1945–46 Serie C

The 1945–46 Serie C was a special edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. Best clubs of Northern Italy were admitted as special guests into the 1945–46 Serie B-C Alta Italia.

Legend

Promoted

Relegated

Northern Italy

Northern Italy sides were divided in several rounds (gironi). The winners qualified to a tournament to determine the only team promoted to 1946–47 Serie B. None of the teams relegated.

Girone A

Venezia Giulia

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Cormonese	24	35
2	Ponziana[lower-alpha 1]	24	33
3	Ampelea Isola d'Istria[lower-alpha 2]	24	33
4	Edera Trieste	24	32
5	Monfalconese	24	31
6	Pro Cervignano	24	27
7	SAICI Torviscosa	24	20
8	Itala Gradisca	24	19
9	Pieris	24	18
10	Turriaco (D)	24	17
11	Sant'Anna Trieste	24	16
12	Ronchi	24	13
13	Sagrado	24	12

Source:
(D) Disbanded after this season..
Notes:

Ponziana Trieste was invited by Josip Broz Tito to join the Yugoslavian Premier League for the 1946-47 season. They accepted, but they maintained a reserve team in the Italian Serie C too.
Ampelea Isola d'Istria left the Italian Football Federation at the end of the season and joined the Yugoslavian league as MNK Izola.

Girone B

Eastern Veneto

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Mestrina	26	43
2	Montebelluna	26	31
3	Pordenone	26	31
4	DAM Valdagno	26	28
5	Pro Mogliano	26	27
6	Lanerossi Schio	26	26
7	Giorgione	26	26
8	Vittorio Veneto	26	26
9	Bassano	26	26
10	Sandonà	26	25
11	Rovigo	26	22
12	Thiene	26	18
13	Feltrese	26	18
14	Belluno	26	14

Source:

Girone C

Western Veneto

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Legnago	22	0
2	Parmavecchia	22	0
3	Bolzano	22	26
4	Audace San Michele	22	0
5	Gonzaga	22	0
6	Villafranca (D)	22	0
7	Lonigo	22	0
8	Petrarca Padova	22	0
9	Cologna Veneta	22	0
10	Mossina Guastalla	22	0
11	Pro Italia	22	0

Source:
(D) Disbanded after this season..

Girone D - Piedmont

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Asti[lower-alpha 1]	24	33
2	Volpianese	24	30
3	Divisione "Cremona" (D)	24	26
4	Acqui	24	24
5	Speranza Savona	24	23
6	Saviglianese	24	23
7	Fossanese	24	23
8	Ivrea	24	23
9	Piemonte (D)	24	18
10	Aosta	24	18
11	Saluzzo	24	17[lower-alpha 2]
12	Pinerolo	24	17
13	Veloces Biella	24	8

Source:
(D) Disbanded after this season..
Notes:

Asti qualified to the semifinals after qualification match with Rapallo Ruentes.
1 point deducted.

Girone D - Liguria

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Rapallo Ruentes[lower-alpha 1]	26	39
2	Bolzanetese Virtus	26	33
3	Spezia[lower-alpha 2]	26	33
4	Pontedecimo	26	32
5	Rivarolese	26	31
6	Sarzanese	26	28
7	Entella	26	28
8	Sestri Levante	26	23
9	Corniglianese	26	22
10	Levanto	26	21
11	Serravalle	26	21
12	Lavagnese	26	17
13	Tigullio	26	14
14	Sant'Agostino	26	8

Source:
Notes:

Asti qualified to the semifinals after qualification match with Rapallo Ruentes.
Later admitted to Serie B in place of Ausonia Spezia.

Girone E

Northern Lombardy

Pos	Team	Pld
1	Vimercatese	22
2	Pro Lissone	22
3	Sondrio	22
4	Mariano Comense	22
5	Meda	22
6	Caratese	22
7	Monza	22
8	Tirano	22
9	Pavia	22
10	Vis Nova Giussano	22
11	Osnago (D)	22
12	Cantù	22

Source:
(D) Disbanded after this season..

Girone F

Western Lombardy

Pos	Team	Pld
1	Parabiago	22
2	Calciatori Bustesi	22
3	Sommese	22
4	Pirelli Milano	22
5	Sparta Novara	22
6	Saronno	22
7	Rhodense	22
8	Falck Sesto S.G.	22
9	Besozzo Sommese[lower-alpha 1]	22
10	Gattinara	22
11	Redaelli Rogoredo (D)	22
12	Mortara	22

Source:
(D) Disbanded after this season..
Notes:

Voluntary relegated.

Girone G

Eastern Lombardy

Pos	Team	Pld
1	Melzo	22
2	Breda Sesto S.G.	22
3	Falco Albino	22
4	Pro Romano	22
5	Pro Palazzolo	22
6	Vita Nova	22
7	Orceana	22
8	Clarense	22
9	Cassano	22
10	Ardens Bergamo	22
11	Trevigliese	22
12	Gerli Cusano Milanino	22

Source:

Girone H

Southern Lombardy

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Stradellina	22	31
2	Trinese	22	29
3	Pro Broni (D)	22	26
4	Medese	22	25
5	Derthona	22	25
6	Codogno	22	24
7	Fiorenzuola	22	23
8	Olubra	22	22
9	Melegnanese	22	19
10	Fidenza	22	17
11	Sant'Angelo Lodigiano	22	15[lower-alpha 1]
12	Soresinese	22	6[lower-alpha 1]

Source:
(D) Disbanded after this season..
Notes:

1 point deducted.

Girone I

Emilia

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Carpi[lower-alpha 1]	22	29
2	Bondenese	22	28
3	Ravenna	22	27
4	Faenza	22	25
5	Centese	22	25
6	Rimini	22	24
7	Mirandolese	22	23
8	Finale Emilia	22	22
9	Imolese	22	22
10	Baracca Lugo	22	20
11	Riccione	22	13
12	Amatori Bologna	22	6

Source:
Notes:

Excluded from the semifinals for disciplinary reasons.

Semifinals

Girone A

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Mestrina	4	7
2	Cormonese	4	5
3	Legnago	4	0

Source:

Girone B

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Asti	8	12
2	Stradellina	8	10
3	Vimercatese	8	8
4	Parabiago	8	7
5	Melzo	8	3

Source:

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Asti	2-7	Mestrina	0-0	2-7

Mestrina promoted to 1946–47 Serie B.

Central and Southern Italy

All the winners of the rounds (gironi) were promoted to 1946–47 Serie B; however, clubs participating as special guests could not be promoted.[1] Later other teams were admitted to Serie B to create a southern round.

Girone A

Tuscany

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Prato	26	37
2	Lucchese[lower-alpha 1]	26	36
3	Pistoiese[lower-alpha 1]	26	31
4	Viareggio[lower-alpha 1]	26	30
5	Empoli[lower-alpha 1]	26	30
6	Signe	26	27
7	Pontedera	26	27
8	Arezzo	26	26
9	Grosseto	26	26
10	Pisa[lower-alpha 2]	26	24
11	Carrarese[lower-alpha 1]	26	23
12	Orbetello[lower-alpha 3]	26	18
13	Sangiovannese[lower-alpha 3]	26	16
14	Montevarchi[lower-alpha 3]	26	11

Source:
Notes:

Later admitted to Serie B.
Played as guest for war damages to their stadium. Readmitted by right in Serie B.
Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.

Girone B

Umbria and Marche

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Perugia	24	42
2	Foligno[lower-alpha 1]	24	33
3	Portorecanati	24	30
4	Chieti	24	29
5	Vigor Senigallia	24	29
6	Vis Sauro Pesaro	24	26
7	Giulianova	24	26
8	Virtus Spoleto	24	25
9	Sambenedettese	24	24[lower-alpha 2]
10	Maceratese	24	23
11	Ascoli	24	23
12	Urbino[lower-alpha 3]	24	18
13	Fano[lower-alpha 3]	24	18
14	Gubbio[lower-alpha 3]	24	17

Source:
Notes:

The club was admitted to 1946–47 Serie B at first, but renounced to take part for financial reasons.
1 point deducted.
Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.

Girone C

Lazio and Abruzzo

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Alba Roma	26	39
2	Italia Libera Roma[lower-alpha 1]	26	38
3	Rieti[lower-alpha 2]	26	33
4	Trastevere Roma[lower-alpha 3]	26	29
5	Ternana[lower-alpha 2]	26	28
6	L'Aquila	26	27
7	Forza e Coraggio	26	24
8	Civitavecchia	26	24
9	Viterbese	26	24
10	Civitacastellana	26	23
11	Juventus Roma[lower-alpha 4]	26	23[lower-alpha 5]
12	Trionfale Roma	26	21
13	Tivoli	26	20
14	Colleferro	26	10

Source:
Notes:

Merged with Alba Roma after this season.
Later admitted to Serie B.
Merged with Alba Ala Roma at the end of the season to form Alba Trastevere.
Merged with fresh-promoted Almas Roma after this season.
1 point deducted.

Girone D

Campania and Basilicata

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Benevento[lower-alpha 1]	22	31
2	Gladiator[lower-alpha 2]	22	31
3	Scafatese[lower-alpha 3]	22	29
4	Torrese[lower-alpha 4]	22	28
5	Nocerina	22	26
6	Stabia	22	24
7	Frattese	22	23
8	Portici	22	21
9	Casertana[lower-alpha 2]	22	21
10	Avellino	22	15
11	Ercolanese	22	12
12	Bagnolese[lower-alpha 5]	22	6
13	Potenza[lower-alpha 6]	12	0

Source:
Notes:

Not promoted because playing this championship only as special guests.
Voluntary relegated for debts.
Promoted as best titular club of this group.
Later admitted to Serie B.
Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.
Excluded during the Championship, but later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.

Girone E

Apulia

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Lecce	24	43
2	Arsenale Taranto[lower-alpha 1]	24	40
3	Audace Taranto[lower-alpha 1]	24	32
4	Foggia[lower-alpha 1]	24	28
5	Brindisi[lower-alpha 1]	24	26
6	Pro Italia Taranto[lower-alpha 2]	24	25
7	Altamura	24	22
8	Castellana	24	19
9	Molfetta	24	19
10	Barletta	24	18
11	Trani	24	16
12	Vastese	24	13
13	Liberty Bari	24	8

Source:
Notes:

Later admitted to Serie B.
Pro Italia Taranto merged with Audace Taranto at the end of the season to form A.S. Taranto.

Girone F

Calabria and Sicily

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Leone Palermo[lower-alpha 1]	20	28
2	Catanzaro[lower-alpha 2]	20	27
3	Cosenza[lower-alpha 3]	20	27
4	Siracusa[lower-alpha 3]	20	25
5	Messina	20	24
6	Gazzi Messina	20	24
7	Reggina	20	21
8	Virtus Catania[lower-alpha 4]	20	18
9	Crotone	20	16[lower-alpha 5]
10	Leonzio[lower-alpha 6]	20	15
11	U.S. Catanese[lower-alpha 4]	20	6
12	Termini Imerese[lower-alpha 7]	–	0

Source:
Notes:

Merged with Palermo at the end of the season.
Promoted as best titular club of this group.
Later admitted to Serie B.
Virtus Catania and U.S. Catanese merged at the end of the season to form Catania 1946.
1 point deducted.
Volutary relegated for debts.
Retired during the championship.

Footnotes

Special guests were clubs which did not belonged to Serie C before the war.

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[table_note_PON0.71308172480812-1] Ponziana Trieste was invited by Josip Broz Tito to join the Yugoslavian Premier League for the 1946-47 season. They accepted, but they maintained a reserve team in the Italian Serie C too.

[table_note_AMP0.71308172480812-2] Ampelea Isola d'Istria left the Italian Football Federation at the end of the season and joined the Yugoslavian league as MNK Izola.

[table_note_AST0.24328606633622-3] Asti qualified to the semifinals after qualification match with Rapallo Ruentes.

[table_hth_SAL0.24328606633622-4] 1 point deducted.

[table_note_RAP0.1534903059497-5] Asti qualified to the semifinals after qualification match with Rapallo Ruentes.

[table_note_SPE0.1534903059497-6] Later admitted to Serie B in place of Ausonia Spezia.

[table_note_BES0.68194622205661-7] Voluntary relegated.

[table_hth_SAL0.49957399745452-8] 1 point deducted.

[table_note_CAR0.01924024709465-9] Excluded from the semifinals for disciplinary reasons.

[table_note_LUC0.81558158007245-11] Later admitted to Serie B.

[table_note_PSA0.81558158007245-12] Played as guest for war damages to their stadium. Readmitted by right in Serie B.

[table_note_ORB0.81558158007245-13] Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.

[table_note_FOL0.79890249241092-14] The club was admitted to 1946–47 Serie B at first, but renounced to take part for financial reasons.

[table_hth_SAM0.79890249241092-15] 1 point deducted.

[table_note_URB0.79890249241092-16] Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.

[table_note_ILR0.95498472962295-17] Merged with Alba Roma after this season.

[table_note_RIE0.95498472962295-18] Later admitted to Serie B.

[table_note_TRA0.95498472962295-19] Merged with Alba Ala Roma at the end of the season to form Alba Trastevere.

[table_note_JUV0.95498472962295-20] Merged with fresh-promoted Almas Roma after this season.

[table_hth_JUV0.95498472962295-21] 1 point deducted.

[table_note_BEN0.67209668581937-22] Not promoted because playing this championship only as special guests.

[table_note_GLA0.67209668581937-23] Voluntary relegated for debts.

[table_note_SCA0.67209668581937-24] Promoted as best titular club of this group.

[table_note_TOR0.67209668581937-25] Later admitted to Serie B.

[table_note_BAG0.67209668581937-26] Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.

[table_note_POT0.67209668581937-27] Excluded during the Championship, but later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.

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