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The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from August 28, 2005 to May 7, 2006, and the playoff phase. Once the regular season was over teams placed 2nd to 5th entered a playoff to determine the second team in each division to be promoted to Serie B. At the same time, teams placed 14th to 17th entered a playout for the right to remain in Serie C1 the following season.
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As usual, Serie C1 was composed by two divisions, whose teams were divided geographically. Division C1/A was mainly composed by Northern Italy teams, with the exception of Salernitana, whereas Division C1/B included mostly Central and Southern Italy teams. The league featured also two former Italian national champions, Genoa and Napoli, both eventually achieving promotion in the end.
Teams finishing first in the regular season, plus one team winning the playoff round from each division were promoted to Serie B; teams finishing last in the regular season, plus two relegation playoff losers from each division were relegated to Serie C2. In all, four teams were promoted to Serie B, and six teams were relegated to Serie C2.
Serie C1/A
Final tableSerie C1/B
Final tablePromotion
Promotion playoff semifinals First legs played May 28, 2006; return legs played 4 June 2006 Promotion playoff finals First leg played June 11, 2006; return leg played June 18, 2006Genoa promoted to Serie B
Relegation
Relegation playoffs First legs played May 21, 2006; return legs played May 28, 2006Pro Sesto and Lumezzane relegated to Serie C2
Promotion
Promotion playoff semifinals First legs played May 21, 2006; return legs played May 28, 2006 Promotion playoff finals First leg played June 4, 2006; return leg played June 11, 2006Frosinone promoted to Serie B
Relegation
Relegation playoffs First legs played 21 May 2006; return legs played 28 May 2006Acireale and Massese relegated to Serie C2