This is a list of
football clubs located in
Italy, sorted by division, then alphabetically, and including geographical locations, home stadium information and club positions in the prior season.
Former Serie A/B participants in
Serie D and below
Chievo (17 seasons in Serie A, 10 seasons in Serie B) was excluded from Serie B following an 8th-place finish in 2020-21 due to financial irregularities and failed to register for play since 2021–22. It is anticipated that
FC Clivense, a Serie D squad owned by a former player, may aim to inherit the history of Chievo upon a successful promotion to the professional ranks.
The following teams are presently participants in Serie D (or lower) but have formerly played in Serie A, the top level of Italian professional football:
Livorno - 18 seasons in Serie A plus 27 seasons in Serie B
Alessandria - 13 seasons in Serie A plus 21 seasons in Serie B
Reggina - 9 seasons in Serie A plus 25 seasons in Serie B
Siena - 9 seasons in Serie A plus 13 seasons in Serie B
Piacenza - 8 seasons in Serie A plus 18 seasons in Serie B
Varese – 7 seasons in Serie A plus 21 seasons in Serie B (since disbanded and replaced by illegitimate phoenix club Città di Varese in Serie D)
Casale – 4 seasons in Serie A plus 4 seasons in Serie B
Legnano – 3 seasons in Serie A plus 14 seasons in Serie B
Ancona - 2 seasons in Serie A plus 21 seasons in Serie B
Pistoiese – 1 season in Serie A plus 19 seasons in Serie B
Treviso – 1 season in Serie A plus 16 seasons in Serie B
Further, the following participants of Serie D have previously played at the Serie B level of Italian football but not Serie A:
Alzano Virescit (1 season) - Not Presently Registered post-merger
15 other clubs have fielded a Serie B team in 1948 or earlier, but now field squads languishing in the lower rungs of the football pyramid since that time. These include:
This is a list of
football clubs located in
Italy, sorted by division, then alphabetically, and including geographical locations, home stadium information and club positions in the prior season.
Former Serie A/B participants in
Serie D and below
Chievo (17 seasons in Serie A, 10 seasons in Serie B) was excluded from Serie B following an 8th-place finish in 2020-21 due to financial irregularities and failed to register for play since 2021–22. It is anticipated that
FC Clivense, a Serie D squad owned by a former player, may aim to inherit the history of Chievo upon a successful promotion to the professional ranks.
The following teams are presently participants in Serie D (or lower) but have formerly played in Serie A, the top level of Italian professional football:
Livorno - 18 seasons in Serie A plus 27 seasons in Serie B
Alessandria - 13 seasons in Serie A plus 21 seasons in Serie B
Reggina - 9 seasons in Serie A plus 25 seasons in Serie B
Siena - 9 seasons in Serie A plus 13 seasons in Serie B
Piacenza - 8 seasons in Serie A plus 18 seasons in Serie B
Varese – 7 seasons in Serie A plus 21 seasons in Serie B (since disbanded and replaced by illegitimate phoenix club Città di Varese in Serie D)
Casale – 4 seasons in Serie A plus 4 seasons in Serie B
Legnano – 3 seasons in Serie A plus 14 seasons in Serie B
Ancona - 2 seasons in Serie A plus 21 seasons in Serie B
Pistoiese – 1 season in Serie A plus 19 seasons in Serie B
Treviso – 1 season in Serie A plus 16 seasons in Serie B
Further, the following participants of Serie D have previously played at the Serie B level of Italian football but not Serie A:
Alzano Virescit (1 season) - Not Presently Registered post-merger
15 other clubs have fielded a Serie B team in 1948 or earlier, but now field squads languishing in the lower rungs of the football pyramid since that time. These include: