1972–73 Serie D

The 1972–73 Serie D was the twenty-third edition of Serie D, the fourth highest league in the Italian football league system.

Serie D
Season1972–73
PromotedGaviese
Bolzano
Clodiasottomarina
Riccione
Grosseto
Latina
Nocerina
Pescara
Marsala
RelegatedIvrea (repecheaged)
Juventus Domo
Arona
Cisanese
Guastalla
Sassuolo
Torvis Snia
San Donà
Alense
Faenza
Serenissima
Sangiorgese
R.M. Firenze (repecheaged)
Sarzanese
Libertas Tavarnelle
Palestrina
Tevere Roma
Guspini
Battipagliese
Pomigliano
Savoia
Gallipoli
Poggiardo
Audace Cerignola
Nicastro
Avola
AMAT Palermo
← 1971–72
1973–74 →

A total of 162 teams contested the league, divided into nine groups (in Italian: Gironi) of 18 teams.

League tables

Girone A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gaviese (C, P) 34 19 12 3 53 21 +32 50 Promotion to Serie C
2 Albese 34 18 11 5 54 24 +30 47
3 Ignis Varese 34 15 13 6 43 23 +20 43
4 Imperia 34 15 10 9 35 27 +8 40
5 Pro Patria 34 12 15 7 38 28 +10 39
6 Asti Macobi 34 9 17 8 26 25 +1 35
7 Borgosesia 34 12 11 11 34 34 0 35
8 Omegna 34 8 18 8 32 28 +4 34
9 Albenga 34 9 16 9 30 32 −2 34
10 Canelli 34 11 11 12 39 41 −2 33
11 Biellese 34 9 15 10 28 34 −6 33
12 Novese 34 9 14 11 33 32 +1 32
13 Istituto Sociale Cafasse 34 12 7 15 34 37 −3 31
14 Borgomanero 34 7 17 10 23 27 −4 31
15 Casale 34 7 17 10 25 34 −9 31
16 Ivrea[lower-alpha 1] 34 9 9 16 29 49 −20 27 Relegation to Promozione
17 Juventus Domo (R) 34 5 12 17 28 57 −29 22
18 Arona (R) 34 5 5 24 19 50 −31 15
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ivrea were relegated to 1973–74 Promozione, but they were later admitted to 1973–74 Serie D through repechage.

Girone B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bolzano (C, P) 34 18 14 2 45 14 +31 50 Promotion to Serie C
2 Melzo 34 18 12 4 40 22 +18 48
3 Carpi 34 13 15 6 36 22 +14 41
4 Pergolettese 34 14 13 7 35 22 +13 41
5 Romanese 34 9 17 8 38 35 +3 35
6 Anaune 34 9 16 9 32 25 +7 34
7 Crema 34 13 8 13 40 36 +4 34
8 Oltisarco 34 11 12 11 37 34 +3 34
9 Trevigliese 34 11 12 11 35 36 −1 34
10 Meda 1913 34 12 10 12 30 38 −8 34
11 Fanfulla 34 11 11 12 32 34 −2 33
12 San Giorgio Sassuolo 34 8 16 10 27 23 +4 32
13 Arco 34 9 13 12 21 27 −6 31
14 Pro Sesto 34 9 12 13 22 25 −3 30
15 Pavia 34 8 14 12 28 37 −9 30
16 Cisanese (R) 34 6 15 13 16 30 −14 27 Relegation to Promozione
17 Guastalla (R) 34 6 13 15 24 45 −21 25
18 Sassuolo (R) 34 4 11 19 24 57 −33 19
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Girone C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Clodiasottomarina (C, P) 34 22 8 4 49 24 +25 52 Promotion to Serie C
2 Treviso 34 17 10 7 37 16 +21 44
3 Mestrina 34 17 9 8 47 21 +26 43
4 Adriese 34 13 15 6 27 18 +9 41
5 Audace 34 12 15 7 33 27 +6 39
6 Montebelluna 34 12 13 9 36 33 +3 37
7 Bassano Virtus 34 13 11 10 27 25 +2 37
8 Portogruaro 34 11 11 12 33 26 +7 33
9 Malo 34 10 13 11 36 36 0 33
10 Pordenone 34 11 10 13 34 36 −2 32
11 Rovigo 34 12 7 15 28 35 −7 31
12 Monfalcone 34 6 18 10 17 26 −9 30
13 Coneglianese 34 7 15 12 25 34 −9 29
14 Legnago 34 8 12 14 33 39 −6 28
15 Pro Gorizia 34 9 10 15 32 43 −11 28
16 Torvis Snia (R) 34 8 10 16 18 37 −19 26 Relegation to Promozione
17 San Donà (R) 34 7 11 16 32 42 −10 25
18 Alense (R) 34 7 10 17 22 48 −26 24
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Girone D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Riccione (C, P) 34 20 10 4 43 19 +24 50 Promotion to Serie C
2 Bellaria 34 17 16 1 50 16 +34 50
3 Cattolica 34 14 14 6 36 23 +13 42
4 Forlì 34 15 9 10 36 25 +11 39
5 Spoleto 34 11 16 7 32 22 +10 38
6 Città di Castello 34 12 14 8 37 31 +6 38
7 Imola 34 13 11 10 34 25 +9 37
8 Fermana 34 12 11 11 38 33 +5 35
9 Pergolese 34 10 14 10 26 28 −2 34
10 Gubbio 34 10 11 13 37 40 −3 31
11 Foligno 34 10 11 13 33 37 −4 31
12 Baracca Lugo 34 9 13 12 29 34 −5 31
13 Civitanovese 34 9 13 12 32 40 −8 31
14 Fano 34 8 13 13 21 27 −6 29
15 Jesi 34 8 12 14 30 44 −14 28
16 Faenza (R) 34 7 11 16 24 45 −21 25 Relegation to Promozione
17 Serenissima (R) 34 8 7 19 18 42 −24 23
18 Sangiorgese (R) 34 4 12 18 20 45 −25 20
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs
2 June 1973
Bellaria0–1[1]RiccioneStadio La Fiorita, Cesena

Riccione promoted to Serie C.

Girone E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Grosseto (C, P) 34 20 10 4 47 19 +28 50 Promotion to Serie C
2 Siena 34 17 11 6 45 25 +20 45
3 Pistoiese 34 10 20 4 28 17 +11 40
4 Pontedera 34 13 12 9 34 27 +7 38
5 Pietrasanta 34 13 11 10 44 33 +11 37
6 Sangiovannese 34 12 12 10 30 25 +5 36
7 Figline 34 11 13 10 28 27 +1 35
8 Sansepolcro 34 11 13 10 28 29 −1 35
9 Poggibonsi 34 11 12 11 32 26 +6 34
10 Camaiore 34 11 10 13 32 33 −1 32
11 Entella 34 11 10 13 39 40 −1 32
12 Orbetello 34 10 12 12 27 31 −4 32
13 Sestri Levante 34 11 9 14 34 37 −3 31
14 Carrarese 34 7 17 10 20 26 −6 31
15 Lerici 34 10 10 14 20 28 −8 30
16 R.M. Firenze[lower-alpha 1] 34 9 12 13 29 41 −12 30 Relegation to Promozione
17 Sarzanese (R) 34 7 12 15 22 34 −12 26
18 Libertas Tavarnelle (R) 34 4 10 20 25 56 −31 18
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. R.M. Firenze were initially relegated to Promozione due to the goal difference rule, but they were later admitted to 1973–74 Serie D through repechage.

Girone F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Latina (C, P) 34 17 15 2 29 8 +21 49 Promotion to Serie C
2 VJS Velletri 34 13 15 6 29 20 +9 41
3 L'Aquila 34 11 18 5 25 17 +8 40
4 Cassino 34 12 15 7 43 27 +16 39
5 ALMAS 34 12 15 7 39 28 +11 39
6 Orvietana 34 11 17 6 35 24 +11 39
7 Civitavecchia 34 13 12 9 39 25 +14 38
8 STEFER Roma 34 10 17 7 30 26 +4 37
9 OMI Roma 34 12 12 10 23 20 +3 36
10 Nuorese 34 9 17 8 17 18 −1 35
11 Alatri 34 9 15 10 32 32 0 33
12 Monteponi Iglesias 34 9 14 11 29 27 +2 32
13 Alghero 34 10 11 13 25 28 −3 31
14 Romulea 34 8 14 12 25 34 −9 30
15 Sora 34 6 16 12 16 33 −17 28
16 Palestrina (R) 34 6 13 15 23 40 −17 25 Relegation to Promozione
17 Tevere Roma (R) 34 4 15 15 17 38 −21 23
18 Guspini (R) 34 5 7 22 22 53 −31 17
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Girone G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nocerina (C, P) 34 16 17 1 37 15 +22 49 Promotion to Serie C
2 Benevento 34 18 11 5 45 12 +33 47
3 Pro Salerno 34 19 9 6 52 26 +26 47
4 Castrovillari 34 14 11 9 33 31 +2 39
5 Campobasso 34 10 14 10 22 23 −1 34
6 Sessana 34 11 12 11 37 38 −1 34
7 Palmese 34 12 9 13 36 28 +8 33
8 Terzigno 34 12 9 13 32 33 −1 33
9 Cavese 34 11 11 12 34 37 −3 33
10 Puteolana 34 10 13 11 28 32 −4 33
11 Lavello 34 9 13 12 30 38 −8 31
12 Flacco Venosa 34 12 7 15 26 36 −10 31
13 Portici 34 10 11 13 22 40 −18 31
14 Ischia Isolaverde 34 10 10 14 34 32 +2 30
15 Paganese 34 9 12 13 32 31 +1 30
16 Battipagliese (R) 34 7 14 13 27 33 −6 28 Relegation to Promozione
17 Pomigliano (R) 34 8 11 15 23 39 −16 27
18 Savoia (R) 34 7 8 19 24 50 −26 22
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Girone H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Pescara (C, P) 34 21 10 3 49 18 +31 52 Promotion to Serie C
2 Teramo 34 19 10 5 48 22 +26 48
3 Pro Lanciano 34 15 16 3 41 11 +30 46
4 Nardò 34 15 14 5 44 25 +19 44
5 Martina 34 17 9 8 45 19 +26 43
6 Fasano 34 15 10 9 44 33 +11 40
7 Monopoli 34 11 12 11 24 23 +1 34
8 Santegidiese 34 9 16 9 34 33 +1 34
9 Sulmona 34 9 14 11 36 36 0 32
10 Termoli 34 10 12 12 22 28 −6 32
11 Putignano 34 9 13 12 35 36 −1 31
12 Angolana 34 8 14 12 25 33 −8 30
13 Manduria 34 9 12 13 33 47 −14 30
14 Fidelis Andria 34 7 15 12 29 35 −6 29
15 Bitonto 34 7 12 15 22 36 −14 26
16 Gallipoli (R) 34 6 13 15 16 37 −21 25 Relegation to Promozione
17 Poggiardo (R) 34 2 14 18 17 53 −36 18
18 Audace Cerignola (R) 34 2 14 18 12 51 −39 18
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Girone I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Marsala (C, P) 34 20 9 5 42 15 +27 49 Promotion to Serie C
2 Leonzio 34 16 11 7 37 23 +14 43
3 Milazzo 34 13 12 9 30 22 +8 38
4 Massiminiana 34 13 12 9 29 33 −4 38
5 Paternò 34 12 14 8 31 27 +4 38
6 Enna 34 12 11 11 35 35 0 35
7 Bagheria 34 11 13 10 32 33 −1 35
8 Ragusa 34 11 13 10 29 30 −1 35
9 Caltagirone 34 10 13 11 29 25 +4 33
10 Palmi 34 11 11 12 39 40 −1 33
11 Akragas 34 12 9 13 29 37 −8 33
12 Gioiese 34 10 12 12 38 28 +10 32
13 Nuova Igea 34 10 12 12 27 34 −7 32
14 Folgore Castelvetrano 34 9 13 12 26 31 −5 31
15 Cantieri Navali 34 10 11 13 27 33 −6 31
16 Nicastro (R) 34 9 11 14 32 33 −1 29 Relegation to Promozione
17 Avola (R) 34 8 13 13 26 31 −5 29
18 AMAT Palermo (R) 34 4 10 20 18 56 −38 18
Updated to match(es) played on May 1973. Source: CalcioDiEccellenza.it
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References
  1. Santandrea, Elisabetta (10–24 May 2007). "Momenti di gloria: le stagioni d'oro" (PDF). Il Nuovo (in Italian). No. 10, Anno IV. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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