2025–26 Serie C

The 2025–26 Serie C, officially known as Serie C Sky Wifi for sponsorship, is the twelfth season of the unified Serie C division, the third tier of the Italian football league system.

The league will be composed of 60 teams, geographically divided into three groups. The group composition will be decided and formalized by the Serie C league committee between July and August. Inter Milan have shown interest in adding their U23 team, but the change requires the approval of the league and an available spot, whereas Lucchese opted not to apply for a league spot instead.

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2024–25 season:

Relegated from Serie B

• Salernitana, after 10 years of absence
• Brescia (excluded)
• Cittadella, after 9 years of absence
• Cosenza, after 7 years of absence

Promoted from Serie D

• Bra (Group A winners)
• Ospitaletto (Group B winners)
• Dolomiti Bellunesi (Group C winners)
• Forlì (Group D winners)
• Livorno (Group E winners)
• Sambenedettese (Group F winners)
• Guidonia Montecelio (Group G winners)
• Casarano (Group H winners)
• Siracusa (Group I winners)
• Ravenna (Wild-card as play-off winners)

Promoted to Serie B

• Padova (Group A winners)
• Virtus Entella (Group B winners)
• Avellino (Group C winners)
• Pescara (Play-off winners)

Relegated to Serie D

• Union Clodiense Chioggia
• Caldiero Terme
• Milan Futuro
• Lucchese (folded)
• Sestri Levante
• Legnago Salus
• Messina
• Turris (retired)
• Taranto (retired)
• SPAL (excluded)

According to the Italian Football Federation regulations, retired and folded clubs are included and counted among the ordinary seasonal relegations, while excluded clubs must be replaced, in order:

• by a Serie A reserve team;
• by a Serie D playoff winner.

Between June and July 2025, Brescia and SPAL's applications were rejected by the COVISOC (the Italian Football Federation's office responsible for evaluating the financial state of professional clubs). As a consequence, it was widely expected Inter Milan's Under-23 team and Ravenna to be admitted to the league.

Also, on 17 July 2025, Feralpisalò chairman and owner Giuseppe Pasini formally confirmed his club would rename to Union Brescia and relocate to the city of Brescia.

On 24 July 2025, the Serie C Federal Council ratified the exclusion of Lucchese, SPAL, and Brescia, approved the reinstatement of Pro Patria, and confirmed the admission of Inter Milan Under-23 and Ravenna.

On 28 November 2025, the Italian Football Federation formally excluded Rimini from the league with immediate effect following the club's liquidation.

11 teams from Lombardy, 5 teams from Veneto, 2 teams from Piedmont, 1 team from Friuli-Venezia Giulia and 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

4 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Tuscany, 3 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Umbria, 2 teams from Piedmont, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Lazio, 1 team from Molise and 1 team from Sardinia.

6 teams from Campania, 5 teams from Apulia, 3 teams from Sicily, 2 teams from Basilicata, 2 teams from Calabria, 1 team from Lazio and 1 team from Lombardy.

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