Serie C 2025/26: Derbies and big clashes on opening day, Inter and Atalanta U23 debut | OneFootball

The calendar for the 2025/26 Serie C championship was officially announced on the morning of July 28 at the Lega Pro headquarters in Florence.

Serie C 2025/26, the new calendar: derbies and historic matches already in the first round. Debut for Inter and Atalanta U23

The season will start on the weekend of August 24-25, 2025, and will end with the last day of the regular season on April 26, 2026. Playoffs and playouts will follow, according to the usual formula.

During the season, there will be only one break — between Christmas and New Year's — and three mid-week rounds, scheduled for September 21, February 11, and March 4.

Also for this edition, the championship will be broadcast entirely by Sky and Now, under the commercial name of Serie C SkyWifi, with one match per day in clear on Rai. The official times of the first days will be communicated later, based on the television programming.

Girone A: Inter U23 in Novara, Novara-Pro Vercelli derby on the fifth day

Great anticipation for the debut of Inter U23, which will play the first match at "Piola" in Novara, while on the second day it will host Pro Patria in Monza. Among the matches to be marked on the calendar, the unprecedented derby against Alcione Milano stands out, scheduled for October 19, and the home match against Vicenza on November 9, already considered a potential direct clash in terms of promotion.

The new Union Brescia, born from the transfer of the Feralpisalò title, will debut against Arzignano, while Triestina, struggling with corporate difficulties, will face Alcione in Sesto San Giovanni on the first day.

Girone B: Juve Next Gen in Carpi, the Ascoli-Samb derby returns

Juventus Next Gen will again be the protagonist in Girone B, due to the rotation of the second teams. Debut on the Carpi field, while the newly promoted Livorno will start its adventure by hosting the outgoing finalist Ternana, a team still in the process of corporate restructuring.

Ravenna, reprieved with Ariedo Braida at the helm of the technical area, will host Campobasso. The return of the Marche derby Ascoli-Sambenedettese, scheduled for the eleventh day at the "Del Duca" stadium, is highly anticipated.

Great traditional matches also later: Perugia-Ternana on the 17th day and Perugia-Arezzo on the 13th.

Girone C: Catania-Foggia immediately, Atalanta U23 debuts in the South

The southern group starts with a calendar full of prestigious matches. On the first day, Catania-Foggia and Crotone-Benevento stand out, two matches with very high historical and technical content. Atalanta U23, after two seasons in Girone A, debuts in Group C on the Latina field.

Home debut at the Arechi for Salernitana, which will host Siracusa. Cosenza, relegated from Serie B, will start the season in Monopoli, where it had already made its debut in the Coppa Italia.

There is also anticipation for the return of Trapani to C, which will restart with a penalty of 8 points and will face the newly promoted Casarano on the first day.

Among the matches to be circled in red:

Catania-Salernitana on the 10th day

Catania-Benevento on the 11th

Benevento-Salernitana on the 16th day (and on the fourth-to-last return)

Local derbies on the fifth day: Cerignola-Foggia and Potenza-Picerno.

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