2015–16 Lega Pro
# 2015–16 Lega Pro

The 2015–16 Lega Pro Divisione Unica is the second season of the unified Lega Pro division. The championship name, which is Divisione Unica according to the FIGC regulations, is called Lega Pro in official documents.

## Teams

A total of 54 teams will contest the league. Clubs will include 2 sides relegated from the 2014–15 Serie B season, 43 sides playing the 2014–15 Lega Pro season, and 9 sides promoted from the 2014–15 Serie D season.

On 1 July 2015 60 teams mathematically qualified to the new season. However, Barletta (bankruptcy), Grosseto (bankruptcy), Monza (bankruptcy) and Castiglione did not submit their application for a license. New companies from Grosseto and Monza applied for Serie D, and Barletta for Eccellenza while Castiglione plays in youth football only. Moreover, 12 teams failed the initial financial stress test of FIGC. On 17 July Reggina Calcio, A.S. Varese 1910, F.B.C. Unione Venezia, Real Vicenza and Paganese Calcio 1926 were officially excluded; new companies from Reggio Calabria, Varese and Venezia were admitted to Serie D and Eccellenza respectively, while Real Vicenza was focused on youth football. On 31 July Paganese won the appeal. The exclusion left Lega Pro 8 teams short as well as 1 team short in Serie B due to bankruptcy of Parma. FIGC decided that Brescia replaced Parma in Serie B as well as readmission of AlbinoLeffe and Pordenone to Lega Pro on 4 August. On 20 August Catania and Teramo were relegated to Lega Pro due to another chapter of betting scandal, while Savona was relegated to Serie D; Ascoli and Virtus Entella were promoted to replace the vacancies, subject to the appeals. Moreover, the Federal Council also reduced the league from 60 teams to 54 teams, making there was 2 vacancies left on 25 August. On 29 August Savona won the appeal to remain in the professional league; Torres and Vigor Lamezia were relegated, despite both FIGC, Catania and Teramo were still able to appeal in CONI. On 1 September Pro Patria and Messina were readmitted, while the last team promoted from Serie D was Monopoli.

Group A, North

* AlbinoLeffe, from Girone A
* Alessandria, from Girone A
* Bassano Virtus, from Girone A
* Cittadella, from Serie B
* Cremonese, from Girone A
* Cuneo, from Serie D, Group A
* FeralpiSalò, from Girone A
* Giana Erminio, from Girone A
* Lumezzane, from Girone A
* Mantova, from Girone A
* Padova, from Serie D, Group C
* Pavia, from Girone A
* Pordenone, from Girone A
* Pro Patria, from Girone A
* Pro Piacenza, from Girone B
* Reggiana, from Girone B
* Renate, from Girone A
* Südtirol, from Girone A

Group B, Central

* Ancona, from Girone B
* Arezzo, from Girone A
* Carrarese, from Girone B
* L'Aquila, from Girone B
* Lucchese, from Girone B
* Lupa Roma, from Girone C
* Maceratese, from Serie D, Group F
* Pisa, from Girone B
* Pistoiese, from Girone B
* Pontedera, from Girone B
* Prato, from Girone B
* Rimini, from Serie D, Group D
* Santarcangelo, from Girone B
* Savona, from Girone B
* Siena, from Serie D, Group E
* SPAL, from Girone B
* Teramo, from Girone B
* Tuttocuoio, from Girone B

Group C, South

* Akragas, from Serie D, Group I
* Benevento, from Girone C
* Casertana, from Girone C
* Catania, from Serie B
* Catanzaro, from Girone C
* Cosenza, from Girone C
* Fidelis Andria, from Serie D, Group H
* Foggia, from Girone C
* Ischia, from Girone C
* Juve Stabia, from Girone C
* Lecce, from Girone C
* Lupa Castelli Romani, from Serie D, Group G
* Martina Franca, from Girone C
* Matera, from Girone C
* Melfi, from Girone C
* Messina, from Girone C
* Monopoli, from Serie D, Group H
* Paganese, from Girone C

### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

**Group A (North)**

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe (playing in Bergamo) | Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,542 |
| Alessandria | Alessandria | Giuseppe Moccagatta | 5,827 |
| Bassano Virtus | Bassano del Grappa | Rino Mercante | 2,952 |
| Cremonese | Cremona | Giovanni Zini | 20,641 |
| Cittadella | Cittadella | Pier Cesare Tombolato | 7,623 |
| Cuneo | Cuneo | Fratelli Paschiero | 4,060 |
| FeralpiSalò | Salò | Lino Turina | 2,000 |
| Giana Erminio | Gorgonzola | Città di Gorgonzola | 3,766 |
| Lumezzane | Lumezzane | Nuovo Comunale | 4,150 |
| Mantova | Mantua | Danilo Martelli | 14,884 |
| Padova | Padua | Euganeo | 19,740 |
| Pavia | Pavia | Pietro Fortunati | 4,999 |
| Pordenone | Pordenone | Ottavio Bottecchia | 3,000 |
| Pro Patria | Busto Arsizio | Carlo Speroni | 4,627 |
| Pro Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 |
| Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | Città del Tricolore | 20,084 |
| Renate | Renate (playing in Meda) | Città di Meda | 3,000 |
| Südtirol | Bolzano | Druso | 3,500 |

**Group B (North and Central)**

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ancona | Ancona | del Conero | 23,983 |
| Arezzo | Arezzo | Città di Arezzo | 13,128 |
| Carrarese | Carrara | Dei Marmi | 15,000 |
| L'Aquila | L'Aquila | Stadio Tommaso Fattori | 10,000 |
| Lucchese | Lucca | Porta Elisa | 7,386 |
| Lupa Roma | Rome (playing in Aprilia) | Quinto Ricci | 3,000 |
| Maceratese | Macerata | Helvia Recina | 5,846 |
| Pisa | Pisa | Arena Garibaldi | 14,869 |
| Pistoiese | Pistoia | Marcello Melani | 13,195 |
| Pontedera | Pontedera | Ettore Mannucci | 5,000 |
| Prato | Prato | Lungobisenzio | 6,800 |
| Rimini | Rimini | Romeo Neri | 9,768 |
| Siena | Siena | Montepaschi Arena | 15,373 |
| Santarcangelo | Santarcangelo di Romagna | Valentino Mazzola | 3,000 |
| Savona | Savona | Valerio Bacigalupo | 4,000 |
| SPAL | Ferrara | Paolo Mazza | 17,955 |
| Teramo | Teramo | Gaetano Bonolis | 7,498 |
| Tuttocuoio | San Miniato (playing in Pontedera) | Ettore Mannucci | 5,000 |

**Group C (South)**

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Akragas | Agrigento | Esseneto | 15,000 |
| Benevento | Benevento | Ciro Vigorito | 12,847 |
| Casertana | Caserta | Alberto Pinto | 12,000 |
| Catania | Catania | Angelo Massimino | 20,266 |
| Catanzaro | Catanzaro | Nicola Ceravolo | 14,650 |
| Cosenza | Cosenza | San Vito | 24,479 |
| Fidelis Andria | Andria | Degli Ulivi | 9,140 |
| Foggia | Foggia | Pino Zaccheria | 25,000 |
| Ischia | Ischia | Vincenzo Mazzella | 5,000 |
| Juve Stabia | Castellammare di Stabia | Romeo Menti | 7,642 |
| Lecce | Lecce | Via del Mare | 33,876 |
| Lupa Castelli Romani | Frascati | Centro d'Italia-Manlio Scopigno (Rieti) | 4,500 |
| Martina Franca | Martina Franca | Gian Domenico Tursi | 4,900 |
| Matera | Matera | Franco Salerno | 8,500 |
| Melfi | Melfi | Arturo Valerio | 4,100 |
| Messina | Messina | San Filippo | 37,895 |
| Monopoli | Monopoli | Vito Simone Veneziani | 6,880 |
| Paganese | Pagani | Marcello Torre | 5,900 |

## League tables

### Group A (North)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cittadella (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 76 | Promotion to Serie B |
| 2 | Pordenone | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 65 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Bassano Virtus | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 62 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Alessandria | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Padova | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 54 | |
| 6 | Cremonese | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 53 | |
| 7 | Reggiana | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 52 | |
| 8 | Feralpisalò | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 50 | |
| 9 | Pavia (R) | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 49 | Relegation to Serie D |
| 10 | Südtirol | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 44 | |
| 11 | Renate | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 43 | |
| 12 | Giana Erminio | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Lumezzane | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 42 | |
| 14 | Pro Piacenza (O) | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 39 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Mantova (O) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 34 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Cuneo (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 34 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | AlbinoLeffe | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 20 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Pro Patria (R) | 34 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 61 | −46 | 7 | Relegation to Serie D |

* ↑ Pavia was deducted 2 points.
* ↑ Pro Patria was deducted 3 points due to match fixing.

### Group B (North and Central)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | SPAL (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 71 | Promotion to Serie B |
| 2 | Pisa (O, P) | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 62 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Maceratese | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 58 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Ancona | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Carrarese | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 51 | |
| 6 | Siena | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 46 | |
| 7 | Pontedera | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 45 | |
| 8 | Teramo | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 43 | |
| 9 | Arezzo | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 42 | |
| 10 | Tuttocuoio | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 40 | |
| 11 | Santarcangelo | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Pistoiese | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 39 | |
| 13 | Lucchese | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 39 | |
| 14 | Prato (O) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 37 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Rimini (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 36 | Relegation to Serie D |
| 16 | L'Aquila (R) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 33 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Lupa Roma | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 27 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Savona (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 22 | Relegation to Serie D |

* ↑ Pisa was deducted one point for administrative irregularities.
* ↑ Teramo was deducted 3 points for involvement in match fixing.
* ↑ Santarcangelo was deducted 6 points.
* ↑ Rimini was deducted 2 points.
* ↑ L'Aquila was deducted 7 points for involvement in match fixing.
* ↑ Savona was deducted 6 points for involvement in match fixing and later of an additional 6 points for financial reasons.

### Group C (South)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Benevento (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 70 | Promotion to Serie B |
| 2 | Foggia | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 65 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Lecce | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 63 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Casertana | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 63 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Cosenza | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 60 | |
| 6 | Matera | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 53 | |
| 7 | Fidelis Andria | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 45 | |
| 8 | Messina | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 45 | |
| 9 | Paganese | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 42 | |
| 10 | Juve Stabia | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 42 | |
| 11 | Catanzaro | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 41 | |
| 12 | Akragas | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 40 | |
| 13 | Catania | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 39 | |
| 14 | Monopoli (O) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 39 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Melfi | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 30 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Martina Franca (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 22 | Relegation to Serie D |
| 17 | Ischia (R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 21 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Lupa Castelli Romani | 34 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 65 | −43 | 12 | Relegation to Serie D |

* ↑ Benevento was deducted one point.
* ↑ Matera was deducted 2 points for match fixing.
* ↑ Paganese was deducted one point for administrative irregularities.
* ↑ Akragas was deducted five points.
* ↑ Catania was deducted 9 points for involvement in match fixing and later an additional 1 point for financial irregularities.
* ↑ Martina was deducted two points.
* ↑ Ischia was deducted 4 points.
* ↑ Lupa Castelli Romani was deducted one point for administrative irregularities.

## Promotion play-offs

Preliminary phase

Final phase

    Semifinals on 22 and 29 May 2016, finals on 5 and 12 June 2016.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2B | Pisa | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2A | Pordenone | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2A | Pordenone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B | Pisa | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | 2C | Foggia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3C | Lecce | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2C | Foggia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2C | Foggia | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |

Pisa promoted to Serie B.

## Relegation play-outs

Play-outs on 21 and 28 May 2016, loser on aggregate is relegated. If tied on aggregate, lower-placed team is relegated.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Cuneo | 0–1 | Mantova | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Martina Franca | 1–0 | Melfi | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| L'Aquila | 2–4 | Rimini | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Ischia | 2–4 | Monopoli | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Lupa Roma | 3–3 | Prato | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Albinoleffe | 1–3 | Pro Piacenza | 0–1 | 1–2 |
