1952–53 Serie C

The 1952–53 Serie C was the fifteenth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.

Serie C
Season1952–53
PromotedPavia and Alessandria
RelegatedReggiana, Vigevano, Stabia and Molfetta
Matches played612
Goals scored740 (1.21 per match)
Top goalscorerMario Tortul (21)
Biggest home winReggiana 6–0 Pisa
Biggest away winVigevano 1–10 Empoli
Highest scoringVigevano 1–10 Empoli

The tournament was organized in a single table for the first time.

Events

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The league was organized into a single division of 18 teams.

  • 5 had been relegated from Serie B after 1951–52 season;
  • 11 had confirmed their places in the third division for the performances in 1951–52 Serie C;
  • 2 obtained the place after a 4 teams qualification round.

No team had been promoted from lower divisions in 1951–52 season.

Each team played a total of 34 matches (17 at home, 17 away). The 2–1–0 point system was used for the classification.

At the end of the 34th round, teams at the first two positions of the classification were promoted in Serie B for the 1953–54 season. On the contrary, teams which finished their league at the last four places were relegated in IV Serie.

Teams

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ClubCityStadium1951–52 season
Alessandria U.S.AlessandriaStadio Giuseppe Moccagatta4th in C/A
U.S. ArsenalTarantoTarantoStadio Valentino Mazzola2nd in C/D
Empoli F.C.EmpoliStadio Carlo Castellani2nd in C/C
U.S. LecceLecceStadio Carlo Pranzo3rd in C/D
U.S. LivornoLivornoStadio Comunale16th in B
A.C. MantovaMantuaStadio Danilo Martelli3rd in C/B
A.S. MolfettaMolfettaStadio Paolo Poli4th in C/D
A.S. ParmaParmaStadio Ennio Tardini2nd in C/B
F.C. PaviaPaviaStadio Pietro Fortunati3rd in C/A
Piacenza F.C.PiacenzaStadio Barriera Genova1st in C/B
Pisa S.C.PisaArena Garibaldi18th in B
A.C. ReggianaReggio EmiliaStadio Mirabello19th in B
U.S. SambenedetteseSan Benedetto del TrontoStadio Fratelli Ballarin3rd in C/C
U.S. SanremeseSanremoPolisportivo Comunale2nd in C/A
A.C. StabiaCastellammare di StabiaStadio San Marco20th in B
U.S. A. Toma MaglieMaglieStadio Tamborino–Frisari1st in C/D
A.C. VeneziaVeniceStadio Pier Luigi Penzo16th in B
A.C. VigevanoVigevanoStadio Comunale1st in C/A

Final classification

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Pavia3422485429+2548Promoted to Serie B
2Alessandria34171255431+2346
3ArsenalTaranto34161084434+1042
4Sanremese34173145440+1437
5Empoli341311104937+1237
6Parma34148124731+1636
7Livorno341211113033−335
8Pisa34129133845−733
9Venezia34137143043−1333
10Piacenza341110134944+532
11Toma Maglie341110133233−132
12Mantova34136153645−932
13Sambenedettese34119143645−931
14Lecce34119143544−931
15Molfetta34716113445−1130Relegated to IV Serie
15Stabia34710173458−2424
17Vigevano3486203867−2922
18Reggiana34913124637+911[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 20 points deducted for an illicit.

Results

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Home \ AwayALEARSEMPLCELIVMANMOLPARPAVPIAPISREASBNSNRSTATOMVENVIG
Alessandria1–11–03–03–14–12–21–00–02–22–01–03–01–02–02–04–13–1
ArsenalTaranto2–01–11–23–10–00–01–11–01–12–01–02–01–03–12–10–14–2
Empoli1–01–12–01–03–01–21–02–10–00–04–11–01–11–11–13–12–1
Lecce0–01–21–20–02–04–20–13–21–00–01–12–02–11–10–02–13–1
Livorno3–30–13–11–01–20–00–02–12–12–01–11–01–01–01–00–13–1
Mantova3–30–12–03–12–23–11–00–20–21–13–25–11–42–01–02–00–2
Molfetta0–00–11–12–00–00–11–21–10–01–12–00–00–02–11–12–02–0
Parma2–04–10–01–10–01–04–11–22–04–01–22–01–04–02–15–05–2
Pavia0–02–03–24–25–03–04–12–02–11–02–12–02–12–01–02–11–0
Piacenza1–24–21–14–11–01–22–21–13–03–12–24–02–03–01–21–31–0
Pisa3–31–02–11–10–00–12–00–00–12–12–14–10–23–01–03–13–1
Reggiana1–11–13–01–21–20–04–21–00–10–06–01–12–05–10–03–14–0
Sambenedettese2–01–13–02–02–01–01–21–02–13–11–10–04–03–01–00–00–0
Sanremese1–23–42–11–01–03–06–22–11–02–10–23–14–14–12–02–04–2
Stabia2–01–11–30–00–02–02–22–01–11–23–10–02–21–05–21–12–3
Toma Maglie0–12–01–11–20–01–00–02–01–22–22–12–13–10–02–01–02–1
Venezia0–31–01–02–01–00–00–01–12–12–02–10–01–02–11–00–20–0
Vigevano1–10–11–101–01–21–01–04–10–13–01–20–02–21–31–20–03–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Il Corriere dello Sport – year 1953, available on emeroteca.coni.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.