2004–05 Serie C1

The 2004–05 Serie C1 was the twenty-seventh edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.

Overview

Serie C1/A

It was contested by 19 teams, and U.S. Cremonese won the championship. It was decided that U.S. Cremonese, A.C. Mantova was promoted to Serie B, and A.S. Andria BAT, F.C. Vittoria, Calcio Como, A.C. Prato was demoted in Serie C2.

Serie C1/B

It was contested by 18 teams, and Rimini Calcio F.C. won the championship. It was decided that Rimini Calcio F.C., U.S. Avellino was promoted to Serie B, and A.C. Reggiana 1919, Benevento Calcio, SPAL 1907, A.S. Sora, A.S.D. Nuova Vis Pesaro Calcio 2006 was demoted to Serie C2.

League standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Cremonese (C, P)	36	22	6	8	58	36	+22	72	Promoted to Serie B
2	Mantova (O, P)	36	18	10	8	45	25	+20	64	Qualified for the Group A play-offs
3	Grosseto	36	17	13	6	35	17	+18	64
4	Pavia	36	18	10	8	47	31	+16	64
5	Frosinone	36	17	8	11	42	39	+3	59
6	Pistoiese	36	15	11	10	42	31	+11	56
7	Spezia	36	13	13	10	46	38	+8	52
8	Sangiovannese	36	13	11	12	40	32	+8	50
9	Pisa	36	11	14	11	35	31	+4	47
10	Pro Patria	36	10	15	11	39	37	+2	45
11	Lucchese	36	10	14	12	36	44	−8	44
12	Lumezzane	36	11	11	14	29	39	−10	44
13	Torres	36	10	12	14	36	43	−7	42
14	Acireale	36	9	15	12	34	41	−7	42
15	Novara (O)	36	9	13	14	33	43	−10	40	Qualified for the play-out
16	Fidelis Andria (O, E, R)	36	6	16	14	24	39	−15	34^[a]	Won the play-out, then revival in Serie C2
17	Vittoria (R)	36	6	12	18	24	40	−16	30	Qualified for the play-out
18	Como (R, E)	36	7	14	15	33	46	−13	29^[b]	Play-out lost. Phoenix in Serie D
19	Prato (R)	36	7	8	21	29	55	−26	29	Relegated to Serie C2

Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Despite winning their play-out, Fidelis Andria were relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.
^ Como were deducted 6 points, then later suffered a double relegation to Serie D due to declaring bankruptcy and going out of business.

Play-off

Quarter-finals

Location and Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
Frosinone, 29 May 2005	Frosinone	2–4	Mantova
Mantova, 5 June 2005	Mantova	1–0	Frosinone

Grosseto, 29 May 2005	Grosseto	1–1	Pavia
Pavia, 5 June 2005	Pavia	2–0	Grosseto

Final

Location and Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
Pavia, 12 June 2006	Pavia	1–3	Mantova
Mantova, 19 June 2006	Mantova	3–0	Pavia

Play-out

Location and Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
Como, 29 May 2005	Como	1–2	Novara
Novara, 5 June 2005	Novara	0–0	Como

Vittoria, 29 May 2005	Vittoria	1–1	Fidelis Andria
Andria, 5 June 2005	Fidelis Andria	1–1	Vittoria

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Rimini (C, P)	34	19	13	2	50	23	+27	70	Promoted to Serie B
2	Avellino (O, P)	34	18	10	6	48	29	+19	64	Qualified for the Group B play-offs
3	Napoli	34	17	10	7	45	31	+14	61
4	Sambenedettese	34	14	12	8	38	25	+13	54
5	Reggiana (E, R)	34	13	15	6	41	24	+17	51^[a]	Qualified for the play-offs, then revival in Serie C2
6	Padova	34	13	9	12	46	39	+7	48
7	Lanciano	34	12	10	12	36	38	−2	46
8	Benevento (E, R)	34	11	12	11	31	38	−7	45^[b]	Revival in Serie C2
9	SPAL (E, R)	34	10	13	11	36	33	+3	43^[c]	Revival in Serie C2
10	Foggia	34	9	15	10	36	35	+1	42
11	Martina	34	10	12	12	31	41	−10	42
12	Cittadella	34	9	14	11	36	37	−1	41
13	Teramo	34	9	13	12	32	37	−5	40
14	Fermana (O)	34	10	9	15	30	45	−15	39	Qualified for the Group B play-out
15	Sora (R, E, R, R, R)	34	8	12	14	35	42	−7	34^[d]	Lost the play-out and went bankrupt
16	Giulianova (O)	34	7	10	17	20	43	−23	31	Qualified for the Group B play-out
17	Chieti (T)	34	5	15	14	19	32	−13	30	Lost the play-out, then spared from relegation
18	Vis Pesaro (R, E, R, R)	34	5	10	19	21	39	−18	25	Relegated and bankrupted

Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

^ Reggiana were deducted 3 points, then relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.
^ Benevento were relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.
^ SPAL were relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.
^ Sora were deducted 2 points, then relegated to Serie C2 and declared bankruptcy. It was substitued by a local First Category team.

Play-off

Semifinal

Location and Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
San Benedetto del Tronto, 29 May 2005	Sambenedettese	1–1	Napoli
Napoli, June 5, 2005	Napoli	2–0	Sambenedettese

Cremona, 29 May 2005	Reggiana	1–2	Avellino
Avellino, 5 June 2005	Avellino	2–2	Reggiana

Final

Location and Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
Napoli, 12 June 2006	Napoli	0–0	Avellino
Avellino, 19 June 2006	Avellino	2–1	Napoli

Play-out

Location and Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
Chieti, 29 May 2005	Chieti	0–0	Fermana
Fermo, 5 June 2005	Fermana	1–1	Chieti

Giulianova, 29 May 2005	Giulianova	1–0	Sora
Sora, 5 June 2005	Sora	1–3	Giulianova

External links

Italy Third Level 2004/05 at RSSSF

[table_hth_AND0.33037744058779-1] Despite winning their play-out, Fidelis Andria were relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.

[table_hth_CCO0.33037744058779-2] Como were deducted 6 points, then later suffered a double relegation to Serie D due to declaring bankruptcy and going out of business.

[table_hth_REG0.46500387250679-3] Reggiana were deducted 3 points, then relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.

[table_hth_BCA0.46500387250679-4] Benevento were relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.

[table_hth_SPL0.46500387250679-5] SPAL were relegated to Serie C2 after declaring bankruptcy.

[table_hth_SOR0.46500387250679-6] Sora were deducted 2 points, then relegated to Serie C2 and declared bankruptcy. It was substitued by a local First Category team.

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