The Italian football league system,
also known as the Italian
football pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for the association football in Italy,
that consists of 594 divisions having 3332 teams (excluding Seconda andTerza Categoria), in which
all divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation,
with one team from San Marino also competing. The system has a
hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between
leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the theoretical
possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system.
A certain number of the most successful clubs in each
league can rise to a higher league, whilst those that finish at the bottom of
their league can find themselves relegated. In addition to sporting
performance, promotion is usually contingent on meeting criteria set by the
higher league, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances.
In theory it is possible for a lowly local amateur club
to rise to the pinnacle of the Italian game and win the Scudetto. While this may be unlikely in practice (at the
very least, in the short run), there certainly is significant movement within
the pyramid. The top two levels contain one division each. Below this, the
levels have progressively more parallel divisions, which each cover
progressively smaller geographic areas.
Level
|
Divisions
|
1
|
Serie A
(One national division, 20 clubs) |
2
|
Serie B
(One national division, 22 clubs) |
3
|
Prima Divisione
(2 interregional divisions, 16 clubs per division) |
4
|
Seconda Divisione
(2 interregional divisions, 18 clubs per division) |
5
|
Serie D
(9 interregional divisions, 18 clubs per division) |
6
|
Eccellenza
(28 regional divisions, 16-18 clubs per division) |
7
|
Promozione
(54 regional divisions, 16-18 clubs per division) |
8
|
Prima Categoria
(106 regional divisions) |
9
|
Seconda
Categoria
(182 regional divisions) |
10
|
Terza Categoria
(210 provincial divisions) |
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