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2015–16 Serie D

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Season
  
2015–16

Location
  
Italy

Dates
  
6 Sep 2015 – 5 Jun 2016

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Relegated
  
F.C. Vado, Acqui U.S. 1911, U.S.D. Novese

Promoted
  
Similar
  
2016–17 Serie A, 2016–17 Serie D, 2015–16 Lega Pro, 2016–17 Lega Pro, 2015–16 Serie A

The 2015–16 Serie D was the sixty-eightieth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.

Contents

Promotions

The nine division winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro.

Playoffs

Teams placed between second and fifth in each division enter a playoff tournament after the regular season along with the Coppa Italia Serie D winner, runners-up and best semi-finalist. The tournament provides a priority list for entry into the next year Lega Pro in the case any of the professional teams fail to meet the minimum criteria to partecipate.

Scudetto Serie D

The nine division winners enter a tournament which determines the overall Serie D champions and the winner is awarded the Scudetto Serie D.

Teams

Teams from Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy

League table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Lombardy & Veneto

League table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol & Veneto

League table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Veneto & San Marino

League table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Tuscany, Umbria & Lazio

League table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche & Molise

League table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Lazio & Sardinia

League table

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Lazio.

League table

Updated to games played on 8 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Teams

Teams from Calabria, Campania and Sicily.

League table

Updated to games played on 8 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scudetto Dilettanti

First round

  • division winners placed into 3 groups of 3
  • group winners and best second-placed team qualify for semi-finals
  • rank in Discipline Cup and head-to-head will break a tie or ties in points for the top position in a group
  • Listed in order in Discipline Cup: Sporting Bellinzago, Viterbese Castrense, Sambenedettese, Parma, Piacenza, Virtus Francavilla, Venezia, Siracusa, Gubbio.

    • Group 1

    Group 2

    Group 3

    Semi-finals

  • On neutral ground.

    • Final

  • On neutral ground.

    • Scudetto winners: Viterbese Castrense

    Rules

  • The two rounds were one-legged matches played in the home field of the best-placed team.
  • The games ending in ties were extended to extra time. The higher classified team was declared the winner if the game was still tied after extra time. Penalty kicks were not taken.
  • Round one matched 2nd & 5th-placed teams and 3rd & 4th-placed teams within each division.
  • The two winners from each division played each other in the second round.

    • Repechages

  • The tournament results provide a list, starting with the winner, by which vacancies could be filled in Serie C.
  • If the winner is not admitted to this league it gets €30,000, while the replacement (the finalist) instead gets €15,000.

    • First round

  • matches for divisions G, H played on 22 May 2016; all others played on 15 May 2016
  • Single-legged matches played at best-placed club's home field: the 2nd-placed team plays the 5th-placed team at home, the 3rd-placed team plays the 4th placed team at home
  • Games ending in a tie are extended to extra time; if still tied, the higher-classified team wins

    • Second round

  • matches for divisions G, H played on 29 May 2016; all others played on 22 May 2016
  • Single-legged matches played at best-placed club's home field
  • Games ending in a tie are extended to extra time; if still tied, the higher-classified team wins

    • Relegation play-off

  • Match between Lanusei and Castiadas played on 21 May 2016; match between Leonfortese and Gelbison Cilento played on 29 May 2016; all others played on 22 May 2016
  • Single-legged matches played on best-placed club's home ground
  • In case of tied score, extra time is played; if score is still level, best-placed team wins
  • Team highlighted in green is saved, other is relegated to Eccellenza

    • References

    2015–16 Serie D Wikipedia
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