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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Club City Stadium 1951–52 season
Alessandria U.S. Alessandria Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta 4th in C/A
U.S. ArsenalTaranto Taranto Stadio Valentino Mazzola 2nd in C/D
Empoli F.C. Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 2nd in C/C
U.S. Lecce Lecce Stadio Carlo Pranzo 3rd in C/D
U.S. Livorno Livorno Stadio Comunale 16th in B
A.C. Mantova Mantua Stadio Danilo Martelli 3rd in C/B
A.S. Molfetta Molfetta Stadio Paolo Poli 4th in C/D
A.S. Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 2nd in C/B
F.C. Pavia Pavia Stadio Pietro Fortunati 3rd in C/A
Piacenza F.C. Piacenza Stadio Barriera Genova 1st in C/B
Pisa S.C. Pisa Arena Garibaldi 18th in B
A.C. Reggiana Reggio Emilia Stadio Mirabello 19th in B
U.S. Sambenedettese San Benedetto del Tronto Stadio Fratelli Ballarin 3rd in C/C
U.S. Sanremese Sanremo Polisportivo Comunale 2nd in C/A
A.C. Stabia Castellammare di Stabia Stadio San Marco 20th in B
U.S. A. Toma Maglie Maglie Stadio Tamborino–Frisari 1st in C/D
A.C. Venezia Venice Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo 16th in B
A.C. Vigevano Vigevano Stadio Comunale 1st in C/A

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pavia 34 22 4 8 54 29 +25 48 Promoted to Serie B
2 Alessandria 34 17 12 5 54 31 +23 46
3 ArsenalTaranto 34 16 10 8 44 34 +10 42
4 Sanremese 34 17 3 14 54 40 +14 37
5 Empoli 34 13 11 10 49 37 +12 37
6 Parma 34 14 8 12 47 31 +16 36
7 Livorno 34 12 11 11 30 33 −3 35
8 Pisa 34 12 9 13 38 45 −7 33
9 Venezia 34 13 7 14 30 43 −13 33
10 Piacenza 34 11 10 13 49 44 +5 32
11 Toma Maglie 34 11 10 13 32 33 −1 32
12 Mantova 34 13 6 15 36 45 −9 32
13 Sambenedettese 34 11 9 14 36 45 −9 31
14 Lecce 34 11 9 14 35 44 −9 31
15 Molfetta 34 7 16 11 34 45 −11 30 Relegated to IV Serie
15 Stabia 34 7 10 17 34 58 −24 24
17 Vigevano 34 8 6 20 38 67 −29 22
18 Reggiana 34 9 13 12 46 37 +9 11[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 20 points deducted for an illicit.

Results

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Home \ Away ALE ARS EMP LCE LIV MAN MOL PAR PAV PIA PIS REA SBN SNR STA TOM VEN VIG
Alessandria 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 3–1
ArsenalTaranto 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 4–2
Empoli 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Lecce 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 4–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1
Livorno 3–3 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1
Mantova 3–3 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 5–1 1–4 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2
Molfetta 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
Parma 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 5–0 5–2
Pavia 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–2 5–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Piacenza 1–2 4–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–3 1–0
Pisa 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 3–1 3–1
Reggiana 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–0 3–1 4–0
Sambenedettese 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Sanremese 1–2 3–4 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 6–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–2
Stabia 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 5–2 1–1 2–3
Toma Maglie 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Venezia 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0
Vigevano 1–1 0–1 1–10 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–0 3–2
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.