With the withdrawal of FC Lamezia from the Serie D championship, something changes regarding the relegation zone. As specified in Official Press Release No. 44 dated 3/11/2023:
the ranking of group I of the 2023/2024 Serie D Championship provides for the direct relegation of only the team finishing in 18th place and that, as regards the play-out dispute, the methods set out in the aforementioned press release remain unchanged.
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Here are the details of the survival play-offs:
At the end of the sports season, the teams that have finished in 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th place in groups C, D, E, F, G and H, in 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th ° place in groups A, B; 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th place in group I; they will meet each other in a one-way match through the following mandatory pairings:
– for groups A, B, team ranked in 15th place against team ranked in 18th place; team ranked 16th vs. team ranked 17th;
– for groups C, D, E, F, G and H, the team ranked in 13th place against the team ranked in 16th place; team ranked 14th vs. team ranked 15th;
– for group I, the team ranked in 14th place against the team ranked in 17th place; team ranked 15th vs. team ranked 16th;
In this specific regard, it is confirmed that the teams classified in 13th and 14th place in groups C, D, E, F, G and H, 15th and 16th in groups A, B, 14th and 15th in group I will play the scheduled home match.
The outcome of the matches as scheduled above will determine the permanence of two Clubs in the Serie D roster and, conversely, the further relegation of two Clubs to the Championship of Excellence. In the matches of the two pairings, in the event of a tie at the end of regular time, two extra times will be played and, if the tie persists, the teams of the two pairings ranked worst at the end of the Championship will be relegated to the Regional Excellence Championship.
In group I, the team ranked in 17th place is directly relegated, without the play-out matches, if at the end of the Championship the gap from the 14th placed team is equal to or greater than 8 points.
In the same group, the team ranked in 16th place is directly relegated, without the play-out matches, if at the end of the Championship the gap from the 15th placed team is equal to or greater than 8 points.
The LND statement adds:
Given that the clubs classified in 20th and 19th place in groups A and B, in 17th and 18th place in groups C, D, E, F, G and H, in 18th place in group I; in the current championship they will automatically be relegated to the Regional Excellence Championship, it is necessary to preliminarily consider that the play-out activity can be characterized by the possibility that two or more teams occupy, at the end of the current championship, the penultimate position in the standings with the same score or even that three or more teams achieve the same score, occupying the last places in the final ranking.
In the hypotheses represented above, since the definition of one or two direct relegations in the lower category championship irreversibly materializes, this Department has established that in the face of such an eventuality it will organize, before the start of the play-outs and separately for each group, the necessary play-off match to define or complete the list of teams participating in that phase. The conduct of these playoff matches is governed by the provisions contained in the art. 51 of the Internal Organizational Rules of the FIGC (matches on a neutral pitch with possible extra time and penalty kicks
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