Italy national football C team

Italy national football C teams (Italian: Squadre Rappresentative della Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico) are the Italy national football team representative teams of Serie C (in the past Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione). They are controlled by the Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico and consist of U19, U20 and U21 teams.

The under-20 team is the B team of the Italy national under-20 football team and the U21 team is the C team of the Italy national under-21 football team; they also serve as feeder teams of the main team in the youth teams pyramid.

Some players also capped for the main team after played for the Lega Pro team and some players are called up to the Lega Pro team after appearing for Italy national under-19 football team.

The team also compete against representative teams of Group A, B and C of Seconda Divisione in annual Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament, however it was cancelled in 2011–12 season, as there are only 4 groups from the two divisions of Lega Pro.

Recently, the regulation defined the team to be exclusive to Serie C owned players; players on loan from Serie A and B were excluded.^[1][2]

Recent results

2013–15 International Challenge Trophy

Italy Lega Pro	2–2	Norway
Gammone Scaccabarozzi	(Report)	Barmen Kastrati

19 November 2013

Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara

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Italy Lega Pro	1–0	Ukraine
Forte	(Report)

5 March 2014

Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona

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Czech Republic	0–1	Italy Lega Pro
	(Report)	Ganz

14 October 2014

Ďolíček, Prague

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Italy Lega Pro	3–5	Turkey A2
	(Report)

25 March 2015

2012–13 Under 20 Regional Competition

Italy Lega Pro	4–2	Croatia U-20
Montini 64' Benedetti 71' Degeri 72' Pontiggia 90'	(Report)	Brozović 35' (pen.), 78'

10 October 2012

Portogruaro, Italy

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Croatia U-20	3–1	Italy Lega Pro
Brozovic 35' Caktas 50' Mitrovic 85'	(Report)	Montini 80'

7 February 2013

Umag, Croatia

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Italy Lega Pro	4–1	Slovenia U-20
Vita 23', 82' Montini 44' (pen.), 48'	(Report)	Plos 25'

6 March 2013

Trieste, Italy

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Slovenia U-20	2–0	Italy Lega Pro
Benedicic 29' Pucko 51'	(Report)

20 March 2013

Ajdovščina, Slovenia

2011–13 International Challenge Trophy

Lega Pro used entire squad of born 1991 or after in 2011–12 season^[3]

Belgium U-23	2–2	Italy Lega Pro
Van Eenoo Saglik	(Report) (report)	Degeri Puntoriere

30 November 2011

La Louviere, Belgium

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England C	1–1	Italy Lega Pro
90+ Adam Watkins	(Report) (Report)	48' Angiulli

28 February 2012

Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood

Attendance: 4,628

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Italy Lega Pro	1–1	Russia
Proietti 32'	(Report)	Bolov 60'

14 November 2012

Frosinone, Italy

2009–11 International Challenge Trophy

Malta U-23	1–3	Italy Lega Pro U-21
73' Bahagiar	(Report)	8' F.Poli 19' Scapuzzi 39' Verratti

2 December 2009

Malta

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Romania U-23	0–0	Italy Lega Pro U-21
	(Report)

10 March 2010

Romania

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Italy Lega Pro U-21	4–1	Belgium U-23
	(Report)

10 November 2010

Italy

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Italy Lega Pro U-21	2–3 (aet)	Portugal U-23
	(Report)

23 March 2011

Italy

2008–09 Mirop Cup

• 17 February 2010  Slovenia 0–0 draw^[4] (U20 team, class 1989)
• 4 November 2009:  Slovenia 0–4 loss^[5] (U20 team, class 1989)

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• 1 April 2009:  Slovakia 0–4 loss^[6] (U20 team, class 1988)
• 4 March 2009:  Croatia 1–2 loss^[7] (U20 team, class 1988)
• 11 February 2009:  Hungary 3–0 win^[8] (U20 team, class 1988)
• 3 December 2008:  Slovakia 1–1 draw^[9] (U20 team, class 1988)
• 22 October 2008:  Croatia 2–1 win^[10] (U20 team, class 1988)
• 1 October 2008:  Hungary 1–2 loss^[11] (U20 team, class 1988)

2007–09 International Challenge Trophy

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Italy Lega Pro U-21	4–2	Wales Semi Pro
9 Dionisi 47 60 Sarno 55 Oliveiri	(Report)	76 Edwards 81 Price

14 November 2007

Stadio Franco Ossola, Varese, Italy

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Finland U-23	2–1	Italy Lega Pro U-21
41 Perovuo 65 Hetemaj	(Report)	85 pen Vincenzo Pepe

2 April 2008

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland

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Italy Lega Pro U-21	2–2	England C
36 Dionisi 71 Statella	(Report)	58 Simpson 82 James Constable

12 November 2008

Stadio Santa Colomba, Benevento, Italy

2006–07 Mirop Cup

• 28 March 2007  Hungary 1–1 draw^[13][14]
• 7 March 2007  Croatia 2–1 win^[15]
• 15 November 2006  Hungary 1–1 draw^[16]
• 25 October 2006  Slovenia 2–3 loss^[17]
• 11 October 2006  Slovakia 1–1 draw^[18][19]
• 29 March 2006  Slovakia 0–0 draw ^[20]
• 15 March 2006  Croatia 0–6 loss^[21]
• 1 March 2006  Slovenia 1–0 win^[22]

2005–06 European Challenge Trophy

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N'lands Amateurs U-23	2–1	Italy Lega Pro U-21
Jongsma Vink	(Report)	Lunardini

30 November 2005

FC Lisse, Lisse, Netherlands

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England C	3–0	Italy Lega Pro U-21
4 Andy Bishop 78 Chris Blackburn 85 Craig Mackail-Smith	(Report)	33' Ferrario

15 February 2006

Abbey Stadium, Cambridge, England

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Italy Lega Pro U-21	0–1	Belgium U-21
	(Report)	8 Sanchez

29 November 2006

Stadio Porta Elisa, Lucca, Italy

2004–05 Mirop Cup

• 14 December 2005  Croatia 2–1 win^[24]

http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf%5B%5D

2002–03 Mirop Cup

http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/Comunicati/Comunic2004/Lega/Lega228.pdf%5B%5D

Friendlies

• 14 February 2007  Belgium 3–1 won^[25]

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• 12 June 2011  Palestine Lost 0-3

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• 23 November 2011  Palestine 1–0 (U21 team; class 1990)^[26]

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• 12 June 2012  San Marino 8–0 (U20 team; class 1992)^[27][28]

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• 29 November 2012  Oman ^[29]

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• 20 February 2013  Oman ^[30]

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• 11 March 2015  North Korea ^[31]

See also

• Italy national football B team