The 1945–46 Serie C was a special edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. Best clubs of Northern Italy were admitted as special guests into the 1945–46 Serie B-C Alta Italia.
Legend
Promoted
Relegated
Northern Italy
Northern Italy sides were divided in several rounds (gironi). The winners qualified to a tournament to determine the only team promoted to 1946–47 Serie B. None of the teams relegated.
Girone A - Venezia Giulia
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Cormonese | 24 | 35 | 2 | Ponziana[a] | 24 | 33 | 3 | Ampelea Isola d'Istria[b] | 24 | 33 | 4 | Edera Trieste | 24 | 32 | 5 | Monfalconese | 24 | 31 | 6 | Pro Cervignano | 24 | 27 | 7 | SAICI Torviscosa | 24 | 20 | 8 | Itala Gradisca | 24 | 19 | 9 | Pieris | 24 | 18 | 10 | Turriaco (D) | 24 | 17 | 11 | Sant'Anna Trieste | 24 | 16 | 12 | Ronchi | 24 | 13 | 13 | Sagrado | 24 | 12 | Source: [citation needed] (D) Disbanded after this season. Notes: - ^ Ponziana Trieste was invited by Josip Broz Tito to join the Yugoslavian Premier League for the 1946-47 season. They accepted, but they maintained a reserve team in the Italian Serie C too.
- ^ Ampelea Isola d'Istria left the Italian Football Federation at the end of the season and joined the Yugoslavian league as MNK Izola.
| Girone B - Eastern Veneto
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Mestrina | 26 | 43 | 2 | Montebelluna | 26 | 31 | 3 | Pordenone | 26 | 31 | 4 | DAM Valdagno | 26 | 28 | 5 | Pro Mogliano | 26 | 27 | 6 | Lanerossi Schio | 26 | 26 | 7 | Giorgione | 26 | 26 | 8 | Vittorio Veneto | 26 | 26 | 9 | Bassano | 26 | 26 | 10 | Sandonà | 26 | 25 | 11 | Rovigo | 26 | 22 | 12 | Thiene | 26 | 18 | 13 | Feltrese | 26 | 18 | 14 | Belluno | 26 | 14 | Source: [citation needed] | Girone C - Western Veneto
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Legnago | 22 | 0 | 2 | Parmavecchia | 22 | 0 | 3 | Bolzano | 22 | 26 | 4 | Audace San Michele | 22 | 0 | 5 | Gonzaga | 22 | 0 | 6 | Villafranca (D) | 22 | 0 | 7 | Lonigo | 22 | 0 | 8 | Petrarca Padova | 22 | 0 | 9 | Cologna Veneta | 22 | 0 | 10 | Mossina Guastalla | 22 | 0 | 11 | Pro Italia | 22 | 0 | Source: [citation needed] (D) Disbanded after this season. |
Girone D - Piedmont Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Asti[a] | 24 | 33 | 2 | Volpianese | 24 | 30 | 3 | Divisione "Cremona" (D) | 24 | 26 | 4 | Acqui | 24 | 24 | 5 | Speranza Savona | 24 | 23 | 6 | Saviglianese | 24 | 23 | 7 | Fossanese | 24 | 23 | 8 | Ivrea | 24 | 23 | 9 | Piemonte (D) | 24 | 18 | 10 | Aosta | 24 | 18 | 11 | Saluzzo | 24 | 17[b] | 12 | Pinerolo | 24 | 17 | 13 | Veloces Biella | 24 | 8 | Source: [citation needed] (D) Disbanded after this season. Notes: - ^ Asti qualified to the semifinals after qualification match with Rapallo Ruentes.
- ^ 1 point deducted.
| Girone D - Liguria Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Rapallo Ruentes[a] | 26 | 39 | 2 | Bolzanetese Virtus | 26 | 33 | 3 | Spezia[b] | 26 | 33 | 4 | Pontedecimo | 26 | 32 | 5 | Rivarolese | 26 | 31 | 6 | Sarzanese | 26 | 28 | 7 | Entella | 26 | 28 | 8 | Sestri Levante | 26 | 23 | 9 | Corniglianese | 26 | 22 | 10 | Levanto | 26 | 21 | 11 | Serravalle | 26 | 21 | 12 | Lavagnese | 26 | 17 | 13 | Tigullio | 26 | 14 | 14 | Sant'Agostino | 26 | 8 | Source: [citation needed] Notes: - ^ Asti qualified to the semifinals after qualification match with Rapallo Ruentes.
- ^ Later admitted to Serie B in place of Ausonia Spezia.
| Girone E - Northern Lombardy
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Vimercatese | 22 | 0 | 2 | Pro Lissone | 22 | 0 | 3 | Sondrio | 22 | 0 | 4 | Mariano Comense | 22 | 0 | 5 | Meda | 22 | 0 | 6 | Caratese | 22 | 0 | 7 | Monza | 22 | 0 | 8 | Tirano | 22 | 0 | 9 | Pavia | 22 | 0 | 10 | Vis Nova Giussano | 22 | 0 | 11 | Osnago (D) | 22 | 0 | 12 | Cantù | 22 | 0 | Source: [citation needed] (D) Disbanded after this season. |
Girone F - Western Lombardy
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Parabiago | 22 | 0 | 2 | Calciatori Bustesi | 22 | 0 | 3 | Sommese | 22 | 0 | 4 | Pirelli Milano | 22 | 0 | 5 | Sparta Novara | 22 | 0 | 6 | Saronno | 22 | 0 | 7 | Rhodense | 22 | 0 | 8 | Falck Sesto S.G. | 22 | 0 | 9 | Besozzo Sommese[a] | 22 | 0 | 10 | Gattinara | 22 | 0 | 11 | Redaelli Rogoredo (D) | 22 | 0 | 12 | Mortara | 22 | 0 | Source: [citation needed] (D) Disbanded after this season. Notes: | Girone G - Eastern Lombardy
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Melzo | 22 | 0 | 2 | Breda Sesto S.G. | 22 | 0 | 3 | Falco Albino | 22 | 0 | 4 | Pro Romano | 22 | 0 | 5 | Pro Palazzolo | 22 | 0 | 6 | Vita Nova | 22 | 0 | 7 | Orceana | 22 | 0 | 8 | Clarense | 22 | 0 | 9 | Cassano | 22 | 0 | 10 | Ardens Bergamo | 22 | 0 | 11 | Trevigliese | 22 | 0 | 12 | Gerli Cusano Milanino | 22 | 0 | Source: [citation needed] | Girone H - Southern Lombardy
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Stradellina | 22 | 31 | 2 | Trinese | 22 | 29 | 3 | Pro Broni (D) | 22 | 26 | 4 | Medese | 22 | 25 | 5 | Derthona | 22 | 25 | 6 | Codogno | 22 | 24 | 7 | Fiorenzuola | 22 | 23 | 8 | Olubra | 22 | 22 | 9 | Melegnanese | 22 | 19 | 10 | Fidenza | 22 | 17 | 11 | Sant'Angelo Lodigiano | 22 | 15[a] | 12 | Soresinese | 22 | 6[a] | Source: [citation needed] (D) Disbanded after this season. Notes: |
Girone I - Emilia
Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Carpi[a] | 22 | 29 | 2 | Bondenese | 22 | 28 | 3 | Ravenna | 22 | 27 | 4 | Faenza | 22 | 25 | 5 | Centese | 22 | 25 | 6 | Rimini | 22 | 24 | 7 | Mirandolese | 22 | 23 | 8 | Finale Emilia | 22 | 22 | 9 | Imolese | 22 | 22 | 10 | Baracca Lugo | 22 | 20 | 11 | Riccione | 22 | 13 | 12 | Amatori Bologna | 22 | 6 | Source: [citation needed] Notes: - ^ Excluded from the semifinals for disciplinary reasons.
| Semifinals Girone A Source: [citation needed] Girone B Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | 1 | Asti | 8 | 12 | 2 | Stradellina | 8 | 10 | 3 | Vimercatese | 8 | 8 | 4 | Parabiago | 8 | 7 | 5 | Melzo | 8 | 3 | Source: [citation needed] |
Final
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Asti | 2-7 | Mestrina | 0-0 | 2-7 |
Mestrina promoted to 1946–47 Serie B.
Central and Southern Italy
All the winners of the rounds (gironi) were promoted to 1946–47 Serie B; however, clubs participating as special guests could not be promoted.[1] Later other teams were admitted to Serie B to create a southern round.
Girone A - Tuscany
Source: Panini Notes: - ^ a b c d Later admitted to Serie B.
- ^ Played as guest for war damages to their stadium. Readmitted by right in Serie B.
- ^ Later admitted to Serie B following 1943 results.
- ^ a b c Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.
| Girone B - Umbria and Marche
Source: [citation needed] Notes: - ^ The club was admitted to 1946–47 Serie B at first, but renounced to take part for financial reasons.
- ^ 1 point deducted.
- ^ a b c Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.
| Girone C - Lazio and Abruzzo
Source: Panini (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted Notes: |
Girone D - Campania and Basilicata
Source: [citation needed] Notes: - ^ Not promoted because playing this championship only as special guests.
- ^ a b Voluntary relegated for debts.
- ^ Promoted as best titular club of this group.
- ^ Later admitted to Serie B.
- ^ Relegated and later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.
- ^ Excluded during the Championship, but later readmitted to 1946–47 Serie C.
| Girone E - Apulia
Source: [citation needed] Notes: - ^ a b c d Later admitted to Serie B.
- ^ Pro Italia Taranto merged with Audace Taranto at the end of the season to form A.S. Taranto.
| Girone F - Calabria and Sicily
Source: Panini (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (G) Guests; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated Notes: - ^ Merged with Palermo at the end of the season.
- ^ Promoted as best titular club of this group.
- ^ a b Later admitted to Serie B.
- ^ a b Virtus Catania and U.S. Catanese merged at the end of the season to form Catania 1946.
- ^ 1 point deducted.
- ^ Volutary relegated for debts.
- ^ Retired during the championship.
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- ^ Special guests were clubs which did not belonged to Serie C before the war.
- ^ Restored from 1942 after war break.
- ^ Restored from 1940 after war break.
- ^ Damaged for war in 1941 and restored.
- ^ Forcely disbanded by the fascists in 1940 and consequently restored.