2018–19 Serie D

The 2018–19 Serie D is the 71st edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represents the fourth tier in the Italian football league system. A total of 162 teams, divided on geographical grounds into 9 groups of 18 teams each, contests it. Compared to the previous season there will be 9 teams less, as no team has been admitted "supernumerary".

Scudetto Serie D
The nine group winners enter a tournament which determines the overall Serie D champions and the winner is awarded the Scudetto Serie D.

First round

 * division winners placed into 3 groups of 3
 * group winners and best second-placed team qualify for semi-finals
 * rank in Discipline Cup and head-to-head will break a tie or ties in points for the top position in a group

Promotions
The nine group winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro.

Play-Off
Teams placed between second and fifth in each group enter a playoff tournament after the regular season. The tournament provides a priority list for entry into the next year Lega Pro in the case any of the professional teams fail to meet the minimum criteria to participate.

Rules
 * The two rounds were one-legged matches played in the home field of the best-placed team.
 * The games ending in ties were extended to extra time. The higher classified team was declared the winner if the game was still tied after extra time. Penalty kicks were not taken.
 * Round one matched 2nd & 5th-placed teams and 3rd & 4th-placed teams within each division.
 * The two winners from each division played each other in the second round.
 * The tournament results provide a list, starting with the winner, by which vacancies could be filled in Serie C.
 * If the winner is not admitted to this league it gets €30,000, while the replacement (the finalist) instead gets €15,000.

Relegations
The bottom three teams of each group are relegated into next year's Eccellenza (the highest tier in regional football in Italy), while teams placed 14th and 15th face each other in a single leg play-out (team places 14th playing home), the loser of the tie is relegated.

Play-Off

 * Single-legged matches played on best-placed club's home ground
 * In case of tied score, extra time is played; if score is still level, best-placed team wins


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