli, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Empoli F.C....	2nd in C/C Serie C 1951-52 The Serie C 1951-52 was the sixteenth tournament of this Italian Association Football competition.FIGC decided to reduce the number of teams to form only one girone.-Legend:-Girone A:-Girone B:-Girone C:-Girone D:-Promotion:...
U.S. Lecce U.S. Lecce Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....	Lecce Lecce Lecce is a historic city of 95,200 inhabitants in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Puglia...	Stadio Carlo Pranzo	3rd in C/D
U.S. Livorno A.S. Livorno Calcio Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...	Livorno Livorno Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...	Stadio Comunale	16th in B Serie B 1951-52 -Final classification:-Results:...
A.C. Mantova A.C. Mantova Mantova Football Club is an Italian football club, based in Mantua, Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 2005–06 season to 2009–10 as Associazione Calcio Mantova, when they were relegated after ending the season in 20th place.During the summer 2010, the club...	Mantua Mantua Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...	Stadio Danilo Martelli Stadio Danilo Martelli Stadio Danilo Martelli is the main stadium in Mantua, Italy. It is named after a Mantuan footballer from the 40's, who died in the Superga air disaster of 1949. It is currently used mostly for football matches and, on occasion, for concerts. It is the home of A.C. Mantova...	3rd in C/B Serie C 1951-52 The Serie C 1951-52 was the sixteenth tournament of this Italian Association Football competition.FIGC decided to reduce the number of teams to form only one girone.-Legend:-Girone A:-Girone B:-Girone C:-Girone D:-Promotion:...
A.S. Molfetta	Molfetta Molfetta Molfetta is a city and comune of the province of Bari in the southern Italian region of Apulia, on the Adriatic coast, at sea-level. It is 25 km WNW of Bari.It has a well restored old city, and its own dialect.- History :...	Stadio Paolo Poli	4th in C/D
A.S. Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...	Parma Parma Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....	Stadio Ennio Tardini Stadio Ennio Tardini Stadio Ennio Tardini, commonly referred to as just Il Tardini, is a football stadium in Parma, Italy, located near the centre of Parma, between the town centre and the city walls. It is currently the home of Parma F.C.. The stadium was built in 1923 and was named after one of Parma's former...	2nd in C/B
F.C. Pavia A.C. Pavia Associazione Calcio Pavia is an Italian football club, based in Pavia, Lombardy. Pavia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 1955.- History :The club was founded in 1911....	Pavia Pavia Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...	Stadio Pietro Fortunati Stadio Pietro Fortunati Stadio Pietro Fortunati is a football stadium in Pavia, Italy. It is the home ground of A.C. Pavia. The stadium holds 3,999....	3rd in C/A
Piacenza F.C. Piacenza Calcio Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...	Piacenza Piacenza Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...	Stadio Barriera Genova	1st in C/B
Pisa S.C.	Pisa Pisa Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...	Arena Garibaldi	18th in B
A.C. Reggiana A.C. Reggiana 1919 Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The...	Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....	Stadio Mirabello Stadio Mirabello Stadio Mirabello was a multi-use stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of A.C. Reggiana 1919. The stadium was able to hold 17,000 people and opened in 1912. In 1995 when Stadio Giglio was opened it ceased to host A.C...	19th in B
U.S. Sambenedettese S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio Unione Sportiva Sambenedettese is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. The club was founded in 1923. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie B in 1989. The team's colors are red and blue....	San Benedetto del Tronto San Benedetto del Tronto San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...	Stadio Fratelli Ballarin	3rd in C/C
U.S. Sanremese U.S. Sanremese Calcio Unione Sportiva Sanremese Calcio 1904 commonly referred to as U.S. Sanremese Calcio or simply Sanremese is an Italian association football club, based in Sanremo, Liguria.The team in season 2010-11 plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A....	Sanremo Sanremo Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...	Polisportivo Comunale	2nd in C/A
A.C. Stabia S.S. Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club, based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. The club was first founded in 1907 and has been refounded at various points during its history, the most recent being in 2002....	Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia is a comune in the province of Naples, Campania region, southern Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about 30 kilometers southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento.-History:...	Stadio San Marco Stadio Romeo Menti (Castellammare di Stabia) Stadio Romeo Menti is a football stadium in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. It is currently the home ground of S.S. Juve Stabia. The stadium holds 12,800 and was opened in 1984....	20th in B
U.S. A. Toma Maglie	Maglie Maglie Maglie is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.-History:The Maglie area was settled as early as the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, and before, as testified by the presence of archaic dolmens and menhirs, and by the Cattìe site, discovered in 1980,...	Stadio Tamborino–Frisari	1st in C/D
A.C. Venezia F.B.C. Unione Venezia Football Club Unione Venezia , commonly referred to as simply Venezia, is an Italian football club from Venice, Veneto....	Venice Venice Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...	Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Stadio Pierluigi Penzo Stadio Pierluigi Penzo is a multi-use stadium in Venice, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of F.B.C. Unione Venezia. The stadium holds 10,500 people and is located on the island Sant'Elena. It is the only ground in Italy's top flights to which...	16th in B
A.C. Vigevano Vigevano Calcio Vigevano Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Vigevano, Lombardy.In the season 2010-11, from Serie D group A relegated to Eccellenza Lombardy.Its colors are light blue and white....	Vigevano Vigevano Vigevano is a town and comune in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy, which possesses many artistic treasures and runs a huge industrial business. It is at the center of a district called Lomellina, a great rice-growing agricultural centre...	Stadio Comunale	1st in C/A

Final classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1.	Pavia A.C. Pavia Associazione Calcio Pavia is an Italian football club, based in Pavia, Lombardy. Pavia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 1955.- History :The club was founded in 1911....	34	22	4	8	54	29	+25	48	Promoted to Serie B Serie B 1953-54 -Final classification:-Results:...
2.	Alessandria U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 Unione Sportiva Alessandria Calcio 1912 is the professional Italian football club based in Alessandria, Piedmont.In the current season, it plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A.- Brief history :...	34	17	12	5	54	31	+23	46
3.	ArsenalTaranto Taranto Sport A.S. Taranto Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Taranto, Apulia. The club was founded in 1904. Taranto currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie B in 1993. The team's colors are red and blue.-History:...	34	16	10	8	44	34	+10	42
4.	Sanremese U.S. Sanremese Calcio Unione Sportiva Sanremese Calcio 1904 commonly referred to as U.S. Sanremese Calcio or simply Sanremese is an Italian association football club, based in Sanremo, Liguria.The team in season 2010-11 plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A....	34	17	3	14	54	40	+14	37
5.	Empoli Empoli F.C. Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...	34	13	11	10	49	37	+12	37
6.	Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...	34	14	8	12	47	31	+16	36
7.	Livorno A.S. Livorno Calcio Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...	34	12	11	11	30	33	–3	35
8.	Pisa Pisa Calcio Associazione Calcio Pisa 1909 is an Italian association football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as A.C. Pisa , after the cancellation of the old one because of economical troubles...	34	12	9	13	38	45	–7	33
9.	Venezia	34	13	7	14	30	43	–13	33
10.	Piacenza Piacenza Calcio Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...	34	11	10	13	49	44	+5	32
11.	Toma Maglie	34	11	10	13	32	33	–1	32
12.	Mantova A.C. Mantova Mantova Football Club is an Italian football club, based in Mantua, Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 2005–06 season to 2009–10 as Associazione Calcio Mantova, when they were relegated after ending the season in 20th place.During the summer 2010, the club...	34	13	6	15	36	45	–9	32
13.	Sambenedettese S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio Unione Sportiva Sambenedettese is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. The club was founded in 1923. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie B in 1989. The team's colors are red and blue....	34	11	9	14	36	45	–9	31
14.	Lecce U.S. Lecce Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....	34	11	9	14	35	44	–9	31
15.	Molfetta	34	7	16	11	34	45	–11	30	Relegated to IV Serie
15.	Stabia S.S. Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club, based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. The club was first founded in 1907 and has been refounded at various points during its history, the most recent being in 2002....	34	7	10	17	34	58	–24	24
17.	Vigevano Vigevano Calcio Vigevano Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Vigevano, Lombardy.In the season 2010-11, from Serie D group A relegated to Eccellenza Lombardy.Its colors are light blue and white....	34	8	6	20	38	67	–29	22
18.	Reggiana A.C. Reggiana 1919 Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 is an Italian association football club, based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1919 as A.C. Reggiana and refounded in July 2005 as Reggio Emilia F.C., but it was renamed A.C. Reggiana 1919 soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. The...	34	9	13	12	46	37	+9	11

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