2008–09 Serie D
Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sestrese ( A17 ) 4-2 ( A14 ) Sestri Levante 4-1 0-1
Cirié ( A16 ) 2-5 ( A15 ) Valle d'Aosta 1-1 1-4
Calcio Caravaggese ( B16 ) 1-1 ( B13 ) Olginatese 0-0 1-1
Merate ( B15 ) 1-1 ( B14 ) Caratese 1-0 0-1
Montecchio M. ( C16 ) 4-2 ( C13 ) Trento 1-1 3-1
Montebelluna ( C15 ) 2-1 ( C14 ) Somma 1-0 1-1
Castellana ( D16 ) 3-2 ( D13 ) Russi 1-0 2-2
Suzzara ( D15 ) 1-1 ( D14 ) Virtus Castelfranco 0-0 1-1
Sangimignano ( E18 ) 3-1 ( E15 ) Sansovino 1-0 2-1
Pontevecchio ( E17 ) 2-2 ( E16 ) Fortis Juventus 2-1 0-1
Luco Canistro ( F16 ) 2-1 ( F13 ) Elpidiense C 0-1 2-0
Tolentino ( F15 ) 0-1 ( F14 ) Real Montecchio 0-0 0-1
Guidonia M. ( G16 ) 5-1 ( G13 ) Lupa Frascati 3-0 2-1
Ferentino ( G15 ) 1-1 ( G14 ) Castelsardo 1-1 0-0
Sporting Genzano ( H16 ) 0-3 ( H13 ) Sant'Antonio 0-1 0-2
Grottaglie ( H15 ) 0-1 ( H14 ) Bitonto 0-0 0-1
Vittoria ( I17 ) 1-1 ( I14 ) Palazzolo 1-0 0-1
Castrovillari ( I16 ) 2-1 ( I15 ) Puteolana 1-0 1-1
Relegation playoffs
Played May 31 & June 7 , 2009 in case of aggregate tie score , higher classified team wins team highlighted in green saved , other is relegated to Eccellenza
Serie D, the fifth level of Italian Football, is usually composed of 162 teams divided into nine 18-team divisions. Special relegation of four teams from the professional leagues above Serie D after the team list had been set increased the total number of teams for this season to 166. One division will have 20 teams, two will have 19, while the other six will remain at 18 teams. The regular Serie D season started September 7, 2008. Each team will play two matches against every other team in its own division; a total of 34 matches for 18-team divisions, 36 matches for the 19-team divisions, and 38 matches for the 20-team division. The nine division winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2009-10 season, while the two last-placed teams are automatically relegated to Eccellenza. After the regular season is complete, teams placed 6th-last through to 3rd-last in each division play a double-leg series (6th-last vs 3rd-last, 5th-last vs 4th-last) where the winners remain in Serie D the following season and the two losers are also relegated to Eccellenza for a total of 4 relegations in each division, 36 in total for the league. The nine division winners enter a tournament to determine the over-all Serie D champion and is awarded the Scudetto Dilettanti. Teams placed second through fifth in each division enter a playoff tournament after the regular season as well. Eventually, a final game determines which team finishes first and which teams comes in second in this 36-team playoff, and these teams may be bumped up to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione if one or more current Seconda Divisione teams runs into financial difficulties or is penalized.